ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Role of Cycling in Sustainable Urban Life: Perception of Cyclists in Turkey
Author: Ceyiz, Senem
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Physical Activities,Sustainable Development,Urban Culture,Transportation,Gender Differences,Public Health,Motor Vehicles,Traffic Safety,Mortality Rate,Injuries,Urban Planning,Urban Areas

The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of bicyclists to promote the use of bicycles in the cities. The sample was selected using simple random sampling method. A total of 1087 bicyclists, including 178 women and 909 men, who used bicycles in their everyday lives in the city, voluntarily participated in the research. The study was a descriptive research in the survey model and quantitative research approach was adopted in the research. Data were collected with &quot;Bike Use Dissemination Scale&quot; developed by Çeyiz (2019). The scale consists of two parts; a personal information form and expressions of participants' dissemination of bicycle use. The t-test was used for the variables consisting of the bipartite groups and the One-Way ANOVA was used for the variables consisting of more than two groups. According to the data obtained from the bicyclists participating in the survey, there was a significant difference in the dimensions of security and dissemination by gender. It was found that women bicyclists' safety perceptions were more negative than men's perception; and their perceptions of the spreading dimension were more positive than the male bicyclists.
The Effect of Agility Training on Reaction Time in Fencers
Author: Turna, Bulent
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Physical Education,Exercise,Reaction Time,Athletics,Training,Control Groups,Experimental Groups,Psychomotor Skills,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of agility training on reaction time in fencers. Accordingly, 48 athletes (24 females and 24 males) actively involved in fencing participated in the study. Fencers were divided into two groups as 24 fencers in the Agility Training Group (ATG: 12F, 12M) (aged 11.95 years, sports age 2.54 years, height 159 cm, body weight 48.08 kg and body mass index 18.81 kg/m[superscript 2]) and Conventional Training Group (CTG: 12F, 12M) (aged 12.12 years, sports age 2.20 years, height 156.54 cm, body weight 46.25 kg and body mass index 18.81 kg/m[superscript 2]). There was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values in agility, vertical jump, simple reaction time and multiple reaction time tests in the ATG (p&lt;0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values in agility and vertical jump tests in the CTG (p&lt;0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the pre-tests between the groups in the simple reaction time test (p&lt;0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in post-tests between the groups in the agility, simple reaction time and multiple reaction time test values (p&lt;0.05). Based on the results of the study, it was found that simple and multiple reaction time could be positively affected by active-reactive agility training applications.
Analysis of Metacognitive Awareness of Primary and Secondary School Students in Terms of Some Variables
Author: Bakkaloglu, Selva
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Metacognition,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Scores,Gender Differences,Rural Areas,Urban Areas,Cognitive Style

Metacognition is important for learners of all ages. Therefore, this situation raises all important questions about how to develop metacognitive skills and habits in the classroom regardless of primary, secondary and high school. The aim of this study is to investigate the metacognitive awareness of primary and secondary school students according to the variables of gender, grade level and region. The model of this research, which was conducted to determine the metacognitive awareness levels of the students in primary and secondary school, is a survey model. Metacognitive Awareness Scale was administered to 399 students (195 girls, 204 boys) in third, fourth and fifth grade. The research shows that the metacognitive awareness scores of primary and secondary school students do not differentiate in gender. According to another result obtained in the research; metacognitive awareness scores of pirmary and secondary school students differentiate in locality. The students' metacognitive awareness is higher than that of the urban local. When the metacognitive awareness scores were examined according to the grade level, it was seen that the metacognitive awareness scores of the fifth grade students were higher than the other groups. However, there is no significant difference between the metacognitive awareness scores of the third and fourth grade students. Similar studies aiming to examine the development of metacognitive awareness of students are thought to be useful in planning the education process in this direction.
Application of Learning Mobility Orientation on Social Skill of Blind Children
Author: Idawati, Dede
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Young Children,Blindness,Interpersonal Competence,Skill Development,Adjustment (to Environment),Learning Strategies,Gender Differences,Family Involvement,Daily Living Skills

Visually impaired children within aged of 7-8 years old often face problems dealing with the adaptation in the environment. They have very low social skill and turn into dependence on their parents. Further, they need developing their self-confidence towards social skills. Mobility orientation, learning was one of the learning strategies that aimed to improve their social behavior in the environment. The purpose of this study was to develop the social skills of blind children in interacting with the environment and peers. This study involved a single subject research method (SSR) with A-B-A design. The subject of the study consisted of 3 blind children within 7-8 years old. The results showed that there was a significant improving in their social skills and independence during their daily lives. The female children tended to have some difficulties during the school activities compare with the male children. The family's involvement is important to be used for helping them during the learning adaptation process with the environment. In short, the social skill development really matters for the blind children as they can imagine what kind of places where they are.
Attitudes of Secondary School Students in Jordan toward Contemporary Educational Concepts
Author: Malkawi, Nibal Abdelkarim Mousa
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary School Students,Student Attitudes,Gender Differences,Geographic Regions,Specialization,Personality Traits,Responsibility,Skill Development,Critical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Democracy,Place of Residence,Rural Areas,Urban Areas,Lifelong Learning

This study aimed to identify the degree of awareness of secondary school students in public schools in Jordan of modern educational concepts and the extent of their representation. The sample of the study consisted of 920 male and female students, a questionnaire consisted of 54 items was distributed among them, it was consisted of six domains, according to independent variables which are: gender, specialization, region, where the dependent variable was the degree of awareness of secondary school students of modern educational concepts. The results showed that the relative importance of the domains in the total score was 72.14% when the domains obtained the following: the concept of integrated personality (73.36%), education for life and work (70.10%), responsibility (74.35%), continuous education (72.42%), rationality and critical thinking (72.38%), and the concept of democracy in the field of education (70.30%), the effect of the gender variable in favor of males has been shown in the total degree and on all fields of study, as well as the scientific specialization in all areas and the total degree, differences have appeared in favor of urban students in the total degree and for the benefit of rural students in the areas: building an integrated personality, and take responsibility and democratic education.
Teachers&apos; Indicators Used to Describe Professional Well-Being
Author: Stoloff, Sacha
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Welfare,Physical Education Teachers,Foreign Countries,Emotional Intelligence,Positive Attitudes,Social Support Groups,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Values,Career Choice,Wellness,Role Perception,Teacher Student Relationship,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Collegiality,Professional Recognition,Self Concept

The teaching profession has been studied and discussed from a problem-oriented point of view and cultivated by a problem-oriented scientific tradition. Years of research have enabled a better understanding of difficult teaching conditions and teachers' ill-being; an ideological and scientific shift, however, appears necessary to enrich and broaden our present knowledge. One particular question arises: which determinants optimize teachers' professional well-being? In response, our study seeks to identify indicators that allow teachers to create, maintain or restore a state of professional well-being. Our research objective thus aims to describe teachers' indicators regarding the &quot;optimal functioning&quot; that characterizes professional well-being (Seligman, 2011). The research protocol targets physical education teachers insofar as they are now recognized as leaders and models for promoting healthy lifestyles in schools and communities (MEQ, 2001). The methodology involved 5 focus groups composed of 37 teachers from 7 regions of Quebec. As the findings indicate, this approach allowed us to paint an integrative portrait of teachers' indicators relative to professional well-being. Two categories have proved effective in terms of professional well-being: the first is Self and includes 4 variables: meaning, positive emotions, engagement and vitality; the second is Others and includes 3 sub-categories: students, colleagues and school administration. The sub-categories comprise 6 variables divided as follows: positive relationships, learning, collaboration, transfer (specifically for the two first sub-categories), followed by vision and valorization for the third sub-category.
Comparison of Explosive Strength and Anaerobic Power Performance of Taekwondo and Karate Athletes
Author: Alp, Mahmut
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Athletes,Athletics,Physical Fitness,Physical Activities,Body Weight,Body Height,Comparative Analysis,Tests,Physiology,Competition,Training Methods,Physical Characteristics,Psychomotor Skills

The aim of this study is to compare explosive strength and anaerobic power performance of taekwondo and karate athletes. 10 taekwondo and 10 karate athletes participated to the study voluntarily by taking &quot;Informed Consent Form&quot;. The athletes' values were in taekwondo as mean of age 21±2.4 years, height 181.2±8.01 cm, weight 66.9±15.74 kg, sport age 7.5±5.52 years; in karate as mean of age 21.1±1.66 years, height 170.2±10.04 cm, weight 64.4±15.69 kg, sport age 10.5±3.83 years. Counter movement jump, standing long jump and Wingate Anaerobic Test were applied to the athletes. The data were analyzed by using statistical package program. Descriptive statistics were used for mean and standard deviation values, &quot;Shapiro-Wilk&quot; test was used to determine whether the data showed normal distribution or not and &quot;Independent t Test&quot; was used for comparisons. The results were evaluated according to &quot;p&lt;0.05&quot; significance level. According to Independent t Test's results of vertical and standing long jump tests, there were statistically significant differences in both vertical jump and standing long jump test averages of athletes (p&lt;0.05). In comparison Wingate anaerobic test, significant differences were found in &quot;Watt&quot; values of groups' Peak, Average and Minimum Power (p&lt;0.05). In &quot;kg/Watt&quot; values of groups', differences were found statistically significant in Peak and Minimum Power (p&lt;0.05), while differences were not found significant in Average Power (p&gt;0.05). As a result, when explosive strength and anaerobic power characteristics of taekwondo and karate athletes were compared, a difference was found between the two branches. The reason for this can be said to be different competition times, training programs, training methods and physical requirements of the branches. In addition, taekwondo athletes foot techniques, karate athletes using hand techniques more than foot techniques can be listed as the reasons for this difference.
&quot;Box Box on the Shelve! Tell Me!&quot;: The Effects of Adapted Plays on Physical Fitness in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Yilmaz, Atike
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Physical Fitness,Play,Children,Early Adolescents,Psychomotor Skills,Body Composition,Body Height,Body Weight,Adapted Physical Education

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of adapted play activities on physical fitness in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this study, the pretest-posttest design with a single experimental group was used. The sample of the study is comprised of 7 students with 7-13 years of age. In the measurement of physical fitness parameters of children with ASD, height, body weight, flexibility, vertical jump, and right/left hand grasping power tests were performed. SPSS 23.0 program was used. In addition to descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed rank test was used in the comparisons of pretest-posttest measurements. According to the findings of the research, among the physical fitness parameters, it was determined that there were statistically significant differences in the flexibility, vertical jumping, right and left-hand grasping power values, while there was statistically no significant difference concerning the body mass index values. We can mention that the obtained findings demonstrate that play activities lesson program has positive impacts on the physical fitness parameters of children with ASD, and it contributes to their motor developments. Additionally, this research study is considered significant since it leads the way for researchers and teachers of this field and it provides an insight for further studies.
Analyzing the Effect of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Level on Strength and Endurance in Male Wrestlers
Author: Baikoglu, Selin
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Males,Muscular Strength,Athletics,Athletes,Comparative Analysis,Exercise,Biochemistry,Metabolism,Recreational Facilities,Physical Fitness,Drug Therapy,Pretests Posttests,Exercise Physiology,Training,Foreign Countries

90-95% of vitamin D which has the supreme function of regulating many metabolisms in tissues and organs, is taken from the sunlight through skin. Since wrestling is performed in sun-protected sports halls, we think that a vitamin D replacement will improve the performance of wrestlers, especially as the limited exposure to sunlight is compared to outdoor sports branches. The aim of our study is to increase the strength and endurance of male wrestlers by applying 25-Hydroxy vitamin D replacement together with general and wrestling-specific trainings for 8 weeks. 36 wrestlers participated in the study and were divided into two groups as subject and control groups. Group A (n: 18) was the exercise-subject group with a 25-hydroxy vitamin D replacement and group B (n: 18) was the exercise-control group without the vitamin D replacement applied. In the subject group, Devit-3 oral ampoule 1 ml (300,000 I.U.) replacement was applied to the wrestlers whose 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels were below 20 ng/mL. Wrestlers were pre-tested one week before the replacement. After 8 weeks, they were post-tested and their vitamin D levels were measured again. Wrestlers in the control group were tested at the beginning and end of the 8-week training program without the vitamin D supplementation. In the analysis of the data, a Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney test (one of the nonparametric tests) was used in accordance with the distribution width when the averages of the groups were evaluated in terms of significance with each other. The values that were p &lt; 0.05 as the significance level of the data were accepted as statistically significant and the evaluations were made accordingly. When the results of the analysis were examined, it was seen that 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of the wrestlers increased from 13.85 ng/ml to 26.28 ng/ml after the replacement applied to the wrestlers in the subject group. It was observed that while vitamin D levels of the group increased, their aerobic endurance decreased to 132.22 ± 9.69 from 150.33 ± 20.98 (p &lt; 0.05). Thus, their aerobic endurance improved statistically significant. No statistically significant value was obtained in the test analysis of the wrestlers in the control group. The analysis results obtained from the study showed that the 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in athletes increased and their aerobic capacity also increased after vitamin D induction. It is possible to say that vitamin supplementation together with 8 weeks training program is more effective for athletes to improve their strength and endurance.
Issue Analysis of Competency-Based Mathematics Curriculum Design in African Countries: A Case Study of Mozambique&apos;s Primary Mathematics Education
Author: Kusaka, Satoshi
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Competency Based Education,Mathematics Curriculum,Curriculum Design,Elementary School Mathematics,Curriculum Evaluation,Textbooks

The paper firstly clarified the characteristic of competencies being discussed in African countries by comparing them with competencies being discussed in developed countries. It has become clear that both countries are very similar. In other words, against the background of rapidly increasing internationalization and globalization, the competencies required to live in the society of the future are the same across borders, regardless of whether in a developed country or a developing country. Secondly, using Mozambique as a case study, how the competencies are actualized and what kind of challenges they face are discussed by analyzing primary mathematics curriculum, textbooks and in classes. An emphasis was placed on the ability to use social, cultural and technological tools used in an interactive manner in the competencies that were contained in the 2015 curriculum. However, most of the contents of the new textbook focus on &quot;basic competencies&quot; centered on basic knowledge and skills. Furthermore, there were many classes where teachers presented questions listed in the textbook as they are. Hence, it became apparent that the nurturing of practical competencies listed in the curriculum was largely reliant on the abilities of the teacher.
Thematic vs Chronological History Teaching Debate: A Social Media Research
Author: Turan, Ibrahim
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Social Media,History Instruction,Teaching Methods,Sequential Approach,Thematic Approach,Electronic Publishing,Teacher Attitudes,Content Analysis,Positive Attitudes,Preferences,Social Studies,High School Students

At the beginning of the 19th century, history education has found its place as an independent course in formal education institutions, since then it has undergone many reforms and revisions but none of these reforms has solved its chronic problems. In discussions on how to solve the problems of teaching history, one of the most important issues is whether history should be taught chronologically or thematically. The purpose of this research is to review the discussions on this topic in Internet blogs to examine teachers' views on the advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches. The social media research method was applied in this research. Required data obtained through teachers' blogs on thematic and chronological history teaching and teachers' comments on the subject in these blogs. The thematic content analysis carried out with the NVivo program, which helped in-vivo codes emerged from teachers' blogs and comments. Most of the 71 teachers whose remarks are referenced in the research have expressed a positive view on thematic history teaching, although it is more difficult to understand and apply. Some teachers proposed a mixed approach in which the thematic and chronological approach is combined in different order and proportions based on students' grades.
A Financial Psychology Intervention for Increasing Employee Participation in and Contribution to Retirement Plans: Results of Three Trials
Author: Horwitz, Edward J.
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Intervention,Employees,Retirement Benefits,Participation,Program Effectiveness,Behavior Change,Money Management

Despite decades of retirement plan enrollment meetings, many employees fail to fully engage in their employer-sponsored retirement plans. Under the framework of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Behavior Change, this study examines the effectiveness of a financial psychology intervention designed to increase engagement in employer-sponsored retirement plans across three employee groups: 107 employees of a regional bank, 43 employees of a custom manufacturing company, and 48 employees of a construction company. Following the intervention, significant changes in plan participation, contribution rates, and one-on-one follow-up meetings with financial advisors were observed. Thirty-eight percent of previously unengaged employees became plan participants, 68% requested and held meetings with financial advisors, and contribution rates increased by 39%, resulting in a total $199,445 increase in first-year annualized contributions and employer matching funds across the three groups.
Using Nearpod as a Tool to Promote Active Learning in Higher Education in a BYOD Learning Environment
Author: Hakami, Mohssen
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,College Faculty,College Students,Videoconferencing,Distance Education,Active Learning,Females,Womens Education,Males,Student Satisfaction,Single Sex Colleges,Teacher Student Relationship,Barriers,Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Laptop Computers,Program Effectiveness

The present study aims to explore Nearpod as a tool to promote active learning in higher education. In this study, Nearpod is regarded as a tool that can be used to enhance teaching and learning for those lectures provided by male instructors to female students at Sharoura College of Science and Arts, Najran University. Hence, the Nearpod is integrated with video-conference learning system which is used as distance learning system to provide lectures by male lecturers to female students who study at a separate campus. Consequently, students' own devices have been used to fulfil learning activities during classes. The author utilized the mainly quantitative research method and designed an electronic learning questionnaire applied to (74) female students. The findings of the study showed that the affordances of Nearpod and the BYOD model have promoted active learning in the classroom. Students were very satisfied with integrated learning environment, and they commended Nearpod in all courses specially those ones taught by video-conference learning system.