ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Challenges Faced by Prospective Teachers in Universities and Solution Proposals
Author: Kiral, Erkan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Student Teacher Attitudes,Surveys,Educational Facilities,Democracy,Tuition,Student Costs,Student Participation,Politics of Education,Freedom of Speech,Barriers

The number of universities in Turkey has reached to 193, among which 72 of them have their own faculties of education. The problem of quantity in teacher training seems to be eliminated; however, training qualified teachers has become a prioritized issue. Many responsibilities fall to universities in training qualified teachers including determining and solving the educational challenges of prospective teachers. Hence, this study elicits the challenges the prospective teachers face at the universities and their solution proposals. In this context, an open-ended question was raised to 140 prospective teachers that is selected with convenience sampling method. Sources of challenges and their respective solution proposals for prospective teachers are thematized under administration, instructor, physical, democracy and so on. The most common challenge they encounter is related with physical facilities and the least is related with democracy. Eliminating these challenges based on the solutions provided will contribute to training qualified teachers.
Language Assessment Course: Structure, Delivery and Learning Outcomes
Author: Solnyshkina, Marina I.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Standards,Universities,Behavior Change,Feedback (Response),Observation,Portfolios (Background Materials),Concept Mapping,College Faculty,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Language Tests,Course Descriptions,Student Behavior,Journal Writing,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Linguistics,Majors (Students),Teaching Methods,Needs Assessment,Questionnaires,Formative Evaluation,College Students,Second Language Instruction,Student Attitudes

Aimed at developing methods, tools and techniques for delivery and evaluation of an educational module, this article addresses the needs of academicians restructuring, adjusting and altering their curricula to meet European Higher Education Area standards. The paper focuses on two pressing issues -- the applicability of and adjustment to European standards in the Russian higher education system. These issues are exemplified by the pilot implementation of a course in Language Assessment at Kazan (Volga region) Federal University (KFU). In the paper the local impact of the course at KFU is viewed at four levels: Reactions, Learning Changes, Behaviour and Results. Impact data collected at KFU include the following: end of session written feedback, pre- and post-course questionnaires, observation in the classroom, interviews, concept maps, teacher portfolios, written assignments, tests/examinations and participant journal entries. Viewed as the first step in conducting a full Student Needs Analysis, the research is intended to inform the design and delivery of Language Assessment courses for graduates majoring in English, Linguistics or Pedagogy elsewhere. The methods, techniques and tools developed by the authors may also be adapted for application to any University course during piloting, or following its introduction.
Adolescents' Demonstrative Behavior Research
Author: Parfilova, Gulfiya G.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Freshmen,Adolescents,Student Behavior,Behavior Problems,Prevention,Humanities,Social Sciences,Educational Experiments,Diagnostic Tests,Personality Measures,Statistical Analysis,Questionnaires

The problem of demonstrative behavior is very topical among teenagers and this issue has become the subject of systematic scientific research. Demonstrative manifestations in adolescents disrupt the favorable socialization; therefore, understanding, prevention and correction of demonstrative behavior at this age is relevant and requires special attention. The purpose of the research is to examine and diagnose demonstrative behavior in adolescents (college students), as well as to develop and implement the program aimed at preventing demonstrative manifestations in adolescents. The experiment involved 90 first-year students of the Kazan College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The leading method in the study of this problem was the diagnostic testing that helped to reveal the level of demonstrativeness and personal accentuation of teenagers. The following diagnostic tools were applied: H. Schmieschek's personality accentuation test (&quot;Schmieschek Fragebogen&quot;) designed to diagnose the type of personality accentuation; test on demonstrativeness. On the basis of the results of the ascertaining experiment, the program containing a variety of forms and methods of preventing demonstrative manifestations in adolescents was developed. Statistical analysis of empirical research was carried out by means of standard techniques of mathematical statistics (Student's t-test). The given program has practical value to educators, psychologists and classroom teachers of secondary schools in the organization of the educational process.
Personal Meanings of Learning in the Process of Formation of Students' Subjectivity
Author: Kalatskaya, Natalia N.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Individual Development,Research Methodology,Learning Processes,Adolescents

The urgency of the presented study is stipulated by the current situation in the education system: learning has lost its meaning for a significant number of students; knowledge is external in relation to their real life. However, a lot of specialists view education as a source of personal development of a student, finding for himself, disclosure of his subjectivity. The process of development of schoolchildren's subjectivity is considered as the awareness of their needs for knowledge and transformation of themselves and the surrounding world, as well as the achievement of personal, learning and social goals. One of the objectives of the study is the identification and testing of pedagogical tools to facilitate the process of student acquisition of personal meanings of learning in the process of formation of his/her subjectivity. The leading research method is the experiment, which involves the innovative teaching of learning technologies to students of different ages. The main results of the study are the clarification of the concept of &quot;personal meaning of learning,&quot; the identification of personal meanings of learning before and after an innovative teaching, the evidence of influence of the personal meaning of learning on the increased level of schoolchildren's subjectivity. The article will be useful for scientists researching problems of modern education, as well as practitioners seeking to improve the effectiveness of the educational process.
An Examination of Science Teachers' Knowledge Structures towards Technology
Author: Bilici, Sedef Canbazoglu
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Science Teachers,Technological Literacy,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Knowledge Level,Faculty Development,Data Collection,Associative Learning,Association Measures,Tests,Holistic Approach,Case Studies,Word Frequency,Web 2.0 Technologies,Audience Response Systems,Instructional Materials

The purpose of the study was to examine science teachers' knowledge structures on technology, who participated in a TPACK-based Professional Development (PD) program. The PD program was executed in the summer of 2015-2016 academic year with 24 science teachers. Data was collected with the Word Association Test (WAT). A holistic case study approach was followed throughout the study. The stimulus words used in WAT can be stated as; &quot;technology,&quot; &quot;information and communication technologies,&quot; &quot;computer,&quot; &quot;instructional materials,&quot; &quot;Web 2.0 tools,&quot; and &quot;Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).&quot; Cut-off points were identified by the frequency tables of response words towards stimulus words. The cut-off points helped create the concept networks on technology. At the end of the PD program, progress in science teachers' knowledge structures toward technology was observed. The results showed that the 21st century technologies included in the PD program such as Web 2.0 tools, Algodoo, animoto, probeware, and student response systems were found to be prominent in teachers' responses.
Listening as a Method of Learning a Foreign Language at the Non-Language Faculty of the University
Author: Kondrateva, Irina G.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Listening Skills,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,High School Students,Teaching Methods,Oral Language,Foreign Countries,Learning Activities,Personality Traits

Learning a foreign language is becoming an increasingly important with Russia's integration into the world community. In this regard, increased requirements for the educational process and the development of new innovative teaching methods meet the requirements of the time. One of the important aspects of learning a foreign language is listening as a kind of verbal activity. The study showed the importance of the problem of improving the mechanisms for listening in non-language faculties of the university. The article describes the relevant aspects of the difficulties of the process of listening, the essence and the main characteristics of this type of educational process and the criteria for high-quality listening in a non-language high school. The study describes a system of training of listening within the most effective exercises; learning of listening as speech culture; methodology of teaching a foreign language, which is subject to the general requirements of higher education, where listening becomes a part of developing the system of education. The results of the experimental work show the effectiveness of formation of the basic skills of listening as a speech and language in general, the successful development of students of non-language specialties of high school.
Metaphoric Perceptions of Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers about 4+4+4 Education System
Author: Aykac, Necdet
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teachers,Qualitative Research,Grade 1,Elementary School Teachers,Grade 4,Elementary School Students,Figurative Language,Surveys,Interviews,Content Analysis

This study aims to determine the perceptions of teachers and pre-service teachers about 4+4+4 education system via the metaphors they have developed. In this study, the opinions of teachers and pre-service teachers are described with qualitative approach. The participants of the study are 137 primary school 1st grade teachers, working in Mugla in the 2012-2013 academic year, and 116 4th grade students, studying at Primary School Teaching Department in the Faculty of Education in Mugla Sitki Kocman University. In the data collection process, teachers and pre-service teachers were required to complete this sentence: &quot;When the characteristics of 4+4+4 are considered, 4+4+4 education system is like …………, because …………..&quot;. In the analysis of the data, content analysis technique, one of the qualitative analysis methods, was applied. The perceptions of teachers were separated into 9 categories according to the metaphors teachers and pre-service teachers created about 4+4+4 education system and both the statements mostly used by teachers and pre-service teachers are provided for these categories. These categories are &quot;a continuously changing structure; a system all of whose parts have deficiencies; an application without any preparation and infrastructure work; uncertainty and complication; an application whose future is dark; a useless and inappropriate system; a forcing and imposing application; a graded and systematical structure (positive); meaningless (cannot resemble anything).
What Are Their Beliefs? What Is Their Approach in Practice? What Is the Profile of Their Science Teachers and Professors?
Author: Bakir, Selda
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Faculty,Science Teachers,Beliefs,Classroom Techniques,Secondary School Science,Science Education,Foreign Countries,Secondary School Teachers,Interviews,Observation,Student Teachers,Qualitative Research,Freehand Drawing,Portraiture,Secondary School Students

This qualitative study was conducted with six senior student teachers in the field of science to examine the beliefs of student science teachers, their classroom practices, and the profile of their junior high science teachers and the professors in the education department. The data from this study were collected through individual interviews and observations as well as DASST-C. According to the findings of the study, five of the student teachers held to a conceptual model, one held to an exploratory mental model. When the junior high science teachers of these student science teachers were examined, it was found that four employed an explicit approach, one used a conceptual approach and one had an exploratory approach. When the views of the student teachers' professors in the department of education were examined, most of the faculty members had a teacher-centered approach, but the most popular faculty members employed a student-centered approach. Therefore, we see that the beliefs of the student teachers about the learning-teaching process were passed on from their junior high science teachers and the professors in the education department.
Use of E-Resources of the Learning Environment in Teaching Mathematics to Future Engineers
Author: Askhamov, Ayrat A.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Instruction,Engineering Education,Electronic Learning,Educational Environment,Professional Education,College Students,Multimedia Instruction,Hypothesis Testing,Experiments,Student Motivation,Reflection

The urgency of the issue discussed in this article is determined by the fact that the modern education model aims at forming a competitive and creative personality of a student striving for continuous self-improvement and self-development. It should be emphasized that mathematical training is an integral part of engineering education. In this regard, the article aims to dwell upon the use of electronic resources of the learning environment in teaching mathematics to future engineers. The leading research method is the student-activity approach which allows to describe the issue in terms of dialogueness, subjectivity and individuality. The article describes the following resources of e-learning environment: motivational-adaptive, subjective, integrative, and managerial. The article reveals pedagogical opportunities of e-learning environment in teaching mathematics to future engineers. The use of electronic media in teaching future engineers at universities is proved to be successful. The materials of this article may be of interest for teachers of higher education institutions.
The Validation of the Citizen Science Self-Efficacy Scale (CSSES)
Author: Hiller, Suzanne E.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Construction,Scientific Literacy,Self Efficacy,Likert Scales,Construct Validity,Psychometrics,Science Programs,Citizen Participation,Middle School Students,Factor Analysis,Predictive Validity,Correlation,Program Effectiveness,Social Cognition,Science Interests,Career Choice,Science Careers,Natural Sciences,Reliability,Science Process Skills,Outdoor Education

Citizen science programs provide opportunities for students to help professional scientists while fostering science achievement and motivation. Instruments which measure the effects of this type of programs on student motivational beliefs are limited. The purpose of this study was to describe the process of examining the reliability and validity of The Citizen Science Self-Efficacy Scale (CSSES) designed to measure the effectiveness of citizen science programs on student self-efficacy for scientific observation skills. Fifteen (n =15) field experts and 248 (n = 248) eighth grade students participated in three studies. The results suggest that the psychometric properties of this scale are sufficient. Implications for the development and utility of self-efficacy scales in a variety of citizen science contexts are discussed. The aim of the present study is twofold: (a) to establish the psychometric properties of a scale developed to measure student self-efficacy beliefs for scientific observations in citizen science programs and (b) to describe the process in the validation of a self-efficacy scale to support researchers who want to create their own scales for similar citizen science programs. Three studies were conducted to develop the Citizen Science Scale (CSSES) and evaluate its psychometric properties. The purpose of the CSSES was to develop a measure suitable for analysis within a social cognitive career framework and informal natural science contexts. The findings in the present study found that the measure had an acceptable unitary factorial structure and high internal reliability of .89 for the CSSES. The purpose of the Citizen Science Self-Efficacy Scale (CSSES) is to assess individual's beliefs about their capabilities for scientific observational skills. This scale is applicable to measuring individual's self-efficacy in outdoor learning contexts (e.g., horseshoe crab citizen science context). Given that self-efficacy is a strong predictor of academic achievement and motivation, self-efficacy scales like the CSSES may provide a way for stakeholders involved in outdoor education to measure student gains and to substantiate program effectiveness. From a methods standpoint, the contribution of this work is to serve as a guide of how to develop a self-efficacy scale.
Examining High School Students' Attitudes towards Context Based Learning Approach with Respect to Some Variables
Author: Baran, Medine
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Student Attitudes,Educational Attitudes,Context Effect,Problem Based Learning,Attitude Measures,Statistical Analysis,Likert Scales,Factor Analysis,Scores,Instructional Program Divisions,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Vocational High Schools,Comparative Analysis

The present study aimed at determining and examining high school first, second, third and fourth class grade students' attitudes towards context based learning approach with respect to the variables of gender, class grade and school. The study was carried out with a total of 5325 high school students in Turkey (n1(first class grade) = 1509, n2(second class grade)1265, n3(third class grade) = 1140, n4(fourth class grade) = 544; none: 867 Female: 2450, Male: 2866; none:9). In the study, Student Context based Approach Attitude Scale made up of 18 items, whose reliability and validity were calculated, was used as data collection tool. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent samples t-test and ANOVA found in the package software of SPSS 16. The results revealed that the students' general attitude mean score was 3.01 out of 5. The results obtained in the study are thought to be important as they not only help determine high school students' attitudes towards context based learning approach and identify the influence of certain variables on their attitudes but also cover but also cover all the class grades of high school. Moreover, it should be determined to how context based learning approach is applied in educational institutions by the governments.
Adolescents' School Anxiety Correction by Means of Mandala Art Therapy
Author: Kostyunina, Nadezhda Yu.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Anxiety,Art Therapy,Extracurricular Activities,Adolescents,Educational Environment,Intervention,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Stress Management,Questionnaires,Psychological Patterns,Hypothesis Testing,Parent Role,Statistical Analysis,Grade 5,Student Surveys

School anxiety is one of the main problems faced by teachers and school counselors. This problem attracts special attention for teachers - practitioners, as it is a clear sign of school maladaptation in children, which adversely affects all spheres of their life: not only the studies but also communication, both inside and outside the school, health and general level of mental development and psychological well-being. The article reveals the essence, the reasons, factors, features of school anxiety displays in adolescence. It also analyzes the methods and forms of school anxiety correction in teenagers by means of mandala art therapy in extracurricular activities. The study determined pedagogical conditions of school anxiety correction in adolescents: conducting diagnostics to identify school anxiety in adolescents; development and implementation of a comprehensive correction program &quot;Magic Power of a Circle&quot; by means of mandala art therapy. The study led to the conclusion that the approved comprehensive program applying mandala art therapy methods is an effective means of school anxiety correction in adolescents.
Formation of University Students' Healthy Lifestyle
Author: Biktagirova, Gulnara F.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Health Behavior,Life Style,Educational Environment,Educational Psychology,Correlation,Student Motivation,Physical Health,Mental Health,Foreign Countries,Eating Habits,Physical Activity Level,Control Groups,Experimental Groups

Healthy living is one of the most important issues of modern education, especially for students of pedagogical specialties. The article discusses the need for this process, its appropriateness, the study of the problem in psychological and pedagogical literature and presents the results of the pedagogical experiment. The authors reveal the main components of health: physical, psychological and behavioral; motivational aspects and psycho-pedagogical conditions of students' healthy lifestyle formation. Experimental work was organized at the Institute of Psychology and Education of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University. The pedagogical experiment has proved the rationale of the hypothesis and theoretical thesis for the implementation of proposed pedagogical conditions of University students' healthy lifestyle formation.
Foreign Literature at the Lessons of Individual Reading: Contemporary Methods of Phraseological Units Teaching
Author: Davletbaeva, Diana N.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Literature,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Phrase Structure,Teaching Methods,Middle School Teachers,Foreign Countries

Relevance of the problem stated in the article is determined by a poor development of the effective PU teaching methods allowing their quick and profound mastering. Besides, a small attention is given to a place of individual reading lessons as the tools of PU teaching. The article aims to present a general review of the use of foreign literature in teaching PU, as well as to identify and substantiate the efficiency of its use within the lessons of individual reading. The leading methods are analyses of scientific works and practice, empirical and experimental data, experimental method. This article observes some current questions of use of foreign literature in a process of phraseological units teaching in schools. It reveals and establishes different advantages of literary read at the lessons of individual reading and gives some core points of arrangements and organizational work. The article touches upon some essential keys concerning successful phraseological units mastering and alights some strategies focused on improvement of students' knowledge in a sphere of phraseology. The article also contains some valuable information about successful exercise compilation and successful phraseological units practicing on the basis of foreign literature.