ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Undergraduate Research Supervision: A Case Study of Supervisors&apos; Perceptions at Yanbu University College
Author: Al-Doubi, Suzan Hasan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Student Research,Supervision,Supervisors,Foreign Countries,Feedback (Response),Supervisor Qualifications,Novices,Supervisor Supervisee Relationship,Teacher Attitudes,Student Role,Attitude Change,Females,Applied Linguistics,Experience,College Faculty

This exploratory case study examined supervisors' perceptions of supervision of undergraduate research projects, and whether the level of experience affects the quality of the supervision process. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. Participants were three supervisors with varying levels of experience in the supervision process at Yanbu University College in Saudi Arabia. Obtained themes were used with the whole data-set. The data were rearranged according to the emerged common themes among the three participants. Findings revealed that the level of experience affected the supervision process in relation to the supervisors„ perceptions. It also suggested that the level of experience of the supervisors influenced the process of supervision and the feedback given to the undergraduate students. An implication of these findings is that providing novice supervisors with training and guidance should be considered. Departments should create a discussion platform between experienced and novice supervisors to ensure that the supervision experience is well delivered to undergraduates during their research projects. The study recommends supervisors to revisit all phases of their practice.
Affective Comparison of Messages in Narrative Texts of First- and Fourth-Grade Preservice Turkish Teachers
Author: Bulut, Kenan
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Turkish,Instructional Program Divisions,Gender Differences,Student Attitudes,Expectation,Affective Behavior,Reflection,Positive Attitudes,Negative Attitudes,Sentences

The aim of this study is to compare the messages in the narrative text written by first- and fourth-grade preservice Turkish teachers in order to assess their positive or negative views. To this end, 13 first and 13 fourth-grade students of the Turkish Language Teaching Department of Van Yüzüncü Yil University were asked to complete a narrative text. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Texts were assessed both as a whole and as a unit. Result showed that fourth graders used more positive sentences than first graders. The analysis of sentences as a whole revealed a difference between male and female participants. However, it was not statistically significant. The analysis of sentences as a unit revealed that male participants had significantly more positive views than female participants. The reasons for the significant difference between first and fourth graders are that before starting higher education, students have high expectations, which are, however, not fully met, and various reasons arising from universities or cities. The difference between male and female participants might be due to the fact that the latter have higher expectations and are more perfectionist than the former.
An Examination of Educational Inputs with the Data Envelopment Analysis: The Example of ICILS 2013
Author: Ozbasi, Durmus
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technological Literacy,Information Literacy,Comparative Education,School Size,Access to Computers,Internet,Educational Technology,Student Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Efficiency,Decision Making,Teacher Student Ratio,Computer Literacy

The aim of this study was to determine how efficiently different countries, comparatively, use educational inputs, which are considered to affect information and communication technology literacy. The study was designed using the survey model. The study was conducted with data belonging to 21 countries participating in the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICIL) 2013. The data of this study were grouped as educational inputs and educational outputs. The educational inputs were the ratio of school size and teachers, the ratio of school size and number of computers, the ratio of school size and number of computers available for students, the ratio of school size and number of computers with access to internet/World Wide Web, and the ratio of school size and number of smartboards. The educational outputs were determined by the average student grades obtained in ICILS 2013. The data were analysed with data envelopment analysis. The research results revealed that relatively, Australia, Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario), Denmark, Korea, and Norway were the countries with total efficiencies. It was determined that with the exception of the Czech Republic, all the countries without total efficiencies had the characteristic of increasing returns to scale. According to the projections that were put forward for countries to become totally efficient, the most reduction recommendations were received for the inputs for ratio of school size and teachers by Argentina (Buenos Aires); for ratio of school size and number of computers, ratio of school size and number of computers available for students, and ratio of school size and number of computers with access to internet/World Wide Web by Turkey; and for ratio of school size and smartboards by Thailand. That is to say, these countries were the ones least able to use these inputs efficiently.
Analysis of the Relation between Creativity Level and Problem Solving Skills of Gifted and Talented Students
Author: Nuhoglu, Hasret
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Academically Gifted,Creativity,Problem Solving,Correlation,Elementary School Students,Intelligence Quotient,Cognitive Processes

The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between intellect and creativity level of students with gifted, and to understand the relationship between their creativity level and creative problem solving skills. The target group of this study consists of a total of 20 primary school students between the ages 7 and 10; it is determined by the counseling and research center that the students involved in the study have gifted and talented. The study is carried out in Nezahat Gökyigit Botanical Garden in Turkey; the Botanical Garden presents a natural living and learning environment to students who voluntarily participated in this study. A and B forms of The Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production TCT-DP is used in the study to determine the creativity levels of students. Students carried out extensive discussions about building hydroelectric power plants on the basis of Six Thinking Hats method and creative problem solving stages. The students wrote down their thoughts about each step to the study guides specifically designed for this purpose. After completing the answering and application processes, semi-structured interviews are held with students and data are collected. The obtained data indicates that there is not a meaningful difference between IQ score and creativity levels of students. According to the study results, there is a relationship between Urban Creativity test scores and creative problem solving skills. It is observed that students with high scores create more ideas (fluency), they have more ideas in different categories (flexibility) and their ideas are more extraordinary (originality). On the other hand, it is determined that there is no difference between groups in terms of detailing thoughts (elaboration).
Educational System and Media Content in the Republic of South Africa
Author: Mehmet, Ulker
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Barriers,Access to Education,Higher Education,Teacher Qualifications,Curriculum,College Faculty,Educational Practices,Newspapers,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Success,Educational Quality,Elementary Secondary Education

In this study, the education system of the Republic of South Africa was explored. The study focused on the successes as well as problems faced by the educational system. The research questions focused on the quality of education in the country. It also explored the problems faced by students as they try to gain access to schooling at all levels of the education system. Qualitative methods were used to collect data for the study. More than 120 local newspapers were sampled for the study. The main findings from the study are that although some of the universities are highly ranked among universities in the world, the education system contains inherent problems which include poor teacher quality and outmoded curriculums.
21st Century Skills of CEIT Teacher Candidates and the Prominence of These Skills in the CEIT Undergraduate Curriculum
Author: Arslangilay, Aslihan Selcen
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: 21st Century Skills,Preservice Teacher Education,Teacher Qualifications,Preservice Teachers,Foreign Countries,Curriculum,Computer Science Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Information Literacy,Technological Literacy,Critical Thinking,Problem Solving,Entrepreneurship,Innovation,Social Responsibility,Leadership Qualities,Career Awareness,Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,High School Graduates,Academic Achievement

In the age of globalization and information and technology, changes as in all the fields of human life are being actualized in the education systems, too. It is of great importance for the teachers who are the most notable agents to transfer the changes to the next generations to be equipped with skills and knowledge so called 21st century skills in their pre-service education and start their profession. In this respect, the prominence of these skills in pre-service teacher education curriculum is a subject to be considered. With the constant emphasis on technology age, Computer and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) teacher candidates should have 21st century skills in terms of their contribution to their students as well as the schools they will work in. In this study, the &quot;Multidimensional 21th Century Skills Scale&quot; developed by Çevik and Sentürk (2019) was applied to 123 teacher candidates studying in CEIT Department of Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education in 2018-2019 Spring Semester. The CEIT curricula were also examined in terms of their inclusiveness about the 21st century skills. The analyses of the scale indicated that CEIT teacher candidates' scores are generally high for the scale overall but highest in Career consciousness and lowest in Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills sub-dimensions. It is also seen that 21st century skills are generally reflected in the CEIT curricula with the courses and their contents especially in the updated curriculum which shows that curriculum development processes were performed according to the changes and needs in the world. Further studies could be conducted for the efficiency of the updated curriculum in the following years.
Family Triangulation Experiences of Turkish Young Women
Author: Kursuncu, Mustafa Alperen
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Females,Family Relationship,Problem Solving,Conflict Resolution,Parents,Parent Child Relationship,Sibling Relationship,Siblings,Family Environment,Psychological Patterns,Daughters,Young Adults,Role

This study aims to explore Turkish young women's family triangulation experiences. The phenomenological research design of the qualitative tradition was utilized. The sample of the study comprised 10 Turkish young women who were selected through convenience sampling. During the data collection, semi-structured interviews were preferred. Data analysis were also conducted via content analysis. Participants reported &quot;insufficient problem/conflict solving ability&quot; of their parents. Holding a parental role, defending the one parent as participants perceive he/she is weak, and feeling caught in the middle were the factors in relation to &quot;mediating pattern.&quot; The theme refers to the triangulation pattern that offspring is closer to either of parents than they are to each other. A number of participants described the children and fathers in their own families as &quot;scapegoats&quot; means a pulled out or outsider position in a triangular relationship. &quot;Coalitions&quot; were one of the most frequently reported theme and mainly indicated taking sides or alliances between three (offspring and parents). Triangulated children expressed anger, emotionally distant and disappointment toward their parents as they play a mediating role during the conflicts. Only one participant was able to act without dragging into conflicts and maintained a &quot;balanced position&quot; of triangulation. Moreover, all findings of the current study were briefly discussed in the context of the &quot;value of children&quot; theme as it is the fact that material/economic expectations of parents sharply decrease, and emotional expectations increase from children in Turkish culture.
Strategic Management and Leadership of Education: Central and Local Perspectives in Turkey
Author: Kose, Esra Karabag
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Strategic Planning,Educational Administration,Instructional Leadership,Administrator Attitudes,Educational Change,Educational Planning,Faculty Workload,Administrative Organization,School Districts,Foreign Countries,Educational Policy,Middle Management,Elementary Secondary Education

This study seeks to assess how Turkey's Ministry of National Education has implemented strategic management and planning by examining the views of upper-level administrators employed in Ministry's central and provincial administrative bodies concerning the strategic management which is a legal obligation for all educational institutions across the country. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 upper- and middle-level administrators. The findings on participants' responses to the research questions were subject to descriptive analyses. The findings of the study are interesting as reveal that the top down reforms and legal obligations do not guarantee adequate and effective implementation in practice. Upper- and middle-level administrators emphasize that a strategic management and planning culture has not been established in Ministry of National Education and the strategic management and planning process has become a weak formality, which increases the workload rather than being an effective management tool. The study revealed that instead of strategic management and planning being to a technical process, measures need to be taken to facilitate its transformation into a cultural process. Strategic management and planning needs to consider together as a whole every stage of each process. The centralist approach should be abandoned and local mechanisms' areas of influence need to be increased. It is an important research area that more comprehensive evaluation of the centralist strategic management approach based on strategy transfer from the center to the local level.
Readability Characteristics of Texts in Middle School Turkish Textbooks
Author: Turkben, Tuncay
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Textbooks,Middle Schools,Readability,Textbook Content,Difficulty Level,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8

Turkish textbooks are important tools for gaining skills and competencies identified in curriculum. Textbooks should be designed to contribute to students' basic language skills as well as high level thinking skills in alignment with curriculum. The texts to be selected for textbooks should be prepared in alignment with the targeted skills and learning outcomes in terms of visuals and content. Textbooks kids encounter during elementary education play an important role in their upbringing as individuals with reading habits in later phases of their education. Therefore, texts to be included in textbooks should be selected carefully to reflect the best examples of text types, to be compatible with the child's language and meaning universe, and should be understandable. In this study, the readability levels of texts in Turkish course textbooks were analyzed. Readability levels reveal the comprehensibleness of texts. Readability depends on the number of words in a sentence and syllables in a word. First the average word and sentence length were calculated and then the readability scores of texts were calculated. Two formulas adapted to Turkish were used in identifying the readability levels of texts. The findings were analyzed comparatively. The results showed that the readability levels of narrative texts are easier compared to informing texts.
The Effect of Understanding Phrase-Meaning Relationship through Digital Storytelling on Academic Achievement and Retention
Author: Ozkaya, Perihan Gulce
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Story Telling,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Academic Achievement,Academic Persistence,Grammar,Turkish,Grade 8,Sentences,Foreign Countries,Sentence Structure,Phrase Structure,Misconceptions,Middle School Students,Teaching Methods,Student Attitudes,Conventional Instruction

The purpose of the current study is to reveal the effect of teaching the phrase-meaning relationship through digital storytelling on academic achievement and retention in teaching Turkish grammar. The study employed the mixed method. In the quantitative part of the study, the factorial design, one of the experimental designs, and in its quantitative part, the case study was simultaneously used. The study group of the current research is comprised of 40 8th grade students attending two different classes. As the data collection tools, a personal information form, an academic achievement test and an open-ended question form (OEQF) and a semi-structured interview form administered to the experimental group students were used. In the analysis of the qualitative data, descriptive statistics such as arithmetic means, standard deviations, percentages and frequencies were used. The normality of the data distribution was tested through skewness and kurtosis coefficients and these coefficients were found to be between +1 and -1. Moreover, the z statistic calculated by dividing the skewness coefficient by its own standard deviation was tested. As an additional proof to the normality of the distribution, Shapiro Wilk test was administered; and the equality of the variances was tested with Levene test. In the within and between-groups comparisons of the pre-test and post-test achievement scores of the experimental and control groups and their retention test scores, two-way variance analysis was used. The data collected through the OEQF and interviews conducted with the experimental group students were analyzed by using the content analysis and descriptive analysis techniques. The current study concluded that the instruction given to the experimental group students for them to understand the phrase-meaning relationship by using the digital storytelling more positively affect the secondary school 8th grade students' academic achievement and retention of what they have learned when compared to the current means of instruction given to the control group students.
Effect of Gender on Teachers&apos; Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
Author: Aytaç Tufan
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Beliefs,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Work Environment,Educational Environment,Teacher Responsibility,Teacher Behavior,Collegiality,Effect Size,Teacher Characteristics

The purpose of this study is to determine the varying effect sizes of teachers' perception and opinions about organizational citizenship behavior in accordance with gender. All quantitative studies dealing with the organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) of teachers in Turkey is taken into the scope of the meta-analysis. 38 studies included in this review were collected from the National Thesis Archive, ULAKBIM, Google Academic, ERIC and EBSCO databases. Total number of samples in this study composed of 18954 (teachers); 9622 of which are female teachers whereas 9322 of which are male teachers. In addition, several variables such as publication type, publication year, the region used for the research and educational level, instruction level, scale type and researcher's gender that could not be included in the evaluation as a moderator in primary researches were analyzed. In accordance with the results of this study, an effect size with statistical significance at an insignificant level was determined on the part of female teachers according to fixed effect model (d=0.02) and random effect model (d=0.03). In the consequence of the moderator analysis conducted, and educational level (p=0.75) were determined to be moderators. Moreover, effect sizes obtained from the studies showed that gender difference has a tendency to decrease by year. No effect of the region in which the research was conducted (p=0.31) the scale type used for the study (set or developed) (p=0.90) publication type (p=0.29) and the researcher's gender (p=0.97) as a moderator was determined. As a result, gender may not be recommended to be used as a significant variable for the future studies dealing with teachers' opinions about OCB. Apart from the gender variable, meta-analysis studies can be conducted using personal and professional traits, which are expected to affect teachers' OCB perceptions.
The Relationship between the Time Management Skills and Cyberloafing Behavior of School Administrators: A Quantitative Analysis
Author: Bozbayindir, Fatih
Date: 2019-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Time Management,Internet,Administrator Behavior,School Administration,Administrators,Elementary Schools,Secondary Schools,Predictor Variables

The aim of this study is to review the relationship between the time management skills and cyberloafing behavior of school managers. Descriptive survey and relational research models were used in this research. Data was collected from 181 school managers at official elementary schools, secondary schools, and secondary education schools in the district of Nizip in Gaziantep during the 2017-2018 school year. A &quot;Time Management Scale&quot;, which looks at time planning, the effective use of time and the dimensions of time traps together with a &quot;Cyberloafing Scale&quot; which is composed of both significant and insignificant cyberloafing dimensions were used as data collection tools in the research. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The research concluded that the better the school managers were at time planning and using their time effectively, the less prone they were of falling into time traps. In other words, the better their time planning and effective use of time, the more their significant and insignificant cyberloafing behavior decreased. As a result of the regression analysis, it was seen that only time traps, among the subdimensions of time management, significantly predicted cyberloafing behavior.