ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Country Image and the Study Abroad Destination Choice of Students from Mainland China
Author: Ghazarian, Peter G.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Study Abroad,Student Attitudes,Decision Making,Correlation,Educational Policy,Student Recruitment,Marketing,Foreign Countries,Positive Attitudes,Educational Attainment,Family Income,Statistical Analysis,Interviews,Telecommunications,Higher Education

In this study, the author focuses on the issue of country image in destination choice. To examine the relationship between these two variables, the study tests whether mainland Chinese who favor a destination as their ideal first choice for study abroad have a significantly more positive view of that destination's country image than their compatriots. The findings suggest policymakers and marketers from most destinations may be more successful focusing on factors other than country image in their attempts to attract cross-border students.
International Students' Motivation and Learning Approach: A Comparison with Local Students
Author: Chue, Kah Loong
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Students,Comparative Analysis,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Learning Motivation,Cognitive Style,Psychological Patterns,Student Surveys,Metacognition,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Personal Autonomy,Factor Analysis,Structural Equation Models,Psychological Needs,Student Needs,Role,Path Analysis

Psychological factors contribute to motivation and learning for international students as much as teaching strategies. 254 international students and 144 local students enrolled in a private education institute were surveyed regarding their perception of psychological needs support, their motivation and learning approach. The results from this study indicated that international students had a higher level of self-determined motivation and used a deep and surface learning approach more extensively than local students. Perceived psychological needs support positively predicted intrinsic motivation, identified regulation and a deep learning approach for both groups. There were also differences in the effects of motivation on learning approach between the two groups. Further possibilities for exploration are discussed in this study.
Unfulfilled Expectations: Influence of Chinese International Students' Roommate Relationships on Sense of Belonging
Author: Yao, Christina W.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Asians,Foreign Students,Student Adjustment,Interpersonal Relationship,Student Attitudes,Intercultural Communication,Dormitories,Cultural Differences,Phenomenology,Student School Relationship,Coding,College Students,Semi Structured Interviews

Findings from this study indicate that more attention must be given to Chinese students' interpersonal relationships with domestic students, particularly when considering the role of daily cross-cultural interactions in residential living. Participants who wanted American roommates anticipated an easier transition to U.S. culture. However, making meaningful connections with American students proved to be more challenging than anticipated. Participants reported that cultural differences within their residence hall room led to difficulty with communication and social connections.
Factors Influencing Chinese Students' Decisions to Study in the United States
Author: Austin, Larry
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Foreign Students,Interviews,Cultural Influences,Student Attitudes,Educational Quality,Cultural Differences,Immigration,Economic Factors,Political Issues,Social Influences,Qualitative Research,Case Studies

The central research question was: Why do Chinese students want to study in the United States? The participants were 20 Chinese students who studied in the U.S. Ten interview questions were used and data were processed in NVivo 10. Five major themes emerged from this study: (a) American culture benefits foreign perceptions of education in the U.S.; (b) increased personal wealth increases demands for educational freedom; (c) Chinese test performance does not indicate education quality; (d) Chinese culture clashes with students' desire for self-actualization; and (e) an education in the U.S. is considered an immigration stepping stone.
Advanced ESL Students' Prior EFL Education and Their Perceptions of Oral Corrective Feedback
Author: Lee, Eun Jeong
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Advanced Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Cultural Awareness,Language Teachers,Educational Experience,Student Attitudes,Teaching Methods,Oral Language,Error Correction,Feedback (Response),Graduate Students,Foreign Students,Teaching Assistants,Observation,Questionnaires,Surveys,Mixed Methods Research,Interviews,Student Surveys

The author in this study examines how advanced-level adult English as a Second Language (ESL) students' previous English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom experiences influence their perceptions of their teachers' oral corrective feedback (CF). It uses in-depth qualitative data to characterize the participants' prior English learning, and to determine how their experiences influence how they perceive CF in ESL classrooms. Understanding these patterns of perception will enhance ESL professionals' abilities to create effective and culturally sensitive ESL classrooms.
Understanding Western Students: Motivations and Benefits for Studying in China
Author: English, Alexander S.
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Study Abroad,Foreign Students,Questionnaires,Student Surveys,Student Attitudes,Preferences,Motivation,Barriers,Educational Benefits,Student Experience,Financial Support,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Likert Scales,College Students

In the recent years, there has been a rise in the number of Western students who are studying in China. Governments in China, and in other Western nations are expanding relations because China is currently developing world-class higher education institutions (Hennock, 2012). The present study explores motivations, deterrents and benefits of studying abroad in China. Questionnaires were distributed to 285 overseas students and findings suggest that Western students rated their overall experiences favorably, while only the majority of participants rated their academic experience as above. Findings also reveal that other related academic factors such as the Chinese university administration support was somewhat below neutral. Finally, findings also suggest that a strong motivation to study in China is receiving a grant or scholarship, and students' favorite aspects from the experience were the people, the food and the culture. Implications and further directions for the study will be discussed.
An Investigation on Changing Behaviours of University Students Switching from Using Classical Cell Phones to Smartphones
Author: Arslan, Yusuf
Date: 2016-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Telecommunications,College Students,Behavior Change,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires,Social Networks,Family Relationship,Social Environment,Addictive Behavior,Foreign Countries,Study Habits,Reading Habits,Likert Scales

In this study, it was tried to comprehend whether there occur any changes in behaviours of university students switching from classical cell phones to smartphones. The investigation was carried out according to quantitative research method. Questionnaire was employed as data collection tool. The datum of the study was limited with the information gathered from 450 students attending Batman University. According to the results of the study, the following changes in the behaviours of students switching from classical cell phones to smartphones were noted and presented below: a) Changes in total time spent in social network; b) Changes in academic activities; c) Changes in family communication; d) Changes in social environment needs; e) Changes in perceptions of developments around; and f) Changes in cell phone carrying susceptibility (cell phone addiction).
Secondary Teacher Candidates&apos; Lesson Planning Learning
Author: Santoyo, Christina
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Teachers,Lesson Plans,Field Experience Programs,Field Instruction,Methods Courses,Practicums,Misconceptions,Educational Practices,Student Centered Learning,Teaching Methods,Dual Enrollment,Case Studies,Semi Structured Interviews,College Students,Masters Programs,Secondary Education,Observation,Data Collection,Data Analysis,Mentors,Modeling (Psychology),Teacher Education Programs,Self Efficacy

Teacher candidates (TCs) use clinical experiences to enact concepts taught in their university courses; therefore field experiences may be the most important component of teacher preparation (Hammerness et al., 2005). TCs require support and guidance as they learn to adapt curriculum materials for effective use in the classroom (Davis, 2006). They learn to lesson plan by negotiating the pros and cons of multiple methods while considering the needs of their students, their own knowledge, and their goals (Beyer &amp; Davis, 2009). They tend to consider various ideas when planning (Davis, 2006), but these ideas are often narrow in focus (Beyer &amp; Davis, 2009). Significant research has explored curricular planning by new and prospective teachers (Beyer &amp; Davis, 2009; Courey, Tappe, Siker, &amp; LePage, 2013; Davis, 2006; Jones et al., 2011). However, little research has investigated TCs' lesson planning through a concurrent focus on theories and concepts in a methods course and practices in a school-based context. This study challenges the misconception that methods courses and field experiences are dichotomous. The purpose of this study is to examine how secondary TCs in a general methods course and a school-based field experience learn lesson planning. It provides insight regarding the interactions of the TCs' methods course and first practicum experience. The general research question is, How do TCs' experiences in a concurrent practicum experience and methods course shape their lesson planning practices? The authors investigate the following: (1) How concurrent enrollment influences TC's planning to use teacher-centered and student centered methods; and (2) How university and school based contexts impact TCs' lesson planning choices.
Student Views on the Value of Feedback
Author: Marie, Jenny A.
Date: 2016-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Feedback (Response),Student Attitudes,Value Judgment,Relevance (Education),Qualitative Research,Focus Groups,College Students,Learning Strategies,Sense of Community,Student College Relationship,Foreign Countries

This paper investigates the value that a sample of students placed on feedback, what they valued it for and the conditions that affected this value judgement. I show that not all students value feedback particularly highly, especially when considered in relation to other factors in their education and when considered for its intrinsic value as opposed to how it represents their value to their lecturers and the institution. I show that the students studied valued feedback most where they could see the possibilities for using it to improve future work: through a clear linkage between coursework and exams, the coursework being of sufficient weighting and the students appreciating that it can be used to improve. I argue that the students studied would have benefited from more education about the value of feedback and how to use it productively. Further research is required to see how generalisable these findings are.
Teacher Candidates' Attitudes to Using Oral History in History Education
Author: Demircioglu, Ebru
Date: 2016-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,History Instruction,Semi Structured Interviews,Oral History,Teaching Methods,Methods Courses,Questionnaires,Foreign Countries,Knowledge Base for Teaching,Teacher Education,Action Research,Qualitative Research

The aim of this research is to determine the views of history teacher candidates towards an oral history project carried out in the Special Teaching Method Course of the history pedagogy program of the Fatih Faculty of Education (FFE) at Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey. An open-ended questionnaire and semi-structured interview were the main data collection tools of this study based on a qualitative approach. 86 history teacher candidates in the pedagogy program filled out the questionnaire and 20 of them participated in interviews. In light of the gathered data it seems that teacher candidates gained basic knowledge and skills in how to conduct oral history in history education. Besides this, they also recognized that oral history is one of the important approaches to supporting active learning in history lessons, and that this approach could make history lessons interesting and enjoyable.
Adaptation of the Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory (ASCI) into Turkish
Author: Sen, Senol
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interest Inventories,Attitude Measures,Media Adaptation,Chemistry,Factor Analysis,Item Analysis,Test Reliability,Test Validity,Goodness of Fit,Elementary School Curriculum,Preservice Teachers,Student Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries

Developing an attitude influential in individuals' behaviours and related with academic achievement is a concept whose development science educators consider important. This research aims to adapt the 8-item Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry Inventory (ASCI)--which was developed by Bauer (2008) and revised by Xu and Lewis (2011)--into Turkish, and to perform the validity and reliability analyses of the Turkish form of the inventory. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed for the validity of the inventory, and Cronbach Alpha (a) coefficient as well as McDonald's Omega (?) coefficient were calculated for reliability. It was found following the confirmatory factor analysis that acceptable fit indices belonged to the model measuring two correlated different structures. It was also found in consequence of the confirmatory factor analysis that the t values were significant at the level of 0.01. Accordingly, factor loads were in the 0.31-0.84 range. Fit indices for correlated two-factor model were regarded to meet the goodness of fit criteria. Cronbach a coefficient was found to be 0.713 for the cognitive dimension where four items were included; and to be 0.731 for the affective dimension. McDonald's ? coefficient recommended for congeneric measurements was calculated as 0.74 for the cognitive dimension, and 0.75 for the affective dimension.
The Investigation of Some Physical, Physiological and Anthropometric Parameters of Visually Impaired and Non-Impaired a National Male Judoka
Author: Mayda, Muhammet Hakan
Date: 2016-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Visual Impairments,Physical Fitness,Physical Activities,Physical Activity Level,Athletics,Athletes,Training,Exercise,Statistical Analysis,Control Groups,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries

It was pointed to analyze some physical, physiological and anthropometric parameters of visually impaired and non-impaired A National male judoka in this study. A total of 14 volunteer A National male judoka, of which 8 were visually impaired (age: 25.12 ± 3.75, disability status: 20-200) and 6 were not visually impaired (age: 21.50 ± 1.51), participated in this study. Statistical data was evaluated by using Independent Samples T-test in SPSS package program. There were no considerable difference between impaired and non-impaired judoka with respect to grip strength, vertical jump, 30-s shuttle, 30-s push-up, anaerobic power and visual reaction test parameters among the physical and physiological tests. No significant difference between impaired and non-impaired judoka was detected with respect to body fat ratio, one of the anthropometric measurements performed. All in all, it was observed in national judoka investigated in this study that impairment variable didn't significantly affected physical, physiological and anthropometric parameter values (p&gt;0.05). It is considered that vision factor doesn't have negatory impact on the physical performance grades because of the similarity of the elite judoka's training levels.
Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Mistake-Handling Learning as Predictors of Mathematics Anxiety
Author: Aksu, Zeki
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Grade 7,Secondary School Mathematics,Mathematics Anxiety,Early Adolescents,Self Efficacy,Error Patterns,Correlation,Error Correction,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Likert Scales,Student Attitudes,Predictor Variables,Multiple Regression Analysis

This study aims to analyze the relationship between secondary school seventh grade students' perception of mathematical self-efficacy, mistake-handling learning awareness, and mathematical anxiety; and to define the power of mistake-handling learning and self-efficacy in predicting mathematical anxiety. In this study, relational model was used and the research group consisted of 323 seventh grade students whose ages range from 12 to 14. According to the findings of the study, when the relationship between mathematical anxiety, self-efficacy, and mistake-handling learning is analyzed, it is observed that there are significant relationships between mathematical anxieties, self-efficacy, and mistake-handling learning. Furthermore, mathematical self-efficacy and mistake-handling learning explain 51% of the total variance of the mathematical anxiety.
Job and Life Satisfaction of Teachers and the Conflicts They Experience at Work and at Home
Author: Erdamar, Gürcü
Date: 2016-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Job Satisfaction,Life Satisfaction,Teacher Attitudes,Teaching Experience,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Family Work Relationship,Conflict,Measures (Individuals),Likert Scales,Correlation,Multiple Regression Analysis

This study aimed to find out job and life satisfaction and work-family and family-work conflict levels of teachers. The population of the study consisted of teachers who work in public and private preschools, primary, secondary, and high schools in Ankara. The sampling of the study was a total of 406 teachers-37 preschool, 126 primary school, 89 secondary school, and 154 high school teachers. The data for the study were collected through three different scales; Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, and Work-Family and Family-Work Conflicts Scale. According to the results of the study, job satisfaction average of teachers is good and life satisfaction average is moderate. Life satisfaction increases as job satisfaction increases. The results also suggest that teachers suffer more from work-family conflict than from family-work conflict. A negative and significant correlation has been found between job satisfaction and work-family conflict and also family-work conflict. According to the results of the hierarchic regression analysis, the variables that best predict job satisfaction are life satisfaction and work-family conflict.
Analysis of Reaction Times and Aerobic Capacities of Soccer Players According to Their Playing Positions
Author: Taskin, Cengiz
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletes,Team Sports,Body Height,Body Weight,Reaction Time,Visual Perception,Auditory Perception,Measurement,Physiology,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Age Differences,Handedness

70 soccer players in Gaziantep amateur league voluntarily participated in this study, (average of their ages 19,17±1,34years, average of their heights 181,28±5,06 cm, average of their body weights 76,75±4,43 kg and average of their sports experiences 3,78±0,95 years) to analyze visual and auditory reaction times and aerobic capacities of amateur soccer players according to their playing positions. The reaction times against light and sound of right and left hands were measured by 'Newtest Reaction Timer.' The aerobic capacity measurements of players in this study were determined by shuttle sprint test. In comparison of left and right hand reaction times, it was statistically found that goalkeepers had the best reaction times and midfielders had better reaction times than forwards and defenders (P&lt;0,05). In comparison of aerobic capacities of their playing positions, it was found that MaxVO2 levels of goalkeepers were lower than that of midfielders and forwards (P&lt;0.05). In conclusion, it was found that the factors such as MaxVO2 level and reaction time which affect the performances of players nowadays and differ according to their playing positions. It is considered that these differences result from the different training programs according to the playing positions.
Tackling with Refugee Children's Problems in Turkish Schools
Author: Dogutas, Aysun
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Refugees,Student Adjustment,Action Research,Elementary School Students,Interviews,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Administrator Attitudes,Principals,Observation,Special Education,Coping,Language Skills

The main aim of this study is to produce a solution to improve the refugee and asylum seeker students' adaptation to the Turkish schools and classrooms by using action research approach which is often preferred for solving the problems encountered by the educators. The sample of the study consists of selected students at a primary school in Denizli province in 2014-2015 academic years. This sample consists of one school and 14 students. It uses qualitative data collection tools including teacher and principal interviews, student interviews, and observation of the researcher and implementers. Results showed that the action research is useful. Having special education helped refugee and asylum seeker students to read, write and speak the Turkish language quicker and have communication and adaptation to their classmates and teachers easier.
Investigation and Classification of Personal Constructs Representing Ideal Counselor from Insider Perspective
Author: Sanberk, Ismail
Date: 2016-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Counselors,Case Studies,Counseling,Multivariate Analysis,Supervisors,Supervision,Role Models,Comparative Analysis,Statistical Analysis

The main objective of this study is to determine the personal constructs of psychological counselors (N = 60) when they characterize their colleagues, effective psychological counselors and self-psychological counseling competence through repertory grid technique. Analysis of the data gathered through repertory grid technique demonstrates that participants generally most characterize counselors and effective counselors with professional qualification, professional background, professionalism, experience which are personal constructs. In addition, counselors' current perception of themselves, their ideal-self and the distance between what they attribute to as ideal and non-ideal was obtained with cluster analysis. The paired sample t-test results showed that counselors view themselves significantly distant from both ideal and non-ideal counselor profiles. They tend to form a clearer opinion of what type of counselor they do not want to become, while they are inclined to be uncertain about what type of counselor they want to become.