ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Generational Digital Gap within Dual Vocational Education and Training Teachers
Author: Sanchez-Prieto, Jesús
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Generational Differences,Information Technology,Dual Enrollment,Vocational Education Teachers,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries,Knowledge Base for Teaching

In our current society, Digital Competence is an essential and basic competence for teachers. The students need trained teachers who know how to use Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and develop them into pedagogy. However, some of them do not know how. This phenomena is called &quot;The generational digital divide&quot;, which occurs when teachers do not have sufficient digital or technological skills or do not adapt to them. This article aims to determine whether the age of teachers has an influence on their knowledge about Information and Communication Technologies. The objective is to detect if there really exists a digital gap between generations, specifically in Dual Vocational Education Training, a kind of education which has been growing in the recent years. To do so, a study with a quantitative and descriptive method has been carried out, with the participation of 1.568 teachers of this training modality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. The data were extracted by means of a questionnaire to measure the level of digital teaching competence in Dual Vocational Education and Training schools. The results showed that the level of digital competence shown was medium to low across all dimensions. With regard to the age factor, only the problem-solving dimension was found to be age-dependent.
Prospective Teachers&apos; Expectations of Students&apos; Mathematical Thinking Processes in Solving Problems
Author: Tohir, Mohammad
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Mathematical Logic,Problem Solving,Cognitive Processes,Models,Expectation,Grade Point Average,Theories,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Education,Generalization,Prediction,Comprehension

This research aims to describe the expectations of prospective teachers for students' mathematical thinking processes in solving problem-based on the Polya model. This model is perceived by the theory of mathematical thought processes proposed by Mason. A descriptive method with a qualitative approach was used in this research. The research subjects were 25 students from the Department of Mathematics Education, Ibrahimy University. The test was given to collect data related to mathematical thinking processes expected by prospective teachers to students. Collected data including observations, tests, and interviews were tested in the aspect of their validity by triangulation. The qualitative descriptive was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that: (1) The average GPA (Grade Point Average) of the high, medium, and low group prospective teachers' were 93.25; 89.89; and 83.63 with a standard deviation of 1.754 each; 1.054; and 5.370, respectively (2) The prospective teachers expected that the students' mathematical thinking processes were able to carry out all of four mathematical thinking processes based on Mason Theory; (3) The prospective teachers expected that students were able to use Mason Theory on every stage of the Polya model problem solving; and (4) The expectation of prospective teachers were specializing (89%), generalizing (75%), conjecturing (62%), and convincing (59%). The results suggest for following up in a teachers or lecturer's meeting in order to find out the expectations of their students' mathematical thinking processes, both in mathematics or other disciplines.
Strengthening of Religious Character Education Based on School Culture in the Indonesian Secondary School
Author: Hayati, Fitri Nur
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Values Education,Moral Values,Religious Education,Religious Factors,School Culture,Secondary Schools,Public Schools,Program Implementation,Extracurricular Activities,School Community Relationship,Islam,Administrator Attitudes,Student Development,Foreign Countries

This research aims to answer how the implementation of religious character education building based on school culture and conducted a successful program at SMAN 5 Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta 5 Public High School). This study is highly important to conduct since the religious character is an essential value in the learning process in Indonesia. The research subjects consisted of school principals, teachers, and students. Determination of the subjects carried out by purposive sampling. Data collection used interview, observation, and documentation. An interactively inductive data analysis technique performed data analysis with data reduction stages, data displays, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study showed that: 1) the implementation of religious character education building based on school culture was carried out through character building based on religious values, school climate based on religious values, extracurricular activities based on religious values, as well as building relationships between schools and the societies. 2) The impact of the strengthening program of character education produces two themes as follows: the growth of students' religious awareness and the growth of tolerance among religious communities. The findings of this study indicated the importance of the school's cultural base in implementing holistic religious character education programs in schools. This finding also strengthens the previous research findings, which had mentioned that the religious character is an essential character for students in a secondary school in Indonesia, and also strengthen that Indonesia's society, in general, is religious people.
The Effect of Pressure Groups and the Moral Intensity on School Administrators&apos; Unethical Behavior: An Evaluation According to Teachers&apos; Opinions
Author: Önder, Emine
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,School Administration,Administrator Behavior,Ethics,Moral Values,Teacher Attitudes,Political Influences,Power Structure,Organizations (Groups),Teacher Administrator Relationship,Public Schools,Gender Differences,Elementary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,High School Teachers,Foreign Countries

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of pressure groups and moral intensity on school administrators' unethical behaviors according to teachers' opinions. The study group of the research, which is causal comparative research, consists of 313 teachers. The research data have been collected by adapting the Openness to Violation of Ethical Decision (OVED) scale. In the research, descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA with repeated measures and two-way ANOVA for factorial design have been applied. In the research, it has been found out that the school administrators' possibility of behaving unethically varies according to the moral intensity and pressure groups. As the moral intensity decreases, it can be stated that the school administrators' possibility of behaving unethically increases when the demand comes from bureaucratic and political pressure groups. The school administrators' possibility of performing an unethical act with both low and high moral intensity shows a meaningful difference according to the pressure group and the level of relationship between the teacher and the administrator. School administrators' possibility of performing an unethical act with high moral intensity shows a meaningful difference according to teacher's gender. At the end of the study, some suggestions have been made by considering the limitations and results of the research.
College English Language Teaching Reform and Key Factors Determining EFL Teachers&apos; Professional Development
Author: Zhiyong, Sun
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty Development,Language Teachers,Educational Improvement,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Metacognition,Undergraduate Students,Educational Change,Curriculum Development,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Higher Education

Owing to the rapid expansion and development of newly upgraded undergraduate colleges and universities in China, the Ministry of Education implemented the College English Language Teaching Reform (CELTR) to improve College English language teaching and learning at higher institutions. This reform aims to improve the quality of teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The present study aims to identify potential factors influencing the EFL teachers' professional development in the context of the College English language curriculum reform in mainland China. In total, 92 EFL college teachers from a newly upgraded university located in Nanyang City, Central China participated in this study, and data were collected using a survey questionnaire. Overall, the findings indicate that the EFL teachers' professional development improved during the implementation process of CELTR and the potential factors that contributed to their professional development were teachers' understanding, self-reflection, and teaching practice.
Phi Beta Delta and Rituals&apos; Rewards
Author: De Los Reyes, Guillermo
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Fraternities,Student Organizations,Undergraduate Students,Success,Hazing,Ceremonies,Sororities,National Organizations

The growth of Phi Beta Delta cannot be attributed to any one cause. World interest in globalization and in cultural and education exchanges, along with the happy coincidence of a number of enthusiastic leaders, is certainly part of the explanation. However, it was the decision that it should be a Greek honorary society with the accompanying rituals of the Greek tradition which was a fateful for its success. Injunctions to chapters to have a meaningful induction ceremony take on more weight when Phi Beta Delta is put into historic perspective as an organization with ritual. Those who have had to explain at length to the uninitiated what a Greek honorary movement is, or why Phi Beta Delta bears a Greek name, may have had a few doubts about whether the Greek aspect has been so helpful to growth. Certainly, visitors to the United States from overseas, who are part of the reason for Phi Beta Delta's existence, find the whole Greek scene of American universities to be bewildering. This article examines the Greek societies in the United States and the importance of rituals in it.
Developing Teachers&apos; Professionalism through School Initiative-Based Lesson Study
Author: Rozimela, Yenni
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Professionalism,Faculty Development,Lesson Plans,Suburban Schools,Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Collaboration,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Reflection,Teaching Methods,Teacher Improvement,Educational Change

The implementation of Lesson Study (LS) varies considerably across countries and institutions and is still in a phase of adaptation and experimentation. This article explains the result and the process of a school-based initiative endeavor to implement LS at a suburban elementary in Padang, Indonesia. The study involved 13 teachers, the principal and 6 classes of students. The data were collected through observation and interview. They were classified on the basis of three noticeable emerging themes -- teacher collaboration, scaffolding, and reflection. The data were analyzed qualitatively. The results of data analysis reveal a promising improvement in these aspects. Implementing school- support LS increased by weaving the concept into practice helped teachers develop their professionalism gradually. It was obvious that the teachers felt more at ease to work collaboratively when they designed the lesson. This also affected their design which showed more meaningful learning activities and challenging tasks. Then, the teachers improved the way they scaffolded the pupils. The content of reflection and the way the results of reflection were conveyed became better. The principal's support and the teachers' strong willingness to elevate their quality apparently took an important role. In spite of that, there were some challenges in carrying out collaboration, providing appropriate scaffolding, and doing reflection. Changing the teachers' common practice to LS apparently needs some adjustment and time.
Linking Social Relatedness with Motivational Goals and Bachelor Degree Aspirations of Vocational Students
Author: Nownaisin, Pattanun
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Motivation,Goal Orientation,Bachelors Degrees,Academic Aspiration,High School Students,Vocational High Schools,Teacher Student Relationship,Peer Relationship,Sense of Community,Classroom Environment,Predictor Variables,Foreign Countries,Student School Relationship

This study conducted in Thailand examined the relationship between measures of social relatedness and motivational goal orientation as well as bachelor degree aspirations of vocational school students. Data were collected from students enrolled in a vocational school near Bangkok (n = 386). The analysis found that teacher support for students was the best predictor of students' adoption of mastery goals, school identification was the best predictor of students' adoption of performance approach goals, and peer involvement was the best predictor of students' adoption of performance avoidance goals. There was a significant interaction between school identification and peer involvement on the intention to pursue a bachelor degree. The researchers interpreted the results in terms of self-determination theory and discussed the implications of students' sense of relatedness to vocational school environment.
The Effects of Principal&apos;s Decision-Making, Organizational Commitment and School Climate on Teacher Performance in Vocational High School Based on Teacher Perceptions
Author: Mailool, Jefri
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,Administrator Responsibility,Decision Making,Administrator Effectiveness,Educational Environment,Teacher Effectiveness,Vocational High Schools,Vocational Education Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Teacher Administrator Relationship

This quantitative research aims to analyze the effects of the principal's decision-making, organizational commitment and school climate on teacher performance in vocational high school. The research sample was 160 vocational school teachers in North Minahasa Regency with simple random sampling method. The data were collected using a Likert scale questionnaire 25 with statements. The data analysis was performed using simple linear regression and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the principal's decision-making, organizational commitment and school climate had a positive and significant effect on the performance of vocational school teachers, both partially and simultaneously. The results of this research can be an important reference for educational administrators at vocational high school level to design school strategies and policies that can encourage increased teacher performance to achieve better school productivity.
Students&apos; Perceptions of an Intervention Course Designed to Raise Science-Related Career Awareness
Author: Soobard, Regina
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Intervention,Learning Modules,Career Awareness,Science Careers,Vignettes,Relevance (Education),Program Effectiveness,Student Motivation,Science Interests,Situated Learning,Grade 7,Grade 8,Grade 9,Foreign Countries

This longitudinal study focuses on evaluating grade 7-9 school students' perceptions of intervention modules intended to be relevant, as well as promoting learning attributes to raise awareness of science-related careers. Students are taught through six purposely developed and designed career-related teaching-learning modules (C-TLMs). Each module is initiated by means of a career-related scenario, followed up by promoting conceptual science learning plus drawing attention to careers to which each module intends to relate. Student perceptions are obtained by means of a questionnaire after each module with respect to its relevance and also the mean by which the learning environment raise interest, enjoyment and motivation associated with career awareness. Outcomes show that, in general, students participating in this study agree that the developed C-TLMs are relevant and students value the learning experienced through the different module contexts. Nevertheless, student appreciation of the specific inclusion of career awareness components in the modules is mixed.
Parenting as a Moderating Factor for Research Productivity and Worklife Balance: Evidence from Philippine Women Academics
Author: Dapiton, Ethelbert P.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Women Faculty,Family Work Relationship,Teacher Researchers,Productivity,Cultural Influences,Child Rearing,Employed Parents

Higher education institutions (HEIs) demand from their faculty excellent teaching output and substantial number of quality productive scholarship, hence, balancing work and family demands becomes a central challenge among academics to maintain a healthy work-life balance. The decision to have children and family shapes the career trajectories of academics as well as their research productivity in particular. Striking a balance between attending to family matters and becoming scholarly productive is a tall order among Filipino women academics, having a culture that is just beginning to adopt to the more egalitarian aspect of attending to family matters. The empirical result of this study shows that indeed, parenting is a moderating factor between work-life balance and research productivity among Filipino women academics. Female faculty members in particular are susceptible to a balancing act between family commitments most especially in producing quality researches. Family life still pervades within the spectrum of research productivity on one side and work-life balance on the other end among women academics.
Mathematical Connection Process of Students with High Mathematics Ability in Solving PISA Problems
Author: Baiduri
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Ability,Problem Solving,Gender Differences,Mathematical Concepts,Concept Formation,Mathematics Education,Concept Mapping,Mathematics Activities

The aim of this study is to analyze and explain the mathematical connection process for students with a high mathematical ability to solve problems in terms of gender. Explorative descriptive research with a qualitative approach was used in this study. Data was collected through written tests and interviews conducted to a male and female student of class X Mathematics and Natural Sciences with high mathematical abilities. Data credibility is obtained through triangulation of methods and time. Furthermore, the data are analyzed with a flowchart which includes data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that there were similarities and differences in the mathematical connection processes of male and female students. Similarities in the process of mathematical connections occur when making mathematical connections with other sciences and with everyday life in each of Polya's stages. In addition, the similarity of the connection process also occurs when connecting in mathematics during the re-checking stage. While the difference in the connection process in mathematics between male and female students is done at the stage of understanding the problem, solving strategies and implementing problem solving.
Approaches to Cultivating Healthy Behaviours in Tertiary Students: Systematic Review
Author: Bobrytska, Valentyna I.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Behavior,Health Promotion,Undergraduate Students,Young Adults,Preservice Teachers,Research Reports,Intervention,Program Effectiveness,Expertise,Public Health,Life Style,Physical Health,Mental Health,Foreign Countries

The purpose of the study was to identify the interventions used as approaches to cultivate healthy behaviours in undergraduate students and assess the effectiveness of those approaches. This was qualitative research. The design of the study was organised into three stages such as the search and selection stage, validation and assessment stage, and the interpretation stage. The originally designed Critical Appraisal Checklist was used by the research team members. The Triangular Assessment Method was used by the involved experts in pedagogics in the field of health education, psychology in the field of healthcare and health promotion, and experts in public health policy and healthy lifestyle management. The review provided a list of feasible approaches that can be combined to make the models that might increase the effectiveness of the process of cultivating healthy behaviours in tertiary students. These approaches were found to be the cross-domain solution seen as flexible. The specified approaches are easily combined with other ones. The use of these approaches in combination with the other approaches creates the models that can increase the effectiveness of the process of cultivating healthy behaviours in the students. The findings imply that healthy behaviour is a complex phenomenon that requires a consistent, multi-facet, and prolonged influence.
Development and Validation of Digital Writing Scale for Preservice Teachers
Author: Atabek, Oguzhan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Writing Evaluation,Preservice Teachers,Cognitive Processes,State Universities,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries,Factor Analysis,Measures (Individuals),Goodness of Fit,Writing Processes,Technological Literacy

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a Digital Writing Scale that measures the perspectives of individuals on digital writing. A total of 615 preservice teachers studying in the faculty of education at a state university in Turkey participated in the study (n = 615). The data were collected in two phases for exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Three-hundred pre-service teachers participated in the first phase and 315 in the second phase of the study. In the analyses of the data obtained in the first phase, the exploratory factor analysis employed principal axis factoring technique with direct oblimin rotation and a two-factor model, both of which consists of 7 items, was obtained. The Cronbach's [alpha] coefficients were 0.851 for digital translating factor and 0.852 for digital reviewing factor. In the second phase, confirmatory factor analysis with maximum likelihood estimation demonstrated a statistically significant model fit to the data with five indices indicating a good fit and one indicating a substantial fit. The study, which endorsed the Hayes and Flower model and cognitive process theory of writing, resulted in a valid and reliable Digital Writing Scale. Digital Writing Scale is the first Turkish scale that measures the perspectives of individuals on digital writing. Factor scores did not differ according to sex or department of the respondents.