ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Stress Placement on Phrases and Compounds in English
Author: Yurtbasi, Metin
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Phonology,Phrase Structure,Pronunciation,Oral Language,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Language Variation,Teaching Methods,Auditory Perception,Language Patterns,English (Second Language),Comparative Analysis,Pictorial Stimuli,Audio Equipment,Drills (Practice),Syllables,Phonetics,Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence

The three types of stresses namely &quot;word stress,&quot; &quot;compound stress&quot; and &quot;phrasal stress&quot; are the key elements to determine the exact means of conveying a specific intent in an utterance. Therefore during perception and production of such meaning carrying codes, being able to use the right stress pattern is vitally important to establish the intended communication, or the language learning and teaching technique to be followed. This research investigates the learner's ability to perceive, distinguish and produce the meaning differences between words, phrases and compounds during L2 acquisition through various stress patterns. In such contrastive patterns as &quot;HOT?dog&quot; (type of food) [compound] vs. &quot;hot DOG&quot; (hot canine) [phrase]&quot; and a &quot;GREEN house&quot; (a building made of glass for growing plants inside) [compound] vs. a &quot;green HOUSE&quot; (a house which is painted green) [phrase] the difference in the stress placement is a clear indication of meaning changes expressed. Compounds have primary stress on the first word and on those following them they have secondary stress. In the compound &quot;GOLF ball,&quot; the first word has primary stress and the following the secondary stress. As for phrases, however, their qualified elements i.e. the words second in line are stressed more prominently. Therefore the acquisition of such a distinction in stress patterns in phrases and compounds is very important for learners of English in order to analyze what is said and convey their meaning more precisely in their oral communication. Natives make little mistake in distinguishing between the two because they are consciously familiar with them from their childhood on in their immediate environment. We, as language teachers, can and must help our student to acquire this skill by teaching them special stress paradigms, and allow them to compare minimal pairs using pictures representing a compound word or a phrase and asking them to tell the difference between the two. Students can hear a prerecorded tape with the names of the items, and be asked to indicate which one it is that they've heard. Such words may be marked with capitalized letters in relevant syllables or phonetic transcriptions with suprasegmental features to show relevant stress patterns with primary or secondary stress where necessary. These drills may also include many other activities until we are satisfied of their performances. Thus our students having full consciousness of the meaning-determining feature of stress placement in compounds and phrases are eventually able to understand and convey their intended meaning more clearly.
Implementation of Augmented Reality Technology in Natural Sciences Learning of Elementary School to Optimize the Students&apos; Learning Result
Author: Fakhrudin, Ali
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Computer Simulation,Natural Sciences,Science Instruction,Elementary School Science,Educational Technology,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Program Effectiveness,Program Development

In this research, the researcher developed new innovation in natural sciences learning of elementary school by implementing augmented reality technology. The method that used in this research was research and development method based on Borg and Gall theory which consists of ten stages: 1) research and information collecting, 2) planning, 3) develop preliminary form of product, 4) preliminary field testing, 5) main product revision, 6) main field testing, 7) operational product revision, 8) operational field testing, 9) final product revision, 10) dissemination and implementation. The result of this research is learning media of natural sciences learning in elementary school by utilizing augmented reality technology. Based on the implementation of experiment, it is obtained the data that learning process using augmented reality which is developed can optimize the students' learning result.
Public vs Private Quality Education at Primary Level in Pakistan
Author: Farooq, Muhammad Sabil
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Public Education,Private Education,Elementary Education,Educational Quality,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Teacher Competencies,Educational Resources,Educational Policy,Educational Administration,Academic Achievement,Arithmetic,Mathematics Skills,Literacy,Socioeconomic Influences

Pakistan is an ethnically and religiously diverse country of over 190 million people. There are 22.6 million boys and girls out of school that's nearly half (44%) of all children in the country. This study was designed to assess comparative quality measures of primary level education at both public and private institutions of Pakistan. This study based on secondary data specially focused on ASER Pakistan Survey Report 2015 that was conducted in 146 rural districts of Pakistan, covering 83,755 households in 4,217 villages throughout the country. Detailed information was collected on 258,021 children (59% males, 41% females) aged 3-16 years. Out of these 219,609 children aged 5-16 years were tested for language and arithmetic competencies. It was found that Public schools lacking with trained teaching staff, well equipped classrooms and good policy and administration. While the other hand private schools deficient of well-educated staff, good infrastructure and self-motivation. It was recommended that the Government needs to realize this situation and to equalize the standards of public and private sector to achieve vigorous quality education at this level.
Effect of Fasting on Thermoregulation Balance and Aerobic Endurance in Middle-Distance Runners
Author: Hakoumi, Ali
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Activities,Males,Athletes,Young Adults,Human Body,Muslims,Performance Factors,Metabolism,Water,Stress Variables,Dietetics

This study aims to evaluate the influence of fasting on the balance of thermoregulation and the aerobic endurance performance in middle distance runners. 13 male athletes (aged 21-33), specialists in middle distance, were evaluated 11 days before the fasting period, then the 25th day of the fast and finally the 119th day after the end of the fasting period. In order to make the study operational, we took axillary temperature measurements before the preparatory warm-up and, also, just after the end of each running event over a distance of 3000 meters. Statistical analysis shows that the fasting period generates significant changes in thermoregulation balance and, also, aerobic endurance performance of middle distance runners.
Fitts&apos; Law as an Education Resource for Human-Computer Interaction in Computer Science Curricula
Author: Kapros, Evangelos
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Man Machine Systems,Computer Software,Design,Computer Science Education,Undergraduate Study,Open Educational Resources,Web 2.0 Technologies,Foreign Countries

Fitts' Law is, more often than not, thought of as standard knowledge in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. However, in many occasions, interface components are being built by professionals with little or no knowledge of HCI principles (e.g., software menus are often being built by software developers with no designer input). How much appreciation of Fitts' Law exists among developers, and how does it affect our collaboration with them and the software they build and we use? To help answer this question, a survey among 65 designers and developers was conducted, as well as an analysis of the Computer Science undergraduate curricula from 94 internationally high-ranked universities. The contribution of this paper is twofold: firstly, treating Fitts' Law as an Open Educational Resource and, secondly, the analysis identified gaps that extend beyond HCI Education and fall in the sphere of Epistemology.
Who Uses Home as Informal Learning Spaces: A Bangkok Private University Case Study
Author: Vanichvatana, Sonthya
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Private Colleges,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Grade Point Average,Home Study,Learning Activities,Student College Relationship,Space Utilization,Study Habits,Physical Environment

Home is one type of off-campus informal learning spaces (ILS). It is important to understand the behaviours of students who use home as ILS. Such information will enlighten universities to provide/improve proper on-campus ILS and/or other academic supports. This research used a quantitative approach through an online questionnaire survey during February 2019. This study used business students at a Bangkok private university as a case study. The descriptive analysis was done according to students' cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and undergraduate levels. The results revealed how and why students, especially those with different levels of CGPA, chose to study at home. This study also suggests how higher education institution (HEI) can support ILS to students who do not study at home. Students with different CGPA levels should be supported by HEI differently.
Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) and Quality Education Situation in Pakistan at Primary Level
Author: Farooq, Muhammad Sabil
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Sustainable Development,Educational Quality,Developing Nations,Compulsory Education,Early Childhood Education,Enrollment Rate,Teacher Student Ratio,Partnerships in Education,Academic Achievement,Elementary Education,Educational Attainment,Equal Education,Gender Discrimination,Resource Allocation,Educational Resources,Rural Urban Differences,Children

The quality of education is a priority for every nation any educational institution or organization and their beneficiaries. This paper is concerned with methods and theories recently used in Quality Education research in Pakistan. It begins by looking at policies, practices and procedures implemented and their impact on quality of education in the light of Millennium Development Goals (MDGS). This study will explore the comparative difference of quality education against MDGs at primary level in Pakistan to identify the gaps and challenges in their policies, practices and procedures to suggest the possible measures for their quality improvement standards at proposed level.
Pre-Service Teachers&apos; Perception of Values Education in the South African Physical Education Curriculum
Author: Roux, Charl J.
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Values,Education,Physical Education,Physical Education Teachers,Ethics,Integrity,Persistence,Civil Rights,Role Playing,Educational Games,Modeling (Psychology),Teaching Methods,Preservice Teacher Education,Individual Development

Background: Since the beginning of the new democratic era of 1994 in South Africa, human rights and values concerns have been placed on the forefront of educational research to respond to the needs of the South Africa's Constitution as well as the intentions of public school curricula. It is believed that qualified physical education teachers can address the fading of values and recession of morals in schools by promoting value-based education into their physical education lessons to provide a holistic approach to learning. Aim: This article aims to identify the values that pre-service teachers deem are important to be taught at school. Setting: The study was conducted in the Gauteng Province. Methods: A questionnaire was employed to collect quantitative data (close-ended questions) and qualitative data (open-ended questions) from all final year BEd physical education students (n = 68). Results: Sixty-eight values were identified: respect (n = 47), honesty/integrity (n = 23) and courage/perseverance/determination (n = 25) were ranked as the three values these teachers considered as important for inclusion in a physical education curriculum. Conclusion: These pre-service physical education teachers indicated that learners could learn core values and basic human rights in a conducive and safe learning environment by employing role-play, games and modelling as the main strategies to infuse values in their physical education lessons.
A NASA/University Faculty Development Partnership: Equipping Educators to Promote Equity in STEM Education
Author: Huling, Leslie
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Institutional Cooperation,Space Exploration,Space Sciences,Higher Education,Faculty Development,College Faculty,Teacher Competencies,Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Professional Personnel,Minority Groups

As the call for reform in STEM education has continued to increase over the past twenty-five years, new challenges arise for colleges and universities to seek high-quality professional development strategies and opportunities for faculty to upgrade and enhance their STEM teaching methodologies. Against this backdrop, the authors discuss what constitutes high-quality professional development and examine a large-scale three-year case study, involving a collaborative effort among NASA MUREP Educator Institutes for preservice-teachers and STEM education faculty from minority serving institutions. The authors analyze the resulting impacts of this professional development on various aspects of the professional practices of participating university faculty.
The Effect of the Application of ICT Skills on the Process of Knowledge Management Components and the Effectiveness of Creativity Indicators for the Improvement of Employees&apos; Performance System in the Ministry of Sports and Youth
Author: Kalashi, Maziyar
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Technological Literacy,Knowledge Management,Creativity,Job Performance,Sustainability,Gender Differences,Educational Attainment,Government Employees

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the application of Information and communication technology (ICT) skills on the process of knowledge management components and the effectiveness of creativity indicators for the improvement of employees' performance system in the Ministry of Sports and Youth. This study was an applied and correlational research. The statistical population of this study was all employees in the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Guilan province. The collected data were analysed by K-S tests, the Kruskal-Wallis test, the Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results showed that 54.43% of subjects were men and 40.57% of them were women, 52.85% of them had associate and bachelor's degrees, 38.85% of them had a master's degree and 1.72% of them had doctorate and were PhD students. The results also showed that the correlation coefficient of the relationship between ICT with knowledge management components was 0.369 and ICT with creativity indicators was 0.291. Since there is a significant relationship between the research variables, so it is suggested to use online methods, multimedia methods, virtual trainings and virtual libraries to increase employees' knowledge management components and creativity indicators in the Ministry of Sport and Youth.
Towards a New Model for Inclusive Education Based on Virtual Social Inclusion and Mobile Openness
Author: Read, Timothy
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Inclusion,Equal Education,Equal Opportunities (Jobs),Refugees,Educational Technology,Online Courses,Large Group Instruction,Information Technology,Barriers,Social Influences,Social Justice,Access to Education

The political and social instability in many parts of the world has led to large numbers of refugees forced to find a haven in Europe. Both social and political pressure is felt in these host countries as they see the resulting situation worsening dramatically. In this article, an analysis of the geo-sociological assumptions within the conventional conception of social inclusion is undertaken. As a result, an alternative is presented based upon the knowledge-based, network-oriented nature of modern European society. This is referred to as Virtual Social Inclusion and it aims primarily at two fundamental dimensions of human activity: education and employment. The article focuses on the nature and implications of VSI for inclusive education and its underlying principles, particularly mobility and openness. It also details the educational framework needed, and what VSI requires to turn from a theoretical framework into a practical reality and the foreseeable implications of its implementation are explored.
A Marketing Course and the Liberal Arts: Students&apos; Perspective of Interdisciplinary Relevance
Author: Melchiorre, Marilyn Martin
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Business Administration Education,Marketing,Liberal Arts,Student Attitudes,Interdisciplinary Approach,Relevance (Education),Metacognition,Reflection,Assignments,Integrated Curriculum

This study examines students' reflections on how concepts covered in a marketing course are applied to the broader liberal arts curriculum. The objective was to demonstrate when given a chance with an Interdisciplinary Reflection Assignment, students can articulate interdisciplinary relevance. The study collected sample data from six classes over three years. The assignment embodies the areas of metacognition, reflection, and integration of interdisciplinary knowledge. A content analysis approach was utilized to review both quantitative and qualitative data. Students' comments are categorized as follows: 32 in &quot;Humanities &amp; Fine Arts&quot;; 31 in &quot;Natural Sciences &amp; Mathematics&quot;; 93 in &quot;Social Sciences &amp; History&quot;; 6 in &quot;Professional Studies&quot; (College, 2019). The assignment results strongly suggest that, when asked, students can articulate the integration of a business marketing course with other liberal arts subject areas. Thus, demonstrating business has a legitimate place in the liberal arts curriculum. This study contributes to education literature by providing a specific pedagogical example that can be easily replicated by other educators at other higher education institutions. The assignment offers added value to enhance student learning and appreciation of how marketing concepts integrate with other academic disciplines.
Active Connections: Means for Faculty to Create an Environment in Which Students WANT to Engage!
Author: Forrer, Don
Date: 2019-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Online Courses,Teaching Methods,Learner Engagement,Teacher Student Relationship,Distance Education,College Students,College Faculty,Educational Environment,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Peer Relationship,Cooperative Learning,Group Discussion,Computer Simulation,Game Based Learning,Foreign Countries,Interaction

This interactive, cross-disciplinary research explores face-to-face and online strategies for faculty to deploy in the classroom that encourage connections beyond forced engagement methodologies commonly used. Concentration is on methods of connecting that are &quot;out of the mainstream&quot; and benefit both students and faculty. Findings indicate that the more students feel as a valued participant of the learning community, the more they engage in the class activities.
Textbook Evaluation of a General English Textbook for Senior Foreign Language Learners: Application of a Textbook Evaluation Checklist
Author: Dos Santos, Luis Miguel
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Textbook Evaluation,Check Lists,Instructional Materials,Older Adults,Learning Processes,Behavior Patterns,Foreign Countries,Student Interests

English language learning is one of the most famous and popular learning destinations and interests for many adults and returning students in the East Asian region, particularly for senior citizens who want to expand their horizon during late adulthood. Although there are many foreign language learning schools, self-learning books, video-oriented materials, and even social media channels for students who want to study an additional language during their leisure time, locating a useful and appropriate textbook or related material is the most important step to increase learner's interests and overall performance. The current study employed a textbook evaluation checklist of a well-known General English textbook material in South Korea. The results of this study indicated the learning behaviours of Korean senior citizens, outlined the application of a textbook evaluation checklist, and evaluated the effectiveness and usefulness of a General English textbook. School leaders, teachers, and department heads can employ this textbook evaluation checklist to evaluate their teaching and learning materials for the appropriateness.
Noise, Screaming and Shouting: Classroom Acoustics and Teachers&apos; Perceptions of Their Voice in a Developing Country
Author: Pillay, Dhanashree
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Acoustics,Construction Needs,Urban Schools,Classroom Environment,Teacher Attitudes,Verbal Communication,Foreign Countries,Work Environment,Classroom Design,Developing Nations,School Buildings,Educational Facilities Improvement

Background: The vocal demand on teachers may predispose them to vocal difficulties. This concern is exacerbated by unfavourable classroom acoustics and a large number of learners in a classroom in developing countries such as South Africa. There is a dearth of classroom acoustic protocols in South Africa, which intensifies the effect of noise on teachers as well as learners. Aims: The aims of this study were to determine the acoustic properties within the teaching environments and to fix the foundation-phase teachers' perceptions of their voice. Setting: The study was conducted in Foundation Phase classrooms in South Africa. Methods: A classroom acoustical screening survey was utilised to conduct classroom observations. A voice handicap questionnaire was used to determine teachers' perceptions. Results: There were two sample groups: ten schools with 31 foundation-phase classrooms and 31 teachers. Teachers perceived that their voices are affected by occupational demands, with predominantly physical symptoms being reported. Excessive background noise levels were evident in all classrooms. Air traffic noise and noise from adjoining classrooms were the main contributors. Conclusion: The need for classroom acoustic specifications and design of classrooms are essential as both teachers and learners experience the effects of noise exposure. The implementation of noise reduction in classrooms has the potential to improve the performance of teachers and learners. In a developing country, schools are unique institutions in terms of structure, and therefore additional research is required to determine what building structures may be beneficial for future school buildings. The findings could assist developing countries in the formulation of polices that align with the best practices for acoustically suitable educational settings that benefit both teachers and learners.