ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Efficacy of the Arts in a Transdisciplinary Learning Experience for Culturally Diverse Fourth Graders
Author: La Porte, Angela Maria
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Participant Observation,Advanced Placement Programs,Grade 4,Elementary Education,At Risk Students,Interaction,Audio Equipment,Interviews,Photography,Portfolios (Background Materials),Coding,Art Teachers,Teacher Role,Elementary School Teachers,Educational Environment,Cooperation,Self Esteem,Learning Motivation,Participative Decision Making,Inquiry,Student Projects,Interdisciplinary Approach,Art Activities,Student Diversity,Teaching Methods,Peer Influence,Questioning Techniques,Creativity,Content Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Qualitative Research

The aim of this participant observation was to understand the efficacy of a modified International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program for fourth-graders at a public school with a large percentage of language and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Data collection over a five-month period concentrated on teaching interactions including audio-recorded time samplings and observations of the art and regular classroom instruction, and interviews (formal and informal) with students, teachers, and school principals in addition to photographs, classroom portfolios, and other artifacts. The analysis, coding, and triangulation of data aided in understanding the art specialist and classroom teachers' roles and contributions to the Primary Years Program. A cooperative school environment paved the way for student self-confidence and motivation for learning through (1) opportunities for student choice and decision-making and (2) collaborative, inquiry-based, transdisciplinary, project-based learning. Regardless of demographics, transdisciplinary learning through the arts challenged and motivated students to think and make decisions in collaboration with others, using and valuing the expertise of peers. Regardless of student ethnicity or socioeconomic status, learners felt empowered and enthusiastic about attending school and gained knowledge through inquiry and project-based opportunities. This progressive ideology and practice has the potential to benefit diverse learners in 21st century education.
The Effects of Syllable-Awareness Skills on the Word-Reading Performances of Students Reading in a Transparent Orthography
Author: Güldenoglu, Birkan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Turkish,Syllables,Phonological Awareness,Lexicology,Orthographic Symbols,Reading Processes,Elementary School Students,Grade 2,Reading Tests,Word Recognition,Computer Assisted Testing,Evidence,Decoding (Reading),Reading Teachers,Reading Instruction,Reading Skills,Skill Development,Statistical Analysis,Multivariate Analysis

The present study investigates the effects of syllable awareness on the word-reading process of students reading in a highly transparent orthography (Turkish). The participants were 90 second graders belonging to one of two distinct levels of syllable-awareness skills (50 with poor syllable-awareness skills and 40 with proficient syllable-awareness skills). The students were tested individually, using three computerized paradigms that assessed their syllable-awareness skills and their efficiency at determining the identicalness of real- and pseudo-word pairs. The obtained data were analysed using two different MANOVAs and one-way ANOVAs. Findings from the present study point out that syllable-awareness skills were one of the most important indicators of the word-reading performances of students reading in a transparent orthography. In the discussion section, evidence is discussed on the basis of how syllable-awareness skills have a positive effect on the word-decoding process for a highly transparent orthography, and some practical suggestions are given regarding how teachers can embed these skills in their reading curricula.
Facilitating Lasting Changes at an Elementary School
Author: James, Laurie
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Recycling,Wastes,Elementary Schools,Conservation (Environment),Behavior Change,School Role,Sustainability

The purpose of this study was to determine how to minimize waste in a school setting by reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting waste products. Specifically, the desire was to identify what steps could be taken to decrease waste practices at a Title I elementary school. Through the Washington Green Schools certification process, a Waste and Recycling Assessment and Characterization Audit allowed for the collection of data. The assessment examined how much and what types of waste products were disposed of at the school. Based on the audit, 93% of waste products in the cafeteria were recyclable or compostable. The results provided ways for the students and staff to take action resulting in behavioral changes that taught and modeled environmental conservation. This study can help revolutionize school communities by serving as a prototype for environmental sustainability enhancing an eco-friendly citizenry.
A General Investigation of the In-Service Training of English Language Teachers at Elementary Schools in Turkey
Author: Koç, Ebru Melek
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Language Teachers,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Teacher Attitudes,Elementary School Teachers,Satisfaction,Inservice Teacher Education,Program Effectiveness,Models,Distance Education,Questionnaires,Teacher Effectiveness

This study presents a critical diagnosis of in-service teacher-training activities offered to English-language teachers in Turkey and aims to investigate whether those teachers are satisfied with the activities. Thirty-two English-language teachers participated in this study. Data were collected from 32 elementary-school teachers of English as a foreign language, using a general evaluation form prepared by the researcher. The results indicate that the teachers are not satisfied with their inservice teacher-training activities and that in-service training does not fulfil their needs. The study also proposes an in-service teacher training model in distance format.
Short Vowels versus Word Familiarity in the Reading Comprehension of Arab Readers: A Revisited Issue
Author: Seraye, Abdullah M.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vowels,Familiarity,Arabs,Word Frequency,Reading Comprehension,Reading Processes,Grade 4,Elementary School Students,Teaching Methods,Semitic Languages,Recall (Psychology),Foreign Countries,Reading Tests,Multiple Choice Tests

Arab readers, both beginning and advanced, are encouraged to read and accustomed to unvowelized and undiacriticized texts. Previous literature claimed that the presence of short vowels in the text would facilitate the reading comprehension of both beginning and advanced Arab readers. However, with a claimed strict controlling procedure, different results emerged, revealing that the only variable that affected the reading process of Arab adult skilled readers was word frequency, and its effect was limited to the time load of the reading process; this result raised the question of whether the neutral role of short vowels in the text reading process of experienced Arab readers would be maintained for less experienced readers, as represented by fourth graders, or whether word frequency would be the only variable that plays a role in their reading process. In experiment, 1,141 fourth-grade students were randomly assigned to 5 reading conditions: plain, only shaddah, short vowels plus shaddah, only short vowels, and finally the wrong short vowels plus shaddah. In experiment 2, 38 participants from the same population were assigned to a fully vowelized and diacriticized reading condition. Each participant was asked to read two texts, of high and low frequency words and then given recall and multiple-choice tests. In general, the multivariate analysis showed that the only manipulated variable that was found to affect their reading process in terms of reading time load and, to some degree, reading comprehension was word frequency, although its effect was marginal. Accordingly, pedagogical recommendations and future research were proposed.
Sensitivity of Students to the Natural Environment, Animals, Social Problems and Cultural Heritage
Author: Kurtdede Fidan, Nuray
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 4,Elementary School Students,Student Characteristics,Student Attitudes,Natural Resources,Animals,Social Influences,Cultural Influences,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys,Gender Differences,Place of Residence,Parents,Educational Attainment,Occupations,Factor Analysis,News Media,Regression (Statistics),Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics

The study aims to determine the sensitivity levels of fourth-grade students to the natural environment, animals, social concerns and cultural heritage. Besides, it has been investigated whether some personal characteristics of the students have differentiating effect on the views related to the sensitivity to the natural environment, animals, social concerns and cultural heritage. The participants of the study were a total of 447 fourth-grade students attending fifteen different public schools in Afyonkarahisar province in the school year of 2014-2015. The data of the study were collected through the administration of the sensitivity value scale developed by the author of the current the study. The scale consisted of four dimensions and included fifty-eight items. In regard to content and face validity, the scale was reviewed by the field specialists. For construct validity first and second order confirmatory factor analysis was employed. In addition, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was found for the reliability of the scale. The findings of the study showed that the participants had sensitivity to the natural environment, to animals, to social concerns and to cultural heritage. It was also found that the gender of the students, residence, the educational background and occupation of parents and the frequency of follow up news had statistically significant effects on the sensitivity levels of the participants.
A Qualitative Analysis of Altruism (Selflessness): Views of Headmasters in Turkey
Author: Yildirim, Nail
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Altruism,Foreign Countries,Principals,Administrator Characteristics,Motivation,Administrator Attitudes,Administrator Behavior,Elementary Secondary Education,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research

Being an educationist necessitates having many values. One of these values is altruism. In this study conducted on the altruism phenomenon, the dimensions of altruism demonstrated by a key group of educationists, namely the headmasters, and the reasons motivating their altruistic behavior were investigated. The aim is to create awareness around the altruism phenomenon in education. For this purpose, the study group includes 17 altruist/selfless headmasters working in Turkey. The findings of the study showed that the headmasters demonstrated altruistic behaviors because of personal reasons, the desire to solve problems, ideals, the fear of failure, the image of the school, and valor. It is observed that managing a school necessitates altruistic behavior; however, headmasters are affected negatively in this process. Such negative effects could sometimes be associated with health or social life. Building on the fact that altruism is learnable and applicable, the paper contributes positively to educating people by creating awareness around this phenomenon.
Comparison of Speed, Agility, Anaerobic Strength and Anthropometric Characteristics in Male Football and Futsal Players
Author: Kartal, Resat
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletes,Males,Team Sports,Human Body,Physiology,College Students,College Athletics,Late Adolescents,Young Adults,Body Height,Body Weight,Body Composition,Injuries,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Muscular Strength,Individual Characteristics,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to compare speed, agility, anaerobic strength and some anthropometric characteristics in male football and futsal players. The sample of the study is composed of male futsal team players of Aydin Adnan Menderes University (19-24 aged) (n = 12) and Aydin Merkez Yeniköy Football Club players (19-24 aged) (n = 12). Within the scope of the study, the following techniques were applied: 30-meter speed test for determining speeds of the players, Illinois agility test for determining agility of the players, Sargent jump test for determining anaerobic strengths of the players, height weight measurement and body-mass index (B.M.I) for determining anthropometric characteristics of the players. The players were informed of the test protocols before the tests and they were voluntary for attending the study. The players attending the research did not experience any injury problem for the last 8 months and none of the players experienced any injury problem during the tests. Statistical analysis of the tests was conducted by using independent sample t-test in SPSS 20.00 program. After the tests, it was found that there was a significant difference in favor of futsal players in speeds of male futsal and football players and there was a significant difference in favor of football player in anaerobic strengths (p&lt;0,05) while there was not any significant difference statistically in agility test (p&gt;0,05). As a result, there was significant difference among values regarding speed, anaerobic strength and anthropometric characteristics of male futsal and football players while there was not a significant difference in agility values.
Can Emotionally Intelligent Volleyball Players Be More Prone to Sportspersonship?
Author: Can, Suleyman
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Intelligence,Team Sports,Sportsmanship,Athletes,Individual Characteristics,College Students,College Athletics,Gender Differences,Empathy,Social Influences,Standards,Persistence,Participation,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes

Emotional intelligence concept has been examined by researchers in the field of education as well as field of sports. When emotional intelligence theory examined, it comes to mind that emotional intelligence can be related to moral behaviors in sport. In this regard, the question of &quot;Can emotional intelligence predict sportspersonship orientation?&quot; comes to mind. Consistent with this question, we examined the relationship between sportspersonship orientation and emotional intelligence level of students participating in university volleyball second division competitions. 79 female and male volleyball players participated in this study. The age mean of participants was found to be 20.29 ± 1.87. 46.8% of participants was female (n = 37), 53.2% was male (n = 42). 79.7% of participants have reported that they are satisfied with their department (n = 63). 8.9% have reported they are not satisfied with their department while 11.4% have reported that they are partially satisfied with their department. 46% of participant have reported that sporting activities are enough (n = 37). 21.5% of them have reported that sporting activities are not enough (n = 17) while 31.6% have reported that they are partially enough (n = 25). Significant difference was found between genders in terms of emotional appraisal (p&lt;0.01), emphatic sensitivity (p&lt;0.01), positive utilization (p&lt;0.05), respect for social conventions (p&lt;0.05), respect for rules and officials (p&lt;0.05), respect for one's full commitment toward sport participation (p&lt;0.05). Female volleyball players have reported higher scores than males in terms of all variables. It has been found that emotional intelligence predicts sportspersonship orientation of students participating in university volleyball second division competitions.
The Effect of Solution-Focused Brief Group Counseling upon the Perceived Social Competences of Teenagers
Author: Ates, Bünyamin
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Group Counseling,Outcomes of Treatment,Interpersonal Competence,Adolescents,Scores,High School Students,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics,Individual Characteristics,Foreign Countries

In this study, the effect of solution-focused brief group counseling upon the perceived social competences of teenagers was investigated. The study group included 24 volunteer students who took lower scores rather than the ones obtained from perceived social competence scale pre-test measurements out of 227 students studying at a high school in Provincial center of Erzincan in 2015-2016 academic year. The research was an experimental study based upon experimental-control-placebo group pre-test, post-test and follow-up measurement design. Perceived Social Competence Scale and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools. For the analysis of the obtained data, Kruskal Wallis H Test for Independent Samples, Mann Whitney U Test for Independent Samples and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for Paired Samples as non-parametric analyses were used. As result of the study's post-test measurements, it was determined that there was a significant increase at perceived social competence levels of the teenagers in experimental group rather than the control and placebo groups. The increase perceived social competences of the teenagers in the experimental group was noticed to be maintained in follow-up measurements carried out 3 months later the post-test measurements. In control and placebo groups, no significant difference was found between pre-test, post-test and follow-up test scores. As result of this study, solution-focused brief group counseling was determined to be efficient in increasing the perceived social competence levels of teenagers.
From Burdens to Benefits: The Societal Impact of PDL-Enriched, Efficacy-Enhanced Educators
Author: Shaha, Steven H.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Benefits,Teacher Effectiveness,Faculty Development,Computation,Cost Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Dropout Rate,Faculty Mobility,Discipline,College Attendance

Societies continue to absorb increased burdens in cost for helping citizens unable to achieve at optimal levels. Building on past research, we project educational benefits to offset current societal burdens through enhanced educator capabilities. Studies reviewed show participation in a high-impact professional development and learning solution resulted in improved student performance and reduced dropout rates, reduced disciplinary rates and increased rates for college-bound, along with lower teacher turnover. Computations show that generalization of such impacts should trade societal burdens for benefits at between $3.7 billion and $6.9 billion within the first year. Cumulatively within 20 years the burdens converted to benefits are projected to exceed $85 billion. Enhanced educator capabilities will substantively reduce needs and costs for societal programs, replaced with tangible benefits to all.
Pre-Service Teachers' Belief Change and Practical Knowledge Development during the Course of Practicum
Author: Debreli, Emre
Date: 2016-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Beliefs,Attitude Change,Learning Processes,Preservice Teacher Education,Language Arts,Educational Attitudes,Practicums,Foreign Countries,Semi Structured Interviews,Diaries,Theory Practice Relationship,Qualitative Research,Teacher Role,Preferences,Teacher Characteristics

This study deals with the nature of change processes that pre-service teachers undergo throughout their training in an English Language Teaching programme. It also explores the types of beliefs about learning and teaching that pre-service teachers held before starting the practical phase of the programme and whether and how the practical phase changed their beliefs in nine-month period. Participants included 12 pre-service teachers at a university in Northern Cyprus. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews in three different phases: at the beginning, during and at the end of the training programme. Diaries were also used on a regular basis. The study found that when the participants started the training programme, they held numerous beliefs about learning and teaching--many based on theoretical rather than practical knowledge. An analysis of the data obtained in the latter phases indicated that all the participants underwent changes in the various beliefs they initially held. Furthermore, the participants faced many difficulties when their theoretically derived beliefs were confronted with the reality of practice, which, in several instances, led to changes in beliefs and the development of practical knowledge.
A Comparative Study of the Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Readiness of American versus Turkish Language Teachers
Author: Kaloti, Yesim Ozek
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Language Teachers,Second Language Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Self Efficacy,Readiness,Cross Cultural Studies,Student Teachers,Student Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Self Concept,English (Second Language),Nonparametric Statistics,Semi Structured Interviews

Contrasting studies of foreign language teacher education have become a growing interest among educationists and researchers in different countries (Yoder, 1992; McKay &amp; Montgomery, 1995; Baker &amp; Giacchino-Baker, 2000; Stachowski &amp; Sparks, 2007; Firmin, M. W., Firmin, R &amp; MacKay, F. M., 2008; LaFond &amp; Dogancay-Aktuna, 2009; Ozek, 2009). Such studies emphasize the importance of comparing and understanding different education programs and enables student teachers to think more globally with respect to their language career. These contrasting studies investigate different aspects of foreign language (FL) teaching programs. The present study reports a comparison of the student teachers of an American and Turkish university regarding their satisfaction and readiness in language teaching, and their attitudes towards language teaching theories and teacher education program. The study aims to discover the teacher trainees' perceptions with an in-depth understanding and compare the differences among them. Therefore, the researcher employed an interconnection of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires and interviews. The results indicated that there were some significant differences between the subjects in two groups regarding their readiness, their attitudes towards their education programs and their self-perceptions as teacher candidates.