ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Using Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) on Iranian EFL Learners&apos; Vocabulary Learning: An Experimental Study
Author: Nejati, Ebrahim
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Assisted Instruction,Vocabulary Development,English (Second Language),Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Instructional Effectiveness,Institutes (Training Programs),Multimedia Instruction,Teaching Methods,Language Tests,Courseware,Comparative Analysis,Foreign Countries

This study examines the effect of computer-assisted language learning on the vocabulary learning of Iranian EFL learners, in which 40 pre-intermediate and intermediate students enrolled at Iran Language Institute, Urmia, Iran were selected as participants. The participants were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and two control ones. The two experimental groups underwent the same procedures in receiving treatment, while the control groups did not receive any treatment. Initially, all groups participated in pre-tests. The students in the experimental groups were exposed to the treatments for eight sessions, which included the teaching of word lists selected from the students' books using computers. These words were taught to the experimental groups using 'Vocaboly', while the control groups were taught using the traditional method of vocabulary teaching. Finally, all groups participated in post-tests. The comparison of the mean scores using a t-test indicated that the experimental groups outperformed the control groups on post-tests.
Task Difficulty, Practice Techniques, and Confidence in Adult Concert Bands
Author: Rohwer, Debbie
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Adults,Musicians,Musical Instruments,Difficulty Level,Drills (Practice),Self Esteem,Surveys,Learning Strategies

The purpose of the current study was to describe adult band musicians' perceptions of task difficulty, use of practice techniques, and confidence to learn using the one-minute paper in an adult concert band setting.
Baritone or Falsetto? Male Educators&apos; Vocal Modeling in the Elementary Classroom
Author: Valdes, Ethan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Education,Music Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Males,Modeling (Psychology),Singing,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Students,Accuracy

Elementary music educators teach their students songs to engage them in active learning, to share new musical concepts, and for the sheer enjoyment of singing. Because it allows students to learn about music by actively participating in the musical experience, singing is an effective tool in the elementary setting. Vocal modeling occurs when a teacher models a song in his or her own voice for students to hear. In response, students are invited to sing back what they hear with pitch accuracy and good vocal technique, not shouting or unpitched chanting. Vocal modeling can work well because it allows the educator to set the pace of learning a song. If a class needs more time to learn a new song, then vocal modeling allows for a slower pace with frequent repetition. While vocal modeling is essential to allow children to learn valuable musical skills, male music educators are faced with a problem when determining which vocal register to use. The two male vocal registers that are discussed in this research are chest voice and falsetto voice. The purpose of our study was to determine how male elementary music educators in a large metropolitan area modeled singing when teaching young children (kindergarten through second grade) and when teaching older children (third through fifth grades). We also sought to investigate alternative teaching strategies used by male elementary music educators to aid in the development of vocal accuracy.
Work-Integrated-Learning in International Business: Exploring Stakeholder Value for Regional Export Companies
Author: Jenner, Peter
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: International Trade,Business Administration Education,Student Recruitment,Work Experience Programs,Experiential Learning,Corporations,Foreign Countries,Networks,Reputation,Sustainability,Program Effectiveness,Teamwork,Problem Solving,Leadership,Communication Skills,Case Studies,Qualitative Research,Semi Structured Interviews,Administrator Attitudes,Foreign Students,School Business Relationship,Business Schools,Technological Literacy,Universities

Experiential learning approaches such as work-integrated learning (WIL) are an important international business (IB) educational tool yet can be challenging to implement. This exploratory research examines the value derived by regional Australian export companies from engagement with such programmes. The results suggest that firms perceive considerable benefit from involvement, particularly access to international market research capabilities. Additional benefits such as new market perspectives and extended local and international networks were reported. However, potential recruitment and reputational benefits received limited focus from the participants. The research therefore helps inform IB educators, potentially leading to the development of more accessible, effective and sustainable WIL programmes based upon a better understanding of the value of these programmes to this key stakeholder group.
Fair Grade Allocation to Unfair Students: An Application of the Shapley Value to Solve the Free-Rider Problem
Author: Prasad, Navneel
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grading,Peer Evaluation,Cooperative Learning,Games,Vignettes,Measurement Techniques,Class Activities,Assignments,Grades (Scholastic),Student Evaluation

This study applies the Shapley value within the context of class-group based peer assessments by treating it as a cooperative game and giving fairness to each group member to cushion the effect of coalitions. Based on scenario analysis, the Shapley Value method is used to identify the fair marks which should be given/allocated to individuals with in groups where there is uneven participation. Scenarios are presented using two and three student member cases with situations under pinning the free rider problem. The Shapley value concept as applied in this study provides what may be viewed as a contribution consistent mark allocation for group assignments.
A Case Study of Faculty Attitudes Related to Electronic Texts and Course Content in Business School Classrooms
Author: Seeley, Eugene L.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Business Administration Education,Business Schools,Electronic Publishing,Textbooks,Course Content,Usability,Value Added Models,Focus Groups,Teacher Surveys,Correlation,Multiple Regression Analysis,Preferences,Educational Quality,Textbook Evaluation

This case study examines faculty attitudes related to using electronic texts in business classes. The following areas of faculty opinion were evaluated: comfort level when using the technology, content quality, technical ease of use, and value added to the classroom teaching experience. The research consisted of a focus group with seven faculty members that use electronic texts and followed up with a survey that was completed by 13 faculty members among 27 that taught using electronic textbooks for their classes. Correlation was used to identify variables with strong relationships. Multiple regression was used to identify which independent variables accounted for significant levels of variance in each dependent variable and by how much. The results of the research showed that high levels of perceived quality of the electronic materials combined with a perception of a system that is easy to use were linked to high levels of faculty satisfaction. The results also indicate a preference for electronic texts that suggests a positive shift in faculty attitudes. This research indicates that the improving quality of online texts will be key to greater faculty acceptance.
First Year Business Practicum: Impacts of Early Experiential Learning
Author: Maguire, Diana S.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Practicums,Experiential Learning,Liberal Arts,Business Administration Education,Student Attitudes,Decision Making,Mixed Methods Research,Outcomes of Education,Employment Opportunities,Learning Activities,Career Development,College Freshmen,Hypothesis Testing,Majors (Students),Student Surveys,Nonparametric Statistics

This research builds on previous higher education studies and improves the understanding of students' confidence in their chosen business education path with the introduction of a first-year experiential business practicum course. Students' understanding of business disciplines within the early years of academic decision-making has been a challenge, as typical liberal arts educational paths provide minimal coursework in the specific disciplines within the first two semesters of study. The two-year mixed-methods study included a quantitative survey of first-year business students enrolled in a private four-year liberal arts university in southwestern New York. The qualitative portion of the study analysed students' non-prompted written responses to their learning outcomes in the course. The findings suggest that first-year students' completion of an experiential business practicum course is associated with increased confidence in their chosen major and a sense of engagement with their freshman cohort. Students in the study indicated a negligible increase in understanding of their career opportunities. Future attention could be given to pursuing additional coursework in the freshman practicum to develop students' exposure to career opportunity through learning activities.
SAILS, Take 2: An Exploration of the &quot;Build Your Own Test&quot; Standardized IL Testing Option for Canadian Institutions
Author: Graham, Rumi Y.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Test Construction,Standardized Tests,Teacher Made Tests,Student Evaluation,Undergraduate Students,Information Literacy,Educational Benefits,Pretests Posttests,Multiple Choice Tests,Norm Referenced Tests,Outcomes of Education

Several standardized and validated information literacy (IL) tests have been developed for use in U.S. post-secondary contexts, but fewer choices exist for schools outside of the U.S. In an earlier study (Cowan, Graham, &amp; Eva, 2016) the authors explored IL testing at a Canadian university using the international version of the SAILS Cohort test. This article describes a second study that used the Build Your Own Test (BYOT)--a customizable version of the SAILS Individual Scores test--to evaluate undergraduate students' IL learning. Pros and cons of using the Cohort and BYOT versions of SAILS are discussed, with the aim of providing guidance for other schools interested in pursuing such testing. The authors found the BYOT allowed them to better gauge the extent to which individual students' IL ability levels changed over the course of one term.
An Analysis of Mission Statements of Tertiary Institutions: Business Colleges in UAE
Author: Dedousis, Evangelos
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Institutional Mission,Content Analysis,Business Schools,Web Sites,Tuition,Classification,Competition,Accreditation (Institutions),Educational Quality,International Education,Position Papers,Commercialization,Student Recruitment,Foreign Students,Educational Philosophy,Institutional Characteristics

The purpose of this research is to analyze the mission statements of business colleges operating in the United Arab Emirates. To this end, written and visual documents in the websites of business colleges were surveyed to collect data on components of mission such as philosophy, contribution, markets, and distinctiveness. Content analysis was used to analyze the data and the components of mission were classified or measured on a simple scale. The cost of tuition was also examined as, considered together with other findings, it can help point to the business strategy followed by colleges. The findings reveal clusters of colleges sharing similar characteristics and following strategies of differentiation or cost leadership in a segmented and crowded business education market. Predominantly privately-owned and characterized by a market philosophy but often with little distinctiveness business colleges are essentially teaching-oriented institutions. The need for return on investment and profit in a competitive education market has resulted in high tuition fees especially among better-known and internationally-accredited colleges. International accreditation is becoming important as the quality of education receives more attention. One limitation of this research is that conclusions are drawn on the basis of material found in publicly available documents only. The framework used in this research to analyze organizational mission of colleges of business in UAE can be helpful in carrying out similar research of tertiary institutions elsewhere.
Managing the Team Project Process: Helpful Hints and Tools to Ease the Workload without Sacrificing Learning Objectives
Author: Smith, Adam R.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Group Activities,Student Projects,College Students,Business Administration Education,Teamwork,Peer Evaluation,College Instruction

The purpose of this paper is to provide examples for the use of teams in college courses and provides a team project process developed over five years of experience with students at a small, regional, commuter campus. Teamwork is important in management curriculum, but it should also be included across business disciplines. The effective use of teams can be tedious and time-consuming, but instructors can now reduce the burden of team formation and peer evaluation, and even get support to help students manage team experiences. This paper adds to the conversation surrounding team use in academic settings by combining the entire team project process, with examples of activities and technology, into one teaching note, which also discusses the pros and cons of this practice.
Teaching Internal Control Using a Student-Generated Video Project
Author: Seow, Poh-Sun
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Video Technology,Business Administration Education,Student Developed Materials,Undergraduate Students,Accounting,Information Systems,Student Surveys,Student Projects,Student Attitudes,Instructional Effectiveness,Statistical Analysis,Qualitative Research

Educators consider the video learning approach an effective method to deliver educational content as compared to the traditional method of books and written materials. This paper presents a project that involves student-generated videos to teach internal control in an undergraduate accounting information systems course. The survey results show that most of the respondents viewed the video project positively. Students commented that the video project enhanced their learning in internal control and also recommended other courses to adopt video as a teaching pedagogy.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution&apos;s Potential Influence on Marketing Education
Author: Elbeck, Matt
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Marketing,Business Administration Education,Employment Opportunities,Artificial Intelligence,Robotics,Teaching Methods,Technology Integration,Career Choice,Masters Programs,Program Descriptions,Course Descriptions,Information Technology

This paper explores the likely influence of the rapidly evolving market disruptors of cognitive computing (to mimic the human brain) and robotics to the marketing educator. A review of the literature suggests inroads in the K-12 area, though sparse when higher education is addressed. This is followed with insights on whether students grasp the likely career paths, and curricular guidance from senior marketing educators from AACSB accredited schools on the emerging field of technology marketing. The challenge for the future-oriented marketing educator is how to weave these disruptors into the triumvirate of our profession--instruction, service/governance and scholarship, all geared to improve the career prospects of our students.
Oh, Behave! Insights and Strategies for Teaching Business Ethics to Gen Y Students
Author: Edwards, Marissa S.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Ethical Instruction,Business Administration Education,Teaching Methods,College Students,College Instruction,Generational Differences,Learning Activities,Student Motivation,Educational Opportunities,Ability,Behavioral Objectives

Recent corporate scandals have led some scholars to argue that business schools are failing in their goal to create students who will behave with integrity and emerge as ethical leaders in the workplace. In this instructional note, we focus on our experiences teaching business ethics to Gen Y students, and the challenges associated with teaching ethics in this context. Overall, we suggest that there is limited evidence that we are preparing our students to manage ethical dilemmas effectively in 21st century organizations. We argue that educators must find ways to enhance students' motivation, opportunity, and ability to internalize their learning about business ethics to prepare students to effectively address ethical dilemmas in practice. We discuss specific learning activities and assessment items that can help to facilitate internalization of learning, including industry guests, case studies, reflective journals and role-plays. Here, we relate our experiences implementing these in the classroom and consider the strengths and weaknesses of each. We conclude with a discussion of the challenge of developing ethical students.
Big Data and the Commoditization of Analytics: Engaging First-Year Business Students with Analytics
Author: Zadeh, Amir Hassan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Freshmen,Business Administration Education,Data Analysis,Computer Software,Computer Uses in Education,Experiential Learning,Learning Activities,Introductory Courses,Instructional Effectiveness,College Instruction,Case Studies

The age of data analytics requires &quot;data scientists&quot; across a wide range of business disciplines with deep knowledge of how to manage and analyse vast amounts of data to support decision-making. As a result, new analytical tools are being taught in the Management Information Systems (MIS) or business analytics (BA) programs to foster students' development of this critical competency. Three waves of analytics tools are considered from an experiential perspective including how to introduce analytics to first-year business students using an advanced data analytics software package with multiple techniques and data flow interface. SAS Enterprise Miner is used to teach technical topics and perform business-centric data analytics. An innovative exercise is designed in such a way that it guides first-year business students through a learning analytics journey to motivate them to understand the notion of data analytics and to develop skills around this emerging area without delving too much into extraneous technical details. A post-course survey indicated that the exercise helped students understand the opportunities as well as the challenges in doing analytics
Crossing the Studio Art Threshold: Information Literacy and Creative Populations
Author: Carter, Sarah
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Studio Art,Information Literacy,Artists,Library Services,Information Needs,Educational Practices,Undergraduate Students,Academic Standards,Design,Bias,Research Methodology,Library Instruction,Librarians

Artists often require visual and inspirational information sources that range outside of library walls and websites, and develop their work within the complex social environment of the studio. Librarians historically engage with studio art and design students using multiple standards documents. This article offers an analytical literature review of the pedagogical approaches librarians have taken toward their work in the art and design studios, specifically identifying library practitioners who have adapted or critiqued standards documents in order to address the unique needs of creative populations. The Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) &quot;Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education&quot; provides librarians an opportunity to further engage with studio art students in critical information literacy practices. Future pedagogical practices and assessment techniques are considered, and new approaches to studio art and design instruction are discussed.
The Development of a Hierarchy of Basic Rhythmic Bowing Skills for String Sight-Reading
Author: Alexander, Michael
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Music Reading,Music Education,Psychomotor Skills,Musical Instruments,High School Students,Summer Programs,Holistic Approach,Student Surveys,Tests,Skills

Reading music at sight involves the simultaneous execution of numerous skills. While the successful performance of a rhythmic bowing skill may indicate complete mastery of the holistic skill, partial success may still reflect mastery of some sub-tasks (rhythmic pattern or bowing style). Based on the preliminary findings regarding bow direction by Alexander and Henry (2014), and their recommendations for further research (2014, 2015), the current study sought to create a hierarchy of rhythmic bowing skills and study possible effects of those skills on sight-reading accuracy. The results of this study indicated that high school string players, motivated to attend a summer orchestra camp, achieved a high overall success rate (92%) while performing selected basic rhythmic bowing skills. This may indicate that the skills assessed have already been mastered by many string players at the high school level. Future research should utilize less-experienced participants to discover at what age these concepts are learned.
&apos;Asegúrate&apos; Program: Effects on Cyber-Aggression and Its Risk Factors
Author: Del Rey, Rosario
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bullying,Aggression,Computer Mediated Communication,Social Media,Intervention,Program Effectiveness,Internet,Program Evaluation,Secondary School Students,Quasiexperimental Design,Questionnaires,Sexuality,Social Behavior,Self Control,Adolescents,Beliefs,Foreign Countries

Intervention against cyberbullying and other risks associated with the misuse of ITC and social networks is an important social demand. The 'Asegúrate' Program tries to support teachers in this intervention. This research shows the impact of the program among those that have shown to be less sensitive in other studies: cyber-aggressors. Concretely, the impact of the program on the prevalence of aggression in cyberbullying and bullying, sexting and abusive use of the Internet and social networks are analyzed. The evaluation of the program was carried out with a sample of 479 students (54.9% girls) of Compulsory Secondary Education (age M=13.83. SD=1.40) through a quasi-experimental methodology, with two measures over time. The instruments used were the &quot;European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire&quot;, the &quot;European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire&quot;, the &quot;Internet Related Experiences Questionnaire&quot; and two items about sexting involvement. The results show that the involvement in cyber aggression, sexting, and intrapersonal dimension of abusive use of Internet and social network increases without intervention, whereas it diminishes when the intervention is carried out. Moreover, a significant decrease in the aggression and cyber aggression among cyber aggressors is evidenced. Thus, 'Asegúrate' Program is effective for decreasing the prevalence of aggressions and cyber aggressions as well as the involvement in other phenomena considered cyberbullying risk factors.