ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
To Compare the Effects of Computer Based Learning and the Laboratory Based Learning on Students' Achievement Regarding Electric Circuits
Author: Bayrak, Bekir
Date: 2007-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Student Attitudes,Academic Achievement,Physics,Grade 9,Instructional Effectiveness,Intermode Differences,Computer Assisted Instruction,Computer Simulation,Laboratory Experiments,Pretests Posttests,Comparative Testing

In this study, the research problem was: &quot;Is the computer based physics instruction as effective as laboratory intensive physics instruction with regards to academic success on electric circuits 9th grade students?&quot; For this research of experimental quality the design of pre-test and post-test are applied with an experiment and a control group. The data are collected by &quot;Computer Laboratory Interest Survey (CLIS)&quot;, &quot;Physics Laboratory Interest Survey (PLIS)&quot;, &quot;Electrical Circuits Success Test (ECST)&quot;. For the analyses of the data, the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, dependent and independent t-tests are used. At the end of the study it is seen that there does not exist a significant difference between the instruction in laboratory and the instruction with computer to influence the success of the students. Thereby, it can be concluded that the computer based learning is as effective as the laboratory based learning on students' achievement.
The Relations between Global Environmental Awareness and Technology
Author: Seçken, Nilgün
Date: 2005-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Global Education,Environmental Education,Familiarity,Science and Society,Influence of Technology,Attitude Measures,Student Attitudes,Pretests Posttests,Computer Assisted Instruction,Regression (Statistics),Attitude Change,College Students,Environmental Influences,Chemistry,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

The changes in the society related to the developments in science and technology underline the importance of the need for education. Technological developments broaden and accelerate communication, too. The opinion that rapid and unpreventable developments in technology today lead to many environmental problems and contribute to increases in environmental problems is quite widespread. Within the framework of the study, a three-factored, 15 item Likert type &quot;Global Environmental Awareness Scale&quot; that can measure the attitudes of all individuals and mainly students about global environmental awareness was developed firstly. The aim in preparing such a scale is to measure what the individuals especially in educational ages think about global environment, being able to make suggestions for educational programs in line with the findings obtained, and contribute to programs that will free these solutions from being national and make them global. Following the application of the Global Environmental Awareness Scale and the Attitudes towards Technology Scale (Morgil, 2004) on the students as pretest, a 30-hour computer and internet practice was carried out with the students. The relation between the attitudes towards technology and global environmental awareness and whether computer aided education has an influence on global environmental awareness attitudes and technology-related attitudes was found using the pre and after implementation data. Regression analysis and paired-sample t-test were carried out in the study in order to find out to what level technology awareness contributes to the creation of global environment awareness and the effects of the computer aided education to attitudes towards global environment awareness and the use of technology. It has been found that the researches of the students on the internet led to a statistically significant increase in their scores in attitudes towards technology, and again, as a consequence of the researches that the students carried out on the internet medium about global environment and the homework and activities they prepared, that there was a statistically significant increase in their scores on attitudes towards global environment.
Analyzing &quot;Job Satisfaction&quot; of a Teacher in an Institution
Author: Khanale, Prakash
Date: 2006-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Job Satisfaction,Structural Equation Models,Teaching Conditions,Educational Finance,College Faculty,Teacher Persistence,Higher Education,Financial Support,Government Role

The trend of &quot;self financing&quot; (Un-aided) institutions has implemented for the last twenty two years in Maharashtra state and other parts of India. The Government does not financially support these institutions. The &quot;job satisfaction&quot; of teachers working in such institutions is always questionable, particularly in those institutions that are situated in rural part of India. It causes a large amount of turnover of teachers. Here, we have attempted to analyze this question by making use of structural equation modeling. Such type of work is useful to institutions to retain their teachers and increase their involvement in institution. It also helps to determine quality of education.
School Principals' Attitudes towards the Use of Technology: United Arab Emirates Technology Workshop
Author: Serhan, Derar
Date: 2007-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Arabs,Workshops,Educational Technology,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Professional Development,Technology Integration,Computer Uses in Education,Questionnaires,Attitude Measures,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of an educational technology training workshop. The study investigated the attitudes of the participating school principals toward the use of technology in their schools and their willingness to advocate and support its use after attending the workshop. Also it investigated the advantages and challenges of using computers in schools. A questionnaire was developed and administered to 200 school principals in the United Arab Emirates. Results of this study revealed that principals had positive attitudes toward the use of technology in teaching and they are willing to support the use of technology in their schools. The principals indicated that they had learned from the workshop and that the workshop had motivated them to use new technologies in their schools.
Turkish Parents' Views on Quality Standards for Children's Television Programmes
Author: Önder, Alev
Date: 2007-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Parent Attitudes,Television Viewing,Preschool Children,Surveys,Childrens Television,Television Research,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Gender Differences,Statistical Analysis,Age Differences,Questionnaires,Correlation,Socioeconomic Status,Mothers,Fathers

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the opinions of parents of pre-school children about children's programmes on TV. The study had two phases: In the first step &quot;The Evaluation Scale for Children's Programmes&quot; was translated into Turkish, the reliability and validity of the scale was tested through analyzing of the data collected from parents of preschool children. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the whole scale was: a = 0,95; p&lt;0,001. Thus it was concluded that the Turkish version of the scale had sufficient internal reliability. Test-retest reliability of the scale was found to be high (r = 0.99; p&lt;0.001). Content validity of the scale was calculated by relating each item to other items in the relevant subscale and the correlation coefficients were found statistically significant as changing between 0.01 and 0.05. In the second step of the study; 189 parents were asked to evaluate the Turkish TV programmes for children on the basis of 9 quality criteria (credibility, comprehensibility, entertainment, aesthetic quality, involvement, presence of role models, innocuousness, restfulness, thought provocation) of the scale. The variables of educational level of parents, the gender and age of children, socio-economic-status of the families were assessed in relation to parents' opinions about the quality of TV programmes for children. The data were analyzed by ANOVA'S. The results indicated that, the educational level of the mother and the gender of the child were found to be related to the &quot;thought provocation&quot; criteria evaluated by parents. In addition, the age of children was related to the quality criteria of &quot;entertainment&quot; and &quot;involvement&quot;. The results were discussed in terms of the suitability and the importance of quality criteria for TV programmes produced for children. Besides, the opinions of parents on those criteria were also discussed.
A Computer Assessment Tool for Structural Communication Grid
Author: Durmus, Soner
Date: 2005-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Curriculum Development,Alternative Assessment,Multiple Choice Tests,Objective Tests,Teacher Effectiveness,High School Students,Academic Achievement,Mathematics Education

Assessment is one of the most important part of educational process that directs teaching, learning as well as curriculum development. However, widely used classical assessment techniques such as multiple choice tests are not adequate to provide neither a correct picture of students' performances nor the effectiveness of the teaching process. Structural Communication Grid is an alternative assessment approach to classical multiple choice tests because it reveals students' ideas and reasoning by forcing them to organize interrelated set of givens rather than focusing on the correct answer. The set of givens such as statements, graphics, pictures, etc can be presented as a grid of numbered boxes each containing a piece of information. The grid is usually designed to contain more than one correct choice in order to externalize the student's conceptual structure and to assess their degrees of meaningful learning. Several questions could be designed with the same set of givens in order to avoid finding the correct choices by elimination method. However, it is difficult to implement and evaluate it by paper and pencil tests since both the boxes chosen and the choosing order are required to be graded. In this study, the basic features and elements of the first computerized version of structural communication grid tester, called SCGT, will be presented and its possible contributions to mathematics education will be discussed.
Detailed Review of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations Theory and Educational Technology-Related Studies Based on Rogers' Theory
Author: Sahin, Ismail
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Adoption (Ideas),Innovation,Technology Integration,Cluster Grouping,Meta Analysis,Information Seeking,Fundamental Concepts,Profiles,Program Descriptions,Information Processing

The process of adopting new innovations has been studied for over 30 years, and one of the most popular adoption models is described by Rogers in his book, &quot;Diffusion of Innovations&quot; (Sherry &amp; Gibson, 2002). Much research from a broad variety of disciplines has used the model as a framework. Dooley (1999) and Stuart (2000) mentioned several of these disciplines as political science, public health, communications, history, economics, technology, and education, and defined Rogers' theory as a widely used theoretical framework in the area of technology diffusion and adoption. In this paper the author presents the: Four Main Elements in the Diffusion of Innovations, The Innovation-Decision Process, Attributes of Innovations and Rate of Adoption, Adopter Categories, and Technology-Related Studies based on Rogers' Theory.
Biology Teachers' Attitudes and Communication Behavior in Turkey: From the View Point of Their Students
Author: Pekel, Feyzi Osman
Date: 2006-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Teachers,Biology,Communication Strategies,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Science Tests,Teacher Characteristics,Teaching Styles,Teacher Attitudes,High School Students

The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions about their biology teachers' attitudes and communication behaviors in classroom environment in Turkey. A Likert type questionnaire was constructed consisting of 33 statements divided to three sub-sections. The Cronbach's alpha reliability for the instrument was 0.9076. Results showed that attitudes, behaviors, communication and examination styles of the biology teachers in are ranged between normal and acceptable limits. Results also provide a discussion frame of communication related problems in order to improve the subject knowledge and teacher training programs.
Estimating Availability of Middle Level Skilled Manpower
Author: Khanale, Prakash
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Labor Force,Vocational Education,Labor Force Development,Occupational Surveys,College Outcomes Assessment,Semiskilled Workers,Multiple Regression Analysis

The economic reform policies are being introduced in India in phases since 1990. It demands for competent middle level skilled manpower in country. By keeping this in mind, National Council for Education, Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, India introduces a revised policy in 1992 and promotes vocational education. Today, several institutions are offering vocational education in almost all parts of India. In this paper we have used multiple regression technique to estimate availability of middle level skilled manpower in certain part of India. This estimation is useful to Government agencies and Industries.
Affects of Television as a Natural Educator: Can Television Be a Tool as an Informal Educator?: A TRNC Sample
Author: Özdemir, Sarem
Date: 2006-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Television Viewing,Children,Adolescents,Life Style,Social Influences,Mass Media Effects,Cultural Differences,Questionnaires,Preferences,Statistical Analysis,Obesity,Physical Health,Violence

The major objective of this study is to discuss the effects of television on children and adolescents. Our children are spending many hours in front of the television. This study examined the viewing habits and personal opinions of Turkish Cypriot children. The participants were 250 children and adolescents whose ages varied between 4-17. This study revealed that children and adolescents are spending most of their time in front of the TV. Besides most of them admire a character and want to act like their famous character. It is one of the most important finding of some certain studies about the role of television on socialisation and shaping values. In this study, viewing habits and personal opinions of children and adolescents are revealed. From that point of view, some suggestions are put forward in order to benefit more from TV. Also a comparison about viewing habits, effects of watching TV is made between other cultures and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
School Management Information Systems in Primary Schools
Author: Demir, Kamile
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Administration,Management Information Systems,Information Technology,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Computer Uses in Education,Access to Computers,Elementary Schools,Foreign Countries

Developments in information technologies have been impacting upon educational organizations. Principals have been using management information systems to improve the efficiency of administrative services. The aim of this research is to explore principals' perceptions about management information systems and how school management information systems are used in primary schools. The respondents of this study were 98 elementary school principals in Edirne. Data were gathered using a five-part questionnaire. The first part collected demographic information about respondents. The others had statements about school management information systems. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results indicated that although technologic infrastructures of elementary schools are insufficient, school management information systems have an important contribution to school management.
The Influence of Teaching Note-Taking and Information Mapping on Learning and Recalling in Science
Author: Arslan, Mehmet
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Notetaking,Concept Mapping,Learning Strategies,Grade 5,Elementary School Students,Science Education,Recall (Psychology),Foreign Countries,Elementary School Science

This work describes an experimental research on note taking and concept mapping in a science class of 5 graders in Kayseri (Central Anatolia, Turkey) in the academic year 2002-2003. Gained results are in favor of convictions that view note taking as an effective learning strategy. At least it was more effective than concept mapping in the experiments of the present study. A possible reason for this is that students benefited from their notes by recapitulating lesson contents whereas concept maps were not used in such a way. This assumption is supported by other experimental evidence that ascribe the advantages of note taking to its function as external memory store that helps students to better process lesson contents.
A Research Proposal to Compare a Computer-Based and a Lecture-Based Computer Literacy Course
Author: Varank, Ilhan
Date: 2005-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Literacy,Research Proposals,Lecture Method,Student Attitudes,Web Based Instruction,Intermode Differences,Computer Attitudes,Intervention,Student Interests,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Attitude Change,Learning Motivation,Student Improvement,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales

Computer-based multimedia applications, because of their flexible and varied presentation capabilities, are considered an effective alternative to traditional training methods. Today in many educational and training settings interactive computer programs are used to teach young students and adults computer literacy skills. However, as indicated in the study by Merchant, Kreie and Cronan (2001), little research has been found in the literature investigating the effectiveness of computer-based computer literacy teaching programs. The purpose of this study is to compare the learning performance and attitudes of students who attended a web-based in-class computer literacy lessons with the learning performance and attitudes of those who participated in classical, lecture-based in-class computer literacy course. Participants of this study will be 4 classes of approximately 200 (120 females and 80 males) sophomore students (between 19 and 21 years old), majoring in social science education and elementary education, enrolled in four sections of a computer literacy course at a university in mid-west Turkey. The computer literacy course, regardless of the instructional mode, will cover ECDL curriculum (European Computer Drivers' License). The ECDL includes seven major computer skills, which are concepts of information technology, using the computer and managing files, word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation, and information and communication. In this study, the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) (Loyd &amp; Loyd, 1985) was used to measure changes in teacher attitudes toward computers manifested after the intervention. Keller's (1995) Course Interest Survey (CIS) was used to measure student motivation towards computer-supported and non-computer-supported lessons. Using a random sampling method, one class of social science education students and one class of elementary education students will be randomly assigned to experimental group, and the other two classes will be assigned to control group. All 200 students will complete the Student Consent Form and the CAS in the first class period as the pre-survey. Both classical instruction students and web-based instruction students will attend the computer literacy course five times a week for 14 weeks in a computer lab on campus. After students complete the course, they will complete the Student Consent Form, the CAS and the CIS as the post survey. Then, they will take a standard ECDL exam as their computer literacy course performance indicator.
In Pursuit of Alternatives in ELT Methodology: Webquests
Author: Sen, Ayfer
Date: 2006-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),Web Based Instruction,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Inquiry,Internet,Questionnaires,Program Development,Program Implementation,College Students,Cooperative Learning,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes

Although the Internet has opened up a vast new source of information for university students to use and explore, many students lack the skills to find, critically evaluate and intelligently exploit web-based resources. This problem is accentuated in English-medium universities where students learn and use English as a foreign language. In these cases, the task of finding and extracting relevant and useful information is daunting for students. Also, they spend too much time looking for information and become demotivated or end up copying and pasting without enough time to think critically about the issues. In response to the challenges faced by students in effectively exploiting web-based resources, the School of Foreign Languages, Eastern Mediterranean University, has recently begun using a new approach developed in the late nineties in America known as WebQuests. The Modern Languages Division of the SFL provides service English courses for students studying in various departments, and one of its aims is to link English language with concepts used in the departments by benefiting from the resources on the Internet. The underlying principles inherent in the design and implementation of WebQuests provide a reason and motivation for students to use and produce English with real tasks relevant to their departments while exploiting the richness of the Internet. It can be further surmised that the use of WebQuests has broader implications in helping students develop better digital literacy, even when English is not their native language. This study introduces the idea of WebQuests and the adaptation of this approach using sample tasks which were developed and piloted at the Modern Languages Division, SFL, EMU. In this article the details in the preparation, design, implementation of WebQuests and the results obtained from teacher and student questionnaires are presented.
The Teacher Education Village: Growing Partnerships to Integrate Educational Technology into Curricula and Classrooms
Author: Swain, Colleen R.
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Teacher Education,Teacher Education Programs,Partnerships in Education,Integrated Curriculum,College School Cooperation,Departments

This article explains and analyzes a four-year, ongoing effort to facilitate effective uses of educational technologies in a large teacher preparation program via partnerships between the university and public schools and between colleges at the university. The research question--&quot;How can diverse partnerships related to technology integration facilitate effective uses of educational technologies within a &quot;village&quot; responsible for preparing prospective teachers?&quot;--is situated within our Teaching and Technology Initiative.
A Multi-Agent System Approach for Distance Learning Architecture
Author: Turgay, Safiye
Date: 2005-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Systems Approach,Distance Education,Courseware,Database Management Systems,Computer System Design,Case Studies,Educational Technology,Design Requirements,Information Networks

The goal of this study is to suggest the agent systems by intelligence and adaptability properties in distance learning environment. The suggested system has flexible, agile, intelligence and cooperation features. System components are teachers, students (learners), and resources. Inter component relations are modeled and reviewed by using the Petri net method.