ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
A Model of Continuing Professional Competency Development by Using ICT (Study at Senior High School Teachers Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatera)
Author: Hasibuan, Sarmadan
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Professional Continuing Education,Secondary School Teachers,High Schools,Computer Uses in Education,Teacher Competencies,Mixed Methods Research,Program Effectiveness,Models

In order to solve the weakness of current status of high school teachers' professional competency in Padangsidimpuan the researcher purposed this study to implement A Model of Continuing Professional Competency Development by using Information Communication Technology (ICT). This study was conducted by using a Research and Development (R&amp;D). Two high schools were used as pilot test to determine the effect of ICT on the professional competency development of the teachers. Findings show that: (1) there was no expert in Padangsidimpuan; lack of facilities and teaching equipment and insufficient skill in using ICT; (2) several efforts which had been conducted by the Local Department of Education such doing educational seminars; professional meeting among subject teachers (MGMP) and headmasters (MKKS); training writing scientific papers (KTI); and technical guidance (BIMTEK) were not maximized; (3) the teachers were lack of motivation in using ICT; (4) the use of a model of continuing professional competency development by using ICT on the high school teachers can improve their professional competence; and (5) the implementation of a model of continuing professional competency development by using ICT in Padangsidimpuan indicated that they are strongly agreed and considered more effective, because it will be a benefit to the advancement of senior high school education in Padangsidimpuan.
Attitude towards Pre-Marital Genetic Screening among Students of Osun State Polytechnics in Nigeria
Author: Odelola, J. O.
Date: 2013-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Screening Tests,Genetics,College Students,Student Attitudes,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Statistical Analysis,Likert Scales,Marriage,Diseases,Genetic Disorders

This study investigated the attitude towards pre-marital genetic screening among students of Osun State Polytechnics. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was self developed and structured questionnaire in four-point likert scale format. Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages were used to describe the demographic data, while the parametric statistics of t-test and ANOVA set at 0.05 alpha level were used to test the hypotheses. A total number of one thousand, one hundred and sixty-five (1,165) Higher National Diploma (HND) students served as respondents for the study. Multistage sampling technique was used in three stages to select the respondents, namely: purposive sampling technique was used to select the schools; stratified sampling technique was used to select the Faculties and Departments, while a proportionate sample of 25% was selected from each stratum. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The following were the values obtained: Difference in Attitude towards Pre-marital Genetic Screening (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t = 1.310, df = 1163, P&gt;0.05); Difference in Attitude Due to Religion (F(2,1162) = 0.689, P&gt;0.05) and Difference in Attitude Due to Course of Study (F(5,1159) = 0.585, P&gt;0.05). Conclusions were drawn based on the findings of the study. The study recommended, among other things, that religious organizations should serve as useful channels to disseminate health information since people always have respect for places of worship and religious leaders. Also, Health Education should be incorporated into the curriculum of Polytechnics.
The Implementation of Cooperative Learning in English Class of Favorite School of Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera
Author: Kristiawan, Muhammad
Date: 2013-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Cooperative Learning,English (Second Language),Program Implementation,Secondary Education,High School Students,Educational Benefits,Qualitative Research,Observation,Interviews,Documentation,Pilot Projects,Program Effectiveness,Academic Achievement,Student Improvement,Delivery Systems,Teaching Methods,Teacher Effectiveness,Student Motivation,Learning Processes,Assignments,Student Attitudes

The aim of this research is to explain the implementation of cooperative learning in English class of favorite school of Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera; to find out the achievement of Cooperative Learning in English class of Favorite School of Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera; and to know how is the strengths and weaknesses of cooperative learning methods in English class in Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera. This research belongs to descriptive qualitative research. Instruments applied here were observation, interview and documentation. Grade VIII A and B Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera as a pilot test to see how the cooperative learning is conducted. The findings explained that the implementation of cooperative learning in Secondary High School 5 Batusangkar, West Sumatera was effective. It helped the students to improve students' achievement in terms of academics up to 9.8. There are strengths such as: a) Having advantages in terms of delivery material by using a complete infrastructure; b) English teacher create learning that inspires students to be active; c) the students become subject of the study; d) had quite good; and e) teacher becomes a facilitator. While the weaknesses are: a) the learning process is still using the conventional model; b) English language usage not maximum; c) the process of learning tends to lead the achievement of curriculum; and d) contextual, teachers are still following the situation and condition of students.
Pre-Service Teacher Training in Malawi: Findings of a Pilot Study on the Viability of Media Players for Teacher Development
Author: Carrier, Carol
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Preservice Teacher Education,Pilot Projects,Student Teachers,Open Education,Distance Education,Delivery Systems,Information Technology,Multimedia Instruction,Multimedia Materials,Electronic Learning,Web Based Instruction,Professional Development,Usability,Rating Scales,Instructional Effectiveness

As part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Malawi Teacher Professional Development Support project, a sub-task was the piloting of an alternative technology that could be used for improving the quality and consistency of teacher continued professional development (CPD). The pilot, which included 26 open and distance learning (ODL) student teachers, was launched in the spring of 2011 using a low-cost portable MP3 multipurpose device. A short course on numeracy, containing 5 weekly lessons, was piloted. Each lesson consisted of one or two readings, two videos, and an assignment that directed the learner to complete tasks and document their completion using the camera and audio recorder features of the media player. The viability of using the media player for CPD was evaluated on the ease of use, effectiveness of instruction, and potential for long-term scalability. The evaluation results demonstrated that, with a small amount if initial training, the devices were easy to use and they effectively deliver instruction. Scalability, however, is critical to the long-term success of an initiative based on these or similar devices. An analysis suggests that an affordable option worth considering is the systematic, shared use of media player devices within schools. This approach could dramatically reduce the cost of using this alternative technology for ODL training to pennies per lesson.
Violation of Students' Legal Rights as Correlate of Organization Climate in Imo State Secondary Schools, in Nigeria
Author: Anuna, M. C.
Date: 2013-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Student Rights,Civil Rights,Secondary School Students,Compliance (Legal),Correlation,Educational Environment,Organizational Climate,Legal Problems,Questionnaires,Conflict,Statistical Analysis,Incidence

The purpose of this study is to determine whether violation of students' legal rights has relationship with organizational climate in secondary schools in Imo State, Nigeria. Three research questions and null hypothesis were put forward and tested in order to make one's decisions on the issues investigated. Relevant literature to the study was adequately reviewed. The study was carried out in the three educational zones of Imo state. The population of the study comprised 98,878 teachers and students in Imo State secondary schools from which 1,218 students and 125 teachers were sampled and used as respondents. In collecting the data for this work, two instruments namely &quot;Students' Legal Rights Questionnaire&quot; (SLRQ) and &quot;Secondary School Organizational Climate Questionnaire&quot; (SESOCQ) were utilized. The data generated were analyzed with mean, one-tailed t-test and two tailed z-test. It was discovered that violation of students' legal rights is very high in Imo State and this has relationship with the closed organizational climate which dominated secondary schools in Imo State. Therefore, violation of students' legal rights has relationship with organizational climate in Imo State secondary schools. Based on this finding, the researchers recommended that workshops and seminars on violation of students' legal rights be organized for principals, teachers and students in Imo State as a means of reducing this ugly incident in our secondary schools.
Educator Discourses on ICT in Education: A Critical Analysis
Author: Bladergroen, Moira
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Discourse Analysis,Primary Education,Elementary School Teachers,Information Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Disadvantaged Schools,Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Semi Structured Interviews,Computer Attitudes

This paper presents a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Primary School Educators' dialogue on the use of ICT in an under-resourced schooling context. Educators play a pivotal role in the education system. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) interventions in schools will be effective only if educators are willing and able to appropriate the intervention to their existent needs, and derive real benefits. One of the barriers to the meaningful integration of ICTs in education in developing countries is the lack of alignment between what funders and project implementers intended (on the one hand) and the social meanings educators assign to the technology (on the other). The aim of this study was to understand the discourses around education and technology, as articulated by educators in under-resourced contexts in South Africa. Data for the study was collected through in-depth interviews with educators from under-resourced schools in Cape Town, in the Western Cape in South Africa. The results show that educators appreciate the value of ICT in education and are willing to adopt it. However, at the same time, they feel they lack capacity and support to achieve that goal effectively. The study also shows that global discourses on ICT may deny educators in disadvantaged communities the power to voice the challenges they face when integrating ICTs in their teaching processes.
The Need for Participation of Women in Local Governance: A Nigerian Discourse
Author: Godwin, Ihemeje
Date: 2013-08-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Females,Governance,Local Government,Participation,Comparative Analysis,Gender Differences,Affirmative Action,Voting,Legislators,Advocacy

This paper seeks to examine studies on participation of women in governance as applicable to the local government levels in Nigeria. Again, it sets out to identify what propelled the quest for more women participation in governance. Examination of treatments given to women by both male and female counterparts is critically explored. The paper employed mainly secondary source of data collection. In its finding, it observed that there is high women participation in governance in other parts of the world than Nigeria, as well as having more women participation at both Federal and State government's level above the local government level. It finds out that there is male domination in local governance over and above the women for low political consciousness. The paper revealed that attitude of women towards local governance is poor because they lack funds to achieving 30 percent affirmative action declaration' for women at the grassroots.
Factors Influencing Academic Failure of University Students
Author: Khan, Yousaf Ali
Date: 2013-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Students,Academic Failure,Influences,Questionnaires,Structural Equation Models,Dropouts,Dropout Attitudes,Gender Differences,Family Involvement,Factor Analysis,Goodness of Fit,Statistical Analysis,Time Management,Class Activities,Student Participation,Student Characteristics,Electronic Learning,Measures (Individuals),Reliability,Validity

There was a close link between education and development. Education played a vital role in human capital formation. Academic failure from university was a problem that had became a serious concern for higher education institutions. This study presented the result of a recent investigation at the University of Gujrat that attempted to identify the post enrollment factors that students perceived as having important influences on students failures in their university studies. Data was collected by using questionnaire. The Independent-Samples t-test procedure was used to compares means for two groups of cases. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was also performed to test the relationship among latent factor represented by the actual data from 100 drop out students of university. Finding indicates that male and female groups were significantly different in their perception of causes of academic failure, but perception of students from different programs Bachelors in science, Master in Arts and Science (BS, M.A/M.Sc) was not significantly different. In our estimated model class participation and lack of family support was directly affected on students drop out from university, but wrong choice of subject and change of system which was basically link with class participation and indirectly effect on students drop out.
A Pilot Study of Students' Learning Outcomes Using Didactic and Socratic Instructional Methods: An Assessment Based on Bloom's Taxonomy
Author: Akinde, Oluwatoyin Adenike
Date: 2015-11-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pilot Projects,Outcomes of Education,Questioning Techniques,Teaching Methods,Educational Assessment,Taxonomy,Conventional Instruction,Comparative Analysis,Student Projects,Creativity,Lecture Method,Undergraduate Students,Statistical Analysis

This work is a pilot study on the learning outcomes of students, who were taught a research course for seven weeks, using didactic and Socratic instruction methods. The course was taught in two sessions concurrently. The students were divided into two groups (A and B) and both groups were taught either with Socratic instruction method or didactic instruction method. At the end of the 7 weeks, the students were tested. The test, which was valid and reliable, was categorized into 5 domains of Bloom's taxonomy: analysis, comprehension, evaluation, knowledge and synthesis. Based on the results, there was no evidence to show if there is a difference in the learning outcomes of groups A and B. There was an outlier in the synthesis domain. Interpretation of students' projects and final papers shows a difference in the degree of creativity. This is however tangential to the main research question.
Frame-Analysis of Argumentation in Court Opinion Texts: Empirical Research
Author: Chilingaryan, Kamo
Date: 2015-11-10
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Persuasive Discourse,Court Litigation,Discourse Analysis,Judges,Student Surveys,Law Students,Law Schools

The article focuses on practical experiment on perception of argumentative nature of court opinions by non-native speakers. Several argumentative frames most frequently used in the texts of court opinions are identified and described in the article. The article also aims at analyzing the distribution characteristics of the identified frames. Text of court opinion not only performs informative and performative functions, but also reflects the socio-pragmatic setup of the author. A definite set of communicative senses is reflected in the respective modus functions forming a specific meta-category of modus in the judicial discourse. The function of this meta-category is to specify facts through the synthesis of the objective (that is, legally justified) and subjective (which include the position of the court, or of the judge) components of argumentative frame.
The Impact of Learning Driven Constructs on the Perceived Higher Order Cognitive Skills Improvement: Multimedia vs. Text
Author: Bagarukayo, Emily
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Thinking Skills,Cognitive Processes,Multimedia Materials,Instructional Materials,Case Studies,Teaching Methods,Textbooks,Technology Uses in Education,Decision Making,Problem Solving,Critical Thinking,Statistical Analysis,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Business,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires,Likert Scales

The study aims at determining the impact of learning driven constructs on Perceived Higher Order Cognitive Skills (HOCS) improvement when using multimedia and text materials. Perceived HOCS improvement is the attainment of HOCS based on the students' perceptions. The research experiment undertaken using a case study was conducted on 223 students split into two groups who used multimedia and text book instructional methods respectively, to determine the impact of exposure to technology on HOCS improvement of such skills as: decision-making, problem-solving, critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, interpretation. The data collected was analyzed using the independent sample t-test to examine the effects of Learning Driven constructs of multimedia and textbook on students perceived HOCS. The findings from the study suggest that multimedia materials had no measurable effect on HOCS as compared to the traditional text book approach. The study therefore concludes that there was no significant difference in the students' attitudes, learning interest, learned from others, self reported learning, and HOCS of decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and other skills when multimedia and text book materials were used.
Science Practical Work Instructional Technologies and Open Distance Learning in Science Teacher Training: A Case Study in Zimbabwe
Author: Bhukuvhani, Crispen
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Distance Education,Teacher Education,Problem Solving,Science Instruction,Open Universities,Teaching Methods,Program Effectiveness,Science Education,Academic Degrees,Scientific Research,Educational Technology,Tutoring,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Educational Philosophy,Student Centered Learning,Electronic Learning,Computer Simulation,Science Laboratories,Foreign Countries,Program Descriptions,Computer Peripherals,Questionnaires,Interviews,Observation

The practical work component offers unique challenges for university science courses. This is even more pertinent in an Open and Distance Learning (ODL) environment like the Bindura University of Science Education's Virtual and Open Distance Learning (VODL) programme. Effective ODL education should be flexible enough to accommodate science disciplines with practical components. The main challenges with practical work in ODL are that students are geographically scattered and that they come from very different educational backgrounds. In spite of these constraints, there is an equivalence motive as justification for compulsory practical work as a means to put degrees and diplomas in science education awarded through ODL programmes on the same level of achievement as those offered conventionally as they should equally develop practical scientific inquiry and problem solving skills. This Case Study evaluates the use of instructional technologies for science practical work, adopting Kumar et al (2005)'s five-stage model. The research revealed that although lecturers place great value on practical work, in practice they prefer using lecture notes and internet downloads more than other instructional technologies. Research participants do not use online tutoring at all though the philosophy of VODL requires the use of such technologies that support student-centred learning.
A Needs Assessment to Identify the Reality of Two Rural School Cases in South Africa: Potential for ICT4D or Not?
Author: Pade-Khene, C.
Date: 2012-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Needs Assessment,Rural Areas,Computer Science,Information Systems,Information Technology,Program Development,Access to Education,Technology Integration,Program Descriptions,Futures (of Society),Art,Handicrafts,Tourism,Disadvantaged Environment,Sustainability,Educational Innovation,Foreign Countries,Interviews,Focus Groups,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Transportation,Meetings,Faculty Development,School Administration,Management Systems,Electronic Libraries,Qualitative Research,Elementary Secondary Education,Partnerships in Education

Understanding the potential or need for ICT support in education within developing countries, requires an in-depth needs assessment to comprehend, elaborate and set the desired priorities of rural schools. A Needs Assessment was conducted as part of an on-going comprehensive evaluation process of an ICT for development project, the Siyakhula Living Lab. The needs assessment focused on an elaboration of a high level need, &quot;access to education and knowledge&quot;, identified in a Baseline Study of the community. The needs identified were based on an understanding of the existing operation of local schools, from the perspectives of local representatives who are more familiar with their environment and its challenges. This paper presents a report on the findings of the Needs Assessment, which include: 1) the elaborated needs and priorities for developing access to education and knowledge in a rural area, and 2) proposed solutions to address these development needs. Examining these elaborated needs indicate that potential solutions to address them are beyond the scope of computer science and information systems, and should also include other development solutions, such as, education, government, sociology, etc. The Siyakhula Living Lab still needs to build on the expertise available, in order to propose diverse solutions that can support the integration of the technology within the schools. A description of the contribution of the needs assessment for subsequent or future evaluations of the Siyakhula Living concludes the report.