ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Challenges and Contributors to Self-Efficacy for Caregivers of Toddlers with Autism
Author: Schertz, Hannah H.
Date: 2020-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mother Attitudes,Toddlers,Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Socialization,Parent Child Relationship,Preferences,Intervention,Self Efficacy,Clinical Diagnosis,Emotional Adjustment,Parent Role,Personality Traits,Family Relationship,Social Cognition,Social Behavior

In this qualitative study, 11 mothers of toddlers with autism participated in interviews to investigate how they perceived their roles and their competency to support toddlers' social learning in the context of both professional-implemented and parent-mediated early intervention models. The authors conducted a thematic analysis with multiple layers of independent coding. Four resulting themes highlighted challenges and contributors to parent self-efficacy. First, related to child characteristics, challenges were most prominent in the early period as participants adjusted to the diagnosis and reached to connect when social difficulties emerged. Second, having a peripheral role in early intervention challenged participants' confidence in their abilities, while receiving guidance to assume an active leadership role supported their sense of efficacy for facilitating toddlers' social learning. In a third theme, participants described specific and general examples of their expertise. Fourth, participants considered the transactional context of parent-child interaction and largely viewed their toddlers' independent wills, natures, and preferences as strengths upon which to build social engagement. The results support the need for early interventionists to promote and leverage family capacity for facilitating toddler learning as social challenges begin to appear for toddlers with autism.
Early Literacy Skill Growth in Spanish-Speaking Children with and at Risk for Disabilities in Early Childhood
Author: Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha K.
Date: 2020-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emergent Literacy,Spanish Speaking,At Risk Persons,Skill Development,Reading Difficulties,Phonological Awareness,Alphabets,Preschool Children,Language Impairments,Speech Impairments,Developmental Delays,Knowledge Level,Progress Monitoring,Bilingualism,Testing

For young Spanish-English dual language learners (SE-DLLs), early literacy skills, including phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge in Spanish as well as English, are crucial to their reading success. However, there is a lack of research about how SE-DLLs develop early literacy skills, and how their rates of performance can inform evidence-based intervention. This article examined to what degree SE-DLLs with disabilities or at risk for later reading difficulties on early literacy skills demonstrated growth on English and Spanish measures of early literacy when compared with their typically developing peers. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze growth for 325 SE-DLLs on four Individual Growth and Development Indicators that assessed phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge in English and Spanish. Results indicated that at-risk and typically developing children showed significant slopes for all measures and that at-risk children grew faster than typically developing children on Spanish alphabet knowledge measures.
Latino Caregivers&apos; Interactions with Their Children with Language Delays: A Comparison Study
Author: Peredo, Tatiana Nogueira
Date: 2020-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Hispanic Americans,Child Caregivers,Caregiver Child Relationship,Young Children,Cultural Relevance,Spanish Speaking,Interaction,Linguistic Input,Language Impairments,Play,Parenting Styles,Socioeconomic Background,Low Income,Mothers,Intervention,Developmental Delays

Evidence-based treatments for young children with developmental language delays include caregiver-implemented naturalistic interventions. However, there is little research on culturally appropriate interventions for Spanish-speaking caregivers from low-socioeconomic status (SES) households and their young children with identified language delays. We compared interaction strategies of Latino Spanish-speaking caregivers from low-SES backgrounds and non-Latino English-speaking caregivers from high-SES backgrounds with their children with language delays. Caregivers' interactions were coded for (a) interaction characteristics, (b) use of naturalistic language support strategies, and (c) linguistic input. Results indicated Spanish-speaking Latino caregivers from low-SES backgrounds used a more directive, responsive, and warm interaction style than non-Latino caregivers. Non-Latino, English-speaking caregivers from high-SES backgrounds used more cognitively stimulating strategies, spent more time observing and narrating play, and used longer utterances and more lexical diversity. Findings provide directions for future research and guidance for clinicians working with Latino families from low-SES households.
The Industrial Attachment Programme -- History, Benefits, Challenges and Its Adoption in Zimbabwe: A Review
Author: Dondofema, J.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Industry,School Business Relationship,Educational Benefits,Costs,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Education Work Relationship,Barriers,College Students,Job Training,Educational History,Program Descriptions,Stakeholders,Program Improvement,Apprenticeships,Employers

Tertiary education institutions are seen to be increasingly incorporating industrial attachment as a training methodology. This is happening with the private and public sectors. It is of the view that during the industrial attachment phase, the student is accorded an opportunity to marry theory learnt in the classroom with the real field of work. Among other training methodologies, industrial attachment was found to be key with respect to professional etiquette doing extremely well in combination with other methodologies. This review paper covers history of industrial attachment, benefits derived from the Industrial Attachment Programme (IAP) by the students, tertiary education institutions, host organizations and the industry at large. The paper also highlights challenges faced by key players in the circle of the IAP. The review will assist in improving the way institutions of higher learning, government departments and host organizations conduct the programme to enhance the multiplier positive effects and minimize the costs of the IAP.
Perceptions of Organizational Cynicism in Academics Who Teach in the Field of Sports in Higher Education Institutions
Author: Bingol, Hulya Bingol
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Team Sports,Physical Education,Employment,Negative Attitudes,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Athletics,Organizational Culture

The aim of this research is to examine the perceptions of organizational cynicism among academics who teach in the field of sports. Population of the research is composed of academics who teach in the sports field as part of the academic staff. The number of academics in the field of sports education in Turkey is around 5,000. In order to ensure a 95% confidence level in the study, at least 384 people were needed. In this context, 408 academics were approached, and the study was conducted. In the research, a questionnaire form was used as a data collection tool. The questionnaire consists of two parts. In the first part, there are 5 questions to determine the demographic and employment characteristics of the individuals, and in the second part, there are 13 questions in the form of a 5-point Likert scale to determine the perception of organizational cynicism. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS 16 package program. The decision whether the indifference tests will be parametric or nonparametric was determined by Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. As the &quot;p&quot; values are not at the level of 5% significance within the scope of the test results, it was decided that the sub-dimensions fit the normal distribution conditions. Thus, it was decided to use the parametric tests of t test, ANOVA test and Pearson correlation test.
Which Word List Should I Teach? Using Word Lists to Support Textbook Vocabulary Instruction
Author: Towns, Stuart G.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Word Lists,Vocabulary,English for Academic Purposes,Second Language Instruction,English Teachers,Textbook Evaluation,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Internet,College Freshmen,Comparative Analysis

Choosing which vocabulary to teach in an English classroom can be difficult, as many variables such as textbook content and student needs factor into the decision. To aid English instructors in this task, various word lists such as frequency bands from large corpora, research-based word lists, and proficiency levels can be consulted. However, it is not clear which (if any) of these sources are appropriate for any given language classroom, or what subset of the large lists should be taught. This paper attempts to shed light on this complex issue by conducting a case study analysis of textbook materials and student needs in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course at a university in Thailand. Reading passages from the course textbook and the vocabulary lists which accompany the texts were compared with the words which the students chose as being important for them to learn. The results of the case study showed that for this textbook and these students, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2 level was an appropriate place to look for additional vocabulary. Although these results are specific to one course in one context, they showcase online tools that instructors can use to analyze their own classroom content and student needs, as well as describing generalizable insights that should be considered when choosing textbooks or creating class materials elsewhere.
An Examination of the Athletic Identities of High School Students
Author: Turkeli, Anil
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: High School Students,Athletes,Athletics,Identification (Psychology),Gender Differences,Team Sports,Age Differences,Family Influence,Self Esteem,Self Concept,Foreign Countries,Competence,Peer Influence,Teacher Influence

The aim of this study is to determine the athletic identities of elite student athletes engaging in individual and team sports in high schools. The study group consisted of 1034 elite student athletes, 302 female and 732 male. The mean age of the student athletes is 16.85 ± 1.87. Descriptive scanning model was used in the study. Personal Information Form and Athletic Identity Questionnaire (AIQ) were used to collect the data. In the analysis, first of all, the data were examined with SPSS22 to observe whether they showed normal distribution. Afterwards, of the parametric tests, Independent Samples T-test, One Way Anova test and correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the collected data. In terms of individual and team sports student athletes, a significant difference was found in favor of individual student athletes in terms of total score of athletic identity and all sub-dimensions. As a result of the analysis, it was found that women student athletes, the ones who have athletic history in their families and national student athletes have a stronger athletic identity, and that the age of student athletes increases, the level of encouragement of the family decreases, in addition to this, it was concluded that student athletes doing individual sports, give more importance to their physical appearance, and the activity they do and feel more adequate when doing physical activities than team student athletes.
A Recommendation for New Diction Rhymes to Be Used in Turkish Diction Education Studies
Author: Coban, Ismail
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Turkish,Pronunciation,Rhyme,Native Language Instruction,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Teaching Skills,Sentences,Teaching Methods

Acquisition of the ability to speak correctly and effectively is one of the main purposes of elocution. One of the conditions required to achieve this is to have a good diction. Although the students speak standard Turkish language at schools, they have poor diction due to being under the influence of local dialects in the family and outside the school. This affects the process of making the students acquire the ability of speaking, one of the main objectives of Turkish teaching. The aim of the study addressed with case study method is to determine how the diction rhymes should be to be prepared by the prospective Turkish teachers in order to correct and improve the diction of the students. The study group constituted 46 first-grade prospective Turkish teachers studying in the Department of Turkish Language Education, in Ataturk University between 2017-2018 academic year. Prospective Turkish teachers were asked to create a diction rhyme for 10 sounds &quot;b, p, d, t, g, k, e, o, u, ü&quot;. 434 diction rhymes were obtained as a result of the research. Rhymes were examined in terms of length, including the number of the target sound, entertainment, creativity, and availability in diction training. As a result of the examination, 149 of the recommended rhymes were determined to have the capability to be used in diction training.
An Analysis of the Effects of School Practice Courses (School Experience, Teaching Practice) on Prospective Physical Education Teachers&apos; Attitudes towards Physical Education Teaching as a Profession (Case of Düzce University)
Author: Tiryaki, Kadir
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Teaching,Preservice Teachers,Physical Education Teachers,Teaching (Occupation),Anxiety,Gender Differences,Foreign Countries,Student Characteristics,Athletes,Undergraduate Students,Positive Attitudes

The study is conducted to examine the effects of school practice courses on prospective physical education teachers' attitudes towards their professions. 73 pre-service teachers, 30 women and 43 men, who took teaching practice courses in the spring semester of 2018-2019, participated in the study at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Education, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Düzce University. As a pre-test and post-test, the 23-item ''Attitude towards the Physical Education Teaching Profession'' test consisting of the sub-dimensions of ''love for the profession '' and ''professional anxiety'' developed by Unlu (2011) was applied. SPSS 20.0 package program was used in the analysis the data. Paired Samples t-test was used for the analysis of pretest-posttest results. Independent Samples t-test was used in binary variables and One-Way ANOVA test was used in variables with three or more groups. Significance level was taken as p &lt;0.05. In conclusion; the analyzes for the sub-dimensions of attitude to the physical education profession and total attitudes were compared, a significant difference in favor of the posttest in terms of love for the profession, professional anxiety and total attitudes towards the profession was observed. Regarding the gender variable, pre-test and post-test scores of female participants show they have a higher attitude towards love sub-dimension. According to the national athlete variable, the pre-test and post-test scores of non-national teacher trainees are higher in the sub-dimension of love for the profession than nationals.
A Research on the Fair Play Behaviors of Students Participating in School Sports (The Case of Düzce Province)
Author: Gorun, Levent
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Behavior,Team Sports,Athletes,Athletics,Secondary School Students,High School Students,Sportsmanship,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to examine the fair play behaviours of students who attend school sports. The universe of the research is 2631 participants studying in the Central District of Düzce in the 2019-2020 Academic Year and competing in volleyball, basketball, football and individual branches in secondary and high schools, while the sample is 397 participants on a voluntary basis. In the research, the personal information form created by the researchers and &quot;Fair Play Scale&quot; (FP) developed by Efe (2006) were used as a measurement tool. The scale consists of four subscales: &quot;pre-match fair play&quot;, &quot;during-match fair play&quot;, &quot;after-match fair play&quot; and &quot;general fair play in a match&quot;. While there is a statistically significant difference in all subscales according to the categories, when compared to the sports age, there is a statistical difference only in the fair play behaviours during the match. Also, when fair play behaviours are compared according to the branch, a statistically significant difference is observed according to the subscales of pre-match, during the match and general fair play behaviours. As a result, it can be said that fair play behaviours, which vary according to the branch, sports age and categories, can be spread to social life after school with trainings suitable for the development periods and the requirements of the sports branches.
The Acute Effects of Pre-Conditioning Activities with a Weighted Vest on Subsequent Linear Sprint and Change of Direction Performance in Physical Education Students
Author: Kaçoglu, Celil
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Activities,Athletics,Equipment,Physical Education,Program Effectiveness,Young Adults,Males,Performance Tests,Body Weight,Training Methods,Psychomotor Skills,Muscular Strength,College Students,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a post activation potential application response in sprinting and change of direction performance. Fifteen physically active, healthy men (age 23.5±2.0 years, height 175.0±7.6 cm, body weight 72.2±8.5 kg, body fat 15.7±2.9 %) voluntarily participated in this study. Cross sectional research design with a single group (n=15) and repeated tests was used and applicants participated in sprint and pro-agility tests 8 minutes after the pre-conditioning (PC) with weight wests that corresponded 5% and 10% of their body weights in different days without pre-conditioning. For PC, 8 minutes before for each 30m sprint and pro-agility tests, they did a resisted running with a weight vest corresponding 5% and 10% of their body weights. Analysis shows that, sprint after PC activity as resistance running with %5 and %10 of body weight (p&lt;0.05) and agility (p&lt;0.05) data showed statistically significant difference. According to the results of Bonferroni post-hoc correction, 30m sprint test times, which were performed 8 minutes after the PC which includes a 30m sprint with weight vests corresponding to 5% of their body weight, showed an increase from control test times, 4.34±0.23 seconds to 4.40±0.24 seconds respectively. This 0.07 second increase is statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). In our study, PAP effect being observed as negative, might be related with the lower body weight percentages of resisted running exercise which was selected for PAP.
The Effect of Empathy Levels of Female School of Physical Education and Sports Students on Problem Solving Skill Levels
Author: Akpinar, Öznur
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Empathy,Females,Physical Education,Athletics,Problem Solving,Correlation,Foreign Countries,College Students,Student Characteristics,Cognitive Processes

This research is made in order to find whether the empathy levels of female school of physical education and sports students' effect on problem solving skills by detecting their empathy and problem solving skills and by exhibiting whether the empathy and problem solving skills differ from according to demographic characteristics. In the research, The Empathic Tendency Scale developed by Dökmen (1988) and The Problem Solving Inventory developed by Heppner and Peterson (1982) adapted into Turkish by Sahin, Sahin, and Heppner (1993) is used on the 167 female students studying at Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University school of Physical Education and Sports in the 2019-2020 academic year. The correlation analysis is done with t and one way Anova tests in the evaluation of the gathered data's because of the gathered data's show parametric distribution. As a result of the research, the empathy levels of the students who attended the research is [X-bar] = 68,8323 and problem solving skills are detected as [X-bar] =92,2814. Also it is detected that, the female students included in the research have empathy and problem solving skills over intermediate level and empathy levels effect problem solving skills.
Needs Analysis for ESP Course Development: Thai Civil Engineering Students&apos; Perspectives
Author: Thepseenu, Benjaporn
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English for Special Purposes,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Engineering Education,Student Attitudes,Class Activities,Learning Activities,Majors (Students),Foreign Countries,Language of Instruction,Teaching Methods,Cooperative Learning,College Students,Student Needs,Civil Engineering

This study aimed to investigate civil engineering students' English language learning needs and perceptions of their English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course based on the past students' perspectives (Brown, 2016). The study sample comprised 85 third-year Thai students, majoring in civil engineering at University of Phayao, Thailand in the academic year 2018. A mixed-methods research design was employed. A questionnaire on civil engineering students' needs for ESP course was used to investigate the students' perceived needs on their ESP course. Subsequently, a focus group interview was conducted to explore the students' overall perceptions of the ESP course they had finished. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed by means of frequency, mean, and standard deviation. Interview data were analyzed using content analysis. The findings revealed students' high demand of communicative topics particularly speaking and listening in work-related situations. A combination of pair and group work for in-class activities and out-of-class assignments was preferred over working individually. A mixture of Thai and English as a language of instruction was also needed. Pedagogical implications for ESP course designers and teachers of other fields of engineering are put forward to highlight the crucial role of needs analysis in ESP course development.