ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Relationship of Physical Activity Level, Leisure Motivation and Quality of Life in Candidate Teachers
Author: Gumus, Huseyin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Physical Activity Level,Leisure Time,Motivation,Quality of Life,Correlation,Predictor Variables

The inactivity, defined as the disease of the century, has reduced the quality of life by making a negative impact on the health of human beings and has led governments to take urgent measures on physical activity and scientists to make multidimensional studies on this issue. For this reason, in this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between physical activity levels, leisure motivations and life quality of candidate teachers who will be a model in the future to the students. A total of 472 candidate teachers (258 male and 214 female) from Afyon Kocatepe University participated in the study. As a data collection tool, in addition to the &quot;Leisure Motivation Scale&quot; (LMS), developed by Pelletier et al. and adapted to Turkish by Mutlu (1991); &quot;World Health Organization Quality of Life Assesment&quot; (WHOQOL-BREF) and &quot;International Physical Activity Evaluation Questionnaire Abbreviated Version&quot; (IPAQ-Short Form) were used. In the analysis of the data, in addition to descriptive statistical methods for personal information, correlation and multiple linear regression analyzes were used. According to research findings, it was determined that 38.6% of the candidate teachers had a low level of physical activity and they had a high leisure motivation levels in the identified/introjected subscale. Moreover, the correlation results showed that there was a positive correlation between the quality of life and physical activity level and all sub-dimensions of leisure motivation. According to the results of multiple linear regression analysis, it was determined that the most important variable to predict the quality of life was the level of physical activity.
Building a Research Onboarding Program in a Pediatric Hospital: Filling the Orientation Gap with Onboarding and Just-in-Time Education
Author: Zink, Holly R.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pediatrics,Hospitals,Research Administration,Staff Orientation,Researchers,Program Design,Program Implementation

An onboarding program is a powerful tool to welcome new employees and support their productivity. Children's Mercy Hospital created a systematic Research Faculty Onboarding Program (RFOP) to engage new research faculty from their first day with the hospital and to shorten the startup time to productivity. Surveys and interviews indicated that onboarding has provided new faculty with a sense of community with the larger organization. The RFOP has four aims: 1) to increase new researcher productivity, 2) to improve retention rates of new faculty by helping them become involved and connected with the organization, 3) to provide audience-specific, in-depth, timely information that is useful and memorable, and 4) to reduce redundant conversations while guaranteeing the delivery of high-quality, consistent, and accurate information. Prior to their start date, faculty receive a web survey designed to communicate the scope of their research and immediate logistical needs. Based on this information, faculty receive personalized quick-start guides, crucial introductions, and logistical setup within their first 10 days. Finally, the program includes a Triage Unit to provide just-in-time training as faculty set up their first research projects. This structured Research Faculty Onboarding Program is competency-based through mentorship and classroom-setting lectures.
Development of a Pilot Grants Program in Social Determinants of Health in American Indian Health: A Program for Increasing the Representation of Underrepresented Groups in Funded Research
Author: Becker, Alyson E.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Pilot Projects,Grants,American Indians,Researchers,Disproportionate Representation,Mentors,Federal Aid,Health,Research

The problem statement for this manuscript is to describe the literature on grant funding for underrepresented investigators, particularly American Indians, and detail the CRCAIH Pilot Grant Program and its success in developing underrepresented researchers (e.g. American Indian, early stage investigators). Grant funding is increasingly difficult to receive and the demographics of NIH grant awardees have shifted in recent decades to funding investigators that are more experienced. Additionally, racial disparities in awardees exist, particularly among American Indian (AI) researchers. Pilot grant funding mechanisms can be used by early stage investigators to collect preliminary data, which is beneficial for applying for NIH grants. The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH) Pilot Grant Program (PGP) was aimed to increase research on the topic of social determinants of health in AI population health. Since there are no existing procedures for creating a PGP, CRCAIH created a PGP, and the processes are detailed here. Over four years, the CRCAIH PGP funded 15 projects with 47% of PIs or Co-PIs self-reporting as AI. Future directions for the CRCAIH PGP, including a mentoring program to provide more guidance and capacity building to the investigators, are also detailed.
Creation of a Grants Database Highly Customized for College Level Reporting
Author: Oestreich, Julie H.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grants,Databases,Research Administration,Land Grant Universities

To handle wide-ranging reports and increasingly collaborative projects, our college research office developed and implemented a relational database. Department level tracking requests for research administration activities exceeded the capabilities of existing tools. Our desired solution aligned between multiple spreadsheets and cloud-based commercial products. In consultation with an internal specialist, we created a highly customized system that connects proposals, submissions, awards, and expenditures with an additional feature for managing multiple investigator participation. Avoiding the expense of marketed products, we improved the efficiency of reporting with our budget neutral solution.
Providing Administrative Research Training for Everyone! It&apos;s a PART-E! Taking the &quot;They Don&apos;t Know What They Don&apos;t Know&quot; out of the Equation
Author: DeMoss, Rebecca J. Youmans
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Training,Research Administration,Universities

Faculty new to an institution typically go through an orientation process during which they are presented with the information and resources available to aid in successful navigation of their new environment. An orientation often will include in-person presentations, online training modules, and other paper/digital resources in an attempt to cover the broad range of activities and responsibilities that fall within a faculty member's job description. One such orientation topic crucial to faculty at a research institution is research administration. While awareness and understanding of the research administration resources available to them can ease faculty's administrative burden and make the process more positive, research onboarding, particularly at a large research institution like the University of Michigan, may not be standard across the university or even within schools/units. Considering the impact familiarizing faculty with research administration can potentially have on faculty satisfaction, implementing additional training focused on research administration could be beneficial for individual departments. In this case study, the authors detail a research administration onboarding program designed for faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. This program goes beyond the orientation introduction to offer the tools and knowledge necessary for a seamless transition into the research enterprise.
Research Administration Organizations: Results from an Investigation into the Five Disciplines
Author: Silva, Angela J.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Administration,Organizations (Groups),Organizational Culture,Models,Administrators,Administrator Attitudes,Administrative Principles

Research organizations are dealing with impacts from shrinking funding, have limited means and are functioning in environments of constant change and pressure all while identifying resources to develop or sustain programs. This state of uncertainty presents a unique opportunity for organizations to expand their capacity and become adaptive, flexible, and productive learning organizations. The purpose of this study was to determine if research organizations use Senge's Five Disciplines model and how they integrated these disciplines into their organizational culture. Introduced in the 1990's, Senge's model includes key components such as personal mastery, mental models, team learning, shared vision, and systems thinking. Businesses and other organizations that adopt this model tend to be more reflective, adaptive and proactive in addressing changes. A two-phase survey project was conducted and qualitative and quantitative data were collected and analyzed. Results from this project indicate many research administrators had some familiarity with the components of the Five Disciplines model, while others were consciously applying specific components, especially shared vision and systems thinking. In addition, many respondents indicated that although there was strong leadership in their organizations, they were lacking on-the-job learning opportunities, education, and growth. Based on this investigation, recommendations are offered for performing a learning organization assessment, building a shared vision, promoting a culture of learning, and integrating systems thinking. Suggestions for areas of future research are also presented.
First Grade Students&apos; Perceptions of Their Preschool and Elementary School Experience
Author: Erkan, Nefise Semra
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 1,Student Attitudes,Elementary Education,Elementary School Students,Foreign Countries,Student Experience,Comparative Analysis,Peer Relationship,Preschool Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Preschool Education

The purpose of this study was to reveal first grade students' perceptions of their preschool and elementary school experience. Phenomenological research design was used in this qualitative study. Participants were twenty first grade students who had attended preschool. The data were obtained by using semi-structured interviews and pictures drawn by children, and analyzed by qualitative data analysis. The results showed that preschool, which offers an environment of play based activities, was perceived as a more enjoyable and desired place by children. The children also expressed that their elementary school experiences were based on rules, academic knowledge and skills in contrast to their preschool experience, and that elementary school entailed more duties and responsibilities.
Instructors&apos; Views on the Assessment and Evaluation of the Speaking Skill in Turkish as a Foreign Language (TFL) Classes
Author: Akkaya, Ahmet
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Language Teachers,Turkish,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Evaluation Methods,Foreign Countries,Speech Skills,Language Proficiency

Speaking is viewed as a skill more often used in communication and interaction in particular. However, the speaking skill is measured in various ways. The aim of this study is, therefore, to determine the views of Turkish as a Foreign Language (TFL) instructors (lecturers and teachers) on measuring and evaluating speaking skills. To this end, the research data were obtained with the help of 51 TFL instructors who volunteered to fill out a semi-structured interview form titled &quot;Instructors' Views on the Assessment and Evaluation of the Speaking Skill in Turkish as a Foreign Language&quot; created as a Google Docs form. The obtained data were then analyzed through content analysis technique, which revealed that the instructors perform their speaking skill assessments on basis of the criteria including grammar rules, pronunciation/articulation, fluency, vocabulary knowledge, starting/sustaining dialogues, meaning construction, consistency, self-expression, language learning level, level of achieving outcomes, using phrases, style, length of speech, individual differences, exemplification, chronological narration, avoiding repetition, stress-intonation, body language, rate of speech, and effective use of time. It can be concluded that assessing and evaluating the Turkish speaking skill with a rubric to be developed based on these criteria will help minimize any potential rater subjectivities involved in such measurement and evaluation.
Digital Educational Game Usage Scale: Adapting to Turkish, Validity and Reliability Study
Author: Sarigöz, Okan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Games,Video Games,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Language Teachers,Test Construction,Translation,Undergraduate Students,Test Reliability,Test Validity

The purpose of this study is to adapt Digital Educational Games Usage Scale (DEGUS) that was developed by Bonanno &amp; Kommers (2008) to Turkish with the companion of a group of university students studying in department of English Teaching. In order for scale items to be the same in terms of language, firstly the translations of the items were carried out both from English to Turkish and Turkish to English, afterwards examining the forms gathered from the students, significant and positive correlations were detected among the data. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the scale had four dimensions. In item total correlation calculation of the scale it was observed that all the items were above 0.40, item factor loads varied between 0.51 and 0.68, Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.78 and test retest correlation was 0.88. Significant relations were in the calculations regarding the correlation analyses of the scale.
The Development of the Text Evaluation Scale for Child Rights: A Study of Validity and Reliability
Author: Söylemez, Yusuf
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Childrens Rights,Test Validity,Test Reliability,Test Items,Correlation,Children,Treaties,International Law,Undergraduate Students,College Faculty

This study was conducted with the aim of developing &quot;The Text Evaluation Scale for Child Rights.&quot; There are four different sample chosen for the face validity, content validity and construct validity (for pilot scheme and main study) of the study. For face validity, a sample group of 3 experts chosen with the method of purposeful sampling including the researcher was formed. For content validity, snowball method was determined and studied with 12 experts. For the study of construct validity, random sampling method was performed for the sample selection in pilot study involving 120 people and in main study involving 510 people. The theoretical framework of the scale was determined by means of the attempts, conventions, studies regarding the subject basing upon the United Nations Organization Child Rights Convention and additional protocols to this convention. One could get minimum 40 and maximum 200 points from the five-point Likert scale which consists of 28 positive and 12 negative (total 40) items. The scale has two sub-dimensions which are &quot;content&quot; and &quot;author.&quot; The fact that Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient is high regarding the sub-dimensions of the scale (&quot;author&quot; sub-dimension= 0,822 &quot;content&quot; sub-dimension= 0,834) shows that the items in the sub-dimensions are consistent with one another. Cronbach Alpha value for the whole of the scale was determined as 0,90 which means that the scale is highly reliable. Besides, in the scale, there are items of which factor loading value is higher than 0,45. When validity and reliability results are examined, it can be seen that the scale could be utilized to evaluate the text in terms of being suitable for the child rights.
6th Grade Students&apos; Views about Mathematical Teaching Based on Technology Integration
Author: Övez, Filiz Tuba Dikkartin
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 6,Student Attitudes,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Technology Integration,Mathematics Instruction,Integrated Learning Systems,Computer Software,Video Games,Animation,Teaching Methods,Elementary School Students,Planning,Drills (Practice),Student Evaluation

The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of 6th grade students towards teaching applications developed on the basis of Planning-Practicing-Evaluation model which is an ICT integration model for effective mathematics teaching. While teaching process was designed, Moodle which is a learning management system was used in order to use teaching applications together in a systematic and planned way. Throughout the teaching process, ICT resources such as interactive board, computer, GeoGebra dynamic geometry software, web 2.0 tools (digital stories, videos, animations, games) were used. 33 sixth grade students participated in the research. The case study of qualitative research methods was used in the study. Students' opinions on teaching practices were collected through semi-structured interview method. The obtained data were analyzed by content analysis. As a result, it was determined that the students expressed their opinions towards learning practices increases comprehensibility of the subjects, provides learning opportunities by make and experience, develops positive attitude towards mathematics teaching, attractive and interesting, they associate daily life with mathematics and increases the desire to participate lessons with having catchy lessons.
Elementary Grade Intervention Approaches to Treat Specific Learning Disabilities, Including Dyslexia
Author: Al Otaiba, Stephanie
Date: 2018-10-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Elementary School Students,Intervention,Learning Disabilities,Dyslexia,Reading Difficulties,Writing Difficulties,Evidence Based Practice,Individualized Instruction,Speech Language Pathology,Phonemic Awareness,Phonics,Reading Fluency,Reading Skills,Listening Comprehension,Reading Comprehension,Vocabulary Development,Spelling,Handwriting,Sentences,Writing (Composition),Taxonomy

Purpose: The purpose of this narrative review of the literature is to provide a description of intensive interventions for elementary grade students with dyslexia, students with learning disabilities, and students with intensive reading and writing needs. Method: First, we provide a brief overview of response to intervention. Second, we explain our theoretical framework for the review. Third, we describe evidence-based interventions, which are divided into predominantly reading or writing interventions. Fourth, we explain data-based individualization for these programs based on a taxonomy of intensity, and we provide an illustrative case study. Conclusion: We conclude by describing a set of links to websites and technical assistance resources that may be helpful for speech-language pathologists, teachers, and other interventionists to stay current with this research base and to lead professional learning communities.
Sports Education Institutions in Turkey and Their Managerial Effectiveness
Author: Ugurlu, Fatih Mehmet
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Athletics,Physical Education,Administrator Effectiveness,Administrator Attitudes,Administrators,Correlation,Higher Education

The aim of this study is to investigate the managerial effectiveness of administrators according to the opinions of the academicians who work in sports sciences faculties in Turkey. In order to collect the opinions of the academicians, the &quot;Managerial Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) Scale&quot; was adopted. The MEE scale consists of 5 subscales and 44 matters. The gathered data was analyzed with parametric and non-parametric tests by using SPSS 22.0 package software. Additionally, in order to determine the level and course of the relationship between the dependent variables, &quot;Pearson correlation analysis&quot; was conducted. To better explain the quality of the determined relationship and determine the prediction between MEE scale and its subscales, &quot;multiple regression&quot; analysis was conducted. Considering the opinions of the academicians, significant differences were determined in the gender variable in the &quot;Leadership&quot; subscale (p&lt; 0.05). In the correlation analysis, it was determined that the strongest relationship was between the MEE scale and the &quot;Planning and Decision-making&quot; subscale (r= 0.980; p&lt; 0.001) in a positive way and at very high level. With the regression analysis, four distinct model structures were built with 6 independent variables (MEE scale and its subscales). As a result of these 4 model structures, it was determined that the subscale with the strongest prediction of the MEE scale was the &quot;Planning and Decision-making&quot; subscale. Furthermore, it was determined that this subscale predicted the 96% of the variance of MEE scale (R[superscript 2] =0.960).
Preschool Teachers&apos; Views on Science Education, the Methods They Use, Science Activities, and the Problems They Face
Author: Dogan, Yakup
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preschool Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Science Education,Scientific Attitudes,Science Activities,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to reveal preschool teachers' views on science education, science activities they carry out, methods and techniques they use as well as problems they encounter while performing science activities. This study was carried out according to the case study which frequently used in qualitative research methodology. The study group was identified using the convenience sampling method. The study group constitutes 32 preschool teachers working in preschools in Kilis province. A written interview form prepared by field experts was used to collect data. Content analysis procedure was used to analyse the data. According to the results obtained in the study, it has been determined that the vast majority of preschool teachers consider themselves competent in teaching science, and state that the science education environment should be equipped and rich in teaching materials, and that science concepts can be better taught to children through hands-on activities as well as supporting them with visual materials. Additionally, it has been determined that teachers try to develop scientific process skills in children through science activities. It has also been identified that teachers use common science materials while performing science activities that they mostly use spontaneous/nature-related activities, prefer group activities, and carry out science activities at least once a week. It has further been determined that teachers especially use such methods as experiment, observation, demonstration more than other methods when performing science activities. Besides, it has been specified that the experiment method is children's most favourite method, which is also easy to apply. The main problem faced by the teachers during science activities was determined to be the lack of teaching materials, crowded classrooms, physical inadequacy of classrooms and uninterested parents. It has also been found that the problems encountered are mostly depend on schools, classrooms, parents and lack of materials.