ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Problem Solving Strategies of Selected Pre-Service Secondary School Mathematics Teachers in Malaysia
Author: Yew, Wun Theam
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Problem Solving,Cognitive Style,Secondary School Mathematics,Case Studies,Interviews,Transcripts (Written Records),Freehand Drawing,Educational Practices,Learning Strategies

Problem solving strategies of eight pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers (PSSMTs) were examined in this study. A case study research design was employed and clinical interview technique was used to collect the data. Materials collected for analysis consisted of audiotapes and videotapes of clinical interviews, subjects' notes and drawings, and researchers' notes during the interview. Strategies used by PSSMTs to solve a problem called &quot;the fencing problem&quot; were identified. Findings of the study suggest that the subjects used combinations of different strategies to solve problems. The implications of the finding were also discussed.
Computer Assisted Educational Material Preparation for Fourth Grade Primary School Students' English Language Class in Teaching Numbers
Author: Yüzen, Abdulkadir
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Assisted Instruction,Instructional Design,Elementary School Students,Grade 4,Teaching Methods,Numbers,Models,Elementary School Teachers,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Pronunciation,Comparative Analysis,Language Teachers,Vignettes,Computer Software,Spelling,Error Correction,Tests,Student Motivation,Foreign Countries

In this study, using ADDIE instructional design model, it is aimed to prepare English language educational material for 4th grade primary students to teach them numbers. At the same time, ARCS model of motivation's attention, relevance and satisfaction phases are also taken into consideration. This study also comprises of Design Based Research which includes design, theory and application processes. The first phase of the ADDIE method is the analysis where there is a discussion with primary school English language teachers so as to determine the topic, the content and the target groups. During the design phase; objectives, strategies, activities, assessments, and methods of learning are determined to organize and present the content on the basis of learning objectives. In the development phase; images, animations and user interface are created in accordance with students' ages. Additionally, sounds including the pronunciation of digits and numbers are created and the codes of the visual scenarios that are designed are written in ActionScript 2.0 in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional. At the implementation phase, some of the target group students are tested with prototype material that has been implemented. In the classroom, students learn both the pronunciation and the spelling of the numbers. After checking their spelling and typing errors of numbers with quizzes, the students repeat what they have learned and then they take the spelling quizzes. The program checks the misspelled words. Students who correctly complete the quizzes are entitled to have one flag. And when they have all the flags (4 flag), they receive a certificate of achievement. With this rewarding technique, it is intended to raise the motivation of the students. Finally, at the evaluation step, the observed problems in the materials are revised. At every stage of the process, expert evaluations are consulted. With this study that is based on ADDIE instructional designed model and ARCS motivational model, it is expected that students enjoy learning pronunciation and the spelling of the numbers in a semi-game environment.
The Effects of a Computer-Assisted Teaching Material, Designed According to the ASSURE Instructional Design and the ARCS Model of Motivation, on Students' Achievement Levels in a Mathematics Lesson and Their Resulting Attitudes
Author: Karakis, Hilal
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Computer Assisted Instruction,Instructional Design,Models,Student Motivation,Mathematics Achievement,Mathematics Tests,Achievement Tests,Student Attitudes,Fractions,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Mathematics,Grade 4,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Instructional Materials,Statistical Analysis,Attitude Measures,Likert Scales,Scores,Statistical Significance

This study examined the effects that computer-assisted instruction had on students' attitudes toward a mathematics lesson and toward learning mathematics with computer-assisted instruction. The computer software we used was based on the ASSURE Instructional Systems Design and the ARCS Model of Motivation, and the software was designed to teach fractions to fourth-grade students. The skill levels of these students were gauged before and after receiving the computer-assisted instruction. We structured our experimental design to use one group for both pre- and post-tests, which is considered to be one of the weak experimental designs. We conducted our research with 28 students studying in Balikesir, Turkey, for a period of six weeks, using the specifically developed teaching material. We gathered our research data by applying an attitude scale to our mathematics lesson and to computer-assisted instruction. We also applied the Academic Achievement Test for Fractions Unit in Mathematics, a test we developed for our research. We analyzed our gathered data with the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test (n&lt;30) by using the statistical software SPSS 15. The conducted analyses showed that the activities of the developed instructional material had positively affected the attitude of the students toward computer-assisted instruction (z = -2.807, p&lt; 0.05) and increased their academic success (z = -4.623, p&lt;0.05). Although the attitude scale toward our mathematics lesson indicated an increase in their scores, this increase was not found statistically significant (z = -2.807, p&gt;0.05). Based on the research results, we believe that similar materials can also be used for instructing other topics of mathematics, and similar computer-assisted activities can be developed for other courses.
Students' Perceptions of Learning Mode in Mathematics
Author: Krishnan, Saras
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Blended Learning,Conventional Instruction,Student Attitudes,Interaction,Teacher Student Relationship,Peer Relationship,Mathematics Instruction,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,College Students,Statistical Analysis

Blended courses or hybrid courses have gained popularity over the years because of their flexibility and convenience. Technology use in the online component of the blended/hybrid courses is another influence particularly to the younger generation of learners who enjoy learning interactively in a virtual environment. However, depending on the subject matter and the type of learners, traditional classroom learning may be preferred to hybrid learning. This study looks at student perceptions of the face-to-face component and the online component in a hybrid mathematics course. Analysis shows that the students in this study preferred the face-to-face learning mode. In particular, they are more comfortable interacting with their peers and the instructor in the face-to-face learning mode and they find the face-to-face instruction enables them to learn and understand the mathematics concepts better. Future study will look into gathering qualitative type of responses to students' preference of the learning modes.
The Effects of the Parenting Styles on Social Skills of Children Aged 5-6
Author: Kol, Suat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parenting Styles,Interpersonal Competence,Parent Child Relationship,Models,Parent Attitudes,Attitude Measures,Measures (Individuals),Family Income,Regression (Statistics),Self Control,Coping,Peer Influence,Likert Scales,Listening Skills,Correlation,Verbal Ability,Foreign Countries,Preschool Children,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics,Multiple Regression Analysis

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the parenting styles on social skills of children aged 5-6. The problem sentence of the research is; Do the parenting styles' have any effects on social skills of children aged 5-6?. The sub-problems of the research are in the form as; Does the social skills of children aged 5-6 differs from according to the parenting styles such as democratic, oppressive-authoritarian, unconcerned-indifferent and over protective? In this research, the relational screening model was used that is a kind of a screening model. In the research with a study group that is consisted of 231 children and their parents, Parental Attitude Determination Survey and Social Skills Evaluation Scale (4-6 year olds) were used as a data collection tool. As a result of the research it is revealed that the democratic parental styles affects the social skills of the child positively and significantly, whereas the over protective parental styles affects negatively and significantly. Even though the over protective and oppressive-authoritarian parental styles affect in a negative manner, no significant difference was found.
The Relationship between Anxiety and Test-Taking C-Test and Cloze-Test
Author: Azimi, Mozhgan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Wiseness,Cloze Procedure,Test Anxiety,College Freshmen,Comparative Testing,Performance Based Assessment,Correlation,Knowledge Level,Females,Reading Comprehension,Foreign Countries

Anxiety has an important role in teaching and learning. If teachers can recognize which kind of tests create high anxiety then they will be able to omit these kinds of tests. Then, the results of test can probably show the students' knowledge more carefully. The subjects of the present study were sixty Iranian female junior university students. They were given three kinds of test: an anxiety test, a C-test and a Cloze-test. Descriptive statistics for subjects' performance on the Cloze-test and C-test were used to compare the mean score of the subjects in both tests. Finally, the results of anxiety test and C-test were correlated and then the results of anxiety test and Cloze-test were also correlated. The anxious students feel more anxiety while taking C-test than Cloze-test.
Technology Instructional Package Mediated Instruction and Senior Secondary School Students' Academic Performance in Biology Concepts
Author: Yaki, Akawo Angwal
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Pretests Posttests,Biology,Science Instruction,Secondary School Science,Scientific Concepts,Science Tests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Comparative Analysis,Technology Uses in Education,Conventional Instruction,Educational Technology,Statistical Analysis,Interaction,Science Achievement,Foreign Countries,Hypothesis Testing

The paper examined the effects of a Technological Instructional Package (TIP) on secondary school students' performance in biology. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test experimental control group design. The sample size of the study was 80 students from Minna metropolis, Niger state, Nigeria; the samples were randomly assigned into treatment group 40 (male = 18 and female = 22) and control 40 (male = 20, female = 20). The researcher developed package was validated by experts. The data collection instrument was a Biology Achievement Test which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.74. The treatment group was taught with TIP while the control group was taught with traditional teaching methods. The data obtained were analyzed using split-plot Analysis of Variance (SPANOVA) and t-test. The results of data analysis revealed there was an interaction effect, treatment was effective in significantly improving students' performance in the experimental group than the control group (F (1.78) =29. 89, p &lt; 0.05) in the main effects. The TIP was found to be gender friendly (t = 3.93, df = 38, p &gt; 0.05). Based on the finding, it was recommended that teachers should be trained and encouraged to employ technological resources in their classroom practices.
Rethinking Conventional Teaching in Language Learning and Proposing Edmodo as Intervention: A Qualitative Analysis
Author: Mokhtar, Farha Alia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intervention,Qualitative Research,Conventional Instruction,Teaching Methods,Teaching Styles,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Educational Technology,Instructional Design,Technology Uses in Education,Social Media,Mass Media Role,Student Teacher Attitudes,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Preservice Teacher Education,Foreign Countries

In recent times, educators are urged to transform the techniques in conducting language learning by incorporating technological tools because new technologies stimulate an explosion of new methods for teaching and learning. This article emphasizes the conventional teaching pedagogy and the urgency to rethink its practice in language learning while proposing a possible platform for learners' and teachers' needs. I outline the perceptions of future teachers on conventional teaching, shifting of teaching style from conventional to digital designs and the possibility of implementing Edmodo to curb the concerns arising. The argument set forward is regarding conventional teaching that hinders potentials of students, followed by participants' hopes for teaching approaches and the likelihood of implementing Edmodo to assist in the language learning classroom with grammar, vocabulary, self-efficacy and target language and practice.
Part-Time Undergraduate Nursing Students' Perception and Attitude to ICT Supports for Distance Education in Nursing in Nigeria
Author: Irinoye, Omolola
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Part Time Students,Nursing Students,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Distance Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Questionnaires,Attitude Measures,Computer Literacy,Access to Computers,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales

The increase in demand for university education remains unmet especially in developing countries; this has made adoption of distance education imperative in our educational system. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has been identified as a tool for improving education quality especially in developing countries. The study examined attitudes and perceptions of nursing students toward using Information and Communications Technology supports in distance education. A researchers-designed and validated questionnaire with alpha coefficient of 0.82 was administered to 396 students of the Department of Nursing Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria out of which 305 (70%) were returned. Findings of the study revealed that the majority of the nurses (83.3%) had never attended any online computer based training program, a majority (63.9%) had no formal computer training and do not possess personal computers, while 74.4% reported positive perception and attitudes toward using ICT supports in distance education. Lack of constant internet access was rated by the respondents (29.8%) as a major challenge to e-learning support. Gender and years of working experience had no significant influence on respondents' attitudes and perceptions toward ICT supports.
Teaching and Learning with ICT Tools: Issues and Challenges from Teachers' Perceptions
Author: Ghavifekr, Simin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Teacher Attitudes,Barriers,Secondary School Teachers,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Teacher Surveys,Questionnaires

In this digital era, ICT use in the classroom is important for giving students opportunities to learn and apply the required 21st century skills. Hence studying the issues and challenges related to ICT use in teaching and learning can assist teachers in overcoming the obstacles and become successful technology users. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to analyze teachers' perceptions of the challenges faced in using ICT tools in classrooms. A quantitative research design was used to collect the data randomly from a sample of 100 secondary school teachers in the state of Melaka, Malaysia. Evidence has been collected through distribution of a modified-adopted survey questionnaire. Overall, the key issues and challenges found to be significant in using ICT tools by teachers were: limited accessibility and network connection, limited technical support, lack of effective training, limited time and lack of teachers' competency. Moreover, the results from independent t-test show that use of ICT tools by male teachers (M =2.08, SD = 0.997) in the classroom is higher compared to female teachers (M = 2.04, SD = 0.992). It is hoped that the outcome of this research provides proper information and recommendation to those responsible for integrating new technologies into the school teaching and learning process.
Facebook Addiction Levels of Students in the Physical Education and Sport Department
Author: Yaman, Çetin
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Addictive Behavior,Physical Education,Athletics,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,College Students,Foreign Countries,Gender Differences,Scores,Student Surveys,Instructional Program Divisions,Factor Analysis

Time spent using various technological equipment increases every day with rapid technology development. Unfortunately, technology addiction is becoming an important issue. Especially with the development and ubiquity of mobile technologies, social media addiction is expanding. The aim of this study is to measure the Facebook addiction levels of 274 students at the Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department in a public university in Turkey and to examine their Facebook addiction levels against a number of variables. Descriptive method was used within the framework of the study and the &quot;Facebook Addiction Survey&quot; developed by Çam and Isbulan (2012) was used as the data collection instrument. The results of the study show the students had low levels of Facebook addiction. On the other hand, when the Facebook addiction level mean scores were compared, male students were seen to have higher scores than female students. Students in the 3rd grade had higher mean scores than those in the 1st and 2nd grades. Although Facebook addiction is not a problem among the students, proactive action is needed to enhance student awareness of the problem and ensure future teachers can be role models in an addiction-free academic environment.
Entrepreneurial Educators: A Narrative Study Examining Entrepreneurial Educators in Launching Innovative Practices for K-12 Schools
Author: Schimmel, Ian
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Innovation,Entrepreneurship,Elementary Secondary Education,Experienced Teachers,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Experience

The purpose of this study was to examine the entrepreneurial orientation reflected in the experiences of seasoned entrepreneurial educators as they reflect on the development of their innovative practices. The researcher used the Entrepreneurial Orientation of Lumpkin and Dess (1996) as a theoretical lens to accompany interpretive research perspective. An in-depth literature review revealed many differing definitions of entrepreneurship and few ideas on educational entrepreneurs. A qualitative approach was selected to gain data through the use of artifact collection and open-ended interviews. Data was analyzed using the three-dimension space approach model of Clandinin and Connelly (2000). Individual participant profiles were created before a collective restory was made. Five participants who were purposefully selected as being educational entrepreneurs were used. Based on the data, six themes, and additional subthemes emerged. The findings partly agreed with Lumpkin and Dess's (1996) Entrepreneurial Orientation. The study found that educational entrepreneurs are: risk-takers, innovators, proactive, built on prior positive experiences, had difficulties starting, and were collaborative.
Tablet Computer Literacy Levels of the Physical Education and Sports Department Students
Author: Hergüner, Gülten
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Handheld Devices,Technology Uses in Education,Physical Education,Athletics,Preservice Teachers,Computer Literacy,Student Surveys,Student Characteristics,Ownership,Age Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Gender Differences

Education systems are being affected in parallel by newly emerging hardware and new developments occurring in technology daily. Tablet usage especially is becoming ubiquitous in the teaching-learning processes in recent years. Therefore, using the tablets effectively, managing them and having a high level of tablet literacy play an important role within the education system. This study aimed at determining the tablet literacy levels of students in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching department at Sakarya University in Turkey, and examining this data with regard to various variables. Some 276 students participated in the study. Findings of the study suggest that the sample has a high tablet literacy level. While no significant difference was found in the tablet literacy by gender, the students in the 2nd grade are noted to have higher levels of tablet literacy compared to the students in 3rd and 4th grades and tablet owners are more tablet literate when compared to non-owners. A significant but low level correlation was found between the tablet usage time and tablet literacy.
Undergraduate Research as a Fate Accompli: Innovation and Evolution of a Student Conference in Business
Author: Buff, Cheryl L.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Student Research,Conferences (Gatherings),Business Administration Education,Educational Innovation,Business Schools,School Culture,Outcomes of Education,Financial Support,Teacher Participation,College Faculty,Student Participation

The benefits of undergraduate research continue to receive academic attention and it is becoming an engaged learning practice present on many college campuses today. As research participation grows, an opportunity exists to showcase the work being accomplished and to use this public presentation to foster a culture of undergraduate research on campus, lobby for additional funding, and increase student and faculty participation. We describe the innovation and evolution of a student conference in business, sharing lessons learned and measureable results for the ten years this conference has been in place.
Doctoral Education and Government Funding in Higher Education Institutions: An Approach from Chile
Author: Pedraja-Rejas, Liliana
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Doctoral Programs,Foreign Countries,Educational Finance,Federal Aid,College Faculty,Teacher Effectiveness,Universities,Educational Quality,Regression (Statistics),Statistical Analysis

This research reveals the importance that government funding and the quality of faculty have on the doctoral training of universities from the Council of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), thus exploring the existing relationship inside this formative process. The results and conclusions show that government funding has a direct impact on doctoral training in Chile, along with the quality of the academic staff that these analyzed institutions have. Therefore, it is pertinent to conclude that fiscal funding and quality of faculty is important and relevant within the training of doctors in Chile.