ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Project-Based Learning Strategies on the Metacognitive Skills, Concept Understanding and Retention of Senior High School Students
Author: Rumahlatu, Dominggus
Date: 2019-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Active Learning,Student Projects,Learning Strategies,Metacognition,Concept Formation,Retention (Psychology),High School Students,Foreign Countries,Instructional Effectiveness

Biology learning in the 21st century leads to the empowerment of metacognitive skills. Increased metacognitive skills can support concept understanding and maximize the students' retention of concepts. This research aimed at investigating the effect of project-based learning strategy on metacognitive skills, concept understanding and retention of class X students of Senior High School 1 Kairatu, West Seram District, Maluku. This research is a quasi-experimental research using pre test-post test nonequivalent control group design. The samples of this research were all students of class X[subscript 1] of Senior High School 1 Kairatu. The data obtained in this research were the learning results of metacognitive skills, concept understanding, and retention of the students. The data were analyzed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The research results showed that the implementation of project-based learning strategy had a significant effect on students' metacognitive skills, concept understanding, and retention. Furthermore, the results of post hoc LSD test showed some differences in the notation between the project-based learning strategy and the conventional learning strategy. These results indicated that the learning stages of project-based learning strategy could empower the students' metacognitive skills, concept understanding, and retention.
Teaching Tourism in Geography through an Inquiry-Based Approach (IBA)
Author: Basar, Norsarita
Date: 2019-02-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Tourism,Inquiry,Active Learning,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Geography Instruction,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Action Research,Achievement Tests,Achievement Gains,Interpersonal Competence,Skill Development,Access to Computers,Internet,Teacher Role,Independent Study,Comparative Analysis

An Inquiry-based approach (IBA) is a teaching approach that promotes students' active learning and inquiry. This study examined the effectiveness of IBA as a tool for teaching Geography and explored the students' perceptions when they were taught using IBA. The investigation was carried out in one secondary school in Brunei Darussalam. A total of twenty students aged between 15 to 16 years old were selected as participants. This research adopted a qualitative approach using an action research. Data was collected from lesson observations, focus group interview, and achievement tests. The findings showed that there were remarkable improvements in the students' achievement tests. IBA successfully had helped students to develop some personal and inter-personal skills and encouraged them to become independent learners. However, there were some issues identified in this study. Obtaining information for their research was a challenge for many students, as they had limited access to computers and the Internet outside the school. The findings also revealed that the role of the teacher as the facilitator in IBA could be a challenge to the teacher herself.
Analyzing Ethical Considerations and Research Methods in Children Research
Author: Abrar, Mukhlash
Date: 2019-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research,Children,Ethics,Research Methodology,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Educational Research

Research involving children and young people has a particular challenge in comparison to research involving adults. Of this particular challenge is related to the issues of ethical considerations and research methods that the researchers have to commit when conducting research. These are two essential research components and integrally linked to one another because they determine the quality and integrity of the research being conducted. These issues require thorough consideration and implemented differently from the research involving adults. Therefore, this paper aimed to discuss the ethical issues and research methods in researching children and critically evaluate these issues from the research practices by taking the cases of the articles in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Three articles were selected for further analysis to identify the ways the authors address these issues in their articles. The findings indicated that the authors mainly reported common ethical principles, such as voluntary participation and anonymity, but did not explicitly outline the ethical procedures specific for their children participation in their papers. There was also no indication that they employed appropriate methods to work with children such as using child-friendly methods encouraging children's participations and giving them space to express opinions and thoughts.
Developing a Speaking Handout for ESP Students
Author: Aflah, Mita Nur
Date: 2019-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English for Special Purposes,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Medical Students,Instructional Materials,Professionalism,Oral Language,Needs Assessment,Health Personnel,Work Environment,Language Usage,Guides,Instructional Design,Models,Foreign Countries

This paper aims at encouraging medical students of Poltekkes Pontianak to speak in English by developing a speaking handout as one of the sources for their English subject. The handout is addressed to first semester students as an introduction of English. Speaking skill is chosen because the demands of professional medical workers who are competent in speaking English have increased. In the work-life, medical workers are required to be able to speak in English as an international media of communication for the proof of their professionalism. Therefore, the development of the handout is highly important. The data used to develop the handout is primarily the need analysis results of the previous research. The material development process employs two phases of ADDIE: Design phase and Development phase adapted from Branch (2009) with some pertinent modifications to the contexts and primary data. The complete handout as the final result contains the activities and tasks of speaking English with the clear user's guides for its users.
A Student Organization&apos;s Use of Social Media in Promoting the Geosciences
Author: Landicho, Christoper Jan Bacurin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Organizations,Social Media,Undergraduate Students,Earth Science,Science Education,Foreign Countries,Information Dissemination,Use Studies,Scientific and Technical Information

Social media has changed the landscape of human communication and interaction. Scientists, researchers, and scientific organizations are now gradually engaging in these online platforms. Understanding how social media works requires a closer look at the current practices and beliefs of its users. This study sought to determine how an undergraduate student organization used social media in achieving its goal of promoting the geosciences. It also aimed to describe the perceived usefulness of social media in this endeavor. To this end, members of the University of the Philippines Geological Society answered an online survey. Results revealed that the majority of the respondents use social media to acquire and disseminate geoscience-related content. They expressed positive perceptions of its use in promoting the geosciences. Content analysis of the organization's Facebook page showed that it was used for academic and non-academic organizational activities. It is recommended that similar studies involving more groups and social media platforms be conducted.
Information Literacy Skills of Social Work Students
Author: Topal, Arzu Deveci
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Literacy,Social Work,Professional Education,College Students,Foreign Countries,Technological Literacy,Information Sources,Gender Differences

In information society, the individuals have to constantly renew their knowledge to develop their information and skills so as to perform their work better. In order to be able to achieve this, the individual must be information literate to access to information and know how to apply this information. Within this context, concepts of information skills and value are important in professional practice for social workers who can work in many institutions. As social works include a wide range of workplaces from child care and development to elderly care, social workers must be equipped with background knowledge and have the capability to hold this knowledge. The aim of this research is to examine information literacy of the students in the Social Work department of Kocaeli University, Faculty of Health Sciences in 2017-2018 academic year in terms of various variables. Students' levels of information literacy have been analyzed by gender, sources of information research and software they use to process the data and present it. It has been found out that the students are information literate at good level and they mostly use internet to search for information. Also, it has been understood that information literacy levels of girls are better compared to boys, those who use institutions and experts as resources of information researches, and benefit from scientific databases and libraries have better literacy levels than those of ones who do not. When students' level of information literacy are examined according to how often they use the software developed to process and present the data, it is concluded that level of information literacy increases as programmes such as word processor, number processing, photo editing, presentation, film or sound and video process are used more. In order to improve students' skills of information literacy, practical training programmes prepared by libraries can be organized regarding how to access to academic databases, resources in the libraries, the right information in these resources and how to assess these findings, how to benefit from different institutions and experts or a course called &quot;Information literacy&quot; can be included in the curriculums. Moreover, within the scope of this course, instructors should raise awareness of students about how they will access to the data regarding the subjects and apply it, how they will make use of scientific databases.
Motives behind Preference of Internet Communication Tools among University Students
Author: Ahmad, Abdulmalik Lawan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preferences,Computer Mediated Communication,College Students,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

Researches on internet communication tool (ICT) patronage among university students are of paramount importance owing to the fact that ICT enriched students with communication skills and prepare them for future jobs as communication accounts for the major time spent at work by managers. The aim of this study is to determine factors that affect university students' preference while choosing ICT. This research was conducted at Near East University, Cyprus during the 2015 spring semester. 99 students voluntarily responded to the questionnaire that was developed by the authors. The data collected was analyzed based on descriptive techniques of mean, frequency, and percentage. It was found that students preferred WhatsApp over other ICTs based on its beautiful styles, compatibility with mobile OS, public influence, cost-effective services, data consumption and ease of use as the key factors toward the preference. To make this research significant to future studies, the finding was discussed in-line with previous researches. The results of this research added empirical data to related studies and could help developers of ICTs, educational technologist, and online administrators.
Google Classroom for Hybrid Learning in Senior High School
Author: Rosita, Nur
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Virtual Classrooms,Blended Learning,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Foreign Countries,Computer Mediated Communication,Group Discussion,Technological Literacy,High School Teachers,Teacher Developed Materials

Disruptive technology in industrial revolution 4.0 (iR4.0) has propagated the education sector to digitalize the teaching and learning process effectively and efficiently. However, some teachers still use paper-based worksheet assessment and teaching materials in conducting their teaching. The solution offered is to provide training on applying hybrid learning by integrating Google Classroom as a virtual classroom into a real classroom in which the teachers can also optimize the quality and quantity of learning in terms of materials or digital structured tasks. This study is conducted in two public high schools in Padang Panjang, West Sumatera, Indonesia that also engaged 18 teachers. It is a descriptive study that tries to describe the phenomena of using Google Classroom by applying Forum Group Discussion (FGD) and training method. Therefore, hybrid learning training by integrating Google Classroom is one of the most effective ways to improve the professional and pedagogic competence of teachers as well as digital competence. [Note: The year (2019) shown on the first page of the PDF is incorrect. The correct year is 2020.]
The Effect of Web-Based Instruction Designed by Dick and Carey Model on Academic Achievement, Attitude and Motivation of Students in Science Education
Author: Dikmen, Cemal Hakan
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Based Instruction,Academic Achievement,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Middle School Students,Grade 6,Science Education,Instructional Design,Science Achievement,Light,Acoustics

Web-based applications in education seem to be increasing day by day. As in all fields of education, web-based teaching practices are being developed to make the subjects learn better in science. The web-based instruction on science education for 6th-grade students, light and sound unit, a reflection of light was designed according to Dick and Carey instructional design model. From the experimental design, a single group pre-test-post-test quasi-experimental research model is used. The study group consists of 20 students in the 6th grade of a middle school in a 2015-2016 academic year. Data obtained within the scope of the research were analysed by descriptive (frequency, percentage) and predictive (t-test of dependent samples) data analysis methods from quantitative data analysis methods. The results of the research show that the motivation levels of the students are related to the attitude and academic achievement of the students after science course. However, it is observed that the implementation is a meaningful effect on students' academic achievement on the reflection of the light, but does not make a significant difference in their attitudes and motivations. It is thought that the results of the research will contribute to the instructional design studies to be done in science education.
&quot;It Kind of Shows the Terrible Morality of This Scene&quot;: Using Graphic Novels to Encourage Feminist Readings of Jewish Hebrew Texts with Religious Significance
Author: Hurwich, Talia
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cartoons,Novels,Teaching Methods,Judaism,Semitic Languages,Jews,Personal Autonomy,Females,Sex Role,Literacy Education,Religious Factors,Social Values,Critical Reading,Student Attitudes,Personal Narratives,Adolescent Attitudes,Day Schools,Religious Education,Feminism

This study considers whether and in what ways graphic novel adaptations of traditional Jewish Hebrew texts can encourage adolescent Modern Orthodox girls to adopt autonomous critical responses when encountering narratives that present women in unequal roles vis a vis men. According to scholars, Jewish literacy should teach students to read traditional Hebrew texts reverently while forming autonomous interpretations and opinions. Instead, Jewish educators teach normative readings posed by approved rabbinic authorities. This is particularly the case when teaching issues relating to gender among Modern Orthodox Jews, a conservative Jewish denomination, strives to synthesize tradition with the values of modern, secular society. I therefore explore through think-alouds and semi-structured interviews to explore graphic novel adaptations of Jewish texts' potential to give adolescents opportunities to voice autonomous, critical interpretations. Findings show that adolescents, through graphic novel adaptations of traditional Jewish texts are able to engage in critical readings of the source material. Participants admitted that while they inherently imagined scenes to unfold in a certain way, they never spent time deeply considering the assumptions such imagined details led them to make. Thus, reading graphic novel adaptations did not lead participants to uniformly challenge their understood rabbinic metanarratives, but instead generally made them question their own personal imaged narratives.
The Progress of Digital Technologies in Solving Chronic Education Challenges: The Case of Citation and Referencing Errors
Author: Ochieng, Dunlop
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Technology,Citations (References),Plagiarism,Error Patterns,Ethics,Computer Software,Identification

Education sector has embraced and increasingly use digital technologies to address its longstanding challenges. However, considering that every technology has its limitations, I evaluated the progress of citation and reference technologies in solving the chronic problem of plagiarism in academic writing. In this pursuit, I confirmed with several technologies for citation and referencing exist. The technologies still face several challenges but have overall demonstrated good progress and bright prospect. Contrarily, academics increasingly disregard abiding by citation manuals, which might render the technologies fruitless. I therefore call the academic community to rejuvenate ethics among academics to abide by principles of academic writing, and to take full advantage of the available technologies in this endeavor. I equally recommend the simplification of the existing citation guidelines to make them memorable and user-friendly.
Technology and English Language Teaching and Learning: A Content Analysis
Author: Nawaila, Muhammad Bello
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Technology Uses in Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Content Analysis,Literature Reviews,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Foreign Countries

Researchers over the past years have proven the positive effects of using information and communication technology in learning. This research work considers the digital nature of modern students associated with educational technologies and their importance in learning English through the medium best known to modern students. A review of related literature with a sole purpose of measuring the recent research trends on the contributions of innovative technology towards English language learning and teaching. To measure the trends on technology contributions in English teaching, quantitative content analysis method was employed for the purpose of this research where fifty academic articles published between the years 2000-2018 were considered for being relevant and available with full text open access and written in English language. Twenty-six of which from EBSCO and twenty four from Science Direct Database, under the title of social sciences: Teaching of English by innovative technology, obtained from the Near East University library, online resources, serve as the source of data collection. SPSS software will be the data analysis tool.
The Issue of Blogging: Using Visual Network Analysis to Go beyond Self-Reporting Studies of Blogging
Author: Specht, Doug
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Network Analysis,Learning Processes,Masters Programs,Masters Theses,Student Attitudes,Graduate Students,Metacognition,Teacher Role,Feedback (Response),Teaching Methods,Communities of Practice,Writing Processes,Social Networks,Student Surveys,Visual Aids,Computer Software,Foreign Countries

Given the increasingly prominent position of digital technologies in the Higher Education classroom, this paper takes a concurrent triangulation mixed method approach to explore the ways in which blogging might be used to support student learning through a large MA dissertation module, comprising students from five courses. Taking as it impetuous the idea that blogging can create a community to support students in the writing of their own dissertation. The research saw 179 students invited to undertake blogging over a 10-week period, with proscribed activities for eight of these weeks. The networks built by students were modelled through Gephi, and this data was supplemented with two surveys carried out before and following the module. The results showed a mild trend towards the blogs not producing a community, nor creating an environment in which self-reflective practice was forthcoming. The role of the teacher also appeared to become solidified as the sole motivating factor, leading to a low uptake in posting on the blog, and even lower in commenting. The work also highlights the two-fold issue of students being fearful of giving negative, coupled with the sense that peer feedback was not worth as much as staff feedback, significantly reduced the development of the community, and of critical thinking. The work concludes that while blogs might have some potential, this case demonstrates that they need to be more deeply embedded within the pedagogy of the course, and not used as an 'add-on'.
Factors of Motivation in Education: Perspectives of College Students and Their Professors
Author: Reash, Caitlin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Motivation,Student Attitudes,College Students,Teacher Attitudes,College Faculty,Motivation Techniques,Student Empowerment,Caring,Success,Student Interests

This study examines motivational factors based on college students' and faculties' perceptions to determine which factors are most impactful. The researchers utilized Jones' MUSIC® Model of Motivation College Student and Professor inventories. Both are designed to determine the factors that impact student motivation (Jones, 2020). The Caring factor was the highest endorsed factor by both college students and faculty in all data collections. A paired sample t-test revealed that the Usefulness factor was rated statistically different by faculty and students. These data can be used to inform programmatic decisions and course design in the university's education department.