ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Computerized Corpus as a Tool for Educational Technology and Learning in the Analysis of Four-Word Recurrent Expressions
Author: Özbay, Ali Sükrü
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Foreign Countries,Technology Uses in Education,Masters Theses,Academic Language,Language Patterns,Language Research,Native Language,Second Languages,Computational Linguistics,Form Classes (Languages)

The study aimed to investigate the disciplinary variations and the structural/functional features of recurrent expressions in the introduction and literature sections of the Master of Arts (MA) theses in two corpora. It is significant since the bundles fulfil specific functions in the form of formulaic language. The sampling of the study was Turkish and British academic writers. Their essays mainly based on academic argumentative topics were selected as analysis data. Data collection included compilation and categorization of the computerized corpora for possible differences and similarities. Sketch Engine, an online text analysis tool, was used for the analysis. Exploring the usage patterns of recurrent expressions among the native and non-native corpora, we also analysed the four-word recurrent expressions and featured the existing variations of functional and structural aspects. Cross-linguistic analysis revealed that Turkish writers distinguish some features of recurrent expressions more than others. Structural expressions encompassed the verb-based, noun and propositional structures. The research, text, and participant oriented recurrent expressions built up the functional groups. The most frequently used functional categories were location and description in research-oriented recurrent expressions. The findings also indicated a positive role of recurrent expressions in the learning of the disciplinary features. Structural similarities were also found, indicating strong functional features for constructing discourse in research writing. The implication is that creating appropriate academic discursive practices with a focus on the properties of the recurrent expressions can be better analysed by employing several online corpus tools.
Examination of the Correlation between e-Learning Readiness and Achievement Goal Orientation of College Students
Author: Sevim-Cirak, Nese
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Electronic Learning,Readiness,Goal Orientation,Academic Achievement,Correlation,Relationship,Public Colleges,Foreign Countries,Predictor Variables

Students' readiness for e-learning is necessary in order to make the e-learning process more effective. Readiness for e-learning refers to the degree of having pre-knowledge and skills, and affective characteristics such as the necessary attitude and motivation to experience this process most effectively. Academic orientations of the students also contribute to their perception of the quality of the learning process in online learning environments. Furthermore, elearning creates a learner-centered learning approach that might be contrived to personal goal orientations. Hence this study aims to identify the relationship between achievement goal orientations and the e-learning readiness level of the students. Data were collected from 457 university students enrolled in a public university in Turkey. The University Students' E-learning readiness Scale and 2X2 achievement goal orientation scale were used as the data collection tools. A canonical correlation analysis (CCA) was performed to analyze the data. This study revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship between e-learning readiness and achievement goal orientations of the students. Three of the four canonical correlations were statistically significant which indicates that variables' linear combinations were related.
Examining Computer Science Education of Asia-Pacific Countries Successful in the PISA
Author: Fis Erümit, Semra
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Pacific Islanders,School Effectiveness,Secondary School Students,Computer Science Education,Educational Practices,Curriculum,Elementary Secondary Education,Achievement Tests,International Assessment

In this study, the Computer Science (CS) education in K-12 of the countries in the &quot;Asia-Pacific region&quot;, which are among the top 10 in PISA, and CS education of Türkiye were investigated. PISA is conducted to assess science, mathematics, and reading skills. PISA, which is carried out every 3 years by the OECD, evaluates 15-yearold students. When the countries that have been successful in PISA are examined, it has been observed that the number of countries in the &quot;Asia-Pacific region&quot; in the top 10 has increased in recent years. In this study, data analysis was done with document analysis, which included PISA results and reports, OECD reports, computer science curriculum of countries, and academic studies on PISA and computer science education. As a result of the data obtained, the countries' CS education was compared to identify successful practices. Also, the countries' practices in computer science education were compared to Türkiye, and implications were made about the effects of such works on PISA results.
An Overview of the Study of Language in the History of Philosophy (Renaissance to Postmodern)
Author: Pardede, Parlindungan
Date: 2023-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Postmodernism,Language Research,Language Usage,Diachronic Linguistics,Textbooks,Content Analysis,History,Hermeneutics

To English educators and researchers, having a good grasp of what a language is and how language learning takes place is important. To a certain extent, surveying language study development is a good start to achieving the goal. This article is the second part of a literature review summarizing language studies taking place along the history of philosophy that has lasted for 26 centuries, starting from ancient Greek to the postmodern era. This part includes language studies conducted in Renaissance Period up to the Postmodern Age. Data was collected by surveying relevant and credible textbooks and scientific articles. The findings reveal that unlike language studies in Ancient Greek up to the Middle Ages that focused on various paradigms related to the nature of language and microlinguistic concepts, the studies in the era of modern philosophy focus on the relationship between language and users and the world. Overall, the changes in the focus of language studies over the 26 centuries indicate that the study of language will keep on going on and on because language is a symbiotic organism that continues to change along with the changes in thinking, experience, life, and human culture as the host of the symbiosis between language and humans.
Second Graders&apos; Perception of Audio Visual Use in Teaching Listening Skills at SMP Negeri 3 Majene
Author: Sudewi, Putu Wahyu
Date: 2023-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Listening Skills,Skill Development,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Audiovisual Instruction,Junior High School Students,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness

Listening is the act of focusing on hearing something or the act of paying attention. Teaching listening skills to students who are learning English as a foreign language is a challenge for teachers. The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of the use of audiovisual media in listening classes among the second-grade students of SMP Negeri 3 Majene. This study used qualitative research. Questionnaires and interviews served as the instruments. Findings showed that the students have a positive perception of audiovisuals because the use of audiovisuals in learning listening skills makes it easier for students to understand the material provided and interact with friends during the lesson. Audio-visual media is attractive, effective, relevant, and motivating for students in listening activities.
Translation Teaching Model in Offline, Online, and Hybrid Mode
Author: Hidayat, Arif
Date: 2023-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Translation,Teaching Methods,Electronic Learning,Blended Learning,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Indonesian,Learning Readiness,College Students,Foreign Countries,Curriculum Development,Instructional Materials

Reviewing translation teaching from the nature of the basic skills that must be possessed, students have at least mastered two languages based on their respective linguistic rules. This study aims to analyze the translation teaching model in offline, online, and hybrid mode. This research uses a case study method with a qualitative approach. The subject of this research is learning English Indonesian Translation classes from 2019 to 2022 at UBSI. The research data were analyzed using interactive analysis technique and were validated by conducting data source triangulation techniques. This study reveals that translation teaching requires students' readiness by requiring students to master a number of courses or at least have attended and passed the required lectures. Offline, online, and hybrid translation teaching at UBSI is carried out consistently and continuously. UBSI uses a collaborative translation-teaching model by combining two translation teaching models through technology. The limitations of this research are limited to the level of researcher participation in several quality assurance processes. However, this research succeeded in uncovering the potential of technology as part of a collaborative translation-teaching model.
The Morphology of the SoTL Article: New Possibilities for the Stories That SoTL Scholars Tell about Teaching and Learning
Author: Halpern, Faye
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Morphology (Languages),Research Reports,Teaching Methods,Learning Processes,Fairy Tales,Russian,Folk Culture,Ethics,Moral Values,Humanities,Moral Development,Problem Solving,Computational Linguistics,Story Telling,Discourse Analysis,Outcomes of Education,Educational Research

The folklorist Vladímir Propp identified a curious phenomenon in his study of 100 Russian fairy tales: despite their tremendous surface variety, they followed a single narrative structure or morphology. This article argues that the same phenomenon applies to SoTL articles: despite the tremendous variety of content and methods that SoTL articles evince, they have come to tell the same kind of story. They tell, over and over, a story of redemption. I identify two problems with the story of redemption, the first having to do with ethos (the character that an author projects to their readers), and the second having to do with plausibility. I propose an array of narrative possibilities to enable SoTL authors to tell other kinds of stories--possibilities based on problematizing rather than easily solving. I argue that these possibilities better realize how some of the foundational thinkers in SoTL wanted the field to evolve. While benefiting all SoTL practitioners, such an expansion of narrative possibilities will make the field a more welcoming place to humanities scholars in particular, many of whom share a skepticism about the possibility of linear progress and perpetual self-improvement.
Students&apos; L2 Writing Motivation and Self-Efficacy: A Case of Quality-Oriented Writing for Publication
Author: Saputri, Mutiara H.
Date: 2023-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Student Motivation,Writing for Publication,Self Efficacy,Feedback (Response),Student Attitudes,Graduate Students,Foreign Countries,Academic Language

A growing body of research has investigated students' perceptions on corrective feedback in relation with their emotional state as well as satisfaction in writing, but few studies have considered students' writing motivation and self-efficacy upon receiving corrective feedback on the same writing section of their scholarly manuscript. In this article, students' perception of corrective feedback in relation with their writing motivation which in turn affects their writing self-efficacy are explored in the context of a scholarly article writing project. Drawing upon mixed qualitative studies of case study and auto-ethnography, learning portfolios and diaries were collected from three graduate students majoring in English Education Department, and were analyzed using open coding. The findings showed that students' writing motivation and self-efficacy in the first attempts of writing scholarly articles to be optimistic and highly motivated. However, as the students received multiple major revisions on their introduction section of their article over a certain period of time, their writing motivation and self-efficacy declined significantly. Upon successfully meeting the instructor's expectations on proper academic writing, some of the students' writing motivation and self-efficacy seemed to incline back to its former state.
Thematic and Sentiment Analysis of Learners&apos; Feedback in MOOCs
Author: Pant, Harsh Vardhan
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: MOOCs,Course Evaluation,Dropout Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Feedback (Response),Introductory Courses,Computer Security,College Students,Academic Persistence

In recent years, sentiment analysis has gained popularity among researchers in various domains, including the education domain. Sentiment analysis can be applied to review the course comments in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which could enable course designers' to easily evaluate their courses. The objective of this study is to explore the influential factors that affect the completion rate of MOOCs and unravel the sentiments of dropout learners by evaluating learners' feedback. In the present study, sentiment analysis was performed using Python programming and NVivo tools on the feedback of the learners enrolled in three MOOCs entitled Introduction to Cyber Security, Digital Forensics and Development of Online Courses for SWAYAM, which was hosted on the SWAYAM platform (www.swayam.gov.in). Two instruments were used for data collection: (1) a structured questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale was administrated using Google Forms -- the questionnaires have also some additional open-ended questions -- and (2) semi-structured interview schedules with the domain experts. The feedback was collected using Google Forms and a total of 324 responses were received between April 23, 2022 to May 31, 2022. The non-probability sampling method served as the sampling approach in the quantitative phase in this study.
Students&apos; Perception of Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Vietnam: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Face-to-Face and Alternative Modes of Learning
Author: Ta, Hien Thi Thu
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Quality Assurance,Undergraduate Students,Higher Education,School Policy,Program Effectiveness,Stakeholders,Participation,Student Participation

Students are considered the most essential internal stakeholders in the higher education sector. They play a significant role in quality assurance processes. This study aims to investigate students' engagement with and perceptions of Vietnamese higher education quality assurance. The study conducted an online survey questionnaire for undergraduate students in five major cities across Vietnam. The researchers utilised convenience sampling method to draw a representative sample from the target population. The 1,323 valid responses were collected and analysed using IBM's SPSS Statistical Tool. The results show that most of the Vietnamese students were aware of quality policy and quality assurance models implemented at their institutions. The purposes of quality assurance and the focus level of quality assurance were also reported on by the majority of respondents. However, the positive change as to the results of quality assurance implementation was not clearly observed by the students. The paper concludes that Vietnamese students were involved in several major quality assurance processes, and they were aware of only important quality assurance tools implemented at their university.
Learning with Digital Media: A Systematic Review of Students&apos; Use in African Higher Education
Author: Loglo, Frank Senyo
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,Electronic Learning,Literature Reviews,College Students,Learning Management Systems,Foreign Countries,Geographic Distribution,Student Characteristics,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods

This study examined African higher education students' digital media use for learning. A total of 64 papers were selected for final synthesis from 1046 publications between 2010 and 2021. The review was dominated by campus-based undergraduate studies in the STEM subjects. The synthesis confirmed a variety of digital media usage; however, learning management systems were mainly used for course delivery and primarily accessed by students through weak internet-enabled mobile devices. Digital-media learning activities include communication, information search, instruction, knowledge management, exploration, assessment, collaboration, and simulation. Subject areas were found to have no associations with type of learning activity. These findings suggest an emphasis on transmissive learning modes in digital environments, which may not promote active learning. Although African countries have leapfrogged the development of tethered devices and internet applications, connectivity cost, reported incompatibility, technical issues, and low digital proficiency still prevent the upscaling of technologyenhanced learning via mobile devices.
ICT and Internet Usage among Kosovar Students: The Impact of Trends on Achievement in the PISA Scales
Author: Shala, Arif
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Internet,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries,Achievement Tests,Secondary School Students,International Assessment,Mathematics Achievement,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Equal Education,Access to Computers,Socioeconomic Influences,Correlation,Information Technology,Student Attitudes,News Reporting,Learning Processes,Electronic Mail,Computer Mediated Communication,Homework,Gender Differences,Computer Use,Computer Software,Developing Nations

The current analysis aims to research the impact of ICT usage on students' achievement in the 2018 PISA assessment, specifically achievement in mathematics, science and reading scales. In this assessment, a total of 5,058 randomly selected students from 224 schools across Kosovo took part in the study. In addition, to the subscales assessing reading, mathematics and science achievement, participants also completed a variety of questionnaires developed by OECD to assess perceptions, socioeconomic factors and classroom/school contexts, among others. Current study analysis reveals the link between achievement and ICT usage among students, such as using computers for research, reading news, learning something new, and reading emails, among others. In a developing country where the achievement gap between students is increasing rapidly it is crucial to understand how access to resources hinders equity. Results indicate that access to the internet and computers at home links to higher achievement. However, Kosovar students tend to use technology and the internet mainly to chat with friends, and significantly less for learning something new or for doing homework. Gender differences are evident, with female students reporting a lower online presence. In conclusion, Kosovar students use computers and the internet mainly for entertainment and not for learning, which suggests that achievement cannot be attributed to ICT access and/or use.
Democratising the Design of Educational Games for Social Change: An Approach Based on Critical Pedagogy
Author: Myers, Christina
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Games,Social Change,Instructional Design,Democratic Values,Critical Theory,Computer Games,Video Games,Design

Digital games can be used as educational tools for tackling structural inequalities and promoting social justice. Designing games with these purposes is a complex task that requires a myriad of combined expertise, including games' mechanics, software development, educational game design, pedagogy and knowledge of the educational topic (which can target specific social issues). Democratising the design of educational games is used to increase the agency and participation of diverse and novice groups throughout design processes and can be used to improve the efficiency of such games as it directly leads to the inclusion of broad voices, knowledge, experiences and perspectives. This research adopted a Design-Based Research methodology to create, evaluate and validate 13 design principles to democratise the design of educational games for social change. Three research phases were implemented in turn: a preliminary, prototyping and evaluation phase. The preliminary phase was based on creating these principles by grounding them on fundamentals of Critical Pedagogy, a theory of education which presents pedagogical techniques to accelerate learning, engagement and social change. The prototyping phase was based on conducting semi-structured interviews to assess and improve these principles with educational and game design experts. During the evaluation phase, these principles were applied and evaluated during two weekend-long game design events, called Game Jams. These were open to anyone interested in creating a digital game to raise awareness of gender inequalities, and 13 of the 23 participants (57%) had no previous experience in game design. This research presents theoretical and practical contributions related to how to democratise educational game design for social change. It evidenced the relevance of facilitating design principles that address &quot;what&quot; could be done to trigger learning in games; &quot;why&quot; this learning could be facilitated, from both pedagogical and gaming perspectives; and &quot;how&quot; to implement these principles into educational games.
Foreign Language Teachers&apos; Perspectives on Intercultural Communication Skills in Turkey
Author: Bakiner, Ayça
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Second Language Learning,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Intercultural Communication,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language)

This study examined the perceptions of foreign language teachers in Turkey regarding their role as conveyers of culture in foreign language teaching. To that end, I utilised a descriptive model, one of the quantitative research designs, in the research. The study group consisted of 441 English teachers working in the English preparatory programs of various universities in Turkey in 2020-2021 academic year. The survey focused on teachers' perceptions of their purposes in foreign language teaching, their views on culture teaching in the context of foreign language teaching, their cultural teaching practices, their familiarity with the country, culture, and individuals in which the language they teach, the time they allocate to culture and language teaching in their practices, and their views on the cultural content of the materials they use. The answers of the participants are summarized as arithmetic mean and standard deviation, frequency and percentage. I used one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) so as to determine whether the data on the participants differed significantly according to the variables and preferred Tukey, one of the post- hoc multiple comparison technique, to verify the source of the significant difference as a result of the ANOVA analysis. The results of the study showed that the teachers are aware of the importance of integrating the target culture in foreign language teaching. The majority of the participants pay attention to conveying the culture of the target language within the framework of the curriculum and materials they use. However, it was concluded that foreign language teachers in Turkey needed support programs and travels in order to increase their level of familiarity with the culture of the language they teach.