ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Developing a Mobile Application to Improve the Levels of Statistical Literacy among Graduate Students
Author: Bilgin, Enes Abdurrahman
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Uses in Education,Computer Software,Statistics,Literacy,Statistics Education,Graduate Students,Computer Assisted Instruction,Computer Oriented Programs

In today's world, educated individuals are expected to understand basic statistical concepts and interpret statistical messages. For this reason, despite the undeniable importance of statistical literacy in the educational process, studies on undergraduate and postgraduate students in practice reveal that students have difficulties in determining the data structure, choosing the appropriate test for the purpose, and interpreting the findings correctly. Similar studies indicate that steps should be taken in many ways to overcome such difficulties. When the respective literature is viewed, it is understood that the use of software packages in teaching has many disadvantages such as being complex, being expensive and not being compatible with mobile devices, therefore, tech-supported teaching materials suitable for the level of students, in other words, instructional software is needed. Hence, it was aimed in this study to design a mobile teaching software for the development of advanced statistical literacy skills, which are often needed in the scientific research process. For this purpose, the first type of development method, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was preferred in the research. At the end of the research process, a free mobile teaching software program was developed that can be used in the teaching of statistical concepts at the postgraduate level and can perform statistical analysis. The alternatives offered by the application developed as a result of the research in response to the needs in the literature were examined. Additionally, the application was published via Google Play Store and was made available for users for a period of one year to receive evaluations, and at the end of this period, it was downloaded by users from dozens of various countries. It has been observed that the application, which has been downloaded approximately 40 thousand times in the last six months and reached 16 thousand users, received 84.6% positive scores (4.23). It is estimated that the application, which was developed as a result of the process, will contribute to the literature in terms of statistical literacy.
Fourth Grade Primary School Students&apos; Critical Writing Skill Levels
Author: Bitir, Tufan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Critical Thinking,Writing (Composition),Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Socioeconomic Status,Literacy,Language Skills,Writing Skills,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences

In this study, it was aimed to determine the critical writing skill levels of fourth grade Primary School students. This study is a quantitative research and was designed in a scanning pattern. The study group of the research consists of 175 students attending in the fourth grade of three different Primary Schools, which were determined by the purposive sampling method, by taking into account their gender and socioeconomic status. The research data were obtained as a result of the evaluation of the critical writings written by the students in the study group with using the critical writing rubric. The obtained data were presented as descriptive statistics (frequency, min. and max. values, arithmetic mean, standard deviation) with the help of statistical program, and analyzed with independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). As a result of the research, it was determined that the students' scores on critical writing skills were generally at a low level. In general, students are insufficient in the dimensions of planning, presenting evidence and persuading, questioning, and multidimensional thinking of critical writing; fluency and clarity and shape/form dimensions were found to be sufficient. In addition, it was determined that student achievements differed significantly according to socioeconomic level (in favor of high socioeconomic level) and gender (in favor of female students).
Measuring University Students&apos; Perceptions and Attitudes toward Sudden Transition to Online Learning and Academic Self-Efficacy
Author: Alamri, Mona Saad
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Educational Change,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Self Efficacy,COVID-19,Pandemics,Foreign Countries,Student Experience,Undergraduate Students

Online learning has unquestionably shaped contemporary education. The emergence and spread in recent months of the COVID-19 virus, with the attendant preventative implementation of social distancing, has significantly enhanced online learning's influence. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where strict social distancing precautions were implemented early in the pandemic, thousands of college students were rapidly shifted from conventional to online instructional environments. Now that these students have a semester of experience with online learning, the time is propitious to explore these students' online learning experiences. One concept in connection with which students' online learning experiences have not been extensively studied is that of academic self-efficacy. The present study seeks to investigate Jeddah University students' experiences with online learning in light of their assessments of their academic self-efficacy. Employing a combined descriptive/correlational research design organized around a pair of survey instruments--one designed to query students' online learning experiences and a second designed to measure their senses of their academic self-efficacy--the present study investigates attitudes of a population of 1,167 Jeddah University undergraduate students randomly selected from the available pool of 16,893 individuals. The study finds that student attitudes with respect to both online learning and self-efficacy are high. It shows, furthermore, significant statistical correlation between students' highly positive experiences with online instruction and their high senses of their academic self-efficacy. By developing the understanding regarding student attitudes and self-efficacy, this research opens avenues for further research into the connections between online learning and students' self-perceptions. Moreover, the study's findings hold significant implications for bettering Saudi Arabian e-learning, an outcome fully in keeping with the policy goals outlined in the 2030 vision.
Researching Identity in Language Teachers -- Current Challenges and Implications
Author: Bacquet, Jennifer Ngan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professional Identity,Language Teachers,Cultural Background,Self Concept,Educational Change,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Barriers,Online Courses,Teaching Methods,Student Centered Learning,Foreign Countries,Overseas Employment,Cultural Influences,Indigenous Knowledge,Teacher Attitudes,Literacy Education,Teacher Student Relationship,Sociocultural Patterns

Language teacher identity has been at the forefront of pedagogical research in recent years; this has become particularly important due to the demographic changes seen throughout the world since 2015; since then, there have been significant changes in the cultural landscape of schools in general and language teaching in particular, which presents unique challenges for teachers in their process of identity construction. This study aims to explore the transformative nature of language teacher identity in two settings: teaching in online classrooms in one's home country, and teaching in online classroom abroad. The research will explore how cultural identity shapes an educators' relationship with students, how one's own cultural identity influences methodological and pedagogical choices, how these can improve literacy in the young adult classroom, as well touching upon the relevance of cultural identity is in a developing teacher. The findings revealed a general consensus on the need to gear pedagogical practices towards a student-centered approach; they further showed a general split in how teachers view the role that cultural identity plays in the classroom: while some felt that local cultures hindered their approach to teaching, others felt it helped build rapport and understanding between teachers and learners.
St. Paul University Philippines&apos; Thrust towards Education for Sustainable Development
Author: Ang, Sr. Merceditas
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sustainable Development,Service Learning,COVID-19,Pandemics,Sustainability,Higher Education,International Cooperation,Policy,21st Century Skills,College Students,Social Justice,Social Problems,Global Approach

Educators have a pivotal role in promoting education for sustainable development (ESD). It is imperative to focus on sustainable development in order to survive and thrive in the present, and thus ensure that there would be a bright future for humankind. This descriptive study delineates the policy imperatives and integral implementation of ESD enhanced by the service learning program (SLP), and aligned with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP).
Scoping Review on Employability Skills of Teacher Education Graduates in the Philippines: A Framework for Curriculum Enhancement
Author: Caingcoy, Manuel E.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature Reviews,Employment Potential,Teacher Education,College Graduates,Foreign Countries,Communication Skills,Cooperation,Problem Solving,Critical Thinking,Skill Development

The demand in the workplace is rapidly changing brought about by the educational reforms and the emergence of disruptive technology. The changes increase the importance of employability skills and literacy that would ensure career success and degree program relevance. On this premise, a study was carried out using a scoping review to examine the existing literature that published information related to employability skills of Teacher Education graduates in the Philippines. The review covered fifteen published articles that qualified in inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results revealed the top employable skills which include communication; information and communication technology; problem-solving and critical thinking; collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork; research; and leadership. This study offers these skills as a framework in the curriculum enhancement of teacher education programs. It was recommended to Teacher Education Institutions to revisit their curriculum and find out if these competencies were given considerable emphasis in instruction. The partially employable skills of graduates from teacher education programs imply the furtherance of the inquiry to confirm if these skills are employable or not. Future tracer studies may take the lens of the framework in evaluating the responsiveness of the curriculum.
Investigation of Syrian Refugees&apos; Motivations for Learning Turkish
Author: Turker, Murat Sami
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Refugees,Student Motivation,Second Language Learning,Turkish,Adult Students,Student Attitudes

Motivation undoubtedly plays an important role in learning a second language in that the whole process presupposes motivation to some extent. In the context of Syrian refugees, understanding the factors motivating learners is the very first step in the language learning process in that the refugees must first be integrated into the education system, which will soon facilitate adaptation to society. In this quantitative study, a cross-sectional survey model was employed to determine the reasons for Syrian adult refugees to learn Turkish and examine the influence of motivation on Turkish language achievement. The participants were Syrian adult refugees who learned Turkish as a second language in Turkey. The data of the study were obtained using a questionnaire including the &quot;Motivation Scale for Learning Turkish as a Foreign Language&quot; and the &quot;Turkish Achievement Test&quot; developed by the researchers. Data obtained from the motivation scale were analyzed quantitatively by using descriptive statistics, and the mean values and the standard deviations of the achievement test scores were calculated using SPSS. The results indicated that the main reasons Syrian refugees learn Turkish are professional career, academic career, survival needs and social adaptation. On the other hand, their motivations were found to be high, and it was revealed that refugees were mostly instrumentally motivated. While no significant differences were found in the level of motivation among of Syrian adult refugees in terms of their reasons for learning Turkish, the results clarified that motivation has a great role in raising proficiency in learning Turkish as a second language. Regarding the results of the study, it can be suggested that language teachers should be aware of various reasons of their learners to learn a language and seek ways to motivate them, which will support the learning process.
The Scenes of Violence in a Digital Writing Environment: The Sample of Wattpad
Author: Yilmaz, Hatice Yurtseven
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing (Composition),Technology Uses in Education,Handheld Devices,Computer Oriented Programs,Childrens Literature,Violence,Story Telling,Social Media,Computer Mediated Communication

The social and technological developments experienced have led the 21st century children to digital tools for education, entertainment and communication. The concepts of literacy were also affected by this tendency, and with the spread of extracurricular reading and writing activities, students' literacy tendencies rapidly began to evolve from paper to screen. The Wattpad is also a text writing and sharing application that children and young people engagedly turn to. In this uncontrolled free platform, thousands of stories written in various forms of expressions on all kinds of subjects are presented to the admiration of children in the developmental age and are quickly consumed by many children and young people who are not yet digitally literate. In this qualitative research, which is designed as a case study, 6 stories that were awarded in 2018 within the scope of the Wattys Awards given by Wattpad each year with user votes were examined within the framework of the concept of violence. The data were obtained through document analysis and they were analyzed with the descriptive analysis method according to Polat's (2016) classification of &quot;physical violence, sexual violence, emotional violence, economic violence and cyber violence&quot; and analyzed according to the determined codes and categories. The findings show that there are many elements of violence in the stories examined and that these mainly include physical and emotional violence types. The acts of &quot;killing&quot; and &quot;dying&quot; in the physical violence, and the insults aimed at disdaining and ridiculing were the most common forms of emotional violence. The fact that these stories, in which all kinds of violence were encountered, were deemed worthy of awards by the readers, revealed that readers had an interest in violent genres, and Wattpad fed this interest of young readers. For this reason, it is recommended that Wattpad application be used under the family supervision and an editorial application be implemented within Wattpad itself. [This study was presented as an oral presentation at the 12th International Congress on Turkish Education-Teaching.]
The Science of Reading: The Eyes Cannot Lie
Author: Hung, Yueh-Nu
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Eye Movements,Reading Instruction,Reading Comprehension,English,Chinese,Reading Processes

The eyes cannot lie. Eye movements are biological data that reveal information about the reader's attention and cognitive processes. This article summarizes the century-old eye movement research to elucidate reading comprehension performances and more importantly, their implications for reading instruction. This review paper addresses three research questions: (1) What do we know about eye movements? (2) What do we know about reading based on eye movements? (3) What reading instruction suggestions can be made based on eye movement research? Eye movement research show that reading is a selective, dynamic, sampling, integrating, and more than a perceiving process. Implications for reading instruction include: teach beyond phonics, teach beyond text, every element counts, make text natural, and evaluate the result and the process. This study contributes to the timely conversations about the science of reading and reading instruction and presents directions by which more effective reading instruction and policies can be established to address the needs of children and teachers.
Towards a Decolonization of Classroom Practices in Chilean Higher Education -- A Suggested Framework
Author: Bacquet, Gaston
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Classroom Techniques,Critical Theory,Teaching Methods,Participatory Research,Action Research,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Higher Education,Non Western Civilization,Social Change,Indigenous Knowledge,Asian Culture,Western Civilization

Higher-education classroom practices in Chile have historically followed the Eurocentric model in which the student is an 'empty vessel' and the instructor the one who fills it. This has led to the perpetuation of a specific model of knowledge creation and transmission that has historically ignored both non-Western cultures and knowledges but has also neglected attempts at developing practices that might foster greater critical thinking skills or that view education as a way of increasing consciousness, advocating social changes and challenging inequalities present in the classroom. Drawing on a number of different perspectives, from Orientalism, Critical Pedagogy and indigenous knowledge, this paper is written as a way to challenge existing systems and methods, in order to suggest a framework of action anchored in non-Eurocentric approaches and that are further rooted in participatory action research.
Perceptions of Junior High Students of Animal-Assisted Interventions for School Connectedness and School Climate
Author: Weinbaum, Rebecca K.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Junior High School Students,Animals,Intervention,Sense of Community,Educational Environment,Response to Intervention,School Counseling,Therapy,Wellness

A growing body of research recognizes animal-assisted interventions (AAI) for increased benefits to students in a range of emotional and psychological needs. In this grounded theory study, researchers investigated students' experiences of AAI framed by the American School Counseling Association (2014) Mindset &amp; Behavior Standards. Results revealed wellness factors for a collective sense of ownership and school climate. Implications include use of AAI as a strength-based approach within a Response to Intervention framework.
Meaning Ascribed to Career Development Activities by Recent High School Graduates: A Phenomenological Study
Author: Silipo, Julie
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Career Development,High School Graduates,Postsecondary Education,Academic Aspiration,Occupational Aspiration,Educational Planning,Job Skills,Money Management,Career Readiness,College Readiness

In the last decade, Colorado has increased its efforts and requirements around postsecondary and workforce readiness through the implementation of Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP) in high schools (CDE, 2009; CDE, 2014; CDE, 2020). Although based on career development research, no studies have inquired as to the meaning students make through ICAP. Eight Colorado high school graduates were interviewed to examine the meaning students ascribe to their high school career development. The qualitative study identified four categories in which students assign meaning: Experiential Activities, Professional Skills, Significant Relationships, and Relevance. The article provides application recommendations for school counselors.
The Effect of the Flipped Classroom Model on Pre-Service Teachers&apos; Digital Literacy and Digital Pedagogical Competencies
Author: Aslan, Serkan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outcomes of Education,Flipped Classroom,Preservice Teachers,Social Studies,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries,Teacher Competencies,Gender Differences,Scores

This study aims to analyze the effect of the flipped classroom model on the pre-service social studies teachers' digital literacy and digital pedagogical competencies. The study employed one group pretest-posttest design, one of the weak experimental models. The working group of the study consisted of 28 sophomore studying at the department of social studies teaching in a Turkish state university during the 2019-2020 academic year. This study employed &quot;Digital Literacy and Digital Pedagogic Competency Scales&quot; as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics and multivariate variance analysis (MANOVA) were used during data analysis. The study results revealed that the flipped classroom model based activities had a significant impact upon the digital literacy and digital pedagogical competences of the participants. The study also examined whether there was a significant difference in pre-service teachers' pre-test and post-test scores with regards to gender. A significant difference was identified across the pre-service teachers' digital literacy post-test scores in favor of females. Based on the results, various recommendations were provided.
What Is Your Superpower?: An Elementary Group Using Bibliotherapy with Diverse Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys
Author: Schoonover, Timothy
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Bibliotherapy,Grade 4,Grade 5,Males,School Counselors,Cartoons,Play Therapy,Minority Group Students

School counselors need creative interventions to engage students in small groups. With students' interests changing quickly, one thing that has remained constant has been a fascination with comic books. They offer an enjoyable and creative way to engage children with stories that resonate with them. Additionally, bibliotherapy is an accessible and easy to implement strategy for children of all ages. This article will discuss the utilization of a comic book in a superhero bibliotherapy group with a diverse group of fourth and fifth grade students from a Gestalt perspective.
The Role of School Counselors Working with Students in Foster Care: Increasing Access to Postsecondary Educational Opportunities
Author: Capizzi, Lorri M.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Counselors,School Counseling,Foster Care,Postsecondary Education,Educational Opportunities,Academic Advising,Academic Achievement,Counselor Role,Student Needs,College Attendance,Access to Education,Trauma,Mobility,Counseling Techniques,School Policy,School Districts,Elementary Secondary Education

With school reform efforts underway, students in foster care are in sharper focus as a subgroup and districts are now being held accountable for academic achievement for these youth. School counselors play a key role in the effort to increase rates of postsecondary enrollment and are often a primary support for academic planning, resource connectivity, and college readiness for students in care. The purpose of this article is to inform professional school counselors and counselor trainers about the unique needs of students in foster care. Highlighted are 6 areas of focus and recommendations for school counselors to increase access to postsecondary educational opportunities for students in foster care.