ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Effects of Segmented Animated Graphics among Students of Different Spatial Ability Levels: A Cognitive Load Perspective
Author: Fong, Soon Fook
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Animation,Spatial Ability,Cognitive Processes,Difficulty Level,Secondary School Students,Chemistry,Secondary School Science,Science Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Multimedia Instruction,Pretests Posttests

This study investigated the effects of segmented animated graphics utilized to facilitate learning of electrolysis of aqueous solution. A total of 171 Secondary Four chemistry students with two different spatial ability levels 
were randomly assigned to one of the experimental conditions: (a) text with multiple static graphics (MSG), (b) text with continuous animated graphics (CAG) and (c) text with segmented animated graphics (SAG). Analysis of ANCOVA was conducted by using students&apos; pretest scores as a covariate. The results showed that the SAG is more effective than the CAG and the MSG for improving learning across all levels of spatial ability. Low spatial ability students using the SAG mode performed significantly better as compared to low spatial ability students using the CAG and the MSG mode. The SAG mode seemingly compensates for low spatial ability students&apos; insufficient visualization skills and limited cognitive capacities by offering them an external representation which simplifies information processing and saves valuable cognitive capacities for essential cognitive tasks. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
English Language Instructors' Perceptions about Technology-Based Language Learning at Northern Border University in Saudi Arabia
Author: Saqlain, Nadeem
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Language Teachers,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Interviews,Qualitative Research,Futures (of Society),Educational Trends,Trend Analysis,Computer Assisted Instruction,Technological Literacy,Technology Integration,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes

This study used qualitative research methods to explore English language teachers' perceptions about the use of technology for language learning at Northern Border University (NBU) in Saudi Arabia. Data collection relied 
on interviews. Stream of behaviour chronicles was also used as a strategy of non interactive data collection.14 non native English language instructors from Northern Border University participated in this study. Instructors identified three areas (a) availability of technology, (b) training to use technology, and (c) to overcome technical obstacles to use technology in classrooms. They were also determined to use technology for language teaching in the future. Implications of these findings for learners and educators are discussed.
Comparison of Perception toward the Adoption and Intention to Use Smart Education between Elementary and Secondary School Teachers
Author: Kim, Sang-Yon
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Resistance to Change,Self Efficacy,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Comparative Analysis,Theories,Foreign Countries,Handheld Devices,Instructional Effectiveness,Intention,Telecommunications,Teacher Surveys

The purposes of this study are to investigate the attitudes and perceptions of teachers toward the adoption of and intention to use Smart Education, to examine empirically the relationship between intention to use Smart Education and the consequential effect factors, and to obtain measures for revitalizing Smart Education. In order to accomplish all these, we suggested an expanded model based on a model for the theory of reasoned action. The results of the study are as follows. Firstly, attitude, subjective norms, teacher efficacy, resistance to class, and organizational citizenship behavior, respectively, affect intention for using Smart Education. Also, educational value and teacher efficacy have an impact on the attitude; furthermore, the burden for class and organization citizenship behavior affected the teacher efficacy. Secondly, the following were seen to have a high path coefficient: the elementary school teachers in H1 (Attitude [right arrow] Intention to use), H3 (Teacher efficacy [right arrow] Intention to use), H4 (Resistance to class [right arrow] Intention to use), H6 (Educational value [right arrow] Attitude), H8 (Teacher efficacy [right arrow] Resistance to class); and the secondary school teachers in H2 (Subjective norms [right arrow] Intention to use), H5 (Organization citizenship behavior [right arrow] Intention to use), H7 (Teacher efficacy [right arrow] Attitude), and H9 (Teacher efficacy [right arrow] Organization citizenship behavior). And through these results, the factors for introducing and promoting Smart Education and its invigoration measures were presented. (Contains 3 figures and 6 tables.)
Exploring the Reasons for Using Electric Books and Technologic Pedagogical and Content Knowledge of Taiwanese Elementary Mathematics and Science Teachers
Author: Chen, Ho-Yuan
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Mathematics,Elementary School Science,Elementary School Teachers,Electronic Publishing,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Teacher Competencies,Technology Integration,Teacher Attitudes,Gender Differences,Interaction,Computer Literacy,Questionnaires,Textbooks,Item Analysis,Factor Analysis,Surveys

This study highlights trends and features of E-books and their versatility of this tool in elementary educational settings. There has been little quantitative research employed to examine teachers' reasons for using or not using 
E-books. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary school mathematics and science teachers' reasons for using or not using E-books and to assess how the use of E-books relates to TPACK among Taiwanese teachers. The survey was developed based on an overview of discussions from prior research related to the benefits and drawbacks of using E-books. The results show the percentages for four reasons for using E-books were high, and low for four reasons for not using E-books. The teachers' perceptions of E-books' usefulness and ability to increase motivation and interaction were significantly different according to gender and the perceptions of E-books' ability to increase interaction were significantly different according to teaching experience. Elementary science teachers demonstrated significantly higher TPACK than elementary mathematics teachers. There was no significant difference found in TPACK according to gender, except for in teachers' technological knowledge. Teachers who had more years of teaching experience demonstrated significantly higher TPACK than the teachers who had fewer years of teaching experience. The results of this study can provide researchers, policy makers, and school administrators with a better understanding of elementary school teachers' perspectives. (Contains 8 tables.)
The Digital Divide among University Freshmen
Author: Ricoy, Carmen
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,College Freshmen,Qualitative Research,Information Technology,Interviews,Handheld Devices,Computer Uses in Education,Personal Narratives,Inquiry,Autobiographies

Use of new technologies in university training is an ongoing reality today. However, the inequalities that exist among university students are the source of an important problem. Such inequalities need to be detected and 
analyzed and therefore a study of college freshmen can be very valuable. This qualitative study intends to analyze the digital divide of such freshmen by using techno-autobiographies, i.e.; the students' account of their 
situation. A total of 91 such students from the University of Vigo, Spain, participated in this research. Results obtained show the presence of asymmetries in the use of ICTs and indicate the presence of a digital divide. Such inequalities with respect to technology imply fewer ICT resources for some of these newcomers and difficulties to access the Internet. Worth highlighting is the fact that not all university freshmen use digital technology in a standardized manner for academic purposes but they nevertheless use such technology more frequently for private purposes. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
Impact of e-AV Biology Website for Learning about Renewable Energy
Author: Nugraini, Siti Hadiati
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Sites,Biology,Science Instruction,Computer Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,High School Students,Secondary School Science,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Student Attitudes,Knowledge Level,High Achievement,Science Achievement,Educational Technology,Quasiexperimental Design,Pretests Posttests

This paper considers the design and development of a Website for Biology in senior high schools in Indonesia. The teaching media, namely e-AV Biology, was developed with the main features of video lessons and other features in supporting the students' learning process. Some video lessons describe the production process of Biofuel or Renewable Energy on the field of Biotechnology Industrial, which is one of the subjects that students and teachers find it difficult to learn and explain. The process of it is very complex. It needs longer time. There is a need of aiding the explanation of biofuel production process in the classroom. One of the alternative aids to 
clarify this subject is e-AV Biology Website, so the atmosphere for learning Biology more attractive to students. This study examined the impact of e-AV Biology towards the concerned students' reception of knowledge and 
interest of high and low achievers. A total of 256 high school students participated in quasi-experiment of year 2011 with the intervention of two different ways of teaching, one with fully media instruction using e-AV 
Biology and another one the traditional manner of teaching. The last part of this paper presents the evaluation of the impact of the teaching media, which indicates that students' knowledge reception and interest of high and low achievers were improved after using e-AV Biology, with special mention of the fact that their interest have shown an obvious improvement. (Contains 4 tables and 7 figures.)
Literature Computer Program among Primary School Learners
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Literature,Observation,Interviews,Computer Uses in Education,Multimedia Materials,Literary Genres,Educational Technology

This study focuses on the use of computer in learning Malay literature. The objectives of the study were to identify and discuss the basic knowledge and views towards the Malay literature program by using the computer. The samples of the study consisted of 10 subjects who volunteered from Malay language class. They were nine-year-old male and female students. The study was carried out in one primary school in Malaysia. The subjects were given a task in the Malay language program, which consisted of various Malay literature genres, such as short story, poem, quatrain and drama. The study was carried out for one week and the subjects were interviewed and observed throughout. Their views were selected based on the purpose of the study. The results of the study revealed that the subjects were able to answer the questions from the given task. They managed to offer their views about the program and managed to learn new vocabulary. It is hoped that a future study will focus on other technology in learning Malay literature. (Contains 2 tables.)
A Model for Instructors' Adoption of Learning Management Systems: Empirical Validation in Higher Education Context
Author: Findik Coskuncay, Duygu
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Integrated Learning Systems,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Surveys,Semi Structured Interviews,Structural Equation Models,Least Squares Statistics,Correlation,Electronic Learning,Technology Uses in Education,Validity,Reliability,Measures (Individuals),Factor Structure,Factor Analysis,Self Efficacy,Mixed Methods Research,Questionnaires,Maximum Likelihood Statistics

Through the rapid expansion of information technologies, Learning Management Systems have become one of the most important innovations for delivering education. However, successful implementation and management of these systems are primarily based on the instructors' adoption.  In this context, this study aims to understand behavioral intentions of higher education instructors towards Learning Management Systems and further to identify the influencing factors. A multidimensional research model has been proposed based on the Belief Factors, Application Characteristics, and Individual, Social and Technological dimensions to identify the effects of key variables on behavioral intentions of users. A comprehensive survey was conducted with 224 academicians, followed by semi-structured interviews with ten of them. This paper presents evidence for the factor structure, reliability and validity of the survey. Additionally; structural equation modeling, specifically partial least square, was applied to assess the proposed multi-dimensional research model. Consequently, relationships between the influencing factors were detected and the results showed that the research model significantly predicts instructors' behavioral intention towards Learning Management System use. Findings of this research will be valuable for academicians and practitioners in implementation, management and continuous improvement of learning management systems. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.)
A Study on the Usability of a University Registrar's Office Website through the Methods of Authentic Tasks and Eye-Tracking
Author: Tuzun, Hakan
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Web Sites,College Students,Measures (Individuals),Case Studies,Man Machine Systems,Evaluation,Testing,Usability,Design,Navigation (Information Systems),Registrars (School),Time on Task,Semi Structured Interviews,Questionnaires,Mixed Methods Research

Universities are one of the most important institutions that offer online services. It is observed that one of the most used web pages by university students is the registrar's office website, since students can access a great deal of information they need through this page. In this study, the usability of the registrar's office website, which can be regarded as the most-used and most-needed website by students, will be examined. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the usability of Hacettepe University Registrar's Office (HURO) website for students. To this end, researchers defined authentic tasks by considering situations that students use the most. The data were collected both using the data collection instrument developed by the researchers and the eye-tracker in a human-computer interaction laboratory. The usability of the website was tested through tasks performed in authentic or suitable environments with authentic users, problems related to usability were put forth, and solutions offered were presented. The results indicated that while none of the users reported problems in terms of content and up-to-dateness, the site could be improved in terms of its visual design and navigation. (Contains 6 figures and 4 tables.)
An Evaluation of Online Machine Translation of Arabic into English News Headlines: Implications on Students&apos; Learning Purposes
Author: Kadhim, Kais A.
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Semitic Languages,Translation,Computational Linguistics,News Reporting,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Online Searching,Search Engines,Accuracy,Global Approach,Questionnaires

Nowadays, online Machine Translation (MT) is used widely with translation software, such as Google and Babylon, being easily available and downloadable. This study aims to test the translation quality of these two machine systems in translating Arabic news headlines into English. 40 Arabic news headlines were selected from three online sources, namely &quot;Aljazeera,&quot; &quot;daralhayat,&quot; and &quot;Aawsat,&quot; where their English manually-translated versions were available. The selected data was evaluated by conducting criteria of Hutchins and Somers (1992) to find the assessment of each system outputs. Besides that, the selected data was also examined to find the types of translation techniques that are available in both machine outputs. A questionnaire was assigned to experienced professionals to evaluate the outputs to examine and determine which system was better to use in translating the collected data. The evaluation was based on criteria proposed by Hutchins and Somers. The findings indicated that both Google and Babylon had 80% of clarity, and Google scored a higher value of accuracy, i.e. 77.5%, compared to 75% of accuracy for Babylon. However, Babylon scored a higher value for style, i.e. 72.5%, compared to a score of 70% by Google. Nevertheless, the results revealed that online MT is undergoing improvement, and it has the potential to be one of the elements of globalization. As implication, the students could use online MT for learning purposes easily and quickly. (Contains 11 figures and 2 tables.)
Can Social Networks and E-Portfolio be Used together for Enhancing Learning Effects and Attitudes?
Author: Baris, M. Fatih
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Networks,Portfolios (Background Materials),Electronic Publishing,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Career Development,High School Students,Homework,Instructional Design,Feedback (Response),Student Attitudes,Attitude Change,Web Sites,Program Effectiveness

As the choices that information technologies offer has increased, efficiency of these at education, the area and time it covers increases, as well. E-portfolio and social networks are the latest choices that informational technologies offer. In this study, both technologies have been used at education and results have been analyzed. For that purpose, there has been integrated an e-portfolio application prepared by the researcher on Facebook, which is one of the most popular social networks of the present-day and has been made available the use of for students. The study in which there has been used Isman Instructional Design Model has been used was carried out with 10th grade students studying at Tekirdag Technical and Industrial Vocational High School in the 2nd term of 2010-2011 academic year and it lasted for 18 weeks. Personal Information Questionnaire, Academic Success Test and Attitude Scale towards E-Portfolio Process have been used as data collection tools. It's observed that the averages of doing homework given for education and level of interest towards this homework have been fairly low, the interest of students towards the homework on e-portfolio application has been found as high. It has shown that e-portfolio application is a process in which students revel in participating. Although students have been abstained at the beginning of the application, creating original products, developing the skills of using technologies and having low grade anxiety has caused change of students' viewpoints towards the application positively. SPSS 17.0 packaged software has been used for the statistical analysis while evaluating the data obtained from the research. (Contains 5 figures and 3 tables.)
Tool Use and Performance: Relationships between Tool- and Learner-Related Characteristics in a Computer-Based Learning Environment
Author: Juarez-Collazo, Norma A.
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Characteristics,Computer Uses in Education,Correlation,Self Efficacy,Goal Orientation,Student Motivation,Cues,College Students,Pretests Posttests,Educational Technology,Hypermedia,Foreign Countries,Prior Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Questionnaires,Quasiexperimental Design

It is still unclear on what and how tool and learner characteristics influence tool use and consequently performance in computer-based learning environments (CBLEs). This study examines the relationships between tool-related characteristics (tool presentation: non-/embedded tool and instructional cues: non-/explained tool functionality) and learner-related characteristics (self-efficacy and goal orientation) as well as their effects on tool use (quantity and quality) and performance in a CBLE. One hundred and forty students, without statically difference in prior knowledge, were randomly assigned to the four conditions (Embedded and non-embedded with explained tool functionality and embedded and non-embedded with non-explained tool functionality) to study a hypertext. Results reveal that embedding tools influenced positively quantity of tool use and negatively quality of tool use. Partial effects of explained tool functionality were found. There were significant interactions of goal orientation (mastery avoidance) and condition on quality of tool use. Performance approach influenced quality of tool positively and self-efficacy influenced negatively quantity of tool use. Only quantity of tool use affected performance. The implications of these results for future research on tool use in CBLE's are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 8 figures.)
Toward a Distance Education Based Strategy for Internationalization of the Curriculum in Higher Education of Iran
Author: Vajargah, Kourosh Fathi
Date: 2013-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Interviews,Focus Groups,Questionnaires,Distance Education,Higher Education,Global Approach,Curriculum Development,Mixed Methods Research

The present study is to investigate the necessity of internationalization of curricula in Higher Education of Iran; it also determines the effect of characteristics of new generation of distance education on curriculum internationalization and presents some influential strategies for internationalizing curricula of Iran Higher Education with distance education approach. For this study, after making 12 personal interviews and conducting 2 sessions of focus groups, 543 professors and students of five universities filled in a questionnaire; the collected data were analyzed using one-sample &quot;t&quot;-test, Friedman test and variance analysis. The results indicated that internationalizing curricula is necessary in order to follow the globalization trend and to introduce the Iranian culture and civilization to the world; therefore, distance education approach is a thoughtful alternative for this process because of its high flexibility and the harmony of its curricula with the international curricula. Expanding international collaboration of universities, using the international language for teaching, providing resources, founding the infrastructures based on technology, revising rules and their clarification and developing curriculum elements based on the transformative approach are the most essential strategies. (Contains 4 tables, 1 figure, and 4 footnotes.)