ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Flipped Classroom Learning Model and Its Availability in Turkish Education
Author: Akin, Erhan
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Teaching Models,Language Skills,Educational Technology,Educational Practices,Lesson Plans,Course Evaluation,Blended Learning

Technological developments, which entered into educational environment, led up new developments on behalf of rescuing education from locking in certain environments by expanding its domain. One of these developments, subject of our study, is the learning model called Flipped Classroom. In this model, students are able to continue their education without depending on their teachers and classrooms and breaking off from them. This model may be more effective particularly for the courses aimed at teaching skills. Turkish education is a course thought for basic language skills. Basic language skills require practice rather than theory. Learning and teaching of a skill can be provided as a result of effective use of the practice environment. It is expected to be learned at the highest level by a model which is called Flipped Classroom and settled to the literature as &quot;Flipped Classroom&quot;. For this purpose, the field related to Flipped Classroom model was browsed at first, and then theoretical framework of the study was created by reaching relevant sources and the emphasis was laid on the availability of this model in Turkish education. Recommendations related to field of the study were made.
Practitioner Inquiry with Early Program Teacher Candidates
Author: Koomen, Michele Hollingsworth
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inquiry,Meta Analysis,Methods Courses,Cognitive Processes,Difficulty Level,Inclusion,Classroom Communication,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Classroom Techniques,Grouping (Instructional Purposes),Preservice Teacher Education,Teaching Methods,Educational Practices,Semi Structured Interviews,Observation,Lesson Observation Criteria,Student Participation,Elementary School Mathematics,Elementary School Science,Pedagogical Content Knowledge

This meta-analysis reports on the use of practitioner inquiry (PI) with early program teacher candidates in conjunction with elementary science and math methods courses using cognitive load theory as a theoretical framework. The findings suggest that the teacher candidates enhanced their knowledge of practice within practice across 5 dimensions of practice: inclusion, classroom discussion, classroom engagement, understanding student learning and grouping. The sixth outcome provides evidence of the ways that the practitioner inquiry fostered learning about how to learn from practice. Cognitive load theory can be used to explain the difficulty of assimilating theory into practice for emerging teacher candidates. Implications for teacher education are included.
Science Educators Teaching Engineering Design: An Examination across Science Professional Development Sites
Author: Grubbs, Michael E.
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,STEM Education,Science Instruction,Student Interests,Engineering Education,Faculty Development,Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Educational Practices,Teaching Models,Intermode Differences,Definitions,Elementary School Science,Elementary School Teachers,Design,Grounded Theory

Although the currently employed STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) acronym is of recent origin, dating to the early 2000s (Chute, 2009), the United States has long emphasized the importance of teaching STEM in its public schools. Early efforts, such as &quot;Science, the Endless Frontier&quot; (Bush, 1945) and the &quot;Grinter Report&quot; (Grinter, 1955) highlighted benefits of developing K-12 student interest in science and engineering, sought successful strategies for exposing students to such fields, and advocated better preparation for teachers to deliver engineering content and practices (Harris, DeLoatch, Grogan, Peden, &amp; Whinnery, 1994). The National Defense of Education Act buttressed attention to STEM by recommending improvement in mathematics and science in response to Sputnik (Rudolph, 2002). Moreover, publications such as &quot;A Nation at Risk&quot; (NCEE, 1983) specifically asserted the United States' (U.S.) educational institutions and their pedagogical practices as a reason for the country's rapidly slipping dominance as a global economic leader. In turn, educational reform evoked publication of standards documents (AAAS, 1989, 1993; NRC, 1996) addressing student interest and proficiency in STEM while providing the framework for science, mathematics, and technology to be taught in unison (Wells, 2008). Integrative approaches, such as technological and engineering design, were explicitly promoted by documents such as the &quot;Standards for Technological Literacy&quot; (ITEA/ITEEA, 2000/2002/2007). Collectively, these efforts have been instrumental to current Integrative STEM Education (I-STEM ED) (Wells &amp; Ernst, 2012/2015) and preparation of students capable of succeeding in a competitive global economy (Sanders, 2009). However, as school disciplines adopt engineering design as an approach to develop student interest in STEM education and teach multiple subject areas, attention to use of such approaches needs to be better understood.
Organizational Trust of Mobbing Victims: A Study of Turkish Teachers
Author: Ertürk, Abbas
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Trust (Psychology),Teacher Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Regression (Statistics),Institutional Characteristics,Correlation,Work Environment,School Culture,Questionnaires

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between mobbing behaviour faced by high schools teachers and their organizational trust. The study was based on the survey model. 418 teachers from five different prefectures in the province of Ankara participated in the survey. The NAQ negative acts scale and organizational trust scale were used to collect the survey data. Frequency, t-test, ANOVA, and regression analyses were employed in the analysis of the data. Following the survey, it was found that the level of mobbing faced by teachers was low and their level of organizational trust was high. Significant differences by type of school were found in both variables. In addition, a medium-level negative relationship was also identified between mobbing experienced in schools and organizational trust.
The Effect of Data-Based Translation Program Used in Foreign Language Education on the Correct Use of Language
Author: Darancik, Yasemin
Date: 2016-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Evidence Based Practice,Translation,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Language Usage,Internet,Web Sites,German,Turkish,English,Syntax,Semantics,Grammar,Vocabulary Development,Error Patterns,Accuracy,Computational Linguistics,College Students

It has been observed that data-based translation programs are often used both in and outside the class unconsciously and thus there occurs many problems in foreign language learning and teaching. To draw attention to this problem, with this study, whether the program has satisfactory results or not has been revealed by making translations from German to Turkish, German to English, Turkish to German, Turkish to English, English to German and English to Turkish by the help of Google Translate program and the effects of the results on the education have been discussed by analyzing them according to the word, syntax, semantics and grammar. In this study, although Google Translate program has been considered as the basic translation program, here what is really meant is that all the data-based translation programs show the same result.It would be wrong to say this type of translation programs are totally negative; however it is a fact that it can mislead the new learners of a foreign language and push them to laziness. For this reason, in this study the errors of the translation programs and the points that foreign language learners should pay attention have been mentioned and the necessity that they should review the translations they make again and again has been revealed.
Development of International-Mindedness and Preferences for World Music in Teacher Preparation Coursework
Author: VanAlstine, Sharri K.
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Education,Multicultural Education,Global Approach,Preferences,Preservice Teacher Education,Elementary School Teachers,Methods Courses,Cultural Awareness,Education Majors,Listening Comprehension Tests,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Significance,Scores,Multivariate Analysis,Music Appreciation,Likert Scales

In higher education we aspire to prepare students to develop international-mindedness suited to become world citizens. The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate the development of international-mindedness during students' participation in music methods coursework and (2) to find out how international-mindedness is related to preference for world music. Results indicate that participants grew in the characteristics of international-mindedness as well as in their preference for a wide variety of world music examples by the end of the semester.
The Assessment of Irrigated Land Salinization in the Aral Sea Region
Author: Karlykhanov, Orazkhan K.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Agriculture,Water,Rural Development,Agricultural Production,Farm Management,Soil Science,Environmental Research,Geography,Classification,Field Studies,Rural Extension,Researchers,Chemistry

Agriculture is one of the main industries of Kazakhstan, especially in the Kyzylorda Region. Before the reforms, agriculture in this region was better developed than the manufacturing industry; this is no longer the case. The main crop grown on the irrigated land of the region is rice. Inefficient distribution of cultivated areas, their excessive use, and the growing volume of fertilizers used in the soil increases the salinization of the soil on arable land. This necessitates the investigation of the soil on irrigated land through environmental and geographical monitoring. This research analyzes the current reclamation state of irrigated cultivated land in the Kyzylorda Region located in the Kazakhstani part of the Eastern Aral Sea region, in the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River. The causes and level of soil salinization in said areas were determined. In addition, the factors that affect land salinization in the Shieli-Zhanakorgan, Kyzylorda, and Kazaly-Aral irrigation sectors were determined. The research classifies the arable land in the Shieli, Zhalagash, Karmakshy, Kazaly, and Aral Districts in terms of salinization type, characterizes its peculiarities, and investigates ways of improving the salt regime of soil on irrigated arable land.
ALA Library Schools and Subject Reference Coursework: A Short Communication
Author: Condic, Kristine
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Library Associations,Library Schools,Library Science,Library Education,Library Services,Reference Services,Humanities,Social Sciences,Sciences,Health Sciences,Educational Trends,Information Science Education,Librarians,Curriculum,Specialization

Reference librarians are exposed to the literature of different disciplines in a number of ways including advanced degrees, on the job training, and intellectual inquisitiveness. As students, many reference librarians were also exposed to library science programs offering coursework specializing in information sources and research within other disciplines. A brief study of current library science programs in the United States reveals that approximately half of these programs offer specialized reference coursework in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Comparing these results to a previous study, one finds that humanities and social sciences courses have proportionately diminished while medical and health sciences courses have increased. These changes have implications for LIS educators preparing students for reference work.
Developing an Interactive Non-Formal Chemistry Setting and Investigating Its Effectiveness on High School Students' Attitudes towards Chemistry
Author: Demircioglu, Gökhan
Date: 2016-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Nonformal Education,Student Attitudes,Investigations,High School Students,Scientific Attitudes,Science Activities,Attitude Measures,Pretests Posttests,Semi Structured Interviews,Mixed Methods Research,Worksheets,Student Surveys,Interviews,Educational Environment,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics

The main purpose of this study is to design an interactive non-formal chemistry environment and investigate its effectiveness on high school students' attitudes towards chemistry. Besides that, it is tried to determine to what extent students correlate these concepts with daily life. 14 voluntary students (5 female, 9 male) from different levels participated to conduct the experimental study. The chemistry laboratory of a high school is reorganized for this study. 7 chemistry activities which are intriguing and relevant to daily life were selected from different sources. At first, the students were informed about the study and then Chemistry Attitude Scale was applied as pre-test. The study was completed in total of 3 days. At the end of each day, the students filled a worksheet about the activities carried out during that day. After the completion of activities, Chemistry Attitude Scale and Experience Determination Survey were applied to the students. Furthermore semi-structured interviews were conducted with one student from each level. As a result of this study, the attitudes of the students increased positively and they regarding the working environment as 'entertaining, different, experience, collective, enjoyable and interesting'. Furthermore, the students' levels of correlating chemistry concepts with daily life were determined to be 67.5% on average.
Impact of Nigerian Home Video/Movie Industry on the Moral Behaviours of Secondary School Students in Ebonyi State of Nigeria
Author: Njoku, Nkechi C.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Film Production,Social Media,Mass Media Effects,Student Behavior,Moral Issues,Moral Development,Questionnaires,Teacher Surveys,Behavior Change,Change Strategies

Impact of home video/movie industry on the moral behaviour of secondary school students is a search for the impact of home video in moral upbringing of school children. The study adopted a survey design approach of investigation: The area of study is Ebonyi State and the population comprised all the 322 CRS teachers in the state. 200 teachers were selected out of 322 teachers in the government owned secondary schools using purposive sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents and mean used to analyze data obtained. The result revealed that Nigerian video/movie has negative impact on the moral behaviour of school children in Ebonyi State and the impact could be ameliorating through effective teachings of Christian moral education among others. Based on the findings, recommendations wee made on how to direct the usage of home video so that it will influence students' life positively. This forms the major contribution of the study.
Integration of Histology Lectures and Practical Teaching in China
Author: Lu, Xiaoye
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Lecture Method,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Laboratory Equipment,Theory Practice Relationship,Integrated Curriculum,Scores,Graduate Medical Education,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Medical Students,Pilot Projects,Medical Schools,Anatomy,Questionnaires,Online Surveys

Objectives: Human histology is a discipline concerning the study of microscopic structures of human tissues and organs--with the aid of light or electron microscopes. Traditional teaching of histology is composed of two separated components, theory and practice. The main disadvantage with traditional histology teaching is the detachment of theory and practice, so that students could not completely and systematically comprehend histology. Methods: To supplement the deficiencies of traditional histology teaching, we implemented the integrated curriculum of the theory and practice on histology at Jinan University School of Medicine. The aim of the integrated curriculum is to enhance students' learning efficiency. During the course, teaching patterns as &quot;lecture-practice-lecture-practice&quot; and &quot;practice-lecture-practice&quot; were alternatively employed according to the content. We attempted to guide students to verify the theory using practice, and to conduct practice simultaneously using theoretical knowledge. Results: We assessed the tests scores of students participating and non-participating in the new integrated curriculum at the end of semester. We found that the average test score, pass rate and excellent rate were significantly higher in participating than non-participating students. The follow-up questionnaire survey revealed that the better exam results was derived from maximizing the use of time in class, encouragement of students' learning initiatives, mastering of key points and arrangement of theory and practical teaching more appropriately in the integrated course. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated that integrated teaching indeed improved the students' histology learning outcomes.
Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Smartphone Addiction of University Students
Author: Kumcagiz, Hatice
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Well Being,Psychological Patterns,Handheld Devices,Telecommunications,College Students,Addictive Behavior,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Factor Analysis,Gender Differences,Parent Attitudes,Economic Status,Likert Scales

This study was carried out to examine the relationship between university students' levels of psychological well-being and smartphone addiction. The study group consists of a total of 408 students (303 female and 105 male) selected by random sampling method and studying at the departments of Primary Education, Science Teaching, Art and Crafts Teaching, French Teaching, and Guidance and Psychological Counseling at the Faculty of Education, Ondokuz Mayis University in the 2015-2016 academic year. In this research, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, and Personal Information Form were used to collect data.The independent-samples t-test, arithmetic mean, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffé's post hoc test were employed for the analysis and interpretation of data. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was used for the relationship between the level of psychological well-being and the use of smartphones, and accordingly the results were evaluated.The relationship between university students' levels of psychological well-being and smartphone addiction seems to be significant based on this research. Factors affecting university students' levels of psychological well-being and smartphone addiction include gender, grade, parental attitudes, economic status of the family, and level of perception.
Connected Learning: Evaluating and Refining an Academic Community Blogging Platform
Author: Stephens, Michael
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Web Sites,Library Services,Electronic Learning,Library Education,Technology Uses in Education,Information Science,Educational Environment,Online Courses,Online Surveys,College Students,Library Schools,Library Science,Teaching Methods,Web Based Instruction,Reflection,Educational Technology,Mixed Methods Research,Likert Scales

This study investigates the benefits of a community blogging platform for students in an online LIS program. Using a web survey and descriptive content analysis methods, this paper empirically addresses how student blogging communities can be effectively foster connections amongst instructors and students, and enhance perceptions of learning performance. Overall, students reported the blogging community and blogging assignment created a positive impact on their learning performance, particularly with productivity and competence. The positive feedback concerning usability and connections to others in the system reported lead to an overall positive perception of learning within the blogging community. Instructors seeking to create communities such as this for students should make the sites usable, customizable, and attractive.
Test Diagnosing of Learning Activity
Author: Yavich, Roman
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Criterion Referenced Tests,Learning Activities,Accuracy,Diagnostic Tests,Test Results,Achievement Tests

The technology of criteria-oriented testing enhanced by the reflexive components is suggested in this article. Tests made according to this technology are called academic activity tests. The student chooses or formulates not the answer to the problem but an action that is productive in his opinion. So, this type of tests helps not only check the accuracy of the achieved results, but traces the course of its getting. The main characteristics of such tests that make it possible to estimate it diagnostic potential are presented. Among these are variability of the test and the length of the minimum and maximum trajectory of the result achievement. The test of this kind with the discussion of its diagnostic possibilities is given as an example.
Women's Education in Saudi Arabia
Author: Alsuwaida, Nouf
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Womens Education,Educational History,Educational Practices,Ideology,Islam,Educational Change,Teacher Education,Feminism,Gender Issues,Sex Role

This paper discusses the historical, political, ideological (value), and government policies of women's education in Saudi Arabia implicated within teaching and learning, how women's higher education has changed over time in the realm of Saudi cultural traditions and religious norms. It also highlights the golden era of women's higher education. This paper presets a feminist theoretical framework.