ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Developing and Validating a Scale to Measure Turkish and Kazakhstani ELT Pre-Service Teachers&apos; Intercultural Communicative Competence
Author: Kazykhankyzy, Lazura
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Intercultural Communication,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Communicative Competence (Languages),Second Language Learning,Undergraduate Students,English (Second Language),Correlation,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Second Language Instruction,Cultural Awareness,Cultural Pluralism

The purpose of this study is to describe the development of the Intercultural Communicative Competence Scale (ICCS). Two different groups from Turkey and Kazakhstan constituted the sample. The Turkish group (N=258) participated in the piloting process to develop the scale. The Kazakhstani group (N=314) was used to confirm the structure validity of the instrument. Based on review of literature, 76 items important for assessing ICC were generated. After expert revision for the face and content validity of the scale, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were applied. According to the results, the content validity index (CVI) for the ICC scale was found acceptable (CVI=0.7). EFA results found that the scale, consisting of 4 factors and 52 items, explained 50.78% of the total variance. The factor loadings showed that 21 items loaded fairly strongly on Component 1 (Skills), 13 items on Component 2 (Attitude), 12 items on Component 3 (Awareness), and 6 items on Component 4 (Knowledge). CFA results also confirmed the four factorial structure of the scale. The Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of four factors and a whole instrument were found 0.946; 0.906; 0.880; 0.806 and 0.958 respectively.
Developing Creativity and Entrepreneurship of Undergraduate Students through a Field Trip Overseas
Author: Suacamram, Mayuree
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Entrepreneurship,Undergraduate Students,Field Trips,Differences,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis

This study aimed to explore the operation of the program (the field trip and the selection process to select eligible program participants) and to compare the differences in terms of developing creativity and entrepreneurship between student groups. The key informants consisted of 4 groups comprising one teacher who supervised the trip, 12 students who joined the field trip in New York, 12 students who passed the first round of the selection, and 12 students who didn't join the program. The research instruments were a scoring rubric, a questionnaire, and an interview. The obtained data was then analysed using content analysis, Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis. The findings revealed the activities in the selection process which consisted of a workshop to generate ideas, a new method which consisted of a contest in pair to solve a problem, and the program final judgment based on giving a presentation and the stress-free atmosphere. Regarding the field trip, the activities and locations focused on 4 areas: communication arts, photography, designs and fashions, and drama and performing arts. The results show that visiting the museum and a Broadway show led to developing creativity and inspiration. The teacher also played a role in developing creativity and giving inspiration. Moreover, student who joined the field trip showed a statistically significant increase in both creativity and entrepreneurship. In addition, statistically significant differences were found in creativity among the three student groups.
Reflecting on and Articulating Teaching Experiences: Academics Learning to Teach in Practice
Author: Sandoff, Mette
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,College Faculty,Business Administration Education,Foreign Countries,Reflection,Teaching Experience,Information Dissemination,Risk,Teacher Competencies,Teacher Attitudes,Communication Strategies,Goal Orientation,Teaching Methods,Student Centered Learning,Coping,Teacher Student Relationship,Self Efficacy

Higher education teaching demands theoretical and practical knowledge. It goes without saying, a strong knowledge of one's subject is essential. But while teaching principles are generally gleaned from short courses, it is one's own teaching that offer the main ground for gaining practical teaching knowledge. To examine this claim we have conducted an interview-study in which Swedish business administration academics have described where they learned something about their teaching. An interpretative analysis led to six different lessons learned, ranging from the personal, through the pedagogical, to the interpersonal. We claim there are three necessary opportunities to turn the experience into an occasion for learning: reflection over experience, the opportunity to articulate one's experience, and a forum for sharing; particularly experiences connected with risk-taking. We conclude that academics need opportunities to reflect on and articulate their learning experiences related to the practices of teaching, and to share and discuss them with colleagues.
Public Policy for Regulating the Interaction between Labor Market Supply and Higher Education Demand--Israel as a Case Study
Author: Cohen, Erez
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Public Policy,Educational Policy,Labor Market,Supply and Demand,Educational Demand,Higher Education,Case Studies,Economic Factors,Employment Opportunities,Natural Sciences,Mathematics,Engineering,Scientists,Paraprofessional Personnel,Computer Software,Skilled Workers,Lawyers

The global labor market in general and the Israeli market in particular have been experiencing considerable changes in recent decades, affecting the supply of jobs in various occupations. There seems to be an association between changes in the supply of jobs in the labor market and shifts in the demand for higher education. Examination of two case studies in the Israeli economy shows a bidirectional interaction between the labor market and the system of higher education. In one case, the growing supply of jobs in the field of computers and engineering was found to result in an increasing demand for academic education in this discipline. In the second case, the growing demand for academic education in law resulted in a flooded labor market in this industry with bad effects for the industry. The public policy formed in Israel to regulate the labor market and the system of higher education is aimed at the short term and makes do with examining actual circumstances retrospectively and attempting to improve them by directing students to various disciplines in order to meet the needs of the labor market or correct its failures. It does not, however, examine future trends and try to identify prospective needs and faults that can be predicted in the present.
Organizational Culture Types That Academicians Associate with Their Institutions
Author: Güngör, Semra Kiranli
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,School Culture,Teacher Attitudes,Values,Higher Education,College Faculty,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Academic Rank (Professional),Teaching Experience,Age Differences,Institutional Characteristics

This study, considering the sample of a university located in central Anatolia region, Turkey, aims to identify culture types that the academicians perceive in relevant with their institutions according to the 4 types of cultures (Clan, Adhocracy, Hierarchy, and Market) given in the Competing Values Framework by Cameron and Quinn. The study includes 205 academicians from different faculties and vocational schools as participants. The data was obtained from the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) that has been prepared particularly for the research group. Analyzes of the data obtained in the study were carried out with statistical package programs as IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and Interactive Lisrel SSI 8.72. The demographic features of the academicians were determined with percentage and frequency analyzes and the mean and standard deviation statistics were used in determining the perception levels of organizational culture types which academicians associate with their universities. For the analysis of the differentiation of culture-type perception levels according to the demographic characteristics of the academicians, t-test, one-way ANOVA test, and post-hoc tests were performed. According to the findings obtained in the research, the most common type of organizational culture that academicians associate with their institution is the hierarchy culture that is presented in Competing Values Framework Model. There is no significant difference between participants' demographic features and their culture perceptions. According to the result of the research, rules, stability, predictability, and sustainable politics are at the forefront of the university. Employees are supervised by managers who tend to be good coordinators.
Investigation of Reasons of Social Media Usage of Physical Education and Sports School Students
Author: Yildirim, Mehmet
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Physical Education,College Students,Foreign Countries,Mass Media Use,Internet,Recreational Activities

The aim of this research is to determine the reasons of social media usage of students studying in school of physical education and sport. The universe of the research was created 750 students from Yozgat Bozok University School of Physical Education and Sports. The sample of the study consisted of 283 students who were studying at different departments of Physical Education and Sport Department of Yozgat Bozok University in 2018-2019 academic year. Survey method was used in the study. Information on the demographic characteristics of the students was obtained by 'personal information form. Information about determining the reasons of social media usage for students, Cemrek et al. (2014) developed by the usage of social media scale was obtained. The data were transferred to SPSS 18 software program for statistical operations. Frequency analysis, percentage analysis, arithmetic mean, t test, Anova analysis and post hoc tests were used to analyze the data. As a result of the analyzes performed; Statistically significant differences were found among the reasons of social media usage according to the education department, the purpose of using the internet, the most followed social media tool and the time variables spent on social media during the day (p&lt;0.05). There were no statistically significant differences according to gender variable (p&gt;0.05).
Factors Affecting the Behavior and Stages of Readiness to Change Exercise Behaviour among University Students
Author: Boonsem, Aungkana
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Affective Behavior,Behavior Change,Readiness,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Exercise,Physical Activities,Exercise Physiology,Gender Differences

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readiness of exercise behaviors of University students. The 400 students were selected using the formula of Yamane and stratified systematic sampling. The instrument used to collect the data was behavioral assessment. The data were analysed using an independent t-test, which resulted in a level of 0.05 level of significance. The results showed the overview of students for the stages of exercise behaviour were in the contemplation stage of 44.10%. In addition, the male and female students have exercise behaviour, according to the mentioned theory were in the contemplation stage.
Effects of an Intercultural Communication Course in Developing Intercultural Sensitivity
Author: Tuncel, Ibrahim
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intercultural Communication,Cultural Awareness,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Language Teachers,English Teachers,Sociolinguistics,Preservice Teachers

The purpose of the study is to see whether intercultural communication, an elective course, taught through case analyses in the department of English language teaching is effective on the level of students' intercultural sensitivity. For this purpose, we conducted the study based on the explanatory sequential design. The participants were senior students (teacher candidates) in English Language teaching department in Pamukkale University in Turkey. The participants were in two elective courses: intercultural communication and sociolinguistics. The data were collected through intercultural sensitivity scale quantitatively and group focused interviews with students and instructors qualitatively. The quantitative data were analyzed by means of ANOVA for mixed measures to compare the means of two groups. In addition, qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis in terms of emerging codes and themes. Our results indicated that the contribution of intercultural communication course to the development of intercultural sensitivity among students was significant. Both the students and the instructor revealed in the interviews that the activities carried out throughout the semester contributed a lot to increase their awareness towards intercultural communication components and to the development of their intercultural sensitivity.
A Study of the Adequacy of Training in Mechanical Engineering in Relation to Business Profiles
Author: Ait haddouchane, Zineb
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Engineering,Profiles,Foreign Countries,Correlation,Job Training,Labor Market,Higher Education,Engineering Education,Business

This project is a contribution to the continuous improvement of the education of engineers, which involves all the stakeholders in the field. It presents the primary results of a quantitative study of mechanical engineering training in the Higher National School of Electricity and Mechanics (École Nationale Supérieure d'Électricité et Mécanique - ENSEM), in collaboration with numerous Moroccan industrialists. The first phase of the research consisted in the issue as well as the research methodology adopted. In the second phase, a survey instrument was developed based on the competency framework as a research model, and then the hypotheses to be tested were outlined. Then, a questionnaire was designed and pre-tested for the purposes of this examination, which was subsequently completed by industry leaders from different sectors. The results obtained show the strengths and weaknesses in ENSEM's training in mechanical engineering and reveal the correlations between the various engineering competencies. The paper finally ends with a listing of recommendations to address the diverse issues identified, in addition to a statement of the further prospects for this research.
With Parental Eye, Factors That Prevent to Attend Nature Activites
Author: Ceylan, Merve
Date: 2018-12-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parents,Children,Recreational Activities,Participation,Computer Use,Influences,Child Development,Barriers,Foreign Countries

This study was conducted in order to determine the difficulties and challenges parents and children who have attended/desire to attend nature activities experience in order to access these activities. The study included 50 parents and their children. Interview technique was used in the study. The percentage of the questions asked was calculated to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants. Some of the reasons for not participating in the nature activities, the distance to the natural areas, being away from the natural areas, the high cost concern, the fatigue due to the intensive working hours, the feeling of insecurity and not being able to reach the experts in the field have been shown. In addition, participants stated that the time they spent in nature with their children was not enough, accordingly, they did wrong to them and it pricked their conscience. As can be understood from the participant children's answers, tablet computer/phone usage is often seen as a compulsory choice. Children who have the desire to be in nature unfortunately feel the necessity to make electronic friends because of living conditions, and for this reason, they tend to use tablet computer/phone.
A Study of Factors and Causal Relationships on the Results of National Test: Mixed Method Research
Author: Petnat, Khumoon
Date: 2018-12-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Evaluation,National Competency Tests,Test Results,Correlation,Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Creativity,Reading Skills,Logical Thinking,Mathematics Skills,Scientific Literacy,Outcomes of Education,Models

The general objective of this research was to study factors and causal relationships on the results of national test. Also, the research was conducted under three specific objectives: 1) to study causal relationships on the results of national test, 2) to create and investigate causal relationships on the results of national test, and 3) to develop excellence model in promoting the results of national test. Quantitative data were collected from 580 fourth-grade students in schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission, Chaiyaphum Province. They were drawn using multistage sampling. Qualitative data were collected from 3 school administrators, 6 fourth-grade to sixth-grade teachers, and 6 fourth-grade students in schools under the Chaiyaphum Primary Education Service Area Office 2, using Stratified random sampling. The criterion of schools holding the results of national test higher than national level on the average in all learning strands for 6 consecutive years was employed in this research. Research instruments consisted of 30-item test, 14-item questionnaire, and 3 interview forms. Mplus Version 7.2 was applied to structural equation model and confirmatory factor analyses. The analyses revealed 3 main findings. 1) Positive relationships between observed variables were found, and all pairs of the variables showed statistical significance level of .01. This finding indicated that the relationships between the observed variables were adequate for the analyses. 2) Creation and investigation of the causal relationships demonstrated the model fits empirical data. Factors of direct and indirect effects consisted of creativity, reading literacy, and analytical thinking, showing their effects of 0.306, 0.194, and 0.095 respectively. Factors possessing only direct effects consisted of mathematical literacy and scientific literacy, showing their effects of 0.297 and 0.108, respectively. In addition, the coefficient of determination was 0.946. 3) Development of excellence model showed that the sample prescribed the principles for improving learning achievement as well as educational quality. Those principles included 3% increase in prescribed criteria of test results, performance guidelines according to the plan of learning achievement improvement, analyzing learners individually, providing several activities based on problems and needs of authentic development in accordance with the focal point of school and community environment.
A National Sample of Eighth-Grade Students: The Impact of Middle Grade Schools on Academic and Psychosocial Competence
Author: Cappella, Elise
Date: 2019-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Students,Grade 8,Academic Achievement,Competence,Reading Skills,Writing Skills,Junior High School Students,Reading Ability,Writing Ability,Educational Policy,Early Adolescents,Self Concept,Student School Relationship,Outcomes of Education,Socioeconomic Status

This study evaluates the effect of attending a U.S. public middle or junior high school as compared with a K-8 school on eighth graders' academic and psychosocial outcomes. In a national sample, we conducted propensity score weighted regression analysis. Initial findings indicated that for eighth-grade students, attending a middle or junior high school negatively affected teacher- and self-reported reading/writing competence. After applying population weights, only reading self-concept remained negatively affected by middle school enrollment. Exploratory analysis revealed the negative effects of attending a middle grade school may be present only for the students who enter kindergarten not at risk as measured by socioeconomic status (SES) or academic performance. Taken together, results suggest that negative impacts of middle grade schooling may be limited to teacher- and self-reported reading/writing competence, more pronounced in middle versus junior high school, and more salient for less disadvantaged students. Implications for theory, policy, and practice are discussed.
Effects of Shadowing and Tracking on Intermediate EFL Learners&apos; Oral Fluency
Author: Yavari, Fereshteh
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Language Fluency,Instructional Effectiveness,Oral Language,Late Adolescents,Young Adults

The present study attempted to explore the effects of employing shadowing and tracking on Iranian EFL learners' speaking fluency. From among 112 intermediate Iranian EFL learners at Jahad Danesheshgahi Language Institute in Isfahan, Iran, 60 were selected in the wake of administering the Preliminary English Test and divided into four groups: shadowing group (SG), tracking group (TG), shadowing and tracking group (STG), and control group (CG). The data elicitation techniques employed as the pre-test and post-test were semi-structured interviews in which learners answered several questions. Fluency scores were derived out of the formula suggested by Yuan and Ellis (2003). One-way between-groups ANOVA and paired samples t test were used to make between-groups and within-group comparisons and to discern whether the participants in each group could gain an advantage from their specific methods of instruction. The analysis of the obtained data via SPSS indicated that (a) the successful performance of the participants in the experimental groups was shown to be attributable to using shadowing and tracking techniques as tools for improving oral fluency, and that (b) among these experimental groups, STG was shown to be significantly better than the SG, which in turn was significantly better than TG.
Effects of Teaching and Learning Supervision on Teachers Attitudes to Supervision at Secondary School in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah
Author: Khun-inkeeree, Hareesol
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Supervision,Secondary School Teachers,Teacher Characteristics,Interpersonal Competence,Skills

This study was conducted to identify the influence of teaching and learning supervision on the attitude of teachers towards the supervision in secondary schools in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah. The supervisory model developed by Glickman, Gordon and Ross-Gordon (2004) and the research instrument involves a set of questionnaires containing 23 items. Respondents of the study involved 372 teachers in secondary schools in Kubang Pasu District, Kedah. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics using Statistical Packages of Social Sciences and inferential statistics using the Partial Least Squares software through the SMART PLS 3.0 software. The result shows that there is a significant influence between the dimensions of knowledge and the technical skills with the teachers' attitude towards supervision while the dimensions of interpersonal skills do not have a significant influence on teachers' attitudes. The findings can be used as guidance to the Ministry of Education, to overcome all the shortcomings and weaknesses in the existing teaching supervision practices based on the established supervisory regulation.