ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Developing a Blended Learning-Based Method for Problem-Solving in Capability Learning
Author: Dwiyogo, Wasis D.
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Blended Learning,Graduate Students,Physical Education,Program Implementation,Teaching Models,Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Program Development,Fidelity,Surveys,Case Studies,Foreign Countries

The main objectives of the study were to develop and investigate the implementation of blended learning based method for problem-solving. Three experts were involved in the study and all three had stated that the model was ready to be applied in the classroom. The implementation of the blended learning-based design for problem-solving was conducted between 2015 and 2016 where sixty graduate students majoring in physical education became the participants. Furthermore, the model was implemented for the second time between 2016 and 2017 in different settings where 3 (three) students became the participants. Based on the observation during the development and the evaluation process, the implementation of the blended learning-based method for problem-solving had positive effect. Implications for further implementations, suggestions for further research, and limitations of the current study are also discussed.
Designing Optical Spreadsheets-Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Simulation (S-TPACK): A Case Study of Pre-Service Teachers Course
Author: Thohir, M. Anas
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Spreadsheets,Case Studies,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Computer Simulation,Optics,Learning Activities,Educational Practices,Student Developed Materials,Instructional Design,Foreign Countries

In the 21st century, the competence of instructional technological design is important for pre-service physics teachers. This case study described the pre-service physics teachers' design of optical spreadsheet simulation and evaluated teaching and learning the task in the classroom. The case study chose three of thirty pre-service teacher's course at Yogyakarta State University. A bonded system explored basic knowledge and integration ability of the pre-service teacher. In addition, peers assessed the simulated performance of pre-service teachers by using Spreadsheet-Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (S-TPACK). Pre-service teachers transform the topic into a unique spreadsheet simulation. One of them designed with high complexity, but the others are not. However, they demonstrated different the intensity and integrity of teaching strategies, the depth of optical topics, and interactive spreadsheets. In the future, the design of instructional technology will need to pay attention to the basic knowledge of TPACK, problem-solving, and self-efficacy.
Developing an Online Learning Media Using Smartphone for the Electrical Machinery Course
Author: Muchlas
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Equipment,Engineering Education,Undergraduate Study,Computers,College Students,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Statistical Analysis,Simulation,Computer Software,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires

This research is aimed to prepare a desktop-based learning media that can be used to support an online lab activities using android smartphones in Electrical Machinery Course at the Department of Electrical Engineering for the undergraduate level. This work uses a conceptual development model which integrates some sub systems of internet connection support, desktop computer, smartphones, induction motor application based on Matlab, and remote access application. Product testing was conducted through the online practical work activities involve 19 students of Electrical Engineering as research subjects. The product's performance in the presentation and instructional aspects was determined based on the research subject's perception, while the learning impact was determined using the portfolio assessment. The results showed that the research subjects give a positive perception of 81% and 82.2% for presentation and instructional aspects, respectively. This is indicating the product was easy to operate, interactive, informative, flexible, motivating, intriguing, and provide comfort to operate. The product implementation as an online lab activity media has also a positive learning impact, indicated by the mastery learning score of the students reached 84%. This product improves the performance of an existing induction motor simulator, which previously reported can only run offline and through this research it can be run online via smartphone.
Determinants of Innovation Culture amongst Higher Education Students
Author: Roffeei, Siti Hajar Mohd
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Educational Innovation,Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Structural Equation Models,Self Efficacy,Organizational Climate,Organizational Culture,Performance Factors,Factor Analysis,Hypothesis Testing,Educational Practices,Foreign Countries,Goodness of Fit

Globalisation has made many higher educational institutions reassess their educational contents and research activities in order to enhance innovation culture amongst students of higher education. Many universities now focus on research activities and research funding in raising their reputation and ranking which in turn will improve student intakes, external funding, and student marketability. This paper aims at developing a model of innovation culture which leads to desirable student innovative behaviours. Using a literature-derived questionnaire, data were collected from 1,008 undergraduate students from five public research universities in Malaysia. Findings from structural equation modelling analysis indicate that self-efficacy, effective communications, and climate for innovation are the determinants of innovation culture. While no differences were found for climate for innovation, the findings revealed that self-efficacy, effective communication, and innovation culture to have significant effect on innovative behaviour, indicating the importance of communication and self-belief in building innovation culture and moulding intended behaviour regardless of the situations or environmental conditions.
Estimating Operational Validity under Incidental Range Restriction: Some Important but Neglected Issues
Author: Brown, Reagan D.
Date: 2017-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computation,Validity,Personnel Selection,Predictor Variables,Equations (Mathematics),Psychometrics,Correlation

Operational validities are important to personnel selection research because they estimate how well a predictor in practical use correlates with a criterion construct, if the criterion measure were purged of measurement error variance. Because range restriction on a predictor or predictor composite creates incidental range restriction on the criterion, existing methodologies offer limited information and guidance for estimating operational validities. Although these effects of range restriction and criterion unreliability could be corrected with existing equations in a sequential fashion, proper use of sequential correction equations is not always as straightforward as it appears. This research reviews the existing equations for correcting validities, outlines the appropriate method for correcting validity coefficients via sequential equations, and proposes a new equation that performs a combined correction for the effects of incidental range restriction and criterion unreliability.
Graspable Multimedia: A Study of the Effect of A Multimedia System Embodied with Physical Artefacts on Working Memory Capacity of Preschoolers
Author: Chau, Kien Tsong
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Multimedia Instruction,Short Term Memory,Preschool Education,Cognitive Processes,Learning Theories,Correlation,Academic Achievement,Sensory Experience,Cognitive Style,Teaching Methods,Kindergarten,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Quasiexperimental Design,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Comparative Analysis,Multivariate Analysis,Scores,Computer Assisted Instruction,Factor Analysis,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

Insignificant consideration in multimedia research has been given to the features that are associated with cognitive functioning in general, and working memory (WM) in particular for preschoolers. As correlational research works discovered a close association between WM and learning achievement, multimedia research works that are tapping into preschoolers' WM not only has the potential to improve preschoolers' academic performance, but also to close the gap in multimedia research on cognitive functioning. Baddeley's WM and learning theories justifies the use of physical artefacts as an outstanding means to complete the set of sensory input for information processing in WM. Thus the researchers designed and developed a genre of multimedia that combined the physical artefacts. As physical artefacts graspable and manipulable for concrete experience, the researchers designated them as &quot;graspable multimedia&quot;. The researchers had conducted a research that inquired the potential of the prototype of such multimedia system, &quot;GraspLearn&quot;, into the WM of preschoolers. In the research, learning mode, &quot;GraspLearn&quot; and conventional multimedia (&quot;CLearn&quot;) systems were set as independent variable, WM capacity (WMC) as the dependent variable cognitive style (field-dependent and field-independent) as the moderator variables. Analyses on 248 preschoolers reveal that the &quot;GraspLearn&quot; system did not improve preschoolers' WMC significantly more than &quot;CLearn&quot;. Interaction analyses by cognitive style with learning mode reports relationship between learning mode and did not differ by cognitive style. The culmination of such research drew a prognostic of the shortfall in capacity of the graspable multimedia in realm of cognitive functioning of preschoolers.
How Much Videos Win over Audios in Listening Instruction for EFL Learners
Author: Yasin, Burhanuddin
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Technology,Audio Equipment,Teaching Methods,Statistical Analysis,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Scores,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Teamwork,Listening Skills,Instructional Effectiveness,Sampling,High School Students,Foreign Countries

This study aims at comparing the benefits of using videos instead of audios for improving students' listening skills. This experimental study used a pre-test and post-test control group design. The sample, selected by cluster random sampling resulted in the selection of 32 second year high school students for each group. The instruments used were listening tests and observation sheets. The test results were analyzed by applying paired-samples t-test, while the items in the observation sheets were analyzed by calculating their means. The results of the t-tests (sig. 2-tailed) were 0.000 for both the video and the audio groups, showing that the scores obtained by students in both groups improved significantly. However, the video group improvement was over 2.5 times higher than the improvement in scores of their audio counterparts. In terms of the instructional processes, the mean scores obtained by the video group were significantly higher than those from the audio group for all observed aspects, i.e. motivation, responses, teamwork and participation. Based on these results, it can be concluded that using video materials is more effective in terms of both the output and the process. Therefore, teachers are recommended to use video materials instead of their audio counterparts for teaching listening skills.
Developing Rubrics to Assess Complex (Generic) Skills in the Classroom: How to Distinguish Skills&apos; Mastery Levels?
Author: Rusman, Ellen
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mastery Learning,Scoring Rubrics,Formative Evaluation,Skill Analysis,Secondary Schools,Benchmarking,Evaluation Criteria

Many schools use analytic rubrics to (formatively) assess complex, generic or transversal (21st century) skills, such as collaborating and presenting. In rubrics, performance indicators on different levels of mastering a skill (e.g., novice, practiced, advanced, talented) are described. However, the dimensions used to describe the different mastery levels vary within and across rubrics and are in many cases not consistent, concise and often trivial, thereby hampering the quality of rubrics used to learn and assess complex skills. In this study we reviewed 600 rubrics available in three international databases (Rubistar, For All Rubrics, i-rubrics) and analyzed the dimensions found within 12 strictly selected rubrics that are currently used to distinguish mastery levels and describe performance indicators for the skill 'collaboration' at secondary schools. These dimensions were subsequently defined and categorized. This resulted in 13 different dimensions, clustered in 6 categories, feasible for defining skills' mastery levels in rubrics. The identified dimensions can specifically support both teachers and researchers to construct, review and investigate performance indicators for each mastery level of a complex skill. On a more general level, they can support analysis of the overall quality of analytic rubrics to (formatively) assess complex skills.
Learner Characteristics, Learner Achievement and Time Investment in Online Courses for Dutch L2 in Adult Education
Author: De Paepe, Liesbeth
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Second Language Instruction,Indo European Languages,Adult Education,Program Effectiveness,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Student Characteristics,Academic Achievement,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Time Factors (Learning),Statistical Analysis,Student Surveys,Language Tests,Scores,Educational Attainment,Employment Level,Reading Skills,Listening Skills,Speech Skills,Writing Skills,Language Usage,Student Experience

For the growing group of adult migrants, flexible solutions for second language (L2) acquisition are increasingly important, while concerns about the efficacy of online language learning abound. This study on the L2 situation in Flanders has 4 key aims: analyzing adult learner profiles in fully online Dutch beginners' courses; comparing learner achievements in fully online and face-to-face (F2F) courses; reporting on differences in learner achievement considering learner profile variables and comparing time investment in F2F and online courses. A quantitative design was adopted, including a survey among the online students; assessment scores and data on learner profiles of online and F2F learners. The survey dealt with biographical variables and variables related to online learning. Results show that i) the online Dutch L2 learner is typically highly educated and employed; ii) online learners spend less time on the course than F2F learners, but perform significantly better in reading, listening and speaking skills; iii) writing skills are better achieved in F2F learning and iv) prior educational level and the language spoken by the host community have no significant impact on learner achievement. The findings indicate that online L2 learning can be as effective as F2F learning, even for learners with a lower educational level, or lacking contact with native speakers.
Promoting Students&apos; Paragraph Writing Using EDMODO: An Action Research
Author: Al-Naibi, Is'haq
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Paragraph Composition,Computer Assisted Instruction,Writing Instruction,Social Media,Open Universities,Writing Improvement,Statistical Significance,Writing Tests,Action Research,Handheld Devices,Lesson Plans,Instructional Effectiveness,Outcomes of Education,Questionnaires

This paper reports the findings of an action research that was carried out to measure the effectiveness of integrating a social networking website &quot;Edmodo&quot; in students' writing performance in an EFL classroom at Arab Open University (Oman Branch). The participants were 25 students studying English in the Foundation Programme. Along with three lesson plans that were used to teach students the writing process, students conducted some quizzes, discussions and activities on Edmodo. Analysis of students' second writing showed a statistically significant improvement in students' writing. A post-treatment questionnaire results indicated that students have positive perceptions towards using Edmodo in language learning.
Analysis of Timeline Posts to a Language Teacher Organization Public Facebook Group
Author: Kent, David
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Faculty Development,Language Teachers,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Documentation,Research,Careers,Instruction,Institutional Characteristics,Content Analysis

Affordances of Facebook for enhancing communities of practice are often overlooked in studies highlighting the role of social networking in the English as a foreign language context of Korea. Taking this into account, the purpose behind this study is to determine the function a Korea-based language teacher organization Facebook group in terms of how the 3,197 members use the service as a personal learning environment for professional development, while also seeking to determine how the group supports the endeavors of those actively engaging with it. Data harvesting was undertaken using NodeXL Pro, and confined to a one-year period, with thematic content analysis then employed to group the 278 captured timeline posts into themes for analysis. Although most posts were disproportionately organizational, it is clear that professional development emerges amongst members as the largest concern. Further analysis came to illustrate the role of the group in the professional lives of members, seeing it arise as an affinity space, presenting access to professional development opportunities, content, and contacts, and providing a means for members to validate teaching material, showcase success, and access just-in-time support. Ultimately though, before becoming integral to any educator's personal learning environment, the group could perform much better, and several means to this end are exposed.
Assessing Student Performance in Hybrid versus Web-Facilitated Personal Health Courses
Author: Cathorall, Michelle L.
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Evaluation,Teaching Methods,Health Education,Blended Learning,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Undergraduate Students,Tests,Scores,Grades (Scholastic),Student Attitudes,Preferences,Interaction,Teacher Student Relationship,Web Based Instruction,Statistical Analysis

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of web-facilitated and hybrid course delivery formats on student learning outcomes for four sections of an undergraduate Personal Health course at a public institution. This is a quasi-experimental study. Two sections were taught as hybrid classes and two sections were taught as webfacilitated classes. A total of 181 undergraduate students from across the university participated in the study. Student learning outcomes were measured by comparing quiz scores and final course grade. Instructor evaluation ratings were also compared. Results indicate that student-learning gains were similar regardless of delivery format. There were no significant differences in objective quiz scores or final grade between the delivery formats. The instructor mean evaluation score was significantly higher for the web-facilitated format. Although the students' performance is comparable in both delivery formats students prefer web-facilitated courses with more face-to-face interactions with the instructor to hybrid courses. Examining student technological capabilities and motivation in web-facilitated and hybrid courses is necessary to improve evaluations.
Methods to Efficiently Achieve High-Quality Teaching of Accounting at the University--A Teaching Innovation Evaluation
Author: Hruška, Ing. Zdenek
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Educational Quality,Instructional Innovation,Accounting,Laws,Graduates,Surveys,Higher Education,Comparative Analysis,Educational Change,Efficiency,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Electronic Learning,Instructional Materials,Foreign Countries

Teaching of accounting is specific due to its frequently updated content, because Czech legal regulations significantly change annually, either because of the legislative or harmonization modifications, hence there is a need to constantly seek new ways to ensure a good quality of teaching in the efficient education process. The paper is based on the description of activities carried out within the innovation of accounting courses, it presents the results of the survey examining the views of graduates from the accounting courses on the quality of their teaching and evaluates the efficiency of teaching of accounting courses compared to the original solution. The analytical part of the paper confirms all three defined hypotheses: having implemented the innovation, the authors have found that students evaluated the teaching of accounting as the above-average one; a statistically significant correlation between the evaluation of teaching quality and the evaluation of e-learning materials has been proved, and the vast majority of benefits resulting from the implemented innovation led to an increase in efficiency, whether by saving on time, financial resources or by making the user environment more pleasant.
The Degree of Applying E-Learning in English Departments at Al-Balqa Applied University from Instructors&apos; Perspectives
Author: Alzu'bi, Mohammad Akram Mohammad
Date: 2018-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Electronic Learning,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),English Departments,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,English Teachers,Teacher Surveys,Likert Scales,Educational Practices

The study aimed at identifying the degree of applying e-learning in Al-Balqa Applied University from instructors' perspectives so the researcher designed a questionnaire of 20 items which is applied on a sample of 48 lecturers. The study showed that the percentage of (64.0%) out of 48 participants apply e-learning in English departments at Al-Balqa Applied University from instructors' perspectives so it is moderate; therefore, there are some negative perspectives towards using e-learning in the EFL environment from the viewpoints of instructors in English departments.
Moving toward a Collective Impact Effort: The Volunteer Program Assessment
Author: Trent, Sheridan
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Volunteers,Program Evaluation,Alignment (Education),Universities,Industrial Psychology,Educational Cooperation,Capacity Building

Volunteers are essential to the operation of many nonprofits, but some experience challenges in retaining their volunteer workforce. The Volunteer Program Assessment (VPA) seeks to address this issue by helping organizations to identify strengths, growth areas, and recommendations for improving volunteer experiences. To maximize the effectiveness of VPA's mission, the organization is moving toward a collective impact (CI) approach. Although not developed as a CI effort, the program currently exemplifies many of its characteristics, which have been instrumental in expanding reach to more organizations. We examine VPA's alignment with collective impact and outline how VPA will continue to improve efforts.