ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
First Year Learning Experiences of University Undergraduates in the Use of Open Educational Resources in Online Learning
Author: Afolabi, Folashade
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Learning Experience,Resource Units,Shared Resources and Services,Technology Uses in Education,Electronic Learning,Distance Education,Integrated Learning Systems,Academic Achievement,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Achievement Tests,Statistical Analysis,Student Attitudes,Hypothesis Testing,Physics,Pretests Posttests,Outcomes of Education,Quasiexperimental Design

This study investigated the first year University undergraduates' experiences in the use of open educational resources (OER) in online learning and their in-course achievement. The design selected for the study was survey and quasi-experimental. A total number of 106 University undergraduates participated in the study after a preliminary study was conducted to ascertain undergraduates' perception and acceptability of OER. A structured questionnaire on 4-point Likert scale and Achievement Test were used to collect data. The two instruments were validated and trial tested to established reliability using Cronbach's alpha. Data were analysed using simple percentage and t-test. The results clearly shown that understanding of online learners' skills, acceptability, perception, and competencies is necessary to provide intervention strategy and appropriate support service which could facilitate their understanding and learning of difficult concepts. It was also discovered that that students that have positive perception of OER performed very well in the achievement test administered.
Career Decision-Making of the Gifted and Talented
Author: Ozcan, Denis
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Vocational Interests,Career Choice,Decision Making,Academically Gifted,Talent,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Content Analysis,Occupational Aspiration,Family Influence,Academic Achievement,Social Responsibility,Preferences,Work Attitudes

The purpose of this study is to determine how gifted and talented students think about future careers with regard to both the awareness and especially process of such career decision-making. Particular attention is given to their perceptions about having the best career they can imagine. A qualitative research model is used in this study. The study group consists of eleven gifted and talented high school students, studying in congregative gifted class in a private college. Students were contacted via phone or email, and appointments for interviews were arranged. The interviews were conducted by the researcher within a two-month period. Participation in the study was voluntary. A semi-structured interview form was used as data-collection tool, and data analysis was conducted through a content analysis. According to the results of the research, occupation that gifted and talented students want to have mostly expressed as doctor. As factors influencing their decisions regarding preferred occupation, gifted and talented students stated that their families, academic achievements, sense of social responsibility, and desire to manage the world, are the factors affecting their career decisions. Expectations of gifted and talented students regarding the countries in which they want to work were: feeling secure, offering business environment and opportunity, being developed, economically stable, a rich history, and affordability. The meaning of having good career for gifted and talented students was stated to be spending money and having prestige. Gifted and talented students visualise themselves in terms of their career ten years later as being tortured by their occupation, becoming the leader of their occupations and working oversees.
The Implementation of Holistic Education in Muhammadiyah&apos;s Madrasah Indonesia
Author: Sutarman
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Program Implementation,Holistic Approach,Religious Education,Islam,Muslims,Multilingualism,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Participant Observation,Content Analysis,Spiritual Development,Emotional Development,Intellectual Development,Coping,Phenomenology,Boarding Schools,Values Education,Educational Practices

Holistic education is education which appreciates all of students' potencies in learning process. This research is aimed at analyzing the implementation of holistic education in multilingual program of Madrasah Mu'allimaat Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. The research was a descriptive-qualitative approach with data collection techniques: in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation. The analysis of the data was by reduction, display, and provided conclusions. The result of the research shows that: (1) the implementation of holistic education toward the students of Multilingual program of Madrasah Mu'allimaat was held through four quotients: spiritual quotient (SQ), emotional quotient (EQ), adversity quotient (AQ), and intellectual quotient (IQ) in which those quotients are integrated to madrasah and boarding. (2) Holistic education has impact on the transformation of the students' character values, which are (1) intrinsic religiosity with deep faith-planted inside, (2) able to control emotion, self-motivated, care, and well-socialized, (3) the improvement of academic achievement, and (4) tough in facing problems, not easy of being hopeless, stressful, or frustrated.
A Facilitating Effective Teaching through Learning Based on Learning Styles and Ways of Thinking
Author: Ginting, Siti Aisyah
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cognitive Style,College Students,Correlation,Teacher Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Multiple Regression Analysis

The study deals with learning styles and ways of thinking in facilitating effective teaching. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between students' learning style and ways of thinking toward effective teaching. This study was conducted by using correlational design. The population of the study were 360 university students of English education academic year 2015/2016 in State University of Medan. The samples were 82 university students selected by using random sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaires and tests. The analysis used the techniques of regression and correlation. The finding of this study revealed that F count is higher that F table (F count = 13.67 &gt; F table = 3.32 ; the correlation coefficient (ry 12) = 0.57) meaning that there is significant correlation between learning styles and ways of thinking. It indicates that learning styles and ways of thinking contribute to effective teaching.
Arabic Teaching and Learning Material in Higher Education of Muslim Community North Sulawesi
Author: Wekke, Ismail Suardi
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Semitic Languages,Islam,Religious Education,Higher Education,Instructional Materials,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Muslims,Native Language Instruction,Observation,Interviews,Focus Groups

Arabic has a special characters and positions compare to Bahasa Indonesia as the mother tongue of students. These conditions are prospect to create joyful learning and teaching. Therefore, through the teaching and learning it is the opportunity to accelerate the process of understanding source language. This research was conducted in higher education of north Sulawesi in Manado. Non-participant observation and in-depth interview were conducted to collect data. Four months of research was studied from May to September of 2016. There was three circles of focus group discussion in validating data for triangulation. This article shows that the learning material consists of two categories language competency and religious teaching. This study illustrate that learning material was integrated to teaching of Islam. Religious material used to developed interactive substantial discussion and the medium of conversation is the Arabic. Additional activities and class hour was programed to enhance student chance to learn and practice outside formal classroom. There were some instructors were provided to maintain student training for couple weeks. This research discusses that in the field of Arabic language learning emphasize constructing learning opportunity environments, it is important which contents are included and it is also students' great interest how these contents are presented. Lecturers and instructors tried to provide instructional explanations. Furthermore, they communicate and demonstrate prior knowledge and student motivation in determining learning outcomes. The learning provides student opportunity to acquire conceptual knowledge and language competency. The article concludes by considering how embodied language material learning to religious content is the way to speed up two subject in one teaching for curriculum enhancement.
Students&apos; Evaluation of Their English Language Learning Experience
Author: Maizatulliza, M.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Second Language Learning,English (Second Language),Program Evaluation,Semi Structured Interviews,Language Proficiency,Qualitative Research,Teaching Methods,Learning Strategies,Outcomes of Education,Learning Experience,Preferences

In the field of English language teaching and learning, there is a long history of investigating students' performance while they are undergoing specific learning programmes. This research study, however, focused on students' evaluation of their English language learning experience after they have completed their programme. The data were gathered from 20 semi-structured interviews with 10 &quot;good&quot; students and 10 &quot;weak&quot; students emphasizing on factors which contributed to their proficiency level, preferred teaching approaches and learning strategies as well as their overall learning experience. The qualitative analysis indicated some different views between the &quot;good&quot; and the &quot;weak&quot; students in terms of their proficiency level and the contributing factors to their success (or lack of) in learning English. They however, shared similar opinion on preferred teaching approaches, learning strategies and classroom experience. The results have implications for pedagogy as they highlight some insights which may facilitate success in English language learning.
Pinch Hitter: The Effectiveness of Content Summaries Delivered by a Guest Lecturer in Online Course Videos
Author: Fanguy, Mik
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Documentation,Guides,Lecture Method,Video Technology,Online Courses,Recall (Psychology),Outcomes of Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Electronic Learning,Blended Learning,Teacher Developed Materials,Computer Assisted Testing,Multiple Choice Tests,Attention Control,Teacher Collaboration,Writing Instruction,Technical Writing,Science Education,Foreign Countries,College Students

Lecture videos have become an increasingly prevalent and important source of learning content. Lecturergenerated summaries may be used during a video lecture to improve student recall. Furthermore, the integration of a guest lecturer into the classroom may be a beneficial educational practice drawing the learner's attention to specific content or providing a change of pace. The current study measures the effects of lecturer-generated summaries and the inclusion of a guest lecturer on students' ability to recall online video lecture contents. Seven sections of a flipped scientific writing course were divided into three groups. The control group videos featured a lecturer speaking with PowerPoint slides in the background. The &quot;Summaries Only&quot; group viewed the same videos as those of the control, with the addition of lecturergenerated summaries spliced into the middles and ends of the videos, respectively, and these summaries were delivered by the same lecturers of the original video. The &quot;Summaries with a Guest Lecturer&quot; group viewed the same videos as the control, but with the addition of lecturer-generated summaries respectively spliced into the middles and ends of the videos, and these summaries were instead delivered by a guest lecturer. Student recall was measured through two online multiple-choice quizzes. The results of the study show that the Summaries Only group significantly outperformed the other two groups, while no significant difference was found between the performances of the control and the Summaries with a Guest Lecturer group. The results suggest that lecturer-generated summaries help to improve student recall of online video lecture contents. However, the introduction of a guest lecturer shown in a different setting may cause learners to lose concentration, nullifying the benefit of the summaries.
Self-Determined Motivation, Achievement Goals and Anxiety of Economic and Business Students in Indonesia
Author: Ariani, Dorothea Wahyu
Date: 2017-12-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Economics Education,Self Determination,Student Motivation,Academic Achievement,Goal Orientation,Anxiety,Mastery Learning,Correlation,Structural Equation Models,Goodness of Fit,Hypothesis Testing,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Regression (Statistics),Factor Analysis

Anxiety is a natural thing and can happen to everyone; it is a reaction to the inability to overcome problems or lack of security. However, excessive anxiety can impede one's function in life. Anxiety experienced by students can also hinder them in performing better. Setting goals that are difficult to achieve can cause students to experience anxiety or fear of not being able to achieve them. This study aims to examine the relationship model between several dispositional factors that can affect students' anxiety. The author investigated the relation between self-determined motivation, achievement goals, and anxiety in 365 business students. Specifically, the author investigated the relation between self-determined motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation), mastery goal orientation, performance-goal orientation and students' anxiety. Results of Pearson's correlation showed that students' anxiety was positively associated with performance-goal orientation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation, but students' anxiety was not associated either with intrinsic motivation or mastery-goal orientation. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation correlated with each other, but correlation between mastery and performance-goal orientation was not significant. Implementing structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the relationship models. The first model used three dimensions of motivation as mediating variables of influence between achievement goals and students' anxiety. The second model used two dimension of achievement orientation as mediating variables of influence between motivation and students' anxiety. It was found that the proposed models have a good fit. Students' anxiety was influenced primarily by extrinsic motivation, amotivation, and performance-goal orientation. Further, discussions on the results of this study are discussed in detail in this article.
The Relationship between Stream Placement and Teachers&apos; Judgements of Pupils: Evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study
Author: Campbell, Tammy
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Student Relationship,Teacher Expectations of Students,Teacher Attitudes,Hypothesis Testing,Regression (Statistics),Cognitive Tests,Foreign Countries,Predictor Variables,Ability Grouping,Cohort Analysis,Longitudinal Studies,Young Children,Elementary School Students

This paper tests the hypothesis that stream placement influences teacher judgements of pupils, thus investigating a route through which streaming by &quot;ability&quot; may contribute to inequalities. Regression modelling of data for 800+ 7-year-olds taking part in the Millennium Cohort Study examines whether teachers' reported perceptions of &quot;ability and attainment&quot; correspond to the stream in which a pupil is situated. Children with similar characteristics, who perform equivalently on recent, independent, salient cognitive tests, and who have equal prior attainment, are compared. As predicted, stream level is associated with teachers' perceptions. The hypothesis that there is a relationship from stream placement to teacher judgement is supported.
Spanning Professional and Academic: The Changing Identity of Professional Administrators and Managers in Hong Kong&apos;s Higher Education Context
Author: Cheng, Tak-Iak
Date: 2017-12-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Administration,Administrator Attitudes,Administrators,Professional Identity,Research and Development Centers,Qualitative Research,Models,Case Studies,Interviews,Data Analysis,Ethnography

This paper builds on Whitchurch's notion of the &quot;blended professional&quot; which aims to examine how mixed professional activity affects professional administrators and managers' identity disposition in universities in Hong Kong. In response to complex missions and demands of contemporary higher education globally, diverse projected-oriented professional managers have emerged in universities and are dedicated to a wide range of short- and long-term funded projects. Certainly, Hong Kong is no exception. The distinction between academic and non-academic staff has become less prominent for these managers who work across and between university functions. Yet, amongst discussions, Hong Kong--even in Asian Country--has received scant attention. By drawing empirical data from three professional managers currently working in a Hong Kong university' research and development centres, this qualitative paper investigates through Whitchurch's framework, how professional activities affect their identity disposition at their workplaces in Hong Kong context.
Towards an Effective Freeware Resource for Music Composition in the Primary Classroom
Author: Hart, Adam
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Musical Composition,National Curriculum,Music Education,Educational Quality,Foreign Countries,Creativity,Computer Software

This paper presents an ongoing project to develop a freeware resource for music composition in the primary classroom. The national curriculum for music at Key Stages 1 and 2 calls for students to &quot;compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music&quot;, a challenging aim that demands significant guidance, support and resources. With cuts to school funding and prioritization of core subjects, teachers and researchers are faced with finding solutions to ensure the provision of a quality music education. As part of a wider research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Graphick Score has been continuously developed and used for music composition lessons in primary schools throughout the north-west of England. This paper examines the present effectiveness, potential and limitations of this resource, as well as the further need for research and technological solutions to make a creative and meaningful music education a part of the school life of all children.
Exploring Group Life Design with Teachers in the Context of Poverty Related Psychosocial Challenges
Author: Setlhare, Rubina
Date: 2017-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Poverty,Qualitative Research,Teacher Attitudes,Career Counseling,Constructivism (Learning),Disadvantaged Schools,Action Research,Participatory Research,Personal Narratives,Teacher Motivation,Teacher Role,Change Agents,Teacher Student Relationship,Faculty Development,Teacher Leadership,Teacher Burnout,Teacher Effectiveness,Foreign Countries

Working in challenging contexts can impact negatively on a teacher's sense of purpose and efficacy. This article explores the potential of group Life Design (LD), a narrative constructivist career counselling process, for supporting ten South African school teachers working at an under-resourced school with understanding their career aspirations and their personal and professional identity. The group LD process formed part of a participatory action learning and action research (PALAR) project. This article focuses on teachers' experience of the group LD process. Participating teachers reflected in writing and during group discussions on their experience of the LD process. Qualitative data generated from transcriptions of their discussions and written reflections were thematically coded. Findings suggest that the group LD process encouraged participants to reflect on themes from their life narratives to encourage agency for pursuing their future personal and professional goals. Through the LD process, the teachers acknowledged personal and professional assets, from past and present narratives which could motivate them during challenging times. The LD process ignited agency for action to achieve career and personal goals. Participants designed future life maps and also explored pathways for collectively improving their support to learners.
Thematic Patterns in International Blended Learning Literature, Research, Practices, and Terminology
Author: Spring, Kristian J.
Date: 2017-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Foreign Countries,Geographic Regions,Data Analysis,Literature Reviews,Student Characteristics,Vocabulary,Coding,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education

The goal of this research was to discover and compare themes of the top blended learning (BL) articles from seven different regions of the world. Top cited articles in BL from these regions show strong similarities in research processes, practice, terminology, and focus. Small differences are apparent among the regions and top articles in general, but similar patterns demonstrate that themes might promote collaboration and exchange between regions and that the most cited articles from around the world could fit well within the topical, research, and publication practices of the field. Our results suggest that although different regions must have their own nuances and needs, they have much in common, with considerable potential to learn from one another and collaborate on shared interests.