ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Role of Computer-Aided Instruction in Science Courses and the Relevant Misconceptions of Pre-Service Teachers
Author: Aksakalli, Ayhan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Science Teachers,Physics,Educational Technology,Misconceptions,Computer Assisted Instruction,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Pretests Posttests,Interviews,Comparative Analysis,Qualitative Research

This research aims to investigate the ways in which pre-service physics teachers interact with computers, which, as an indispensable means of today's technology, are of major value in education and training, and to identify any misconceptions said teachers may have about computer-aided instruction. As part of the study, computer-based physics course packages were designed by the researchers and computer-aided assignments were prepared by the pre-service physics teachers. At the end of the study, Physics Achievement Tests were administered to the sample pre-service teachers. The research study group included 50 pre-service physics teachers who were taking classes under the Physics Education Department of Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education at Atatürk University during the 2015-2016 Fall semester. The research data were analysed using SPSS software packages. The study concluded that the computer-aided science courses were effective, and that pre-service physics teachers had misconceptions about computer-aided instruction.
Inquiry-Oriented Learning Material to Increased General Physics Competence Achievement
Author: Sinuraya, Jurubahasa
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physics,Competence,Formative Evaluation,Pretests Posttests,Instructional Materials,Scientific Methodology,Inquiry,Science Process Skills,Science Education,Science Instruction,Science Achievement,Foreign Countries,Field Tests,High School Students

This study aims to produce inquiry-oriented general physics learning material to improve student learning outcome. Development steps of learning materials were adapted from the design model of Dick and Carey. Stages of development consists of three phases: planning, development, and formative evaluation and revision. Implementation of formative evaluation involves three expert reviewers, they are subject matter experts, general physics lecturer, and media experts; one-to-one evaluation involved three students, evaluation of small groups involve 15 students, and a field test (effectiveness test) involve 30 students. The structure of the contents of the learning material refers to the concept of scientific investigations which generally consists of: stating the problem in a question form, formulating the hypothesis, literature, testing the hypothesis, analyzing the result and writing the conclusion. The result obtained from subject experts, general physics lecturer and media expert are in a good categories with their respective ideals for each are 80.2%, 82.7% and 84.5%, an increase competency achievement of pretest and postest on field tests in the medium category &lt;g = 0.67&gt;, and the results of student responses to the instructional materials belonging to the positive response with a score of 73.5%. These results illustrate that the inquiry-oriented general physics learning material has a good criteria and suitable used as learning materials.
Preschool Teachers' Views on Schools' Indoor and Outdoor Environment Safety
Author: Konakli, Tugba
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Preschool Teachers,Preschool Education,Child Safety,Semi Structured Interviews,Coding,Risk,Educational Facilities Design,Playgrounds,School Buses,School Personnel,School Security,Training,Sanitary Facilities,Food,Hygiene,Dining Facilities,Natural Disasters,Emergency Programs,Qualitative Research

The aim of this research is to analyze opinions of teachers who work in preschool education institutions concerning precautions that should be taken for indoor and outdoor security. Study group of this research is determined by criterion sampling from purposeful sampling techniques. The study group of this research is consist of eight preschool teachers who work in four private and four public schools in Kocaeli Izmit district in the fall semester of 2013-2014 Academic Year. For the purpose of the research, data are collected with semi-structured interview technique. During the research, the interviews are recorded with tape recorder and the interviews are put down on paper then analyzed. After the recorded data are submitted to approval of participants, the analysis of the data has started. Date are analyzed with descriptive analysis method and coded then interpreted. In order to ensure validity of the research, the data are tried to be analyzed with direct quotes of the participants. Research findings show that the most important risk factors are caused by defective design of schools. Research results also show that schools have not only indoor security problems such as stairs and door but also external security problems such as garden and playgrounds.
The Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse among Egerton University Students in Njoro-Kenya
Author: Boitt, Richard Kimuge
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Alcohol Abuse,Incidence,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Age Differences,Majors (Students),Place of Residence,Instructional Program Divisions,Marital Status,Socioeconomic Status,Family Structure,Drinking,Student Behavior,Undergraduate Students

The main objective of higher institutions of learning in Kenya is to provide education and growth experiences for its students but alcohol abuse has continued to be a problem in the university campuses that is slowing down their progress and the Kenya vision 2030 that envisages a healthy population free from the impact of alcohol abuse through the reduction of the prevalence and the impact of alcohol abuse disorders in order to attain the highest possible level of physical, social and mental health. Despite the growing problems of global alcohol abuse, accurate information on the prevalence of alcohol abuse among university students in Kenya is still inadequate. The study therefore aimed to determine the prevalence of alcohol abuse among the Egerton University students. This was a cross sectional study which investigated the prevalence of alcohol abuse among 355 students of Egerton university Njoro campus. Stratified random sampling was utilized to select the study group and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of alcohol abuse. Data was analysed using SPSS version 18.0. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Data presentation was done using frequency tables, charts and in narratives. The study was cleared by the Kenyatta National Hospital and the University of Nairobi ethics board. The study found out that the prevalence of alcohol abuse among Egerton University students is 21.1%. The study found significant association between the prevalence of alcohol abuse and the year of study, marital status, family's economic status and the living arrangements (with whom). There was no significant association between the prevalence of alcohol abuse and age, programme of study undertaken and place of residence. It was concluded that alcohol abuse is prevalent among Egerton university students and is associated with year of study, marital status, family economic status and living arrangement. Based on the findings of this study, there is need to detect, strengthen various policies and programmes and accordingly make changes to address the factors that contribute to alcohol abuse in the institutions of higher learning in Kenyan. The findings of the study will help Commission of University Education (CUE) to better understand the current situation and accordingly make changes to address the factors that contribute to alcohol abuse in these institutions.
Parent Programs in Pre-K through Third Grade
Author: Magnuson, Katherine
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Parent Influence,Parent Education,Parent Participation,Parent School Relationship,Preschool Education,Elementary Education,Parent Role,Language Skills,Literacy Education,Reading Skills,Technology Uses in Education,Educational Technology,Mathematics Skills,Social Development,Behavior Development,Emotional Development,Information Dissemination

Parents strongly influence their children's development, and prekindergarten and early elementary programs--especially those serving children at risk for low achievement because of their family backgrounds--often feature programming to support parents' role in their children's learning. Despite the prevalence of such programs, however, we have little good evidence of their effectiveness. In this article, Katherine Magnuson and Holly Schindler review more promising, fully developed parent &quot;add-on&quot; programs. In their daily work, preschool and elementary school programs and teachers commonly use a variety of formal and informal activities to support, educate, and involve parents, such as having parents volunteer in the classroom or encouraging children to share classwork or other materials with their parents. Though such practices are widespread, the authors write, we have little rigorous evidence to show that they're associated with children's academic success. &quot;Add-on&quot; parenting programs, in contrast, generally target a particular subset of parents, and they often have a highly specific and clearly developed programmatic approach. Such programs focus on helping parents improve either their children's early academic skills or their behavior and self-regulation. Among the types of parent support that Magnuson and Schindler review, add-on programs have shown the most promise to improve children's learning. But parents with many demands on their time may find it hard to sustain a commitment to these programs; technological solutions such as communication by text messaging may be one way to solve this problem. A final way to involve parents is to give them information about the quality of their prekindergarten or elementary school choices, although such information may not be particularly useful to parents who live near a set of similarly high-performing or low-performing schools, or can't access programs because of limited enrollments or cost.
The Qualities of Teachers Who Instruct Peace Education: Views of Prospective Teachers' Who Attended the Peace Education Programme
Author: Polat, Soner
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Peace,Problem Solving,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Attitudes,Qualitative Research,Focus Groups,Content Analysis,Preservice Teachers,Knowledge Level,Foreign Countries,Teaching Skills,Interviews

The concept of peace can be described as the values including respecting features such as race, gender, religion, physical appearance, and age; appreciating diversities, unity, cooperation, tolerance and being fair. Related to this, the concept of peace education can be defined as an educational process during which peaceful problem-solving methods, instead of problem-solving methods based on violence and conflict, are taught to individuals. The aim of this study was to determine the qualities of teachers who instruct peace education depending on the prospective teachers' view. The study was a qualitative descriptive research. The sample of this study was chosen with the homogeneous sampling method. The sample of this study was chosen among the participants of the Peace Education Programme. The data was gathered with focus group interviews. The content analysis technique was used for data analysis. The results of the study showed that the participants learned the peace education conceptually. Prospective teachers emphasized that teachers who instruct peace education should have the conceptual and theoretical knowledge about peace education, should have the personal characteristics that support the peace and peace-making skills. Because of this, this study is important since it emphasizes choosing, training and improving teachers who instruct peace education.
Factors Affecting Effective Teaching and Learning of Economics in Some Ogbomosho High Schools, Oyo State, Nigeria
Author: Ojo, Gbemisola Motunrayo
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High Schools,Economics Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Secondary School Teachers,High School Students,Questionnaires,Teacher Student Ratio,Instructional Materials,Educational Facilities,Textbooks,Teacher Competencies

This study was carried out to examine the present curriculum of Economics as a subject in some Ogbomoso Senior High Schools and to determine factors affecting effective teaching of economics in the schools. Variables such as number of students, teachers' ratio available textbooks were also examined. The study adopted descriptive design since it is an ex post facto research. The target population for this study is Ogbomosho North Local Government Area of Oyo State comprising nine (9) High Secondary Schools. Three (3) teachers of economics and five (5) students from each school were used in answering the questionnaires. The study revealed high number of economics students (5,864) as against 26 teachers in nine (9) public schools under study. This gives a very high teacher-student ratio of 1:225. The findings also showed that there one lack of teaching aids, library facilities and where available, there is lack of textbooks of Economics. All the schools studied were highly dense resulted into high students' population. Based on the findings of his study, the federal and the state governments should employ more teachers, especially in Economics to checkmate rising teacher student ratio. More senior secondary schools should be built with the increasing student population within the LGA under study.
Evaluation of Distant Education Programs with Regards to Various Shareholder Opinions
Author: Tonbuloglu, Betül
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Program Evaluation,Distance Education,Stakeholders,Opinions,Educational Quality,Computer Mediated Communication,Synchronous Communication,Online Courses,Phenomenology,Qualitative Research,College Students,Integrated Learning Systems,Semi Structured Interviews,Observation,Content Analysis,Course Content,Instructional Materials,Learning Processes,Technology Uses in Education,Evaluation Methods,Program Improvement

The strong demand and rapid increase in the number of programs concerning distant education programs has put the quality problem of distant education services into the agenda. It is crucial to determine the strengths and weaknesses of distant education programs, the problems encountered by these programs and making the required improvements. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of the education given in distant education and of the assessment-evaluation approaches based on the opinions of various shareholders in the field of distant education and observation of synchronous courses. The phenomenological design was used in this qualitative study. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in determining the universities whose distant education system would be examined. The study sample consisted of 5 universities, among universities with at least 3 years distant education experience, which offered at least one of the associate degree, bachelor's degree or master's degree programs online and which had various learning management systems. With this respect, coordinators who work in the distant education systems of these universities, instructors who gave distant education lectures in these universities and a service provider who offered a learning management system to one of these universities (a total of 11 people) were included in the study. The snowball sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used in determining the participants. The data were collected through semi-structures interviews and observations and evaluated through the &quot;content analysis&quot; technique. It has been stated that distant education programs should be arranged according to especially the course content, teaching materials, learning-teaching process, the support provided, technology that is being used and evaluation-assessment methods; and the weaknesses of the components were detected with regards to the unique features of distant education. The importance of evaluating distant education programs regularly and carrying out necessary improvements based on evaluation results was also put forward.
Investigating the Effect of Using Self-Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners' Writing
Author: Heidarian, Nakisa
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Writing Skills,Program Effectiveness,Females,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Conventional Instruction,Writing Processes,Questionnaires,Scores,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Scoring Rubrics

This study investigated the effect of using self-assessment on Iranian EFL learners' writing. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate whether using of self-assessment as an assessment method was influential in developing learners' English writing performance generally writing processes specifically. The participants of this study consisted of 48 female learners. The subjects in control group (N = 23) were instructed writing by using traditional method whereas the subjects in the experimental group (N = 25) were instructed by using self-assessment method as the treatment. Data were collected through Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) on writing processes and motivation questionnaire. Test scores and Self Reporting Questionnaire scores were used to evaluate English learners' writing. In order to analyze the data descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and paired t-test were implemented. The results obtained from the pre-administration of instruments showed that the two groups were homogeneous and their English writing performance was poor. However, the results obtained from the post-administration showed improvement in English writing performance of the experimental group learners in comparison with control group. Findings also indicated that there is statistically significant increase in the learners' use of writing processes as a result of using self-assessment method and their writing has developed. As a result of this study it is concluded that using of self-assessment as an assessment method is an effective instructional technique and a useful evaluation instrument.
Inquiry and Blended Learning Based Learning Material Development for Improving Student Achievement on General Physics I of Mathematics and Natural Science of State University of Medan
Author: Motlan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inquiry,Blended Learning,Academic Achievement,Physics,Science Instruction,Mathematics,Mathematics Instruction,Natural Sciences,Quasiexperimental Design,Pretests Posttests,Active Learning,Statistical Analysis,Experimental Groups,Instructional Materials,Competence,Correlation,Learning Activities,Foreign Countries,College Students

The aim of this research is to determine if inquiry and blended learning based materials can improve student's achievement. The learning materials are: book, worksheet, and test, website, etc. The type of this research is quasi experiment using two-group pretest posttest design. The population is all students of first year who take general physics I. Samples which are taken using cluster sampling techniques are two classes from physics department and two classes form chemistry department where one class for experiment and one class for control class of each department. It was found that student's achievement using these materials (76.04) is significantly higher than those using conventional materials (68.18).
Can Entrepreneurship Education Reduce Stereotypes against Women Entrepreneurship?
Author: Türko, Esra Sena
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Females,Sex Stereotypes,Entrepreneurship,Barriers,Social Influences,Questionnaires,Comparative Analysis,Attitude Measures,Hypothesis Testing,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Nonparametric Statistics,Statistical Analysis,Social Attitudes,College Students

The aim of this study is to investigate whether entrepreneurship trainings can reduce stereotypes against women entrepreneurship. With this aim socio-psychological obstacles to women entrepreneurship in Turkey are examined, and an experimental study is carried out. Entrepreneurship courses were given with a special emphasis on women entrepreneurship and gender issues. To evaluate the outputs of the experimental study, a questionnaire was designed and applied to students. In order to make a comparison, the same questionnaire was applied to students from two other universities, who have taken entrepreneurship courses through the classical method and curricula. The survey tool includes 21 statements on women entrepreneurship, 5 positive, and 16 negative. A non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that the experimental group would score lower in negative statements and higher in positive statements, on the average, than the non-experimental group. Test results indicate that mean ranks for the two groups differ significantly from each other in 12 items (p &lt; 0.05). The experimental group scored significantly higher than the non-experimental group in 4 positive and 1 negative statements; and lower than the non-experimental group in 7 negative statements. Compared to the non-experimental group, the experimental group seems to have higher scoring for awareness and advocacy of women entrepreneurship and lower scoring for socio-psychological obstacles against women entrepreneurship. According to the survey results, it can be concluded that modification of entrepreneurship education curricula will contribute to reduce stereotypes hindering women entrepreneurship.
Teacher Characteristics as Correlates of Students Achievement in Social Studies: A Case Study in Nigeria
Author: Enwelim, Samuel Chiedu
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Characteristics,Correlation,Academic Achievement,Social Studies,Case Studies,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Secondary School Students,Teaching Methods,Teacher Effectiveness,Teacher Behavior,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Teaching Experience,Secondary School Teachers,Research Design,Statistical Analysis

The study on teacher characteristics and students achievement in social Studies in Nigeria is geared towards investigating and determining the relationship between teachers' characteristics and students achievement in social studies in Nigeria. The main purpose of the study is to determine if there is relationship between certain teacher characteristics and students achievement in social studies.The study is important because it will help teachers identify some variables that constitute teacher characteristics for effective students achievement. The methodology used is correlational study techniques.The principal instrument used is questionnaire and students social studies score.The population used was the entire senior secondary school SS1 in Aniocha North Local Government and the sample size was 400 sss1 students made up of 40 from each of the 10 schools sampled. Kendall tau's correlation coefficient was used in data analysis and findings were discussed. It was found that teacher characteristics have relationship with students achievement. The researcher also recommended that teachers diversify teaching strategies that will suit individual learners in the learning process and improve student's achievement in social studies in Aniocha North Local Governments Area of Delta State.