ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Revealing the Relationship between Reading Interest and Critical Thinking Skills through Remap GI and Remap Jigsaw
Author: Zubaidah, Siti
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Reading Interests,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Concept Mapping,Cooperative Learning,High School Students,Secondary School Science,Correlation,Comparative Analysis,Biology,Questionnaires,Essay Tests,Statistical Analysis,Regression (Statistics)

The aim of this research was to reveal the relationship between student's reading interest and critical thinking skills through Reading Concept Map Group Investigation (Remap GI) and Reading Concept Map Jigsaw (Remap Jigsaw) learning models. To do so, two science classes from first grade of two Senior High Schools in Malang, Indonesia were selected as the participants of the study. They were given the reading interest questionnaire and critical thinking skills essay test after thought by two different learning models. The obtained data were analyzed through Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation and doing a statistical regression analysis. The result revealed that there was no correlation between two variables both in Remap GI or Remap Jigsaw class. Because of no correlation between two variables was found, two variables were compared through Remap GI and Remap Jigsaw using descriptive analysis. The finding of this study has some implications for teachers to consider some aspect or skills from students and their relationship with each other. So the teacher can predict what needs to be developed and how to do it.
Positive Change through a Credential Process
Author: Williams, Tinnycua
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Credentials,Educational Change,After School Programs,Youth,Youth Programs,Administrators,Faculty Development

Studies have demonstrated the significance of afterschool staff development and have attempted to show the impacts of staff training on program quality and youth outcomes. Professional development, though necessary, wasn't always a priority for the author, especially if training hours conflicted with the author's afterschool program schedule. Though she was initially intimidated by the process, in retrospect, she feels that the credential process was one of the best things that could have happened to her. She grew as a professional, an administrator, and a youth development professional.
Orientation and Mobility Training in Special Education Curriculum for Social Adjustment Problems of Visually Impaired Children in Pakistan
Author: Malik, Shazia
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Visual Impairments,Visually Impaired Mobility,Travel Training,Special Education,Social Adjustment,Instructional Effectiveness,Personality,Prosocial Behavior,Well Being,Interpersonal Relationship,Questionnaires,Randomized Controlled Trials,Regression (Statistics)

The study is aimed at investigating the impact of orientation and mobility (O&amp;M) training as a part of the special education curriculum on the social adjustment of visually impaired children. The population consisted of visually impaired children between the ages of (5-15), studying at different special education institutes in Pakistan was the assessable population for the study. A sample of 125 male and female visually impaired children from public and private special education institutes of Islamabad, Pakistan were conveniently selected as a sample of the study. The study used two sub-dimensions of social adjustment, namely Self-Personality and Pro-social behavior, to be explored in terms of their relationship with orientation and mobility training. The results showed a significant relationship between O&amp;M training and social adjustment of children in terms of personality well-being and social interaction while with the others. The variables were found to be correlated with each other. The results were in line with most of the previous research studies. The novelty of the study lies in selection of cultural context of Pakistan, which is a developing country and to date international standard trainings and social care is not provided to the visually impaired at large.
The Impact of Authentic Material Use on Development of the Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills and Motivation in Language Course
Author: Belet Boyaci, S. Dilek
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Instructional Materials,Reading Comprehension,Writing Skills,Student Motivation,Mixed Methods Research,Pretests Posttests,Semi Structured Interviews,Elementary School Students,Native Language Instruction,Turkish,Foreign Countries,Grade 4,Relevance (Education)

The objective of the present study was to determine the impact of authentic task-based authentic material on reading comprehension, writing skills and writing motivation in the Turkish language course. The study was conducted with mixed design methodology. Quantitative data were collected with the quasi-experimental with pre-test post-test with control group design in the study. Qualitative data were collected with a semi-structured interview form. The study was conducted in a primary school located in Eskisehir urban center during the 2014-2015 academic year spring semester. The experiment group included 22 students and the control group included 24 students. The data were collected with Reading Comprehension Test (Bulut, 2013), Writing Motivation Scale (Öztürk, 2013), Writing Skills Scale (Uysal, 2009), and a semi-structured interview form. Analysis of the quantitative data was conducted with independent samples t-test and qualitative data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. Study findings demonstrated that use of authentic task-based authentic material in the Turkish language course improved the reading comprehension, writing skills and writing motivation of 4th grade primary school students. Furthermore, it was found that students who participated in the study had positive views on the Turkish language course instructed with authentic task-based authentic material.
Youth-Led Participatory Action Research: Promoting Youth Voice and Adult Support in Afterschool Programs
Author: Anyon, Yolanda
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Youth,Action Research,Participatory Research,After School Programs,Youth Programs,Student Attitudes,Student Empowerment,Pretests Posttests,Low Income Students,Enrichment Activities,Transitional Programs,Middle School Students,Minority Group Students,Public Housing,Youth Opportunities,Pilot Projects,Early Adolescents,Social Justice,Comparative Analysis,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis

How can afterschool programs engage middle school students of color as they enter their teenage years? The authors asked this question while working with the Bridge Project, a drop-in community-based academic enrichment program serving low-income children and adolescents of color living in public housing in Denver, Colorado. Faced with dwindling enrollment among middle school participants, they turned to the research literature for guidance about how to respond to early adolescents' increasing desire for independence while also keeping them connected to the program. Youth-led participatory action research (YPAR) is an approach that is designed to support participants' self-determination and increase power-sharing between youth and adults. The authors piloted a YPAR program to assess whether middle school participants increased their perceptions of (1) opportunities for voice and choice in the program, such as planning and leading activities or making rules, and (2) supportive relationships with program staff who listen, show respect, and care about their ideas. They surveyed YPAR participants and a comparison group to chart the change they experienced on these two dimensions during nine months of programming. This article shares the results of their study, which has implications for OST programs interested in retaining participants during the transition from childhood to early adolescence.
The Implementation of Learning Together in Improving Students&apos; Mathematical Performance
Author: Hobri
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Mixed Methods Research,Mathematics Achievement,Pretests Posttests,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary School Mathematics,Achievement Tests,Questionnaires,Quasiexperimental Design,Grade 9,Semi Structured Interviews,Mathematics Skills,Models,Program Implementation

This research study investigated the effects of Learning Together model of group learning on students' mathematics achievement and attitudes toward mathematics, and identified teachers' perception on the implementation of Learning Together in secondary mathematics classrooms in Natore, Bangladesh. The mood of triangulation, a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection and data analysis, was employed in the study. Data were collected using students' mathematics achievement test, attitudes toward mathematics questionnaire and teachers' interview. The independent-sample t-test was used to analyse the quantitative data while the content analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. The results showed that the effects of Learning Together on students' mathematics achievement and attitudes toward mathematics were significant, and the teachers' perception on the implementation of Learning Together was positive. The findings revealed that Learning Together model contributed to the development of students' mathematical performance due to proper formation of groups, group members' cooperation to each other's learning and their sincerity to teachers' incentives during the treatment period.
The Reasons for the Decline of the Results of Jordanian Students in &quot;TIMSS 2015&quot;
Author: Abu Tayeh, Khaled
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Score Decline,International Assessment,Performance Based Assessment,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Gender Differences,Specialization,Teaching Experience,Etiology,Barriers,Elementary Secondary Education,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Achievement,Achievement Tests,Mathematics Tests,Science Tests,Science Achievement

The study aimed at identifying the reasons behind the Jordanian students' drop of performance in the TIMSS 2015 from the point of view of their teachers. Survey method was used because teachers are the most able to decide upon the reasons of this fall and so a questionnaire was designed to recognize their point of view concerning the reasons of this retreat. The study population consisted of 130 teachers of science and mathematics in Ma'an governorate. Teachers whose teaching experience was more than one year to make sure they are familiar with TIMSS tests. Random sampling technique was used to select 90 teachers representing 69% of the study population. For data analysis, means and standards deviations were calculated, and the Schiffe test was used to determine the post differences. The results show that the reasons related to the students themselves and their families got higher averages than those related to the teachers and the curricula. The averages related to the male teachers are also higher than those related to the female teachers. There are no statistical differences in the teachers' appreciation averages of the reasons of this retreat according to their academic specialization (math or science) or their practical experience.
Impact of Gender and Conference Size on Conference Preferences--Employing Natural Language Processing
Author: Eckhaus, Eyal
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Natural Language Processing,Conferences (Gatherings),Preferences,Gender Differences,Teacher Participation,Teacher Motivation,Selection Criteria,Participant Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Relevance (Education),Educational Benefits,Higher Education,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Path Analysis,Goodness of Fit,Statistical Analysis,Regression (Statistics)

This pilot study focuses on the impact of academic conferences from a gender-based perspective. What motivates faculty members to attend conferences? Which conferences do they choose? Can differences be found between men and women in their attitude to the effect of the conference and its contribution to their academic work, in light of many studies on the significance women attach to the value of family and its prioritization over their career? The study dealt with a case study of one university in Israel. Ninety four academic faculty members from a variety of departments completed a questionnaire, including 60.9% women and 39.1% men. The main finding is that, among both men and women, academic conferences are perceived as contributing to their professional development. Faculty members addressed the contribution of conferences to their professional development. Findings showed that professional focusing during conferences results in publications and develops interest in the conference--and not vice versa, i.e., it is not interest in the conference that leads to publications. It was also found that the size of the conference predicts the significance of the focus on professional aspects. From a gender perspective, women prefer small conferences. In addition, for women, although they prefer small conferences they attach significance to collaborations that lead to professional focusing on their fields of research. Women appear to bring their &quot;family-oriented patterns&quot; to their work, explaining their inclination to small and more intimate conferences. The research findings might have an impact on the consideration given to planning academic conferences in order to reach the academic outcomes expected by faculty members who perceive conferences as an essential platform for their professional development.
The Impact of Using Mobile Social Network Applications on Students&apos; Social-Life
Author: Abdelraheem, Ahmed Yousif
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Life,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Undergraduate Students,Graduate Students,Statistical Analysis,Social Networks,Likert Scales,Interpersonal Competence,Social Media,Computer Mediated Communication,Internet

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of using Mobile Social Network Applications (MSNAs) on students' social life (social relations, family relations and social awareness). The study was designed as a survey study using a five-point Likert-type scale to collect data from the students. A sample of 211 students' response was analyzed. The results indicated that: the overall impact of MSNAs was found to be at moderate degree (M = 3.23). Also, social relation, family relation and awareness of current issues were found to be of the same degree (Means = 3.41, 3.23, 3.61) respectively. Compression of the means of the three dimensions with the theoretical means revealed significant differences in favour of each dimension. T-tests compressions for the gender and for education level revealed no significant differences in both variables whereas significant differences were found for the time spend variable. ANOVA for purposes of using (MSNAs) showed significant difference in favour of educational purposes, while ANOVA for type of applications used revealed no significant differences. The study concluded that the use of (MSNAs) at a moderate degree on students' social life and recommended the use of a large sample and scale of more variables of social life.
The Reflection of Immigration on School Culture: A Qualitative Study
Author: Arslangilay, A. Selcen
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Qualitative Research,School Culture,Immigration,Reflection,Refugees,Elementary School Students,Migrant Children,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Parent Attitudes,Semi Structured Interviews,Organizational Culture,Language Usage,Beliefs,Social Values,School Policy,Ceremonies,School Choice,Foreign Countries

Each organization has its own system of values, beliefs and attitudes that are valid for the schools and it accompanies the concept of school culture, one of the important factors determining the success of a school. Immigration is a phenomenon that leads to great influences in every society. The purpose of this study is to determine what reflections the Syrian asylum seekers have on school culture in a primary school, which is also used as a Temporary Training Center (TTC) in the capital city of Turkey, Ankara. 12 participants, including 5 teachers, 5 Turkish parents and 2 administrators, participated in the research, which was designed in case study design and in which qualitative data collection and analysis methods were used. The data obtained via the semi-structured interview forms prepared by the researcher were analyzed with descriptive analysis technique. According to the results of the research; after the Syrians came, there were some changes in the school culture. However, since such a massive migration is a very new experience, and school managers are sensitive to this issue and demonstrate democratic leadership features, there have been no major issues in the school. It is thought that the problems will gradually decrease, as experience about immigration increases.
Using Illustrations to Depict Preservice Science Teachers&apos; Self-Efficacy: A Case Study
Author: Greco, Robert Del
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Illustrations,Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Self Efficacy,Case Studies,Preservice Teacher Education,Teacher Education Programs,Qualitative Research,Active Learning,Inquiry,Student Attitudes,Constructivism (Learning),Science Instruction,Scientific Methodology,Undergraduate Students,Teaching Methods,Scientists,Freehand Drawing,Elementary School Teachers,Elementary School Science

This qualitative case study conducted at a small private university in the U.S. found that preservice teacher self-efficacy increased over the course of four semesters when taught inquiry-based instruction from a Social Constructivist Theoretical framework. This study utilized &quot;A Draw a Science Teacher Test Checklist (DASTT-C)&quot; created by Thomas, Pederson, and Finson (2001) and required students to draw themselves both at the beginning and end of the semester. Additionally, three themes were found in the reflections of the students which included: &quot;teacher as facilitator,&quot; &quot;students as teachers,&quot; &quot;learning through inquiry.&quot; Based on these findings, it is clear that preservice teachers' attitudes and beliefs can be changed based on university instructional and course design.
The WEBSIM FISHBANKS Simulation Laboratory: Analysis of Its Ripple Effects
Author: Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto
Date: 2018-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Computer Simulation,Simulated Environment,Laboratories,Outcomes of Education,Mixed Methods Research,Computer Software,Universities,Consultants,Systems Approach,Sustainability,Partnerships in Education,Conferences (Gatherings),Educational Games,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Computer Games,Research and Development

In this article, we discuss the ripple effects of the WEBSIM FISHBANKS Simulation Laboratory held at Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) in 2014, held as a result of a partnership between the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the UNIFESP, and the Brazilian Chapter of the System Dynamics Society of Brazil (BCSDS). The simulation lab involved 100 people from 36 organizations. The aim of our research is to reveal the impacts of the laboratory two and a half years after it took place. We followed a mixed method approach, collecting data from questionnaires and documents. The main findings are as follows: (1) the laboratory helped spread the use of FISHBANKS software in Brazilian universities and consultancy firms; (2) the laboratory promoted systems thinking and environmental awareness, leading some of the participants to replace non-sustainable actions for more sustainable ones; (3) the laboratory fostered interest in the MIT LearningEdge initiative; and (4) the laboratory contributed to a rise in the motivation of the members of the BCSDS, which in turn led to the creation of symposia and other activities.
An Effective Teaching Method to Enhance History-Taking Skills for Chinese Medical Students
Author: Huang, Simin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Role Playing,Observation,Medical Students,Interviews,Patients,Intervention,Questionnaires,Medical Education,Medical Evaluation,Control Groups,Records (Forms),Hospitals,Tests,Foreign Countries,Course Descriptions,Statistical Analysis

History taking is an extremely important skill for medical students to master. In China, medical students usually have opportunities to practise this skill on real patients after they have learned diagnostics and basic relevant theoretical knowledge. Today, however, several factors, such as increased enrolment of medical students and the need to ensure patient safety in avoiding stressful doctor-patient relationships may increase both the difficulty and the importance for medical students to develop this skill. In view of these situations, the aim of this study was to introduce one specific teaching method, i.e., role-play activity, in order to help medical students cultivate and practise history-taking and related skills. 52 third-year medical students were divided into two groups. Students in observation group received role-play activity training before interviewing with real patients. Students in control group were taught by traditional methods without the new method intervention. The teaching effects of role-play activities were evaluated via medical records, tests of history taking and theoretical exams, and questionnaire for the observation group. The scores of seven medical case records for each student in the observation group were analysed and were found to be higher than those in the control group. These results showed no significant differences between the two groups in the first and second interview records with real patients in the hospital, but statistically significant differences were found from the third time. The scores on history-taking tests with a standardized patient (SP) were higher in the observation group than in the control group. No significant difference was found between the two groups in their theory exam scores. Results indicated that role-play activity is an effective method for medical students to improve their history-taking skills.