ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Health Insurance Literacy among International College Students: A Qualitative Analysis
Author: Adegboyega, Adebola
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Insurance,College Students,Foreign Students,Knowledge Level,Literacy,Student Attitudes,Costs,Expectation,Health Services,Decision Making,Access to Health Care,Intervention,Teaching Methods

In this qualitative descriptive study, we examine health insurance literacy among a group of international college students. They were recruited from a public, coeducational Southeastern university in the United States during the fall semester of 2016 to participate in semistructured interviews. Data were gathered through a demographic questionnaire, two focus group discussions, and individual interviews. Interview sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Three themes emerged, including knowledge of health insurance options and benefits information, affordability, and unmet expectations. These findings show the need for higher education institutions to develop a plan to integrate international students into U.S. health care. International students are a vulnerable population; therefore, increasing health insurance literacy is vital to making an optimal health insurance choice, improving access to health care, and using health care efficiently. Future research should tailor educational interventions to mitigate poor health insurance literacy among international college students.
The Experiences of International Teaching Assistants in the U.S. Classroom: A Qualitative Study
Author: Adebayo, Comfort Tosin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Graduate Students,Teaching Assistants,Communication Skills,Pronunciation,Language Usage,Teaching Methods,Teacher Student Relationship,Barriers,Intercultural Communication,Cultural Awareness,Course Content,Accuracy,Language Fluency,Student Attitudes,Technological Literacy,Teaching Experience

Most research focusing on the challenges that international teaching assistants (ITAs) encounter in U.S. classrooms employs a linguistic perspective. The present study furthers that research by examining other challenges unique to ITAs, through the lens of an intercultural competence framework. Through individual interviews with 15 ITAs, the study highlights the challenges related to competencies in knowledge and skills faced by ITAs in U.S. classrooms. Findings reveal that knowledge about the U.S. education system, expectations of the classroom culture, and assumptions about student--instructor relationships pose the greatest difficulties. Additionally, the ability of an ITA to demonstrate communication skills remains a significant challenge, including the negative perception of speaking with a foreign accent and selecting effective word choices to accurately represent content. The study findings present practical implications for training ITAs for their pedagogical duties at U.S. colleges.
Analysis of the Factors Preventing High School Students from Participating in Recreational Activities
Author: Aksoy, Yener
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Student Participation,Recreational Activities,Adolescents,Foreign Countries,Leisure Time,Siblings,Athletics,Recreational Facilities,Student Welfare,Health Behavior,Barriers,Physical Activity Level,Quality of Life

This study aims to examine the factors preventing high school students from participating in recreational activities. The study was conducted on 300 students, 150 female (average age; 15,66±1,01) and 150 male (average age; 16,31±1,29), attending high school during 2019-2020 academic year. As data collection tool, &quot;Leisure Constraints Questionnaire (LCQ)&quot; which was developed by Alexandris and Carroll (1997), adapted into Turkish by Gürbüz and Karaküçük (2007), tested for construct validity with confirmatory factor analysis by Gürbüz, Emir, and Oncü (2012) and which included 6 sub-dimensions and 18 items, was used in the study. Significant association was found between knowledge sub-dimension of Leisure Constraints Questionnaire (LCQ) and high school students' states of doing sport and sport branch (p&lt;0,05). Significant association was found between facilities sub-dimension and elder sibling and younger sibling (p&lt;0.05). However, no significant association was found between gender and Leisure Constraints Questionnaire sub-dimensions (p&gt;0.05). There are no big differences in the factors that affect high school students' participation in recreational activities. Social and cultural areas that can meet the needs of young people and the number of green areas, playgrounds and recreational areas where they can show their physical performance should be increased and participation of young people in these activities should be encouraged so that young generations can grow up healthily and acquire the necessary behaviors for healthy life. Provincial and town municipalities should also diversify and increase recreational areas so that the society can benefit more.
Exploring East Asian Undergraduate Students&apos; Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Their Preparation for Study Abroad for Academic Success in U.S. Universities
Author: Chen, Meiren
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Foreign Students,Foreign Countries,Study Abroad,Success,Cultural Awareness,English (Second Language),Language Proficiency,Student Adjustment,Value Judgment,Cultural Influences,Expectation,Elementary Secondary Education,Second Language Instruction,College Readiness,Advanced Courses,Program Effectiveness,Student Attitudes,Language Tests,Second Language Learning

In this study we used grounded theory framework to explore how preparation for studying abroad affects the academic success of East Asian undergraduate students in U.S. universities. Based on interviews with 12 participants from China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan, we found that knowledge of English language and American culture, which is closely involved with their preparation for study abroad and their undergraduate study in the United States, are two core categories affecting East Asian students' academic success. High levels of preparation for study abroad help East Asian students better adapt to American universities. At the same time, East Asian students spend more time on English proficiency tests than learning the culture both before and after they arrive to the United States, which can be detrimental. We suggest that U.S. universities provide more support for cultural adaptation such as learning communities to have active cultural exchanges within context.
Filipino University Students&apos; Attitude toward Sexual Minorities: Implications for International Students
Author: Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Social Attitudes,Minority Groups,LGBTQ People,Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Cultural Context,College Students,Student Adjustment,Private Colleges,Sexual Orientation,Social Environment

Whether or not sexual minorities in the Philippines higher education system are socially acceptable is not clear. This article specifically investigates the acceptance of gay and lesbian university students in the Philippines and implications for international gay or lesbian students' sociocultural transition. We sampled opinions of both local and international students in all the academic departments of a private university in the province of Cavite. The participants were selected using a proportionate stratified convenience sampling technique according to which they were grouped by academic department and chosen based on their availability, proximity, and convenience. We administered surveys to 368 registered students in 2011. Of the 368 questionnaires distributed, 358 responses were received, which constitutes a 97.3% response rate. Using transition theory, the article argues that the attitude toward sexual orientation had some negative implications for gay and lesbian international students transitioning into the sociocultural environment of the Philippines.
Competency-Based Theological Education in a Postcolonial Context: Towards a Transformed Competency Framework
Author: Nell, Ian A.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Competency Based Education,Theological Education,Postcolonialism,Masters Programs,Research Universities,Foreign Countries,21st Century Skills,Student Evaluation,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes

Background: Assessment of students for ministerial practice is traditionally performed through assignments and oral examinations, which often only concentrate on the knowledge component and outcomes of the programme. Assessing students in this way lead to a view of religious practitioners as people who are not really in touch with their parishioners and communicating in language that is not addressing their needs and this normally leads to a disjuncture between knowledge, practice and context. Disjuncture of this nature signals a need for a broader set of competencies than simply working with and analysing texts in theological education. Aim: The aim of this research is to develop a set of competencies that responds to the reality that the practice of ministry takes place within a rich diversity of postcolonial settings and practices. Setting: The research was done as part of my own interest in developing a competency framework for religious leaders. I am coordinating the Master of Divinity program as well as the Postgraduate Diploma in Christian Ministry at our Faculty of Theology. Both these programs directly relate to the preparation of students for ministerial leadership. Methods: The central research question of this study was formulated as follows: What are the central ingredients for developing a competency framework for ministerial formation from a postcolonial perspective at a research-intensive university in South Africa? The method that was used to answer the research question was a literary study of primary and secondary sources related to a broad set of competencies and then narrowing it down to religious leadership as well as some qualitative empirical research in the form of personal interviews. Results: The research in the article looked at the ways in which a competency framework can help translate generic graduate attributes into a set of competencies that is specific to the field of ministerial training. Some empirical work showed evidence of a growing postcolonial awareness in the development of these competencies. Conclusion: Through this research a competency framework for religious leaders has successfully been developed. The next phase of the research project will be to implement the framework, to have feedback and to make some adjustments. [Paper presented at the Biennale Conference of the International Academy for Practical Theology (14th, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, Apr 4-8 2019.)]
Evaluation of Student Affairs Services in Higher Education in East Java
Author: Rozikin, Mochammad
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Students,Program Effectiveness,Student Welfare,Academic Support Services,Scholarships,Student Attitudes,Student Personnel Services

Academia is not the only sector or service that should be focused on and provided to students within higher education institutions. Student affairs services must also be adequately provided to recipients of higher education institution services, namely students. Student affairs services contribute significantly to the overall ranking of higher education institutions. The present study aims to evaluate and obtain information about the quality of student affairs services in higher education institutions in East Java, Indonesia. The present research conducts an evaluation using reference to the &quot;Regulation of the Minister of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform of the Republic of Indonesia Number 14 of 2017 Concerning Guidelines for the Preparation of a Public Satisfaction Survey Unit for Public Service Providers.&quot; The method used is a survey method, leveraging a questionnaire with a positivistic paradigm. The results of this research have shown that student services are ranked 'good', but an evaluation is required in terms of their implementation, because the services are not yet reaching a status of 'excellent'. Another finding is that student affairs services are widely known to include scholarships, whereas services of interest include awarding talents, logic or reasoning competence. Moving forward, it is hoped that student affairs services will become more efficient in terms of bureaucracy in order to achieve the effectiveness of all parties involved.
A Proposed Model for the University Students&apos; E-Portfolio
Author: Mahasneh, Omar M. K.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Attitudes,Portfolios (Background Materials),Electronic Publishing,Models,Student Evaluation,Evaluation Methods

Previous efforts have been made to develop a model for a university students' e-portfolio and determine university students' attitudes toward that model; however, to date, few studies have been conducted. This study employed a descriptive and experimental design: interviews with 20 specialists in educational science were conducted to develop and gain consensus on the proposed model for a university students' e-portfolio; and, following verification of its validity and reliability, a 17-item questionnaire was distributed among an experimental group of 90 students (43 male, 47 female) at Al-Shoubak University College to assess their attitudes toward the proposed e-portfolio model. The interviews resulted in a proposed model of a university students' e-portfolio comprising 10 components: student biography, course plan, reports and research, homework, projects and experiments, activities, summaries and conclusions, scientific material, audio and video clips, and samples of student performance. In addition, the results of the questionnaire revealed that the students' attitudes toward the proposed model were generally positive. Consequently, it is recommended that faculty members introduce the university students' e-portfolio into teaching practice.
Analysis of Training Load Perception of Young Soccer Players Based on Some Variables
Author: Erdem, Kamil
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Team Sports,Training Methods,Physical Characteristics,Exercise Physiology,Athletic Coaches,Athletes,Foreign Countries,Physical Fitness,Attitudes,Difficulty Level,Youth

The aim of this study is to examine the perception of training load of young soccer players during a five-week preparation period, based on their positions of play, VO[subscript 2] max and years licensed and to compare the perceptions of the players with the training load planned by their coach. 17 young soccer players of Besiktas Football Club's U16 team who participated in the pre-season training prior to the 2018-2019 season volunteered to participate in this study. The height of the players is 175.38±4.83 cm, body weight is 64.24±4.59 kg, body mass index is 20.91±1.54 kg/m2 and body fat percentage is 8.45±3.39. During the 5-week preparation period, the players assessed the rate of perceived exertion of the sections of each training session by using the Borg Scale, on a scale from 1 to 10. The SPSS package program (SPSS 24) was used for statistical analysis of the research data. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess normality and Levene's test was used to assess homogeneity. It was determined that the data distribution was normal. An independent t-test was implemented for comparison of the two groups, and a one-way ANOVA test was implemented for the comparison of multiple groups. The statistical results were evaluated at p &lt; 0.05 significance level. As a result, the players' VO[subscript 2] max values and the years of licensed soccer play may have an influence on their perception of the training load. The coaches' and young soccer players' perception levels of preparation period training load are compatible.
Analysis of 5th Grade Science Learning Outcomes and Exam Questions According to Revised Bloom Taxonomy
Author: Zorluoglu, Seraceddin Levent
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Outcomes of Education,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Elementary School Science,Science Tests,Test Items,Science Achievement,Taxonomy,Science Curriculum,Knowledge Level,Memory,Cognitive Processes

In this study, the relationship between the levels of 5th grade science course exam questions and the 5th class learning outcomes of the science curriculum in the revised Bloom taxonomy was examined. The research was carried out using document analysis method. Since the revised Bloom taxonomy categories were used for the analysis, the data obtained were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique. The study included 967 science questions and 40 learning outcomes in the 2017-2018 academic year. These questions and learning outcomes were analyzed. At the end of analysis, the relationship between the learning outcomes and exam questions was determined. The inter-rater reliability computing has been made in the analysis of questions-learning outcomes. The reliability co-efficient was calculated 0.81 for learning outcomes and 0.77 for questions, indicating an acceptable reliability. According to the results of the analysis, it was determined that the most learning outcomes were in the conceptual knowledge dimension and the most questions were included in the factual knowledge dimension. In the cognitive processes dimension, it was determined that most learning outcomes are at the level of understanding, and the most questions are at the level of remembering. It is understood that 37% of the exam questions are at the level of learning outcomes. In addition, it was determined that there were no questions about some learning outcomes (24%).
Patterns of the Teaching and Learning Cycle of GBA by EFL Teachers in Indonesia
Author: Suharyadi
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),High School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Check Lists,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,English Teachers

This article purposes to tease out the EFL teachers' patterns in implementing the stages of teaching and learning using GBA in the Indonesian context. The participants involved in the study were 15 English teachers from seven state senior high schools in &quot;Kota Malang&quot; Indonesia. The data were collected through interviews and observations. Fieldnotes were also made to record the relevant data. The observations of each teacher were carried out five times to attain sufficient data for the analysis. The writers observed the classes recommended by the teachers, sitting down in the back row and observing the activities done by teachers and students. They also put a tick (v) to indicate the presence of activities as listed in the checklist. If the teachers and students did activities which were absent in the checklist, the writers made fieldnotes to record them for supplementary purposes. The data were analysed descriptively based on the descriptors in the checklists. The analysed data showed that none of the English teachers fully employed the four stages of GBA (BKoF, MoT, JCoT, and ICoT) in teaching. Instead, they also applied the stages of GBA with the following patterns: BKoF-MoT-JCoT; BKoF-JCoT; BKoF-MoT; BKoF-MoT-ICoT; and BKoF-ICoT.
Anxiety Levels of Students about Speaking Their Mother Tongue and a Foreign Language -- A Case from Bosnia-Herzegovina
Author: Uzun, Yasemin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anxiety,Slavic Languages,Turkish,Native Language,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Computer Software,Speech Communication,Language Attitudes,Criticism,Student Attitudes,Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,College Students,Females,Undergraduate Students,Communication (Thought Transfer)

This research aimed to determine the anxiety levels of students towards Bosnian, their native language, and Turkish, which is a foreign language. With this aim, two separate scales were used in the study to determine speech anxiety levels. The sample of the study is comprised of 49 female students. It is a qualitative research, and the data gathered in this study were evaluated on SPSS 21.0 software package. The findings indicated that the levels of anxiety of students comprising the sample group toward mother tongue were moderate, and their out-of-class speech anxiety level, one of the levels of anxiety toward foreign language, was higher than the mean. There was no significant difference between the levels of anxiety toward mother tongue and the levels of anxiety toward foreign language of the students comprising the sample group. In line with the findings obtained from the application, interviews were conducted with the students on the causes of anxiety. The causes of anxiety students referred to include getting excited, being embarrassed, being badly criticized, fearing that their knowledge is inadequate.
The Role of Gender and Income Level in the Relationship between Ego Functions and Resilience
Author: Çakar, Firdevs Savi
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Self Concept,Resilience (Psychology),Predictor Variables,Undergraduate Students,Family Income,Individual Characteristics,Thinking Skills,Creativity

This study is a research conducted in the relational screening model aiming to examine the intermediary role of gender and income in the relationship between ego functions and resilience. The research was conducted with 251 participants who volunteered to participate among fourth-graders attending different undergraduate programs of a university. 49.8% of the participants were female, and 50.2% were male; the mean age was 23.6 years. The Resilience Scale for Adults and Ego Functions Assessment Scale were used as data collection tools in the research. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression Analysis were used in the analysis of data. Consequently, while resilience did not differ significantly in terms of gender, evaluating the truth from ego functions were found higher in men, and stimulant threshold and judgment were found to be higher in women. While it was determined that ego functions predicted resilience at a significant level, the intermediary role of gender and income level was not found in the relationship between ego functions and resilience. Consequently, it may be useful to consider ego functions as a variable in improving the resilience of young individuals.
Improving 5th Grade Attendance and Achievement through Student Success Skills Program
Author: Bettis, Kendra
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Intervention,Success,Skill Development,Program Effectiveness,Attendance,Academic Achievement,Suburban Schools,Academic Ability,Interpersonal Competence,Self Management

The researcher incorporated an evidence-based Student Success Skills program, to see the impact it made on attendance and achievement rates for a 5th grade classroom, in a suburban elementary school in the Atlanta, GA area. The results show that the Student Success Skills program made no impact on the students when examining absences and standardized testing scores. A thorough discussion explains the limitations that influenced the results from the study.