ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Modern Standard Arabic and Rural Palestinian Dialect: Patterns of the Active Participle
Author: Mohaidat, Mohammed Mahmoud Talal
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Semitic Languages,Language Variation,Language Research,Morphology (Languages),Rural Areas,Dialects,Foreign Countries,Language Patterns,Contrastive Linguistics,Morphemes

This paper was mainly concerned with analyzing the processes of active participle formation in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It also aimed to examine the Rural Palestinian Dialect (RPD) in order to reveal the derivation of the active participle in this dialect and to describe any patterns that might vary from MSA. The study was based on the traditional notions of root and pattern which characterize Arabic morphology. The data for this study were collected from various sources. These sources are not researchers but they are people originated from Palestine. Then the data were analyzed in terms of morphology.
Student Attitudes and Perceptions about Postsecondary Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities (Practice Brief)
Author: Haney, Michelle R.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Postsecondary Education,Intellectual Disability,Inclusion,Undergraduate Students,Mentors

Postsecondary education programs are associated with many positive outcomes for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) including increases in social skills, vocational skills, and independence. Although these programs are increasing, there are regions of the United States where few exist. The present study assesses the attitudes and perceptions of 133 undergraduate students at a small liberal arts college about creating a postsecondary education program for young adults with ID. Overwhelmingly positive attitudes and perceptions were reported. Most respondents reported that they would be interested in serving as a mentor and felt that a postsecondary education program would provide opportunities for growth and increase diversity on campus. In addition, concerns about changing dynamics of the classroom and compromising the integrity of the college were noted. Based on student responses, future steps to clarify misperceptions are discussed. Limitations of this study are addressed including the small response rate and self-selection bias.
Faculty Members' Attitudes towards the Performance Appraisal Process in the Public Universities in Light of Some Variables
Author: Al-Ashqar, Wafaa Mohammed Ali
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Colleges,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Statistical Significance,Teacher Evaluation,Performance Based Assessment,Evaluation Methods,Likert Scales,Teacher Surveys,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The present study aimed to detect the level of faculty members' attitudes at public universities towards the performance appraisal process and its relationship with some variables (gender, college, scientific rank, university, teaching experience, and age). The study sample consisted of (320) faculty members of both sexes in three public universities in northern Jordan, namely (Al Yarmouk University, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University). The results showed that the attitudes of faculty members towards the performance appraisal process was moderate, and the results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (a = 0.05) in the degree of attitudes of faculty members towards the performance appraisal process in the public universities due to gender, college, scientific rank, teaching experience, and age. As for the university variable, the differences between the averages were not statistically significant.
The Social Profile of Students in Basic General Education in Ecuador: A Data Analysis
Author: Buri, Olga Elizabeth Minchala
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Profiles,Data Analysis,General Education,Multidimensional Scaling,National Surveys,Predictor Variables,Social Characteristics,Elementary School Students,Factor Analysis,Rural Urban Differences,Gender Differences,Attendance Patterns,Parent Background,Native Language,Identification (Psychology),Access to Information,Socioeconomic Status,Statistical Analysis,Cluster Grouping

The objective of this study is to examine the social profile of students who are enrolled in Basic General Education in Ecuador. Both a descriptive and multidimensional statistical analysis was carried out based on the data provided by the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment in 2015. The descriptive analysis shows the frequency and percentages of variables used in the investigation, and the multidimensional statistical analysis demonstrates the principal and more important criteria of differentiation and classification among the clusters of students who were investigated. These methods involve factorial analysis of multiple correspondences which demonstrate criteria of differentiation and a hierarchical cluster analysis to define clusters of students according to their common traits.
The Impact of School Bullying on Students' Academic Achievement from Teachers Point of View
Author: Al-Raqqad, Hana Khaled
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Bullying,Teacher Attitudes,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Hypothesis Testing,Teacher Surveys,Barriers,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Statistical Significance

The study aimed to investigate school bullying impact on students' academic achievement from teachers' perspective in Jordanian schools. The study used a descriptive analytical methodology. The research sample consisted of all schools' teachers in Amman West Area (in Jordan). The sample size consisted of 200 teachers selected from different schools from Amman West area in Jordan. A self-administrated questionnaire was designed according to research objectives and hypotheses and distributed over research sample subjects. All distributed questionnaire were collected. They were, coded and analyzed by using SPSS version 18. The research results indicated that school bullying exists in all schools regardless if they are governmental or private ones. The study also concluded that school bullying affect student's academic achievement either victims or the bullies.
The Personality of a Computing Major: It Makes a Difference
Author: Reynolds, John H.
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality Traits,Majors (Students),Computer Science Education,Higher Education,Academic Advising,Extraversion Introversion,Personality Measures,School Holding Power,Enrollment Management,Intuition,Employment Opportunities,Career Choice,Graduation,Undergraduate Students,Correlation,Statistical Analysis

For the past several years, there has been an increase in the number of job opportunities in the computing field. As a result, many schools and universities are facing a significant increase in the number of students seeking to major in one of several computing disciplines. This increase in the numbers and variety of majors in the computing field poses challenges for higher education institutions in the areas of advising, retention, scheduling, and enrollment management. This paper builds upon prior research documenting the association of personality type and affinity for a computing career, and proposes using personality testing early in a student's university experience by including it as one factor in the advising process. This study employs the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a tool to help students select an appropriate computing major better suited for their given personality. This initial exploratory study shows that there is a significant difference in personalities among computing majors, specifically in the area of introversion versus extroversion, and intuition versus sensing. Testing students early, before starting a specific major, allows institutions to provide better advising to students as they choose their major, with the goal of increasing retention, degree satisfaction and completion of the degree.
Reboot: Revisiting Factors Influencing Female Selection of the CIS Major
Author: Hodges, Darin
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Females,Computer Science Education,Information Science Education,Student Attitudes,Comparative Analysis,Undergraduate Students,Majors (Students),Attitude Change,Self Concept,Employment Opportunities,Student Surveys,Student Interests,Gender Differences,Family Influence,Statistical Analysis,Information Systems,Intention,Hypothesis Testing,Peer Influence,Teacher Influence,Difficulty Level

A concern among many universities, this study reflects and continues research on the changing attitude and intent of selecting a Computer Information Systems major. Focusing on the gender gap for selection of major for women in this field, studies indicate instrumental beliefs and subjective norms can influence behavior and indicate how selection is influenced in undergraduate major selection. Experiential beliefs, overall image, job accessibility, and educational cost (workload) have been shown to influence academic path selection. Salient referents including family, friend, professors, and advisors have also been shown to indicate intent on selection of an academic major. The combination of these factors with respect to intent may be changing over time, and this study reconstructs survey questions and analyzes the difference in responses between the original research and this study. Comparison of student responses have indicated factors that females utilize to select undergraduate majors could be moving. All salient referents, personal image, genuine interest, overall attitudes toward the CIS major, and the intent of females to ultimately choose a CIS major showed significant differences between the studies. With these findings, this study discusses and recommends additional research to find what additional factors may be a work when selection of an undergraduate major by females is being completed.
Role-Playing and Problem-Based Learning: The Use of Cross-Functional Student Teams in Business Application Development
Author: Pike, Jacqueline C.
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role Playing,Problem Based Learning,Interdisciplinary Approach,Teamwork,Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Accounting,Information Systems,Problem Solving,Majors (Students),Expertise,Student Role,Skill Development,Learning Processes,Interpersonal Competence,Thinking Skills,Business Skills,Outcomes of Education

To create a learning experience which replicates the process by which consultants, systems developers and business end users collaborate to design and implement a business application, a cross-functional student team project was developed and is described. The overall learning experience was distinguished by specific components and characteristics of the project, including: 1) a problem-based learning approach which presented students with an accounting auditing problem requiring the design and development of computer-based application from scratch; 2) the formation of cross-functional teams comprised of students across multiple sections of two different courses (the capstone courses for both Accounting and Information Systems); and 3) the contributions of individual students based on their respective backgrounds and roles in the project. The roles included domain/content experts (accounting students) as well as consultants, business analysts and developers (information systems students). The intentional use of cross-functional teams and assigned roles distinguishes this approach from other problem-based approaches. Further, the teams had additional extrinsic motivation as the business applications they developed could be submitted to a contest hosted by a professional organization. Pre- and post-assessment data indicate that students learned, through iteration and trial-and-error, new interpersonal, analytical and technical skills through client-consultant interactions, problem definition and formulation, requirements analysis, business process and data modeling and application development.
Cloud-Based versus Local-Based Web Development Education: An Experimental Study in Learning Experience
Author: Pike, Ronald E.
Date: 2017-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Web Sites,Higher Education,College Students,Internet,Computer Software,Information Management,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Questionnaires,Online Surveys,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis

This paper investigates the use of a cloud computing environment to facilitate the teaching of web development at a university in the Southwestern United States. A between-subjects study of students in a web development course was conducted to assess the merits of a cloud computing environment instead of personal computers for developing websites. The goal of using cloud being to ensure that each student had access to the same high-quality learning experience. The study also sought to determine the extent to which cloud computing could ensure efficient use of students' time through eliminating hardware and software troubleshooting. Finally, the study sought to assess the extent to which the use of cloud computing would enhance students' learning experience.
Analysis of Collaboration and Co-Citation Networks between Researchers Studying Violence Involving Women
Author: Muñoz-Muñoz, Ana M.
Date: 2017-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Violence,Females,Databases,Computer Software,Citation Analysis,Scientific Research,Authors,Gender Differences,Research Reports,Cooperation,Information Dissemination,Social Networks,Network Analysis,Statistical Analysis

Introduction: We analyse the collaboration and co-citation networks at the international level in scientific articles about violence against women. The aim is to identify who are writing about this subject, if they are women and/or men, who the most influential authors are and which institutions they belong to, and finally which authors are cited most frequently. Method: As a source of information we have consulted the Web of Science database, from which we recovered and analysed a total of 8,448 articles. Analysis: We analysed a simple of 5,219 authors. For the social network analysis and the visualization of centrality measures, collaboration and co-citation we used the software programme Pajek. The collaboration density maps were visualised using VOSViewer. Results: A total of 8,448 publications were analysed, showcasing the authors with a higher collaboration and co-citation centrality as well as their gender. We also present most influential authors, their collaboration networks and the institutions to which they are affiliated. Conclusions: The results show that research into violence against women is led by women; they publish more articles than men; they collaborate more closely; they hold positions that enable them to channel and disseminate flows of information and collaboration groups; and they have closer links to other authors.
The Role of Personality in Musicians' Information Seeking for Creativity
Author: Kostagiolas, Petros
Date: 2017-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Personality,Musicians,Information Seeking,Creativity,Personality Traits,Self Efficacy,Music,Creative Activities,Questionnaires,Personality Measures,Foreign Countries,Musical Composition,Music Theory,Surveys,Neurosis,Music Education,Statistical Analysis

Introduction: This paper explores the relationship between musicians' information seeking behaviour and their personality traits within the context of musical creativity. Although previous research has addressed different socio-technological and behavioral aspects of music information seeking, the role of personality characteristics around creative activities has been an under-researched area. Method: Research was conducted by means of a questionnaire survey administered to Greek musicians. Survey questions were developed based on theory from the domains of information behaviour and musical creativity. Different personality characteristics were measured using the Core Self-Evaluations Scale based on self-efficacy, self-esteem, locus of control and neuroticism. Analysis: The survey provides empirical evidence of the associations between personality traits, music information seeking and musical creativity based on descriptive and inferential nonparametric statistical analysis for group differences. Results: The results indicate that information plays a significant role in different creative activities of musicians. Musicians utilised a variety of information sources but encountered important obstacles in information seeking. Significant connection was also found between musicians' personality characteristics and different types of information seeking aspects and creativity. Conclusions: Overall, musicians' personality, and in particular self-efficacy, is associated with scholarly information seeking and analysis.
A Typology of Cancer Information Seeking, Scanning and Avoiding: Results from an Exploratory Cluster Analysis
Author: Nelissen, Sara
Date: 2017-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Cancer,Information Seeking,Multivariate Analysis,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Surveys,Clinical Diagnosis,Classification,Screening Tests

Introduction: This study aims to (a) construct a typology of how individuals acquire cancer information, and (b) examine whether these types differ regarding socio-demographics and cancer-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Method: A standardized, cross-sectional survey among cancer diagnosed and non-diagnosed individuals in Flanders, Belgium (N= 2008) was conducted. Analysis: A two-step cluster algorithm based on mediated and interpersonal cancer information seeking and scanning, and on cancer information avoiding behaviour was used. Bivariate differences between those clusters were calculated using the chi-squared measure and one-way ANOVAs with Tukey post-hoc tests. Results: Three meaningful clusters of cancer information acquisition were identified--selective users, full users and low users. Significant differences between those clusters were found in terms of socio-demographics, cancer knowledge, health perception, cancer risk perception, fear of cancer, Internet use and lifestyle behaviour. Conclusion: These results indicate that different cancer information acquisition typologies exist and that they have different associates. This highlights the relevance of looking at individual levels of cancer information acquisition types. As some individuals prefer to have more information on cancer and appear to be more open to it than others, tailoring cancer communication to the individual's information acquisition style might be a path worth exploring.
Public Librarians as Partners in Problem-Based Learning in Secondary Schools: A Case Study in Finland
Author: Pietikäinen, Virpi
Date: 2017-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Public Libraries,Librarians,Foreign Countries,Case Studies,Problem Based Learning,Information Literacy,Librarian Teacher Cooperation,Questionnaires,Secondary School Teachers,Secondary School Students,Information Technology,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Librarian Attitudes,Library Role,Information Seeking,Achievement Tests,International Assessment,Semi Structured Interviews,Qualitative Research

Introduction: Teachers in Finland are demanded to develop students' competencies in information literacy. However, they can meet this demand only by collaborating with public librarians. The aim in this case study was to explore the perspectives of teachers, librarians and students in a problem-based project and to analyse the advantages and challenges of collaboration between teachers and librarians. Methods: Teachers and librarians together designed and implemented a learning project in a secondary school, where triangulation of data collection took place--group interviews with four teachers and two librarians and a questionnaire for forty students. Analysis: The interviews and questionnaires were categorized and analysed by means of qualitative content analysis, using QSR NVivo 10. The categorization followed theory-based procedures. Results: The study reveals that collaboration between teachers and librarians was rewarding, especially in joint teaching situations. Challenges were related to lack of planning time, students' diverse skill levels and, to some degree, to the unclear roles of teachers and librarians. The study resulted in a model for integrating information literacy with problem-based learning. Conclusion: The new model produces new understanding of the characteristics and critical points of the collaboration and clarifies how information and communications technology (ICT) can be used to support student-centred, problem-based learning processes facilitated and instructed by teachers and public librarians located in physically separated places. [Note: The volume number (23) on the PDF is incorrect. The correct volume number is 22.]
Cognitive Factors in Predicting Continued Use of Information Systems with Technology Adoption Models
Author: Huang, Chi-Cheng
Date: 2017-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Systems,Technology Integration,Interpersonal Relationship,Prediction,Questionnaires,Online Surveys,Foreign Countries,Least Squares Statistics,Technology Uses in Education,Models,Intention,Theories,Electronic Mail,Use Studies,Difficulty Level,Attitude Measures,Social Influences,Student Attitudes,College Students,High School Students

Introduction: The ultimate viability of an information system is dependent on individuals' continued use of the information system. In this study, we use the technology acceptance model and the theory of interpersonal behaviour to predict continued use of information systems. Method: We established a Web questionnaire on the mySurvey Website and recruited participants via social networks. Data were collected from a sample of 1,154 Webmail users in Taiwan. Analysis: Our models are analysed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling method. Results: The results of this study indicate that (1) the theory of interpersonal behaviour has better ability to predict continued use than the technology acceptance model; (2) the technology acceptance model has a better ability to predict intention to continue use than the theory of interpersonal behaviour; (3) the combination between the technology acceptance model and the theory of interpersonal behaviour is properly able to explain continued use of information systems; and (4) multiple group analysis indicates that two relations in the combined model differ significantly between light experience users and heavy experience users. Conclusions: The technology acceptance model and the theory of interpersonal behaviour should not be viewed as alternative but as supplementary models. Moreover, the integration of such two models can properly predict continued use of information systems.