ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Using YouTube to Increase the Level of Listening Skills among Non-Native Students of Arabic Speakers in Malaysian Universities
Author: Aboudahr, Shorouk Mohamed Farag Mohamed Farag
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,Video Technology,Listening Skills,Foreign Countries,College Students,Semitic Languages,Second Language Learning,Foreign Students,Student Attitudes

Learning through YouTube has become one of the main sources of learning in the student's life at the present time which provides illustrative images, scalability of knowledge, and ease of searching for sources of knowledge. It also provides the student with large areas of self-learning and the provision of knowledge according to the desire of the student. On the contrary, other learning sources, where knowledge and goals are limited as well as time and place. Therefore, the current study deals with knowledge of the students' performance in listening skills by using YouTube among students of non-native Arab speakers by adopting Connectivisim Theory. To achieve the objective of this study, the researcher intends to use the questionnaire survey to measure the effect of using youtube to increase the level of listening skills among non-native students of Arabic speakers. The study sample size was 144 students selected through the stratified sampling method from non-Arabic speaking students at the International Islamic Universiti Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (UniSHAMS). The study used (SPSS,25) to investigate the hypotheses. Furthermore, the study showed that using YouTube has a highly significant impact on increasing listening skills for non-native students of Arabic speakers.
The Role of Value Creating Education and &quot;Ubuntu&quot; Philosophy in Fostering Humanism in Kenya
Author: Odari, Masumi H.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,African Culture,Collectivism,Educational Philosophy,Humanism,Quality of Life,Global Approach,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Social Justice,Role,Elementary Secondary Education,Values Education,Higher Education,Social Problems

Soka (value creating) education is a Japanese concept propounded by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and further developed by Josei Toda and Daisaku Ikeda. This educational philosophy aims to foster individuals who can find meaning in their lives and contribute to the well-being of others to better society. Ubuntu, an African philosophy, espouses togetherness and collectivism. Like value creating education, Ubuntu promotes working for the good of all not solely the individual. Examining these two philosophies, this paper explored their role in promoting humanism. Focusing on the education system in Kenya, this paper investigated how the institutionalization of both philosophies can foster global citizens and realize a more humane Kenya. Furthermore, this paper illustrated the importance of educators as agents of change, aiding students to become global citizens who work towards building a more humanistic society. This paper concluded that integrating both value creating education and Ubuntu in the education system can serve as a tool to nurture individuals who will not only improve their quality of life but also contribute positively to promote a more just and prosperous world.
Value Creating Education Philosophy and the Womanist Discourses of African American Women Educators
Author: Jones, Paula Estrada
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Values,Educational Philosophy,African American Teachers,Females,Feminism,Equal Education,Achievement Gap,Educational Practices,Educational Change,Minority Group Students

The paper documents the initiative of two African American women educators who have utilized these theoretical approaches to solve the educational challenges in their respective communities. Marva Collins and Corla Hawkins decided to build schools in their own communities after realizing that the public schools were not equipped to educate minorities. The story of these two women demonstrates that individuals can address systemic injustices in their communities. Collins and Hawkins were not wealthy. What they possessed was a passion for helping others. Their example can inspire more individuals to take steps using liberating philosophies, such as value-creating education and womanist approaches in education, to transform the state of education in their communities.
Lecturers&apos; Experiences in Teaching Soft Skills in Teacher Profession Education Program (TPEP) in Indonesia
Author: Mailool, Jefri
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Educators,Teacher Education Programs,Foreign Countries,Skill Development,21st Century Skills,Preservice Teachers,Teaching Methods,Teacher Competencies,Ethics,Self Management,Teacher Responsibility,Critical Thinking,Communication Skills,Interpersonal Competence,Teamwork,Elementary Secondary Education

The Teacher Profession Education Program (hereafter abbreviated: TPEP) in Indonesia is a program designed to generate professional teachers. Every pre-service teacher must be equipped with adequate hard skills and soft skills before diving into a professional environment. This phenomenological research explored the lecturers' experiences in teaching soft skills to the students of TPEP. This research aims at getting a clear understanding of how soft skills teaching is implemented and what kinds of soft skills have been trained during TPEP. The data in this research were primarily collected through in-depth interviews conducted with 15 teaching lecturers from three universities that hold and organize the TPEP. Data analysis used analytic reduction which started from identifying important statements of the interview results, determining the core theme, and describing the essence of the entire experience. The results found that teaching soft skills with integrated/embedded models was used in the TPEP. Lecture, presentation, assignment, mentoring, and practice methods were used to train the TPEP students' soft skills. While the soft skills that have been trained during the implementation of the TPEP consist of ethics, self-reliance, responsibility, patience, critical thinking skills, communication skills, teamwork, tolerance, and social skills. The future research is expected to develop a criteria-based on integrated soft skills assessment model that can be used to assess the achievement of the acquisition of teachers' soft skills at the end of TPEP.
Effect of Gases in Temperature Change in the Atmosphere: A STEM Activity
Author: Çilek, Elif
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Activities,STEM Education,Middle School Students,Climate,Science Instruction,Lesson Plans,Teaching Models,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Foreign Countries,Learner Engagement,Graphs,Computer Simulation

This study aimed to plan and implement a lesson that focuses on the role of gases that are effective in global warming and to increase the middle school students' awareness about global warming. The case study method was used. First, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) lesson that focused on the increased use of fossil-based energy and plastic was planned and the lesson was taught to a class of 5th grade students. In the lesson, a new prototype was developed with an alternative measurement technique designed with arduino, based on the measurement of global warming values using glaciers' color before the invent of advanced technological products. The effect of CO[subscript 2] and O[subscript 2] gases on global warming was then measured using the arduino program. According to the prototype developed with arduino, CO[subscript 2] caused more increment in the temperature. It was found that STEM education had a positive effect on students' attitudes.
Exploring Students&apos; Metacognitive Regulation Skills and Mathematics Achievement in Implementation of 21st Century Learning in Malaysia
Author: Bakar, Mohamad Ariffin Abu
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Metacognition,21st Century Skills,Academic Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,Secondary School Students,Scores,Program Implementation,Technology Integration

21st-century learning is integral to the transformation of the curriculum in Malaysia with the transition from School Integrated Curriculum (SIC) to School Standard Curriculum (SSC) introduced around 2014. During this time, the implementation of 21st-century learning was acceptable and very rewarding. However, the impact of implementation on students' skills, abilities, potentials and achievements should be looked at to ensure that the new curriculum is stable and practical to continue. There is a need to discuss the level of metacognitive regulation skills and students' achievement in line with the introduction and implementation of 21st-century learning in the context of the Malaysian curriculum. Therefore, this research was conducted to examine whether the implementation of 21st-century learning has an impact on metacognitive regulation skills and student achievement. This quantitative survey was conducted by 201 Form 2 students from four secondary schools in Pasir Gudang District, Johor, Malaysia. The results show that the level of students' metacognitive regulation skills and the level of achievement in mathematics is moderate. Correlation analysis also showed there was a significant correlation between metacognitive regulation skills and student achievement. The implications from this research suggest that stakeholders including ministries, curriculum developers, education departments and teachers need to take initiatives to strengthen and improve the reputation of curriculum transformation in line with the 21st-century learning era in producing quality education.
Examination of Students&apos; Attitudes towards Biology and Biology Course in Terms of Gender, Grade Level and Pet-Keeping
Author: Acarli, Dilek Sultan
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Gender Differences,Instructional Program Divisions,Animals,Student Characteristics,Science Education,Biology,Caring,Adolescents,Foreign Countries,High School Students,Correlation,Scientific Attitudes,Positive Attitudes

Biology course can be difficult for students at times as it includes a lot of concepts and a relatively intense content. At this point, students' attitude towards biology and biology course is highly important because having developed a positive attitude would significantly affect behavior. In other words, those students who have developed a positive attitude towards biology and biology course are expected to be more interested in class, more enthusiastic for learning, and as a result more successful. In this research, the gender and grade level variables as well as the pet-keeping variable were examined. The effects of these variables on the attitudes of secondary school students towards biology and biology course were examined by MANOVA. The sample of the research, which was designed in a relational survey model, consisted of 1047 secondary school students. In the collection of data, &quot;Secondary School Students' Attitude towards Biology and Biology Course Scale&quot; was used. It was concluded that students who keep a pet have a more affirmative attitude. It was determined that female students have a more affirmative attitude compared to male students and 9th graders have a more affirmative attitude compared to students in other grade levels. Finally, it has been discussed why female students', pet keeping students' and lower grade students' attitudes towards biology and biology course are more affirmative, and suggestions for increasing students' attitudes have been developed.
Social Support among Male Undergraduates: A Systematic Review
Author: Morris, James, III
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Support Groups,Undergraduate Students,Males,Psychological Patterns,Academic Achievement,Correlation,Gender Differences,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Educational Research,Coping,Stress Variables,Self Efficacy,Mental Health,Computer Use,Internet

Although researchers have conducted multiple studies on social support among male undergraduates, a gap was identified in the lack of systematic reviews of literature synthesizing their findings. The purpose in this systematic review was to obtain an understanding of recent findings on social support among male undergraduates. To identify relevant literature, a search strategy was developed consisting of six criteria for inclusion, which yielded a total of 30 studies from multiple databases. Findings showed an overall positive impact of social support on psychological outcomes, academic achievement, and technology use among male undergraduates. The findings also revealed a diverse range of sources of social support as well as variations based on gender. In addition to addressing the identified gap in the research, findings from the review may help teachers, educational policymakers, educators, and scholars identify relevant patterns that could be used to note important dimensions within which possible interventions could be introduced to promote desired outcomes.
Perception Difference of Indian Students towards Information and Communication Technology in Context of University Affiliation
Author: Verma, Chaman
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,College Students,Public Colleges,Private Colleges,Information Technology,Institutional Characteristics,Internet,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education

This paper explores the perception of students towards ICT factors according to university affiliation status. The university affiliation status tells that whether participants come from government or private university. In this study significant difference has been discovered between perceptions of students of government and private universities towards ICT factors. The findings of paper explore the significant difference among students considering their affiliation status towards opportunity and solution factors only. To find mean difference among students towards ICT factors both T-test and Z-Test at 5% significant level are applied. These statistical tests proved university affiliation status has no impact on perception of Indian students. Five hundred fifty six students from six universities have been participated in this research study during the academic year 2015-2016.
Spiritual Neuroscience Learning at Aisyiyah East of Tebet, South Jakarta
Author: Hasnida
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Neurosciences,Brain,Religious Factors,Child Development,Kindergarten,Young Children,Emotional Response,Spiritual Development,Goal Orientation,Decision Making

Spiritual neuroscience is one of neuroscience sub-discipline which specialized in a study over brain and human spiritualism. Spiritual neuroscience study is aimed to enhance early childhood's potentials, particularly, brain spiritualism. This research is directed to answer, to know, and to analyze over a study of spiritual neuroscience in a Kindergarten called TK Aisyiah 4, East Tebet , South Jakarta. Research result showed that spiritual neuroscience indicators are the meaning of life, positive emotions, spiritual experience and ritual that have been taught to the pupils at TK Aisyiah 4, Tebet Timur, Jakarta Selatan. The advance of spiritual-neuroscience study is it will develop spiritual potential over children in the early childhood phase and stimulate them to be religious. Childhood is a period of preparation, training and habituation. A spiritually intelligent individual is not only able to solve life's problems in a rational or emotional way, but it also relates them to the meaning of life spiritually.
The Meaning, Benefit and Importance of Development Entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Author: Erlangga, Heri
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Higher Education,Psychomotor Skills,Educational Benefits,Teaching Methods,Scientific Concepts,Student Attitudes,Campuses,College Administration,Creative Thinking,Innovation,Foreign Countries

This paper is based on qualitative research to understanding of the meaning, benefit and importance of entrepreneurship that develops in the environment of higher education. This research using qualitative research with a naturalistic inquiry approach. This approach was chosen because it was considered more suitable with the characteristics of the problem under study, namely with regard to Entrepreneurship behavior. Data collection of information using facts is done by research techniques such as interviews and participant observation. Result of the study found that teaching about entrepreneurship in higher education in the area of practical approaches (practical concepts or psychomotor aspects in the meaning of learning). Indeed, the meaning of entrepreneurship should have a 'spirit' from the start of scientific concepts, concepts of attitude and practical concepts. This study also found that meaning entrepreneurship is important to step development to improve the benefit of entrepreneurship. The benefits of developing entrepreneurship can provide a spirit to the academic community that many campuses are successful and successful because management has the ability to think creatively and inventively. Works and initiatives are only found in campus management which consists of people who think creatively. Not a few campuses have succeeded because they have creative and innovative abilities.
Effects of Performance Appraisal on Employee Productivity in Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters Abuja Nigeria
Author: Binta, Mandara
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personnel Evaluation,Productivity,Government Employees,Foreign Countries,Job Training,Compensation (Remuneration),Feedback (Response),Correlation,Rewards,Public Education,Public Agencies

The study examined the effects of Performance Appraisal on Employee Productivity in Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters Abuja. The study used survey research design. The population of the study consists of 1797 employees of Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters Abuja. The sample size of the study was 400 respondents and was determined using Taro Yamane formula. Data for the study was collected using structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and OLS analysis. Results from the findings revealed that the coefficients of appraisal performance and employee feedback had positive and significant effect on employee productivity for the period under study. The coefficients of employee training and employee compensation had positive but insignificant effect on employee productivity for the period under study. The coefficient of multiple determination R2 value of 0.687 percent implied that 68 percent total variation in employee productivity was explained by performance appraisal, employee feedback, employee training and employee compensation. The study recommends that multiple appraisal method should be introduced to further encourage objectivity and eliminate biasedness in the appraisal of workers in the Ministry.
Technology Resources for Teaching Secondary Mathematics: Lessons from Early and Late Adopters of Technology in Kenya
Author: Kamau, Leonard M.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Mathematics,Educational Resources,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Adoption (Ideas),Mathematics Teachers,Foreign Countries,Barriers,Departments,Technical Support,Access to Computers,Public Schools,Teacher Attitudes

This study investigated the extent to which access to technology resources influenced their adoption by mathematics teachers in their teaching. The study conducted in Nairobi County in the summer of 2013 applied Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory. Participants were categorized either as early or later adopters of technology based on availability of technology or whether or not they had adopted technology for instructional purposes at their schools. Six teachers were selected; three in each category for interviews and classroom observations. The findings revealed that early adoption of technology was associated with the teachers (early adopters) belief that technology would benefit them and their students. Late adopters on their part tended to believe that technology was not compatible with their instructional needs. Interestingly, both categories of adopters agreed that technology was complex to use for instructional purposes pointing towards lack of adequate training. Similarly, both groups considered computer department in their schools a hindrance to technology adoption. Findings also highlighted the scarcity of technology resources which impacted negatively on the process of adoption. These findings suggest that teachers be trained adequately and role of the computer department as the custodian of technology at schools be liberalized. Additionally, stakeholders are advised to consider installing technology resources in classes to encourage their use rather than locking them in laboratories.
Development and Perspectives of English, as a Language of Instruction and Learning in Chinese Educational System
Author: Khan, Maria
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Language of Instruction,Foreign Countries,Language Role,Language Proficiency,Communicative Competence (Languages),Educational Research,Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Cultural Context,Global Approach,Educational History,Educational Trends

World has a new mania of ENGLISH learning. English as a language of learning or scholarly production and advanced studies, as well as the language of business and diplomacy has increased throughout the world but in China, its increasing trend as the language of instruction and learning in the last quarter century has received much more importance. Moreover, major developments and modifications in English language teaching have been made in last three decades. As we know, that China stood as political, social, most importantly economic and powerful socialist state throughout the world, due to the reason, Chinese leadership felt the need of the hour to have a grip on western languages especially English to compete with the contemporary super power countries. This review paper discusses a historical overview of Development and prospects of English, as language of Instruction and Learning, in Chinese Educational System and touches the present issues and trends. It originates that Chinese academia and students are giving much importance towards the communicative proficiency in their daily life. This scientific paper also dig out a logical finding that how Chinese educational System is evolving itself to meet up with the outer world and to open ways for their learners to utilize the opportunities in first world for the purpose of gaining English language proficiency.