ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Teaching the Subjects under &quot;Science in Time&quot; Unit in the Social Studies Class in the 7th Grade Using Jigsaw Technique on the Academic Success of the Students
Author: Er, Harun
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Instruction,Grade 7,Cooperative Learning,Student Centered Learning,Mixed Methods Research,Pretests Posttests,Interviews,Secondary School Students,Teaching Methods,Program Effectiveness,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Achievement Tests,Achievement Gains,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Comparative Analysis

The main point in today's educational approach is that it is based on a student-centered approach. One of the alternative instruction techniques having a convenient content for this system is the jigsaw technique. Since the introduction of this technique, it has been applied into many different fields of education, and determined that it positively influences students' academic success. The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of teaching &quot;science in time&quot; unit under &quot;science technology and society&quot; learning area in the social studies class in the 7th grade using jigsaw technique on the academic success of the students. Mixed method, in which both qualitative and quantitative research models were used, was utilized in this study. In the quantitative section, based on experimental research model, the study was shaped based on pre-test post-test control group. And in the qualitative section, the answers of the students to the interview questions were analysed based on content analysis technique. The study was implemented on a total number of 46 students studying in the 7th grade of a public secondary school of the Ministry of National Education in Bartin province during 2015-2016 academic year. At the end of the study, it was observed that instructing with the jigsaw technique had a positive impact on students' academic success, and there was a statistically significant difference (pre-test and post-test). In addition, although in general students made positive statements about jigsaw technique, there were also some partly negative statements. As a consequence, it could be stated that the use of jigsaw technique in teaching social studies can have positive contributions into students' academic success.
The Effects of Participating in Recreational Activities on Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction
Author: Aksoy, Yener
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Recreational Activities,Quality of Life,Job Satisfaction,Volunteers,Males,Foreign Countries,Adults,Athletics,Recreation,Correlation,Physical Activities,Leisure Time,Statistical Analysis

The aims of this study were to compare the differences and determine the relationships between the scores obtained from Minnesota job-satisfaction and quality-of-life scales applied to males' ages 18 to 40 who participate in recreational activities and those who do not. The samples of the study consisted of 282 volunteers (148 of whom participate in sports and 134 of whom do not) employed in public institutions and organisations in the City of Vezirköprü in Turkey's Samsun province. The data obtained from the scales and their subscales for the two groups were analysed through the Mann-Whitney U test and Kendall's tau-b, according to the results from a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for the normality assumption (P&lt;0.05). The results showed that the perceived general life quality and job satisfaction for the individuals participating in sports were higher than those who do not participate (P&lt;0.05). When the associations between life-quality and job-satisfaction total scores of all participants were examined, positive significant associations were found between life-quality total scores and job-satisfaction total scores and sub-scores (intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction) (P&lt;0.001). In conclusion, it can be said that participation in recreational activities, which are defined for these purposes as organised voluntary physical activities, has a direct influence on individuals' lifestyles and increases their quality of life and job satisfaction significantly.
Relationships between Static and Dynamic Balance and Anticipation Time, Reaction Time in School Children at the Age of 10-12 Years
Author: Bozkurt, Sinan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Reaction Time,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Motor Development,Perceptual Motor Coordination,Correlation,Physical Education Teachers,Physical Education,Preadolescents

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between anticipation time, reaction time and balance characteristics in school children at the age of 10-12 years. 11 males and 12 females, 23 students in total, studying at Istanbul Sancaktepe Ibn-i Sina Elementary School, whose average age was 11.06 years, average height was 142.78 cm and average weight was 37.6 kg, voluntarily participated in the study. Height, body weight, anticipation time, reaction time, static balance and dynamic balance measurements were obtained from the subjects within the scope of the study. The descriptive statistics and the relationship between balance, anticipation time and reaction time parameters were investigated by using multiple correlations. The level of significance taken into account was (p&lt;0.05). In conclusion, the significant relationships were found between auditory reaction time and 5 mph anticipation time and static and dynamic balance (p&lt;0.05), between 3 mph anticipation time and auditory reaction time and choice reaction time (p&lt;0.05), between choice reaction time and simple reaction time and auditory reaction time (p&lt;0.05). These perceptual motor skills could affect each other. It is suggested that physical education teachers should teach children to improve their anticipation time, balance and reaction time ability during the physical education lesson. They could place PE programs some special drills to improve these abilities.
New Technologies in Maritime Education and Training, Turkish Experiment
Author: Erdogan, Oral
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Marine Education,Educational Technology,Experiments,Vocational Education,Reliability,Industry,Educational Improvement,Educational Quality,Higher Education,International Cooperation,Universities,School Role,Total Quality Management,Teaching Methods

The aim of this study is to introduce new technologies and approaches in the maritime education and training (MET) and Turkish experiment/acquisitions/contributions including some analysis which may be helpful for the future studies on this subject. As an example of such an effort, Turkish experiment/contribution on seafaring officer education system is presented and discussed which supports to understand the problem areas and further assists to take the proper actions to facilitate the adaptation process. Each steps of achievement process is analyzed to realize the key issues which are the main sources of discrepancies and difficulties. The results of the discussions grouped and associated to formulate possible/probable solutions. After testing suitability, reliability and acceptability of solutions, some applicable course of actions are introduced. The overall results of this study may be used by MET planners and researcher who will make further studies on this issue.
The Challenges Facing the Implementation of Early Childhood Development and Education Policy in Bungoma County, Kenya
Author: Wangila, Violet Muyoka
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Early Childhood Education,Educational Policy,Program Implementation,Mixed Methods Research,Preschool Teachers,Principals,School Personnel,Questionnaires,Focus Groups,Interviews,Observation,Documentation,Barriers,Educational Finance,Teacher Student Ratio,Government Role,Educational Resources,Teacher Salaries,Access to Education,Teaching Conditions

This paper scrutinises the challenges facing the implementation of Early Childhood Development and Education policy in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study used a mixed research design and study population comprised of the QASOs, the Head teachers, ECDE teachers and the non-teaching staff in respective ECDCs. The sample size of the study comprised of 9 QUASOs, 27 head teachers, 81 teachers of ECDE and 27 non-teaching staff from selected public primary schools in the study region. The study utilised simple random sampling, stratified and purposive sampling. The tools for data collection comprised of the questionnaire, focussed group, interview schedule, observation and document analysis schedules. The quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data used content analysis procedures. The study identified a number of challenges including: inadequacy of teaching and learning resources, financial constraints, and lack of government good will, poor training of ECDE teachers, insecurity, high pupil-teacher ratio, poor teacher remunerations and the introduction of FPE. The study recommends that: the Counties and Central government should fund the ECDE, the central government should hire ECDE teachers on permanent and pensionable terms; QASOs should be facilitated to cover vast areas with ease and increase the number of visits to the ECDCs; the Education and lastly, the government should train non-teaching staff on safety operations and above all hire a qualified nurse for every ECDE centre.
Problem Solving Strategies among Primary School Teachers
Author: Yew, Wun Thiam
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Solving,Elementary School Teachers,Foreign Countries,Mathematics Teachers,Research Design,Teacher Education,Teacher Education Programs,Algebra,Mathematics Instruction,Elementary School Mathematics

The purpose of this article was to examine problem solving strategies among primary school teachers. The researchers employed survey research design to examine their problem solving strategies. The participants of this study consisted of 120 primary school teachers from a public university in Peninsula Malaysia who enrolled in a 4-year Graduating Teachers Program (&quot;Program Pensiswazahan Guru&quot;) majored in mathematics. Purposive sampling technique was used to select these participants. This article presents the analysis of the responses of the participants related to a particular problem, namely fencing problem. Result of the study suggests that 79.2% of the participants have successfully solved the fencing problem. They employed various problem solving strategies: (i) trial-and-error (also known as guess-and-check), (ii) using algebra, (iii) making tables, charts or systematic list, (iv) drawing diagrams, (v) identifying pattern, and (vi) logical reasoning. Result of the study also suggests that 85% of the participants used same strategy to check their solutions for the fencing problem without being probed. The implications of the results were also discussed.
The Effect of Meaning-Focused Listening Input on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners' Productive Vocabulary Size
Author: Noughabi, Mostafa Azari
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Linguistic Input,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Statistical Analysis,Experimental Groups,Grammar,Control Groups,Second Language Instruction,Vocabulary Development,Foreign Countries,Qualitative Research,Language Teachers,Teaching Methods,Language Tests,College Freshmen,Pretests Posttests,Correlation,Comparative Analysis,Semi Structured Interviews,College Faculty

Vocabulary as a significant component of language learning has been widely researched. As well, it is well documented that vocabulary could be learned through listening and reading. In addition, measuring productive vocabulary has been a chief concern among scholars. However, few studies have focused on meaning-focused listening input and its effect on learners' productive vocabulary size, particularly in EFL contexts. Therefore, the present study aims to figure out whether meaning-focused listening input has effect on productive vocabulary size of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. Moreover, it explores teachers' views about feasibility of training vocabulary through listening input. In the present study, 63 learners were randomly assigned into two groups. After 12 sessions of treatment, Lex30 was conducted to measure productive vocabulary size of both control and experimental group. Also, six EFL teachers were interviewed to investigate their viewpoints. The results of independent sample t-tests show that the experimental group who were treated through meaning-focused listening input outperformed the control group members who received traditional instruction in vocabulary. Qualitative data analysis, revealed that teachers did not believe in feasibility of vocabulary instruction through meaningful listening input due to many limitations such as time constraint and EFL learners' insufficient vocabulary size. Finally, some pedagogical implications are offered.
Analysis of Leisure Time Activities of Syrian Children in Turkey as an Adaptation Process
Author: Eres, Figen
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leisure Time,Refugees,Foreign Countries,Acculturation,Immigrants,Qualitative Research,Low Income,Semitic Languages,Turkish,Islam,Reading Materials,Television Viewing,Religious Education,Second Language Learning,Homework,Phenomenology,Employment,Parent Background,Educational Attainment,Semi Structured Interviews,Student Attitudes,Elementary School Students,Cultural Awareness,Content Analysis

Leisure is one of the important discussions among immigrants. Leisure time activities also carry importance for migrant children. These activities establish bridge between a migrant's own culture and the new country and help development of a new cultural understanding. Most of the Syrian children currently attend Temporary Education Centers in Turkey. The aim of this research is to evaluate the leisure time activities of Syrian children attending Temporary Education Centers. The qualitative research method was used in this study. The participants consist of 29 Syrian children. Findings show that most of the children live their own culture in a low-education and low-income household with several children. It was found that they mostly spend their times by attending Quran course, reading Arabic books and watching Arabic TV channels. These children read Turkish books, watch Turkish TV channels and do homework at the least in their leisure times. Implications for further research are also discussed.
Using Formative Assessment to Facilitate Learner Self-Regulation: A Case Study of Assessment Practices and Student Perceptions in Hong Kong
Author: Jing Jing, Ma
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Formative Evaluation,Self Control,Case Studies,Evaluation Methods,Student Attitudes,Second Language Instruction,English (Second Language),College Students,Confucianism,Heritage Education,Student Centered Learning,Mixed Methods Research,Questionnaires,Focus Groups,Likert Scales,Statistical Analysis

One of the key aims of formative assessment in higher education is to enable students to become self-regulated learners (Nicol &amp; Macfarlane-Dick, 2006). Based on Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick's (2006) framework, this exploratory study investigates which formative assessment practices proposed by them were used by one college EFL writing teacher to facilitate learner self-regulation in a Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) setting (i.e. Hong Kong) and student perceptions of these practices in relation to self-regulation. Five formative assessment practices were found to be implemented by the teacher to support learner self-regulation. The students seemed to be more positive about teacher-and-student-directed practices than student-directed ones. Suggestions have been provided to maximize the potential of these practices in facilitating learner self-regulation.
Following the Heart or the Crowd: Epistemological Beliefs and Actual Practices of In-Service Language Teachers in Taiwan
Author: Sun, Yu-Chih
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Epistemology,Language Teachers,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Teaching Methods,Decision Making,Grammar,Teacher Attitudes,Reading Habits,Dictionaries,Vocabulary Development,Accuracy,Language Proficiency,Task Analysis,Language Tests,Testing,School Culture,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,Middle School Teachers,Vignettes

The study aims to explore in-service teachers' epistemological beliefs about the following five critical paradigms in second language education and their corresponding practices: (1) inductive/deductive grammar instruction, (2) intensive/extensive reading, (3) looking up unknown words in the dictionary/guessing from context, (4) focusing on accuracy/proficiency, and (5) task-based/test-based learning. The findings reveal that even though in-service teachers possess certain epistemological beliefs that shape the nature of their pedagogical practice, there is an ongoing negotiation between the dominant (e.g., students' test performance) and less-dominant factors involved in their decision making. The teaching practice is both an individual and socially constructed behavior.
L1-L2 Transfer in the Narrative Styles of Chinese EFL Learners' Written Personal Narratives
Author: Su, I-Ru
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Transfer of Training,Second Language Learning,Native Language,Chinese,English (Second Language),Personal Narratives,Language Styles,Cultural Influences,Writing (Composition),Essays,Comparative Analysis,Control Groups,Advanced Students,Second Language Instruction,Contrastive Linguistics,Discourse Analysis,College Students,Language Usage,Statistical Analysis

Most of the research on second language (L2) narratives has focused on whether or how L2 learners carry their L1 narrative styles into L2 narration; few studies have explored whether L2 learners' knowledge of the L2 also in turn affects their L1 narrative performance. The present study attempted to probe the issue of cultural transfer in narrative styles from a bi-directional perspective. The L2 subjects of the study were Chinese EFL learners at the intermediate and advanced levels. They were asked to write a fright narrative in their two languages, and their essays were compared to those of English and Chinese native control groups. The participants' written narratives were examined in terms of narrative structure and evaluative devices. Transfer from both directions was found. Moreover, the advanced learners appeared to have merged the narrative styles of L1 and L2 in their writing of personal narratives in both languages. The results of the present study suggested that cultural transfer in narrative styles could occur bi-directionally and that advanced EFL learner's narrative repertoires of their two languages may form an interconnected system instead of independent systems.
Principals' Personal Variables and Information and Communication Technology Utilization in Federal Capital Territory Senior Secondary Schools, Abuja, Nigeria
Author: Ogunshola, Roseline Folashade
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Principals,Secondary Schools,Administrator Characteristics,Computer Uses in Education,Correlation,Questionnaires,School Administration,Gender Differences,Work Experience,Public Schools,Private Schools

The study investigated principals' personal variables and information and communication technology utilization in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senior secondary schools, Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The study used a sample of 94 senior secondary schools (including public and private) in FCT. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 94 principals in the sampled schools. The data for the study were gathered through a questionnaire, which was administered to the principals in the selected senior secondary schools in FCT. To ascertain the validity of the instrument, content validity was adopted. &quot;Principals' Utilization of Information and communication Technology Questionnaire&quot; (PUICTQ) was pilot-tested and reliability coefficient of 0.83 was obtained. Frequency counts, mean score and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while t-test and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The study showed that the level of ICT resources utilization by the principals in FCT senior secondary schools was moderate. Also, the study ascertained that there was significant relationship between principals' personal variables and ICT utilization in FCT senior secondary schools. It was concluded that principals' personal variables of gender, experience and ownership of school could influence their utilization of ICT in the management of senior secondary schools in FCT. It was therefore recommended that efforts should be made by the principals to upgrade their knowledge of ICT utilization for their daily tasks for effective management.
Post Modernity Theory and Its Educational Applications in School Fields
Author: El-Baz, Maaly Bent Mohamed Saleh
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Postmodernism,Fundamental Concepts,Educational Principles,Educational Theories,Interviews,Observation,Educational Practices,Teacher Surveys,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Improvement,Student Improvement,Curriculum Development,Higher Education,Foreign Countries

This paper aims to identify the fundamental principles on which the post modernity theory is based and to notice this in the field of Education, since this theory deals with two basic rules on which the postmodernist orientation is based, one of them denies on the absolute truth on Ontology level (related to the existence nature), and the other denies on the Objectivity and Rationality on Epistemology (related to Knowledge theory). A set of rules branch off from these two rules, which have a great effect on the educational institutions and its relationships. The relationships of the educational institutions with families and different community institutions form various areas of interferential effective operations, which represent the most effective social units, and this would be reflected on the Education and its quality.