ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Bibliometric Analysis of Postgraduate Theses on Bilingualism Covering the Preschool Period in Turkey
Author: Ermagan, Elif
Date: 2023-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preschool Education,Bilingualism,Research,Masters Theses,Doctoral Dissertations,Preschool Children,Universities,Departments,Intellectual Disciplines,Turkish,English,French,German

Preschool education describes the education process of the child until primary school, and it is also within the scope of child bilingualism. This study examined the studies on bilingualism covering the preschool period in Turkey. The main statement of this study is that related postgraduate theses in different disciplines investigating the issue of bilingualism covering the preschool period are insufficient in the national literature in Turkey. This study aimed to analyze postgraduate theses between 2003 and 2022 registered in the Turkish Higher Education Institution (YÖK) database and to break down different variables. The main findings are that bilingualism studies are mostly concentrated on master's theses, they are not the subject of doctoral theses. Furthermore, education- and teaching-oriented theses are at the forefront and should be handled together with other disciplines. The model of the study is a qualitative case study, and the data of the study were obtained from theses on the website of YÖK. In the analysis of the data, the bibliometric technique is used, and statistics about the subject are created.
Comparison of Self-Esteem and Happiness Levels of Music Education Students with Other Departments
Author: Demirtas, Erkan
Date: 2023-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Music Teachers,Self Esteem,Psychological Patterns,Intellectual Disciplines,Instructional Program Divisions,Gender Differences,Science Education,Social Sciences,Student Attitudes

This study aims to determine preservice music teachers' self-esteem and happiness levels and compare them with other departments. The study group comprised 242 students from Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education. The Two-Dimensional Self-Esteem Scale and The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form were used as data collection tools. The method of the study conducted with a quantitative approach was a survey. According to the research data, music education students' happiness and self-competence levels are good, while self-liking levels are moderate. Self-esteem scores do not differ according to grade and gender variables. The contentment levels of music education students showed a substantial difference, favoring females. Looking at the faculty of education in general, all departments are at a moderate level in the self-liking aspect, and all are at a good level in the self-competence aspect. In happiness scores, it was determined that Music and Turkish-Social Sciences students had good scores, while Mathematics-Science group students had average scores at medium level. It was determined that music education pupils had higher averages in all aspects. As the outcome of the comparison analysis, it was determined that the happiness levels of Music Education students were significantly higher than Mathematics-Science Education students.
Understanding the Hemingway Measure of Adult Connectedness Survey by Utilizing Data Analysis
Author: Ye, Ping
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outreach Programs,Adolescents,Interpersonal Relationship,Questionnaires,Youth Programs,Data Analysis,Scoring,Student Characteristics,Adolescent Development,Psychological Patterns,Scores,Models,Predictor Variables

This paper analyzes the dataset collected from students participating in the Boy With A Ball (BWAB) program, a faith-based community outreach group, through the Hemingway Measure of Adult Connectedness©, a questionnaire measuring the social connectedness of adolescents. This paper first approaches the data in the conventional method provided by the Hemingway website. Then it identifies which questions are strong determiners in deciding whether a student has completed the BWAB program or not. With the goal of utilizing the logistic regression, the set of questions to those only identified as significant in other methods is reduced. These methods include linear regression, decision tree, and random forest. The results are explained from a psychological perspective of social adolescent development.
A Conceptual Research of College Students&apos; Boredom, Learning Attitude, Academic Achievement, and Behavior
Author: Guo, Zhengyan
Date: 2023-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychological Patterns,College Students,Student Attitudes,Academic Achievement,Student Behavior,Personality Traits,Negative Attitudes,Attention

Boredom is a topic worth studying, especially the impact of boredom on college students' study is worthy of further study. This research explained the related concepts of boredom firstly. According to the research content of previous researchers, boredom was divided into external influences and internal influences. The researcher also combined the 4 variables of boredom and college students' learning attitude, academic achievement and college students' behavior to explore their relationship. The researcher hope that this kind of relationship can provide advice to educators that will affect college students from different aspects and help college students improve their academic achievement.
Cognizance of Collective Bargaining and Its Benefits in Relation to Teacher&apos;s Welfare and Working Condition in Public Secondary Schools in Delta State
Author: Okoro, Patience
Date: 2023-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Collective Bargaining,Teacher Welfare,Teaching Conditions,Public Schools,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Unions

The study focus mainly on the cognizance of collective bargaining and its benefits in relation to teacher's welfare and working condition in public secondary school in Delta State, Nigeria. Two research questions were asked and answered in regard to the extent of awareness of Delta State public secondary school teachers of the principle of collective bargaining and the benefits of collective bargaining in public secondary school in Delta State. One hundred and twelve teachers were randomly selected from fourteen secondary schools in Delta Central Senatorial District in Delta State, Nigeria. The questionnaire which was rated on a five point Likert Scale was administered as the main instrument and the reliability coefficient was 0.90. Descriptive statistical procedures were employed in the analysis of data. The study revealed that the awareness of collective bargaining in public secondary school in Delta State was moderate as the respondents were not all members of the teachers' union. The resolution of issues relating to better working conditions, welfare, promotion, recognition and reward of staff were done through collective bargaining. Furthermore, some of the benefits revealed from findings of the study were better working condition, staff welfare, recognition and promotion. The study recommends that teachers should have better and clear understanding of collective bargaining; finding out their grievances and discussing various issues leading to addressing general school disputes and not just focusing on wage increment only.
A Study on the Development of Creativity of Teachers in Shaanxi Universities in China in the Context of Demographic Variables
Author: Li, Xinyao
Date: 2023-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Creativity,Teacher Characteristics,Gender Differences,Intellectual Disciplines,Awards,Needs,Academic Rank (Professional)

This study was to explore the current state of creativity among university teachers in Shaanxi, China. The study was based on creativity systems theory and a questionnaire survey was conducted with a convenience sample of university teachers in Shaanxi Province. A total of 711 teachers from 30 universities were sampled to compare the effects of demographic variables such as gender, title, subject background, and creativity award experience on statistical differences in creativity, and SPSS was used to analyse the effects between teachers' cognitive needs and creativity in the university context. The results of the study revealed that there were significant differences between title, subject background, and creativity award experience on creativity and cognitive needs of university teachers in Shaanxi; and there was a positive and significant effect of cognitive needs of university teachers on creativity.
An Analysis of Student Decision Making for Educational Recommender Systems
Author: Songer, Robert Wesley
Date: 2023-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Artificial Intelligence,Decision Making,Decision Support Systems,Engineering Education,College Students,Foreign Countries,Independent Study,Student Projects,Selection Criteria

Recommender systems in education aim to help students make good decisions about the direction of their learning. The design of such systems in conventional research has treated the decision making process of students as a black box and assumes the best recommendations to be those that accurately predict student choices. Such an approach overlooks potentially valuable use cases for supporting optimal decision making, especially in self-directed learning contexts which present such challenges as identifying all available options, accurately evaluating the options against selection criteria, and selecting the best choice. This qualitative study aims to understand the areas where students struggle in the context of planning an open-ended project in order to inform the design of educational recommender systems. Data from interviews with 7 students at an international engineering school in Japan are analyzed to examine choice behaviors, influences on choice, and difficulty to choose in a self-directed learning context. The results illustrate considerations for designing educational recommender systems that can support the divergent thinking and convergent thinking demands of decision making. We provide case-based examples where the use of different recommender metrics, such as novelty and diversity, may provide value to users with different approaches to the decisionmaking process.
Modeling through Model-Eliciting Activities: An Analysis of Models, Elements, and Strategies in High School. The Cases of Students with Different Level of Achievement
Author: Aguilar, Jair J.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Mathematics Achievement,Cooperative Learning,High School Students,Models,Case Studies,Task Analysis,Teaching Methods,Comparative Analysis,Problem Solving,Grade 11,Mexicans,Foreign Countries,Teamwork,Student Evaluation,Evaluation Methods,Scores,Student Projects,Learning Strategies,Learning Activities

A mathematical client-driven task known as Model-Eliciting Activities was implemented with students of different levels of achievement (i.e., low, average, and high) at the high-school level. The study strived to prove that Model-Eliciting Activities can be solved by students at any achievement level and be used as an assessment tool. Students collaborated in teams of three to develop solutions that met the client's needs. The model-solutions were compared and contrasted among several dimensions and achievement levels, considering the quality of the final product-solution based on the Quality Assessment Guide, the intermedia product composed of the type of models created, the strategies followed, and the elements of the mathematical construct. A Model &amp; Modeling perspective was considered as a framework in which students' teams comprised the cases studied and analyzed. Findings show that students were able to create and elaborate models-solutions regardless of the level of achievement, with a comparable quality but with different strategies. Although student's solutions were similar in sophistication across achievement level, more studies are needed to evaluate high schoolers' solutions to these types of mathematical task.
What Works and What Does Not: A Reflective Practice on an Online Mathematics Class
Author: Wang, Haoyi
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Electronic Learning,Learning Management Systems,Undergraduate Students,Mathematics Achievement,Distance Education,Multimedia Instruction,Introductory Courses,State Universities,Learning Processes,Mathematics Tests

As most courses turn into distant formats, what are the benefits and hindrances of conducting university math courses using multiple technologies? In this e-learning environment, are content-neutral platforms necessary for teaching and learning in these classes? Specifically, what activities on the Moodle e-learning platform are more effective than others in supporting undergraduate student math learning and achievement? This paper will report on a reflective practice that examines both qualitative and quantitative datasets in understanding the implemented multimedia distance learning environment at an entry level math classroom at a large state university in the Midwest and its resulting consequences on the math learning and assessment performance of the students.
Mathematical Proficiency as the Basis for Assessment: A Literature Review and Its Potentialities
Author: Corrêa, Priscila D.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Mathematics Instruction,Evaluation Methods,Teaching Methods,Action Research,Critical Thinking,Concept Formation,Abstract Reasoning,Mathematical Concepts,Learning Processes,Mathematics Skills,Mathematics Tests

Mathematics teaching and learning goes beyond computations and procedures; it rather includes complex problem-solving and critical thinking. Kilpatrick, Swafford, and Findell (2001) identify five mathematical competencies that are present in mathematics learning: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, adaptive reasoning, strategic competence, and productive disposition. Although these competencies are named and discussed throughout mathematics literature, there is little to be said about the assessment practices that could be used to evaluate these five competencies. This paper offers a literature review that portrays the scarce ways in which mathematical proficiency is partially being used as the basis to assess mathematics. Most of the work that has been researched shows the use of the mathematical proficiency competencies in mathematics instruction and not in mathematics assessment. Using an action research approach, this study intends to have teacher participants and researchers working collectively in a classroom-based assessment methodology, which applies and evaluates assessment practices grounded on all five components of mathematical proficiency. These practices have the potential to inform teachers' practices towards the further development of students' mathematical proficiency.
Mathematical Flexibility of Degree of Primary Education Students in Solving an Area Problem: Pick&apos;s Theorem
Author: Arnal-Palacián, Mónica
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Education,Teaching Skills,Mathematics Teachers,Preschool Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Problem Solving,Mathematical Concepts,Foreign Countries,Concept Formation,Knowledge Level,Geometry,Computation

The development in mathematical flexibility should be included in the mathematics teaching training of students in Primary Education Degree. Teachers in training have to acquire the skill to modify the problem resolution and be able to break with stereotyped methods. This document presents an analysis of spontaneous mathematical flexibility developed by teachers in training against problems in which the calculation of the area is requested. At the same time what type of statement can promote is analysed, in a more effective way, a flexible thought and the comparison of the possible mathematical flexibility between the different problems is established.
Effect of Using GeoGebra on Eight Grade Students&apos; Understanding in Learning Linear Equations
Author: Joshi, Dirgha Raj
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematical Concepts,Equations (Mathematics),Computer Software,Teaching Methods,Computer Assisted Instruction,Mathematics Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Grade 8,Instructional Effectiveness,Mathematics Tests,Mathematics Achievement,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

GeoGebra is a dynamic geometric software developed for the support of mathematics teaching. The aim of this research was to study the effect of GeoGebra on mathematics achievement in relation to the linear equations and explore the perception of students towards the use of GeoGebra in teaching mathematics. Forty students were participating in this quasi-experimental study in which one group was assigned as experimental and another as control group. Data were collected by using self-constructed tools and analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test as well as effect size was calculated. The result from the study revealed that the achievement of GeoGebra instructed students was significantly higher than the control group. Additionally, level of perceptions of experimental group students found to be high towards the use of GeoGebra. Hence teachers should use this software while they instruct graph of linear equations in their lessons and curriculum developers and textbook writers should incorporate such kind of activities into the curriculum and textbooks.
Considering Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Competency for Lesotho Secondary School Principals
Author: Sepiriti, Sepiriti
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Emotional Intelligence,Leadership Qualities,Secondary Schools,Principals,Transformational Leadership,Parents,Secondary School Teachers,Leadership Effectiveness

As an educationist over the years, I have experienced principals' outburst and their tendency to make a scene out of seemly minor issues that could have been addressed with little modesty. This behaviour has led to an uproar amongst parents, teachers and learners about the school principals' insensitiveness which is attributed to lack of emotional intelligence (EI) competency. The study is underpinned by the transformational leadership theory which aims at pioneering change of attitude in school leadership so that different educational actors could be influenced to achieve the school and overall educational objectives. This qualitative study generated data from five (5) conveniently selected secondary school principals, five (5) parents and five (5) teachers using semi-structured interviews. Using thematic analysis method, the study revealed that principals with EI are able to enhance school performance and satisfy parents. Thus, the study revealed that EI is useful in establishing and maintaining good relationships with different school stakeholders. It is fundamental in managing conflicts in schools and facilitates constructive management of any stressful situations. The study further revealed that principals could acquire this skill through self-enrichment and induction initiatives by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). It is recommended that before principals are appointed, they should be subjected to multiple aptitude tests to evaluate their knowledge and competencies. Furthermore MoET through its experts should continually induct principals on EI aspects.
Origin and Trajectories of Secondary Vocational Education and Training in Portugal: The New Normality in the Context of the Coronavirus Disease Framed in a European Scenario
Author: Silva, Fernando Rodrigues
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Education,Vocational Education,Secondary School Students,Educational History,Public Schools,Employment Qualifications,Enrollment Rate,COVID-19,Pandemics,Cultural Differences,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Barriers

This article approaches secondary Vocational Education &amp; Training (VET) in Portugal from a historical-educational perspective, namely the professional courses introduced in 2004 in public secondary schools. Its implementation aimed to obtain a qualified technical workforce and to fight against the high failure rate and school dropouts registered in technological courses. It was also proposed, to complete 12-year compulsory education, qualifying students for the exercise of a profession as level IV technicians of the national qualifications framework (NQF). As a result, the number of students enrolled in this modality has progressed from a residual value of 10% in 2004 to 39.7% in 2018. On average, its attendance in the European Union (EU) was 54.6%, with special emphasis on Finland and the Czech Republic, whose indicators were, 71.6% and 71.3%. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic came the unplanned closure of schools in the spring of 2020, imposed to protect the well-being of society, but which caused discontinuities. This research concludes by taking into account professional education in Portugal and the EU in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, also considering the opinion of educational actors (course directors, teachers, and students) on the functioning of VET in Portugal.
Sustainable Interior Design Learning during the COVID-19 Era: From Theory into Practice
Author: Chou, Shu Fen
Date: 2023-03-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sustainability,Interior Design,COVID-19,Pandemics,Theory Practice Relationship,Curriculum Development,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students

The three pillars of sustainability, social, environmental and economic developments, are global trends in education. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic is a critical indication of nature's resistance. Developing a sustainable interior design learning approach is not a prerequisite for a sustainable education perspective but may bring solutions to environmental concerns. Therefore, developing a curriculum for teaching green interior design is vital for SID. This study proposes a curriculum framework for teaching sustainable interior design from theory to practice based on sustainability theory and green interior rating standards. Students must consider Covid-19 based on WHO and LEED green rating standards for their design project. A study was conducted to examine the learning processes and outcomes of students. This study offers a new perspective on the development of sustainable interior design in education.
Knowledge of High School Female Students about Breast Self-Examination
Author: Mohamed, Sara Elsadig Ibrahem
Date: 2023-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Females,Human Body,Prevention,Health Promotion,Health Behavior,Knowledge Level,Health Education,Cancer,Instructional Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

It is important for high school female students, to be familiar with their own bodies and regularly examine their own breasts to check for any changes that could potentially be indicative of breast cancer. It is important to educate students about breast self-examination (BSE) as a means of detecting potential breast cancer early. A quasi-experimental pre and post-test design were implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program on high school female students by comparing the knowledge level obtained before and after the conduction of the educational program. The sociodemographic results of this study found that before conducting the educational program, a large number of participants (76.5%) had poor knowledge about BSE, but after the conduction of the educational program, there was a significant increase in knowledge, with 90.2% showing a positive effect of the program. The test of significance revealed that the increase in BSE knowledge score as a result of the educational program was highly significant (P &lt; 0.000).