ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Attitudes of Faculty Members at Najran University towards Students' Assessment for Their Teaching Performance
Author: Zakri, Ali
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance,Teacher Effectiveness,Questionnaires,Statistical Significance,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience,Institutional Characteristics,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of faculty members at Najran University towards students' assessment for their teaching performance. The sample of the study consisted of (184) faculty members from Najran University, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to the sample of the study. The result showed that the attitudes of faculty members toward students 'assessment for their teaching performance were average. In addition, they showed statistically significant differences in the attitudes of faculty members toward students' assessment for their teaching performance attributed to gender, teaching experiences, and the type of college.
Improving Students' Van Hiele Level of Geometric Thinking Using Geometer's Sketchpad
Author: Tieng, Poh Geik
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Software,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Geometry,Mathematics Instruction,Elementary School Students,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Intervention,Conventional Instruction,Statistical Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Skills,Geometric Concepts

The objective of this study was to examine the use of the Geometer's Sketchpad on students' van Hiele level of geometric thinking. A total of 31 Year Three students from a primary school in Pahang, Malaysia, participated in this study which was carried out over two weeks. The experimental group (N=16) was given the intervention using Geometer's Sketchpad for six lessons while the control group (N=15) was taught using the traditional approach of chalk and talk. Quantitative data of the study were obtained through pre and post tests. A questionnaire was also used in this study. Paired samples t-test results indicated that the improvement of van Hiele level of geometric thinking for both the students in the experimental group and control group between all the pre and posttests is significant at the level of . However, the difference of van Hiele level of geometric thinking between students in the experimental group and in the control group were not significant for the postests. The study also found that there was no correlation between students' literacy in using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and their van Hielelevel of geometric thinking after using Geometer's Sketchpad.
Using Weblog in Cooperative Learning to Improve the Achievement of History Learning
Author: Leng, Lim Hooi
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Publishing,Student Journals,Cooperative Learning,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Program Effectiveness,History Instruction,Teaching Methods,Public Schools,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Statistical Analysis,Action Research

This research investigates the use of Weblog in Cooperative Learning to enhance students' learning of History. The main issues of this study were the lack of interest and low achievement scores in History learning. The objectives of this study are to explore the incorporation of Weblog in Cooperative Learning within the teaching and learning activities of History. This study also examined the effectiveness of Weblog Cooperative Learning in improving students' understanding of a subject and creating an atmosphere of achievement. Past researches suggested that by using Weblog in Cooperative Learning improved the learning of History. The study highlights the teaching and learning of History in a blended learning environment by using Wordpress as a learning platform and Cooperative Learning as a teaching and learning method. The samples are 37 students from a Form 3 class who have basic computer competency in a Malaysian public school. The instruments used for this quantitative study are Pre-test, Post-test and survey questionnaire.
Evaluating the Impact of Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning
Author: Adedokun-Shittu, Nafisat Afolake
Date: 2014-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Higher Education,Technology Integration,Information Technology,Influence of Technology,Developing Nations,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Educational Technology,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Technology Uses in Education

This article reports the impacts of technology integration on teaching and learning from a study that examines the impact of ICT deployment in teaching and learning at a University in Nigeria. The survey data were drawn from 593 respondents (students and lecturers) and the survey instrument employed for both the students and the lecturers is a 64-item questionnaire that was each subdivided into seven parts. The study finds many ICT impacts in teaching and learning such as: learning aid and resourcefulness, comfort with ICT, psychoanalytical and psychosocial aid, task enabler, interdependence with ICT and learning collaboration. It also identifies factors that need to be recognized in ICT impact study settings such as: perception, integration, motivation and challenges.
Flexible Delivery Approach in Architecture and Construction Management Course
Author: Chan, Eric
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Delivery Systems,Architecture,Construction Management,Higher Education,Postsecondary Education,Case Studies,Online Courses,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,College Students,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Electronic Publishing,Portfolios (Background Materials),Web 2.0 Technologies,Web Sites,Collaborative Writing

The millennial generation is facing challenges in their career path and they believe that tertiary education can help them to equip better to tackle against. However, some students find it difficult to rush back to classroom due to work commitment. Fortunately, flexible education developed these years allows students to capture knowledge anytime and anywhere easier. In order to deliver courses in line with students' need, many universities have considered offering alternative studying modes, such as flexible method, to enrich the course delivery. Using a case study, this paper investigates the delivery approach adopted by a school of a well-known university in Australia. This School offers architecture and construction management courses and has successfully adopted the flexible approach, with the aid of various online teaching and learning tools: the Cloud, Elluminate Live!, EchoSystem, Mediawiki and ePortfolio, in delivering subjects. It is welcomed by various cohorts of students. Not only the student numbers have been increased, but the School is also the first preference when students opting architecture and construction management studies. Statistics also indicate students' satisfaction and course experience are improved. The success of this School proves itself to be an exemplar for other educators planning for flexible delivery.
Attitudes of Omani Social Studies Student Teachers to Tourism for Sustainable Development
Author: Al-Rabaani, Ahmed Hamed
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Teacher Attitudes,Social Studies,Tourism,Sustainable Development,Questionnaires,Gender Differences,Preservice Teacher Education

The aim of the study is to investigate the attitudes of student teachers of Social Studies to tourism for sustainable development. The study participants were the entire cohort of final year student teachers of Social Studies in the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman. There were 65 in total, 26 male and 39 female. Data was gathered through a questionnaire consisting of 37 items divided into 6 areas: attitudes to tourism; the impact of tourism on the economy; the impact of tourism on society and culture; the negative influences of tourism; tourism management, and working in the tourism sector. The results showed that student teachers of Social Studies hold positive attitudes towards tourism for sustainable development. There was no significant difference with regard to gender.
An Assessment of Students' Performance in Communication Skills: A Case Study of the University of Education Winneba
Author: Asemanyi, Abena Abokoma
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Communication Skills,Case Studies,Action Research,Instructional Improvement,Interviews,Observation,College Students,Negative Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Low Achievement,Barriers,Teacher Role,Administrator Role,Institutional Role,Student Surveys,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries

This study was done to find out the factors that account for the poor performances of students and to find out ways of improving the teaching and learning of the Communication Skills course at the University of Education, Winneba. The research also had an aim of bringing to light suggestions and recommendations on how to improve the teaching and learning of the Communication Skills course. In order to do this, the researcher used interviews, observation and documents to collect data in order to answer the questions that this research seeks to answer. The study targeted all second year students of the university and lecturers of Communication Skills as its total population but used the purposive sampling technique to select thirty five (35) respondents which included thirty (30) students and five (5) lecturers. The main findings were that students have negative perceptions towards the course even though they try to exhibit positive attitudes towards it. Again, some of the students admitted into the first year have weak language backgrounds which reflected in their communicative competence and thus they do not perform well. Other issues like large class size coupled with lack of modern lecture halls and facilities do not help in the teaching and learning process. The study also revealed that there are not enough lecturers currently teaching the course. The study recommended that students, lecturers and administrators of the Communication Skills Unit should play their various roles to make the course a success. It was also recommended that all those involved should have regular meetings to overcome the problems that have been mentioned above in order to improve on performances and the teaching and learning process.
Bullying Behaviors and Self Efficacy among Nursing Students at Clinical Settings: Comparative Study
Author: Kassem, Awatef Hassan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Bullying,Self Efficacy,Student Behavior,Nursing Students,Psychological Patterns,Correlation,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Educational Environment,Likert Scales,Coping

Background: Nursing students who experienced bullying behaviors feel anger and missing their concentration, their capability to achieve a desired outcome. Also self-efficacy, often referred to as self-confidence, is essential to nursing students' ability and performance in the clinical setting. Aim: Study aimed to examine relation between bullying behaviors and self-efficacy among nursing students. Methods: Descriptive comparative correlation design. Sample included all student nurses in final year at faculty of nursing and Technical Health Institute. Total number of nursing students at faculty of nursing were (n=206) and Technical Health Institute were (n=132). There are two tools of data collection used Bullying in Nursing Education Questionnaire and General Self-Efficacy scale. Results: More than one third of faculty nursing students were exposed to moderate degree of bullying (38.8%) while technical health institute nursing students (23.1%). More than above half of total nursing students had mild self-efficacy (58.9%). Conclusion: There was a significance relationship between bullying behavior and general self-efficacy among the studied nursing students. Recommendation: Students must be conscious of procedures for reporting experiences of bullying and be able to do so in a nonthreatening and threatening environment. Also make students aware about the goals that need to be attained in their clinical setting and provide them with feedback through effective communication on goal progress.
The Development of Anti-Corruption Education Course for Primary School Teacher Education Students
Author: Indawati, Ninik
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Education,Course Descriptions,Ethics,Guides,Lesson Plans,Instructional Materials,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Moral Values,Systems Approach,Specialists,Evaluation Methods,Statistical Analysis,Pretests Posttests,Ethical Instruction,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Likert Scales,Qualitative Research

The purpose of this research was to develop learning tools as well as test the effectiveness of the implementation of anti-corruption education course for Primary School Teacher Education students, who must be able to transfer anti-corruption values to learners. The research method refers to the development of procedural models, which is descriptive, that shows the steps to produce a product that is effectively used at schools; not to test theories. The research procedures of every stage of development were done through expert assessment, individual assessment, group assessment, and field assessment. The model system approach, which was done to the formative evaluation measures, was developed by Dick &amp; Carey. The results of the development of the learning tools included syllabus, Lesson Plans, teaching materials, handbooks for lecturers, and handbooks for students. The trials included learning experts assessment, content experts assessment, learning media experts assessment, individual assessment, group assessment, and field assessment. Results of the assessment trials were used as an input to improve products development which was conducted using the t test (Paired Samples Test) to determine the effectiveness of the teaching materials. Descriptive quantitative analysis techniques were used to compare the ability of students before and after the use of teaching materials through the pretest and posttest which showed significant results, namely the difference in the value of pretest and posttest. It means anti-corruption education teaching materials are very effective implemented on students of Primary School Teacher Education.
Teaching Speaking Skills in English Language Using Classroom Activities in Secondary School Level in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya
Author: Gudu, Benter Oseno
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teaching Skills,Sampling,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Code Switching (Language),African Languages,Municipalities,Learning Processes,Class Activities,Linguistic Competence,Linguistic Theory,Linguistic Input,Mixed Methods Research,Affective Behavior,Language Teachers,Questionnaires,Teacher Attitudes,Student Attitudes,Communicative Competence (Languages),Observation,Statistical Analysis,Drills (Practice),Teaching Methods,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Student Needs,Cultural Background,Outcomes of Education,Curriculum,Oral Language,Secondary School Students

There is a general public concern in Kenya that majority of Form Four school leavers lack communicative and linguistic competence and thus cannot sustain conversation in English language without occasionally code switching to &quot;Sheng&quot; or Kiswahili. This study sought to find out the classroom activities used by teachers to promote learners' active participation in speaking skills lessons in eight secondary schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya. The study was based on Krashen's (1985), Monitor Model specifically the input and the affective filter hypotheses which emphasize that learners acquire target language when they are motivated and involved actively in the learning process. The study adopted mixed methods design and simple random sampling to select schools, students and English language teachers from National, Provincial and District schools. In certain cases, purposive sampling technique was also used. Data on classroom activities used to teach speaking skills were collected using Questionnaires administered to teachers and students, direct observation during speaking skills lessons in Form three classrooms. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study found out that: there was variation in use of classroom activities for example discussion was the most used classroom activity while oral drill was the least used, during classroom discussions, students code switched to Kiswahili or &quot;Sheng&quot; due to low oral skills and teachers did not integrate various classroom activities in one lesson thus denied learners chances of using authentic language in context. The study recommends that: 1) students should be given chances to practice using authentic English language in context, 2) teachers should integrate various activities in a lesson to meet learners' needs and 3) Curriculum to acknowledge learners' cultural backgrounds in order to enhance their learning outcomes. This study is useful to language educators and teachers of English language.
Perception of Teachers of Agriculture about Supervised Agricultural Experience Programmes (SAEP) in Secondary Schools in Ekiti and Ondo States Nigeria
Author: Famiwole, Remi O.
Date: 2013-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Agricultural Education,Teacher Attitudes,Secondary School Teachers,Field Experience Programs,Questionnaires,Supervision,Program Attitudes,Foreign Countries

The study investigated the perception of teachers of agriculture about Supervised Agricultural Experience Programmes (SAEP) in secondary schools in Ekiti and Ondo States. The population used for the study consisted of 520 teachers of agricultural science in all the secondary schools in Ekiti and Ondo States. The sample used for this study was 136 teachers of agricultural science drawn through a proportionate stratified sampling technique to pick four (4) teachers from each of the 34 Local Government of the two states. The Instrument used was a structured questionnaire to investigate the extend to which the teachers agreed on disagree with statements regarding SAEP. The questionnaire were test and re-tested yielding a reliability co-efficient of 89. (Cronbach alpha). The data for the study were analyzed using mean, standard deviation t-test and two tailed probability statistics. The probability level was set at P&lt;0.05. Thirty eight items were generated for the study. The study found out among others that the teaching of agriculture needs improvement; that though SEAP related contents are in the agricultural science curriculum the teaching and learning of agriculture are not vocationally oriented in Ekiti and Ondo States. It was recommended among others that agricultural programmes in all schools should include supervised agricultural experience programmes, while the State School Boards in collaboration with relevant Ministries should conduct informational workshop and orientation on SAEP for educational planners, administrator and teachers of agriculture in Nigeria.
Personality Traits and Socio-Demographic Variables as Correlates of Counselling Effectiveness of Counsellors in Enugu State, Nigeria
Author: Onyekuru, Bruno U.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counseling Effectiveness,Personality Traits,Correlation,Personality Measures,Predictor Variables,Measures (Individuals),Counselor Attitudes,Validity,Counseling Psychology,Foreign Countries,Multiple Regression Analysis,Neurosis,Extraversion Introversion,Probability,Counselor Characteristics

Quality personality traits and socio-demographic variables are essential elements of effective counselling. This correlational study investigated personality traits and socio-demographic variables as predictors of counselling effectiveness of counsellors in Enugu State. The instruments for data collection were Personality Traits Assessment Scale and Counselling Effectiveness Inventory. These instruments were validated by three experts in Counselling Psychology. The reliability coefficients of Personality Traits Assessment Scale and Counselling Effectiveness Inventory as established by test-retest method and Pearson product moment correlation technique were 0.78 and 0.83 respectively. A sample of 309 registered and practising counsellors participated in the study. Four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Research questions 1 and 3 were answered using the coefficient of regression (r), while research questions 2 and 4 were answered using the beta values associated with multiple regression analysis. Hypotheses 1 and 3 were tested at 0.05 probability level using analysis of variance associated with multiple regression analysis while hypotheses 2 and 4 were tested at 0.05 probability level using independent sample t-test associated with multiple regression analysis. Some major findings of this study revealed that there was a positive and significant joint relationship between personality traits and counselling effectiveness; extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness each had a positive relationship with counselling effectiveness of counsellors while neurotism had a negative relationship with the counselling effectiveness; socio-demographic variables had a positive and significant joint relationship with counselling effectiveness. It was therefore recommended that for effective counselling to take place, the counsellors should endeavour to manifest only the personality traits that relate positively with counselling effectiveness so as to produce effective counselling.
The Problems in Translating Islamic Expressions in Religious Occasions
Author: Khammyseh, Daoud
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Islam,Semitic Languages,Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Universities,Difficulty Level,Islamic Culture,Religious Factors,Masters Programs,Graduate Students,Cultural Differences,Language Styles,Correlation,Second Language Instruction,Material Development

The aim of this paper is to find the problems that face translation students in translating Islamic expressions in religious occasions into English language. The motivations that support the researcher to select this topic are to the causes of these problems and finding some solutions for them. The data were collected from parents, ordinary people in the Jordanian society or public places around Irbid city in north Jordan. The selected expressions were listed and provided for M.A students specialists in translation at Al-Yarmouk university in Jordan. This study found some problems that face M.A students of translation in translating expressions used by Jordanians in islamic occasions. These problems are related to the voids in cultures, differences between both languages styles and the lack of equivalences in English language. The causes of these problems that are proposed by the findings of the study are the lack of experience in the culture of the target language users, the lack of knowledge in both languages' structures and the lack of special references for the items. In conclusion, the findings of the study suggested some solutions including training, designing materials special for in this field of translation as well as making correlations between translation students and target language users.