ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Examining the Views of Preservice Teachers about Online Science Education during the COVID-19 Lockdown: Expectations, Opportunities, Threats, Motivations, and Beliefs
Author: Avsar Erumit, Banu
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Science Instruction,Online Courses,School Closing,COVID-19,Pandemics,Educational Technology,Barriers,Beliefs,Expectation,Foreign Countries

Switching from face-to-face learning to mandatory online education during the coronavirus pandemic brought much uncertainty and new experiences for undergraduate students who were unfamiliar with that type of learning. This research aimed to identify perceptions and experiences of preservice [PST] teachers about taking science courses online in the teacher education programs during the COVID-19 lockdown. 180 PSTs voluntarily participated in this study from three public universities located in different regions of Turkey. These PSTs enrolled in seven different science and science education courses, including Science, Technology, and Society-- Science Teaching Methods, Introduction to Science, Science and Technology Teaching, Radiation and Health Physics, Science Curriculum, Application of Science in Technology. The data was collected via online questionnaires, which were applied before and after online learning and analyzed via deductive and inductive content analysis. As a result, we identified six different categories, representing their perspectives, including concerns, expectations, opportunities, threats, motivation/interests, and beliefs. In each category, PSTs' responses were given with different codes, which were gathered under sub-categories. The results indicated that initially, PSTs had many expectations/opportunities, concerns, and beliefs toward the online education process. While some of these expectations, beliefs, and opportunities were fulfilled during the online learning process, some fundamental issues caused various obstacles in this process as well. [The page range (2-25) on the .pdf is incorrect. The correct page range is p2-26.]
Prospective Classroom Teachers&apos; Views on Out-of-School Learning Activities before and during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Author: Bozdemir Yüzbasioglu, Hafife
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Student Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Distance Education,Conventional Instruction,School Closing,Teaching Methods,Experiential Learning,Learning Activities,Teacher Role,Science Teachers,Foreign Countries

In the study, the aim was to examine the views of prospective classroom teachers regarding their activities in out-of-school learning environments in face-to-face education before the COVID-19 outbreak and in distance education during the outbreak. The research was carried out in a phenomenological design with 26 prospective classroom teachers. The data were collected with the &quot;Out of School Learning Environments Interview Form&quot;. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The opinions of the prospective teachers were examined under the themes of &quot;teaching process&quot;, &quot;teacher activities&quot; and &quot;application&quot;. Based on the findings obtained within the scope of the research, while the prospective teachers emphasized experiential learning in pre-pandemic practices, they drew attention to the variety of environments in activities during the pandemic. Participants stated that they assume the roles of guiding and transmitting information in learning environments. In planning the activities, they attach importance to the compatibility of the environment with the subject/objectives. In addition, the majority of prospective teachers stated that the practices carried out before the pandemic were applicable. In the research, it is suggested to use out-of-school learning environments with a good planning in line with the aims and possibilities.
STEM Teacher Educators&apos; Professional Practices and Challenges: A Cross-National Comparison
Author: Medina-Jerez, William
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Teacher Educators,Teacher Attitudes,Cross Cultural Studies,Foreign Countries,Faculty Development,Teacher Education Programs,Tenure,Career Development,Faculty Promotion,Barriers,Teacher Surveys,Teaching Methods,Faculty Workload,Trend Analysis,Professional Identity,Work Environment

Professional growth of STEM teacher educators remains an underdeveloped topic in educational research. In the current study, STEM teacher educators representing six countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and USA completed a survey, which addressed teacher educators' professional trajectories, practices, and challenges they face to meet tenure requirements. This study utilized convergent mixed methods design applying survey research format and as such integrated both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. Descriptive statistics and meaning coding of the survey and interviews allowed identification of emerging themes in professional practices. The main findings suggest that there are common trends as well as country specific professional practices across professional trajectories reported by participants. The study results reveal that the lack of support during the teacher-to-teacher educator transition period was a common feature across the countries. It was also evident among participants that their professional journey begins with an assumption that as teacher educators they should primarily excel in performing teaching tasks.
Online Scientific Creativity Learning (OSCL) in Science Education to Improve Students&apos; Scientific Creativity in COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Prahani, Binar Kurnia
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Creativity,Science Tests,Online Courses,COVID-19,Pandemics,Models,Teaching Methods,Instructional Effectiveness,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Science Process Skills,Videoconferencing,Pretests Posttests,Foreign Countries,Lesson Plans,Worksheets,Undergraduate Students

The Wademen Model was chosen to develop the Online Scientific Creativity Learning (OSCL). The quality of OSCL is measured using an expert validation sheet. Students' scientific creativity is assessed using the Scientific Creativity Test Instrument (SCTI) and then analyzed through N-gain and parametric inferential statistical tests. The OSCL has been proven effective in increasing students' scientific creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no significant difference (N-gain at a moderate level) between OSCL and Creativity Responsibility Based Learning (CRBL), except with Conventional Learning (N-gain at low level). The results of students' scientific creativity are at a high level after using OSCL and CRBL, while conventional learning is low. The OSCL can be an alternative for the scientific creativity of students in science education. Besides, OSCL facilitates the responsibility and science process skills which are characteristic of being emphasized in the learning phases. The OSCL can be a learning innovation in science education to improve students' scientific creativity in the COVID-19 pandemic
The Effects of COVID-19 on Science Education: A Thematic Review of International Research
Author: Lucena Rodgríguez, Carmen
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Science Instruction,Educational Change,Pandemics,Science Teachers,Teaching Methods,Databases,Learning Processes,Virtual Classrooms,Research Reports,Distance Education,STEM Education,Research Needs,Crisis Management,Online Courses,Elementary Secondary Education

The health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed and decisively affected the entire education system, which has resulted in an urgent need to adapt it to an online scenario. Science education is an area that has been highly affected by and, as a consequence, science teachers were forced to make an extra effort to create virtual learning environments accessible for all students. This study offers a systematic review to synthesize how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced science teachers' educational practices and adaptations. To this end, &quot;Web of Science,&quot; ERIC and Scopus databases used to explore the virtual educational practices, e.g., teaching-learning processes, during the pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze the main bibliographic characteristics of the collected literature (research purpose, methodological design, geographical and temporal distribution, central themes) via thematic analysis. The findings offered a synthesis of studies that explain innovative practices, tools, and strategies that were very useful for teachers and students in the STEM area. We believe that future lines of research should be oriented towards broadening the analysis of different pedagogical approaches developed in the teaching of STEM areas during the health crisis by COVID-19. This could be useful for guiding professional and educational actions.
The Impact of COVID-19 to Biology Teacher Education: Emergency Distance Learning at Islamic Universities in Indonesia
Author: Adi, Widi Cahya
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: COVID-19,Pandemics,Emergency Programs,Distance Education,Electronic Learning,Integrated Learning Systems,Islam,Religious Colleges,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Science Education,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Educators,Barriers,Learning Readiness,Technological Literacy,Foreign Countries,Biology

In response to the Indonesian government's policy forcing a rapid transition to distance learning, the college developed an emergency e-learning programme plan to ensure learning continues. Generally, this paper aims to highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Islamic universities in Indonesia, especially biology teacher education. This paper also describes lecturers' experiences in developing approaches different from those proposed by the institute. We used mixed methods to dig deeper into online teaching transition and its problems. Data was collected through a questionnaire on faculties and students studying at the biology education department of Islamic state universities in Sumatera, Java, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Faculties and students expressed their attitudes, beliefs, and evaluations. The developed emergency e-learning programme cannot be used optimally due to potential factors, such as information and communication technologies (ICT) tools and technological pedagogical knowledge. Faculties improvised online teaching using other platforms such as WAG and e-mail, which are guaranteed easy access by students. With this way, they maintained social contact with students and ensured students to keep continuing to build literacy skills. Faculties also created content in the form of demonstration videos for practicum, which is uploaded on YouTube. Unless, using the virtual laboratory is still a big problem.
Identification of Substitution and Ellipsis in Leo Tolstoy&apos;s Short Story by English Language Major Students
Author: Shet, Jayashree Premkumar
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature,Literary Genres,Authors,Grammar,Literary Devices,Majors (Students),English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Discourse Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Language Styles,Foreign Countries,Phrase Structure,Identification,College Students,Error Analysis (Language)

This study is based on the results of the research which aimed (1) to identify the cohesive devices used by Leo Tolstoy in &quot;A grain as Big as a Hen's Egg as proposed by Halliday &amp; Hasan and (2) to find whether substitution and ellipsis from the same story could be identified by the seven English Major students doing the Discourse Analysis Course during the final assessment after being taught The research followed descriptive quality method and there was also a small quantitative method comparing the actual and identified substitution and ellipsis devices. The results of the research show that the ellipsis 'substitution by zero' Halliday &amp; Hasan (1976: 142), is dominant in A grain as Big as a Hen's Egg, the short story in which the devices form aesthetically Tolstoy's lucid and succinct style, which makes the parable clear to all who read it. Ellipsis is so imbibed in communication that ESL learners could identify it better than substitutions.
Malaysian Folktales: An Understanding of the Motif- Index of Folk Literature Applicability in the Local Folktales&apos; Context
Author: Harun, Harryizman
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Folk Culture,Literature,Text Structure,Computational Linguistics,Computer Software,Cultural Differences,Indexes,Foreign Countries,Classification

The motif of the folktale is essentially the smallest and striking elements of narrative content with the ability to endure in tradition. It is divided into three categories: actor, item and single incident. These categories become the foundation that supports the built of the original motif-index of folk literature by Stith Thompson. Nevertheless, the index, as an analysis tool, was developed based on an analysis conducted on mostly European folk literature (folktale inclusive). It is a question dawned on the researcher regarding the applicability of the universal motifs and sub-motifs listed in the index on Malaysian folktales considering such local folktales were not involved in the making of the index many moons ago. Therefore, the study seeks to understand the applicability of the original motif-index in the local folktales' context. The qualitative text analysis method was mainly employed in Atlas.ti, a computer-aided qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) to propel the study in understanding the scenario stated. Being the heart of the article, it is found that the original motif-index is indeed applicable in the local folktales' context to a certain extent. Inopportunely, not all the universal motifs from the index exist in the local folktales. The applicability and dispersion of the motif classes' weight which leans toward the D. Magic class, is heavily influenced by the differences between the local and the European cultures because truly what is folktale if not a fruit of a unique culture.
Contradictions in Learner Interactions in a Blended-Learning Writing Course: An Activity Theory Analysis
Author: Pullenayegem, Judy
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Blended Learning,Writing Instruction,Online Courses,Writing Skills,Advanced Courses,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Peer Relationship,Learner Engagement,Cooperative Learning,Learning Activities,Writing Processes,Interaction

This paper reports on the use of Engeström's (1987) Activity Theory (AT) framework to gain insights into the contradictions that emerge within the activity system of the online component of an advanced writing skills course, delivered in a blended-learning mode using the Process Approach. Activity theory, with its principle of contradictions, has been used successfully to identify tensions that arise in interactions between and among participates in online environments. The focus of this mixed-method study was to identify challenges participants experienced due to externally imposed conditions when engaging in the online activities. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and the online log reports from the Learning Management System (LMS). Contradictions emerged between and among the elements of two activity triangles within the activity system of the online writing course. Implications of these contradictions were noted to take steps to improve the design of the online component of the writing course.
Morphological Processes in Sanzari Boro
Author: Mahela, Ratul
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Morphology (Languages),Sino Tibetan Languages,Native Speakers,Morphemes,Language Variation,Foreign Countries,Role,Language Research,Grammar,Verbs,Form Classes (Languages)

This paper is an attempt to present the morphological processes that have been observed in Sanzari Boro, an eastern variety of the Boro language. Boro belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family. The Standard variety of Boro is mainly spoken in the present Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of Assam, India but Sanzari Boro speakers primarily reside outside and eastern part of the BTR. For this research data have been collected from native Sanzari Boro speakers of the Nagaon district of Assam. After examining the data, it has been noticed that affixation, mainly suffixation and prefixation, plays important role in the morphological processes in Sanzari Boro. The major morphological processes that have been observed in the language variety are inflection, derivation, compounding, and reduplication.
COVID-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Author: Mtebe, Joel S.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,COVID-19,Pandemics,School Closing,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Technological Literacy,Online Courses,Integrated Learning Systems,Videoconferencing,Faculty Development,Blended Learning,Conventional Instruction,Internet,Barriers

This article aims to share an experience on the process taken by the University of Dar es Salaam to adopt and deliver technology-enhanced teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis. The university started by forming a team which conducted an audit to identify existing ICT infrastructure, skills gaps amongst instructors, and information systems that could be quickly adopted to deliver various courses during the COVID-19 crisis. The Moodle system, Zoom video conferencing system, and Postgraduate Information Management System were identified and recommended. After the audit, 340 instructors were trained on identified systems and 369 new courses were developed. Although face-to-face classes resumed a few months after the training and preparations, postgraduate courses continued to be offered via the blended mode with the Zoom and Moodle systems being used. The experience gathered from this study contributes towards knowledge of ICT integration in teaching and learning and can be integrated into teaching during the COVID-19 crisis in resource-constrained universities in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
On the Use of Some Onomastics Forms in the Work &quot;Juvenilia&quot; by Mjeda
Author: Morina, Shyhrete
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Authors,Etymology,Language Usage,Contrastive Linguistics,Standard Spoken Usage,Poetry,Language Variation,Naming,Creativity,History,Diachronic Linguistics,Indo European Languages

The purpose of thie paper is to present the use of some onomastics forms in the work &quot;Juvenilia&quot; by Ndre Mjeda. Thus, this paper aims to reflect the anthroponyms, toponyms, hydronyms, and ethnonyms used in Mjeda's work. In this way, the findings and uses that emerge the to Mjeda, will be discussed, and the number of their uses will be shown, as well as in terms of language will be compared with today's standard Albanian. In the poems of this collection we find the names of states, cities, mountains, and rivers, we find the names of people, etc. Based on the collected material and the analysis that we will do, we will be able to answer which names of places, events and people are included in the creativity of Mjeda, in order to discover at least some of their wealth in the field of onomastics. Therefore, we can say that these onomastic features play the role of a historical document on the basis of which social developments in certain periods can be ascertained.
Developing Partnerships to Acquire Impact: The Role of Three Regional Centres&apos; Capacity Building Efforts for ODL Adoption in the Emerging World
Author: Perris, Kirk F.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Partnerships in Education,Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Capacity Building,Program Development,Program Effectiveness,Open Universities,Open Education

Partnerships are central to the awareness, implementation and development of open and distance learning (ODL). It is an attribute that is distinct in the higher education sector, where ODL has made a large footprint by dispelling the notion that university enrolment is reserved for a narrow and elite demographic. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) operates to advance the uptake of ODL amongst the 54 member states of the Commonwealth. COL leverages its work through various channels, and the COL Regional Centres play a pivotal role as partners to COL and, in turn, to acquire new partners that may benefit from COL's technical expertise. The Regional Centres, strategically located across the Commonwealth, engage primarily in capacity building for ODL. Their constituents include governments, institutions, and individual learners. This paper explores the role of COL Regional Centres to grow existing partnerships and to form new ones in the pursuit of ODL expansion. The formation of partnerships is understudied in the ODL space, yet it has been pivotal in augmenting the visibility and importance of ODL around the world. Drawing on data from an evaluation of three COL Regional Centres conducted at the end of 2019, and reporting on follow-up activities to the mid-point of 2021, this paper highlights how the RCs are achieving their mandate to engage partners and, in the process, have achieved short- and long-term outcomes since 2018. Findings provide insight into the effectiveness of RC activities, relative to the number of institutions and individuals reached, complemented with inputs from RC stakeholders, mostly comprised of RC staff. Recommendations are offered, with the paper positing that the role of the Regional Centres should continue and expand to other areas of the Commonwealth premised on their ability to build and sustain partnerships through capacity building efforts.
Preposition Stranding under Sluicing: Evidence from Hijazi Arabic
Author: Alaowffi, Nouf
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Semitic Languages,Form Classes (Languages),Generalization,Linguistic Theory,Dialects,Syntax,Contrastive Linguistics,Portuguese,Language Variation,Indonesian,Language Universals,Foreign Countries

Based on data from numerous languages, such as English, Frisian, and Danish, Merchant (2001) proposes the &quot;preposition stranding generalization&quot; (PSG), which states that only languages that allow preposition stranding under wh-movement also allow preposition stranding under sluicing. The availability of this generalization has been the subject of a number of studies. Two contrasting views have been identified in the literature. The first view confirms the availability of the PSG in a number of different languages. The other view claims that this generalization is untenable as there exist non-preposition stranding languages that allow preposition stranding under sluicing. Our aim in this paper is to examine the availability of the PSG in the dialect of Hijazi Arabic (HA). Based on empirical data from HA on the syntactic behavior of preposition stranding under wh-movement and under sluicing, we argue that this PSG does not hold in HA. It has been observed that HA is like Emirati Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, and Indonesian in that it disallows preposition stranding under wh-movement but allows it under sluicing. Therefore, the results of this research may contribute to the ongoing discussions on the phenomenon of sluicing in linguistic theory to help obtain a more universal analysis of this interesting ellipsis construction.