ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Competencies of Teachers Regarding School-Parent Relations: A Case of Antalya
Author: Eres, Figen
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent School Relationship,Teacher Role,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Surveys,Elementary Schools,Middle Schools,Supervisors,Teacher Qualifications,Inservice Teacher Education,Teacher Competencies,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Nonparametric Statistics,Parent Participation,Parent Teacher Cooperation

Aim of the study is to determine competence of classroom teachers and branch teachers regarding school-parent relations according to the opinions of school principals and supervisors. This study is based on a survey model. The population of this study consists of school principals who work in public primary and middle schools in the central districts of Antalya province, Turkey, together with education supervisors working in Antalya province. The school principals were chosen by cluster sampling method and supervisors were chosen by random method. In order to solve the sub-problems of the study; arithmetic mean and standard deviation were calculated and Mann Whitney U and Kruskall Walls tests were applied. In accordance with the findings of the study; the participants think that classroom teachers are more qualified and capable than branch teachers. It is recommended that in-service training programmes be organized in order to improve teachers' qualifications in school-family communication and cooperation, and that common public education programmes be organized in relation to the effects of family and society on education as a means to provide awareness for the target group.
The Effects of Coordination and Movement Education on Pre School Children's Basic Motor Skills Improvement
Author: Altinkök, Mustafa
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Movement Education,Psychomotor Skills,Preschool Children,Preschool Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Student Improvement,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Analysis

This research was conducted for the purpose of analyzing the effect of the movement education program through a 12-week-coordination on the development of basic motor movements of pre-school children. A total of 78 students of pre-school period, 38 of whom were in the experimental group and 40 of whom were in the control group, were incorporated into the study in line with their own consent after their families had also been informed. During the research period, the experimental research model with a &quot;pre-test-post-test control group&quot; was used. In order to determine the effect of the movement education program through coordination on children; agility, swiftness, standing long jump tests as well as the tests concerned with throwing a tennis ball, sprinting (speed running), flexibility, vertical jump, and running coordination tests and flamingo balance motor performance tests were performed. In the analysis of the data, the &quot;independent t&quot; package program was used to find out the difference between the experimental and control groups, whereas to find out the experimental and control intra-group differences, the &quot;paired samples t&quot; statistical package program was used. As for the statistical results - between the pre-test values of the groups and the pre- and post-test values of the control group, no significant difference was found in any of the variables, Whereas, between the post-test values of the groups and the pre-and post-test average values of the experimental group, significant differences at different levels were found in favour of the experimental group and the post-test during the motor performance tests. Consequently; it follows that the movement education program through coordination, which has been planned and prepared for long-term practices and in which children's activities during practices are enhanced, will enable pre-school children to develop their basic motor movements as well as bringing them to the point at which they will be available for the next upper educational degree as having ensured their psycho-motor development phases.
Reciprocal Learning Strategy in CALL Environment: A Case Study of EFL Teaching at X University in Shanghai
Author: Liu, An
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Computer Assisted Instruction,Educational Technology,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Reciprocal Teaching,College Instruction,Electronic Learning,Communities of Practice,Cooperative Learning,College Students,College Faculty,Evaluation Methods

Colleges and universities in China have been bent on remolding the existing unitary teacher-centered education mode and enhancing students' individualized and autonomous learning with the help of multimedia and cyber technology in order to meet the College English Curriculum Requirements instituted by the Ministry of Education in 2004. Admittedly Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has shed some light on the enhancement of individualized and autonomous learning. Yet a lot more work needs to be done to make it truly efficient and effective. This paper, taking X University in Shanghai as an example, investigates how reciprocal learning can be integrated into the design and delivery of various activities in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teaching and explores how EFL teachers can formalize, encourage and make explicit reciprocal learning. With consideration of such practical issues as assessment and planning, it may be valuable in optimizing EFL teaching in the E-learning environment.
The Link between Types of Attachment and Childhood Trauma
Author: Erozkan, Atilgan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Questionnaires,Correlation,Children,Trauma,Attachment Behavior,Predictor Variables,College Students,Structural Equation Models,Child Abuse,Child Neglect,Foreign Countries,Measures (Individuals),Depression (Psychology),Self Concept Measures,Self Esteem,Statistical Analysis

The study investigated the relationship between childhood trauma and types of attachment and the predictive role of childhood trauma on types of attachment. The sample was composed of 911 (492 female; 419 male) university students at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, in Turkey. Data were collected using the brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and Relationship Scales Questionnaire. Pearson product-moment correlation analysis was employed to search for relationship between childhood trauma and types of attachment; structural equation modeling was also used for explaining the predictive role of childhood trauma on types of attachment. It was found that the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and physical and emotional neglect subdimensions of childhood trauma were positively related to fearful, preoccupied, and dismissing attachment styles; whereas these same variables were negatively related to the secure attachment style. Results were discussed in the light of previous findings and in the context of childhood trauma and attachment styles. Further replications using larger samples should be conducted to explore the relationship between childhood trauma and attachment styles.
Bridging Emergent Attributes and Darwinian Principles in Teaching Natural Selection
Author: Xu, Dongchen
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Education,Science Instruction,Scientific Concepts,Evolution,Misconceptions,Schemata (Cognition),Knowledge Level,Teaching Methods,Instructional Materials,Prior Learning,Undergraduate Students,Pretests Posttests,Statistical Analysis,College Science,Biological Sciences

Students often have misconceptions about natural selection as they misuse a direct causal schema to explain the process. Natural selection is in fact an emergent process where random interactions lead to changes in a population. The misconceptions stem from students' lack of emergent schema for natural selection. In order to help students construct a correct emergent schema: 5 inter-level attributes that explain the relationship between the micro-level interactions and macro-level patterns in emergent processes were used to develop learning materials for evolution. This new set of learning materials focusing on emergent attributes were compared to another set of learning materials focusing on Darwinian principles (the more traditional approach in teaching natural selection). In addition, a third set of learning material prompting relational thinking between Darwinian principles and emergent attributes were created. Results suggested that participants with higher prior knowledge of natural selection benefited more from this third relational approach, as they answered deep transfer questions more successfully than participants who received other materials that only focused on either emergent attributes or Darwinian principles.
The Effect of Internal Marketing on Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Academic Staff in Higher Educational Institutions
Author: Yildiz, Suleyman M.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Universities,Marketing,Organizational Communication,Organizational Development,Institutional Characteristics,College Faculty,Physical Education,Physical Education Teachers,Citizenship,Teacher Behavior,Statistical Significance,Hypothesis Testing,Correlation,Multiple Regression Analysis,Likert Scales

Due to their important roles in organizational performance, internal marketing and organizational citizenship behavior have become more interesting subjects among researchers and practitioners. However, empirical research is limited in the literature, and the relationship between these two variables in higher educational institutions is not clear. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of internal marketing on organizational citizenship behavior of academic staff in higher educational institutions. The data for the study was collected from academic staff who worked in the faculty of sport sciences in Turkey. The findings showed a statistically significant positive effect of internal marketing on organizational citizenship behavior. As a result, this study revealed that internal marketing is an effective tool for organizational citizenship behavior of academic staff.
Measuring University Students' Perceived Self-Efficacy in Science Communication in Middle and High Schools
Author: Chi, Shaohui
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,College Students,Self Efficacy,Middle School Students,High School Students,Communication Strategies,Student Surveys,Science Instruction,Statistical Analysis,Test Construction,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Likert Scales

Service learning typically involves university students in teaching and learning activities for middle and high school students, however, measurement of university students' self-efficacy in science communication is still lacking. In this study, an instrument to measure university students' perceived self-efficacy in communicating science to middle and high school students was developed and validated using a sample of 104 university students (19 graduate students and 85 undergraduate students). The rating scale Rasch model and Winsteps computer program were used to analyze the students' responses to pilot and final revised instrument. The results have revealed that the final revised instrument which contains 20 items with four response categories is well-targeted and measures from this instrument are reasonably valid and reliable. Issues associated with using the instrument are also discussed.
Mediation Effects of Internet Addiction on Shame and Social Networking
Author: Dogan, Ugur
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Surveys,College Students,Correlation,Social Media,Psychological Patterns,Addictive Behavior,Internet,Hypothesis Testing,Regression (Statistics),Predictor Variables,Foreign Countries

A survey of 488 college students was conducted in Turkey to investigate the relationship between social network usage, shame and Internet addiction. It was hypothesized that a relationship between shame and social network usage was mediated by Internet addiction. First of all, according to simple regression analysis, it was found that shame significantly and positively predicted social network usage. A simple mediation model, which was applied with regression-based mediation analysis, showed that shame did not predict social network usage when Internet addiction was inserted in the model. Therefore, Internet addiction is a mediating variable between shame and social network usage. According to the results of mediation analysis, Internet addiction of college students is an important predictor in terms of social networking site (SNS) usage.
The Prediction Power of Servant and Ethical Leadership Behaviours of Administrators on Teachers' Job Satisfaction
Author: Güngör, Semra Kiranli
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Administrator Behavior,Leadership Styles,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Correlation,Multiple Regression Analysis,Prediction,Ethics,Secondary School Teachers,High Schools,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales,Factor Analysis

The purpose of this study is to identify servant leadership and ethical leadership behaviors of administrators and the prediction power of these behaviors on teachers' job satisfaction according to the views of schoolteachers. This research, figured in accordance with the quantitative research processes. The target population of the research has consisted of 319 schoolteachers working in the city center of Eskisehir in 2016-2017 academic year. They are selected randomly in Eskisehir province to identify the participants of the survey, participated in the study voluntarily. In this study as a descriptive research, mean score, standard deviation values, Pearson's product-moment correlation and multiple regression analysis was utilized for analysis of the data. According to correlation analyses, servant leadership is in negative direction with ethical leadership and job satisfaction. There is a negative relation between all dimensions of servant leadership and job satisfaction. Ethical leadership is in positive relation with job satisfaction. Ethical leadership is in positive relation with all dimensions of job satisfaction. According to the results of regression analyses, job satisfaction increases when ethical leadership increases, job satisfaction decreases when servant leadership increases.
?Ffects of Using of Contemporary Art in High Education on Students Metacognitive Awareness
Author: Delibaltova, Vasya
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Metacognition,Art,Instructional Effectiveness,Cognitive Development,Learning Activities,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of the use of contemporary art in High Education on Students' Metacognitive Awareness from students' point of view after their involvement in specially designed activities. The learning context was created under the main thesis that metacognitive development can be supported by the creation of didactic situations, in which three different relations are blended--with the environment, with the others, and with oneself, based on the combination of different spaces. This thesis here was interpreted under contemporary art. The study was carried out with three groups of students from different specialty in period between 2014 and 2015. Quantitative data was used for the base of the analyses. The data was obtained using the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory which was developed by Schraw and R. Dennison. As a result it was outlined that the main effect of using contemporary art in context of this research is the regulation of cognition.
Internet Usage Habits and Cyberbullying Related Opinions of Secondary School Students
Author: Sentürk, Sener
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bullying,Secondary School Students,Computer Mediated Communication,Student Attitudes,Grade 5,Grade 6,Grade 7,Grade 8,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Nonparametric Statistics,Telecommunications,Gender Differences,Institutional Characteristics,Student Characteristics,Social Media,Internet

The purpose of this research is to examine the internet usage habits of secondary school students and their awareness of cyberbullying in terms of different variables. Of the probabilistic sampling methods, research sampling identified by stratified sampling method has been formed by 559 students from two branches (56 branches in total) selected with simple random sampling method (For example; 5/A and 5/C) at each grade level (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades) from 7 schools in Merzifon. Data in the research have been obtained by the form related to the personal information and &quot;Cyberbullying Scale&quot;. Due to the absence of normal distribution of data, the frequency tables in the analysis of data, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used. According to the results of the research, it has been detected that the cyberbullying related awareness of the secondary school students is low (sample mean = 20.24 out of 42); there is no significant difference in terms of gender, having personal computer and mobile phone and there are some significant differences in terms of the variables such as the type of school and class level. While the internet use purposes of the students is mostly making research and doing homework, it is seen that using social network such as Facebook is common among the students despite being illegal due to their ages.
Reaching the Millennial Generation in the Classroom
Author: Kotz, Paul E.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Classroom Techniques,Generational Differences,Student Surveys,Student Experience,Qualitative Research,Teacher Role,Educational Technology,Teacher Improvement,Educational Practices,High School Students,Student Attitudes

The millennial generation (Generation Y) is the age group of children born between 1982 and 2002. Students aged 15 to 16 were asked to answer questions regarding their classroom experience. Sixty eight students were asked to participate in the survey and 63 gave consent for their participation. A qualitative survey approach was used asking three open ended questions, which yielded some fascinating findings, which complement the research that has been done on millennials. When a saturation point was reached, transcribing the same issue multiple times, the results were compiled and listed in narrative form. From this open-ended survey, and transcription of data, the results yielded that this group has a preference for order, safety and security, expect to talk more, and have engaging experiences while learning at the same time. Millennial students say they want to use the creative side of their brain. In the context of assisting teachers in the classrooms and future courses, instructors must realize that this millennial generation needs to be nurtured, mentored, developed, and released to grow in their own learning.
Wither the Concepts of Mole and Concentration: Conceptual Confusion in Applying M[subscript 1]v[subscript 1] = M[subscript 2]v[subscript 2]
Author: Chong, Sheau Huey
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Chemistry,Scientific Concepts,College Science,College Students,Problem Solving,Mathematical Formulas,Computation,Error Patterns,Foreign Countries

Concentration of solutions problems are among the most important and at the same time one of the most challenging topics in chemistry. The aim of this study was to determine the sources of the difficulty that students often face when performing calculations related to concentration. The study involved 153 tertiary college students (food science, chemistry and biology majors) who have learned the concepts of mole and concentration of solutions prior to the study. Students' written working steps in answering two concentration questions in the semester summative examination were analyzed. The results showed that 52% of students answered Question 1 correctly whereas only 28% of students solved Question 2 successfully with a clear display of conceptual understanding. Analysis of students' answers led to the identification of common errors, in conceptual understanding of the topics. It was revealed that one contributing factor to the poor success rate in solving problems related to the concentration was the superficial understanding of the mole concept. Mastery of the mole concept is foundational to understanding concentration of solutions. Difficulties with the former may inhibit learning of the latter. However, the results of this study implied that inappropriate application of the formula M[subscript 1]v[subscript 1] = M[subscript 2]v[subscript 2] was the main problem students faced in solving the questions. Specifically, students faced difficulties understanding the use and the meaning of M[subscript 1]v[subscript 1] = M[subscript 2]v[subscript 2]. A lack of conceptual understanding of the mole concept appeared to lead students to rely on the use of memorized formulae and steps to solve the questions. Implications for assessment, research and instruction are also included.
The Effect of Recreational Activities on the Self-Esteem and Loneliness Level of the Prisoners as an Alternative Education
Author: Basaran, Zekiye
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Institutionalized Persons,Correctional Institutions,Nontraditional Education,Recreational Activities,Self Esteem,Psychological Patterns,Females,Program Effectiveness,Correlation,Statistical Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Self Concept Measures

Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of recreational activities on the self-esteem and loneliness level of prisoners as an alternative education. Method: The sample of this research consisted of 23 female prisoners who were randomly selected in Kandira prison and detention house. As preliminary and final tests, these prisoners were given a personal information form, self-esteem and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The program lasted one and a half hours a day, two days a week and twelve weeks. The activities were composed of music, dancing, meditation, sports activities, videos and entertaining competitions. The data were analyzed with Wilcoxon and correlation tests in SPSS 18 package program (p&lt;0.05). The findings: The prisoners were aged between 20 and 59 and they were in prison for less than one year and for 10 years. A statistically positive and significant connection was determined between loneliness preliminary test and final test scores (p = 0.001) in the group. A statistically negative connection was calculated in the correlation analysis that was performed between self-esteem level in preliminary and final tests (0.002) and loneliness level in preliminary and final tests (0.012). Conclusion: Recreational activities were specified to have positive effect on increasing the self-esteem level and decreasing loneliness level of the prisoners. [Paper presented at the International Conference on Lifelong Learning and Leadership for All (Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, October 29-31, 2015).]