ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Exploring Contextual Factors for Pre-Service Teachers Teaching with Technology through Planning, Teaching, and Reflecting
Author: Akyuz, Didem
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Preservice Teachers,Educational Technology,Planning,Reflection,Context Effect,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Knowledge Level,Decision Making,Mathematics Education,Technological Literacy,Influences,Relationship

Teaching with technology is a required skill for today's teachers and the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) is a commonly used framework that is used to assess the effective usage of this skill. In this framework, teachers' knowledge is assessed under various individual and blended knowledge domains. The effect of contextual factors on TPACK is a relatively recent focal point of this framework. Therefore, this study investigates pre-service teachers' enactment of different TPACK domains and interprets the results according to contextual factors that underlie their decisions and their knowledge levels. For this purpose, a case study involving four pre-service teachers was conducted. The contextual factors are extracted from the pre-service teachers' reflection and teaching philosophy statements. Then their demonstration of TPACK levels are found both during planning and teaching stages. The results indicate that pre-service teachers with low TPACK enactment are mostly preoccupied with contextual elements related to practical concerns, whereas those with higher levels exhibited a greater degree of contextual elements related to beliefs and external priorities. It was also found that this latter group's planning and teaching artifacts are more balanced with respect to TPACK levels, whereas a more significant drop in TPACK levels from planning to teaching was observed for the former group.
Math Is Beautifully Intimidating: Analyzing the Conflict between Teacher Affective Disposition and Observed Positioning-by-Others
Author: Lynch-Arroyo, Ruby L.
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Teacher Characteristics,Mathematics Education,Affective Behavior,Teacher Attitudes,Mathematics Instruction,Self Concept,Teacher Student Relationship,Foreign Countries

Teacher productive disposition is considered as one of the key strands of mathematical proficiency. Teacher disposition and positioning (disposition in action) toward mathematics influence student learning. However, teachers' productive disposition does not always translate into productive positioning in the mathematics classroom, and vice versa. In this study, we selected teacher dis/position as the unit of analysis to explore the phenomenon of two middle school mathematics teachers' self-reported affective disposition and observed positioning-by-others. Grounded in positioning theory the relationship between teacher disposition and positioning-by-others was examined utilizing a cross-case analysis. Results of the study indicate that dispositional characteristics such as attitude, self-concept, and nature of mathematics were significantly different between the cases. The study findings also suggest that interconnectedness between teacher core disposition and positional situatedness could potentially contribute to understanding and addressing the complexity of teaching and learning in the mathematics classroom.
Javanese Ethnomathematics: Exploration of the &quot;Tedhak Siten&quot; Tradition for Class Learning Practices
Author: Wiryanto
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Cultural Activities,Mathematical Concepts,Concept Formation,Foreign Countries,Ethnography,Indigenous Knowledge,Time,Ceremonies,Philosophy,Geometric Concepts,Equipment

&quot;Tedhak siten&quot; is a Javanese traditional ceremony that marks the 8th month of the baby's age, marked by the baby's readiness to set foot on the ground. This tradition has a philosophical meaning with Javanese cultural values related to the concepts of calculating the ceremony time and the geometric shape of the ceremonial equipment used. The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural activities of the Javanese community by outlining the mathematical concepts contained in the implementation of the tedhak siten ceremony. This research was a qualitatively descriptive study through an ethnographic approach. Ethnomathematical data were collected from two experts those were the head of a traditional Javanese culture studio and a cultural actor active as a leader of Javanese traditional ceremonies. The ethnomathematics found in the study were counting the date or time for the implementation of the &quot;tedhak siten&quot; tradition and the elaboration of geometric concepts in the form of ceremonial equipment used to perform traditional customary procedures. This research had an impact as a mathematics learning material that originated from the wisdom of the local Javanese community by applying the concepts of time units, least common multiples, modulo 5, modulo 7, circles, triangles, rectangles, cylindrical volumes and spherical volumes.
An Integrated STEM-Based Mathematical Problem-Solving Test: Developing and Reporting Psychometric Evidence
Author: Amalina, Ijtihadi Kamilia
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: STEM Education,Mathematics Tests,Problem Solving,Test Construction,Psychometrics,Essay Tests,Content Validity,Test Reliability,Secondary School Students,Foreign Countries

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) problem-solving is necessary to be infused into the classroom. Nevertheless, the criticism of underrepresented mathematics in STEM problem-solving assessment is an issue. In this study, we develop and investigate the psychometric evidence of an integrated STEM-based mathematical problem-solving test. The product of the test was a mathematical essay test that contains three scientific scenarios related to the environment in every middle school grade. The mathematical contents were integrated into engineering-based design using the technology. Three experts filled an assessment sheet to assess content validity, which was analyzed using a content validity index (CVI) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The result of content validity revealed that overall items were valid and reliable. The construct validity was examined using the Rasch analysis from the data of Grades 7-9 students in Indonesia (n = 286). The construct of all scenarios and prompting items indicated fit with various difficulty levels and acceptable discrimination value. Nevertheless, four prompting items were reported as misfit based on unweighted mean square value. The recommendation for improvement is emphasized in the language clarity aspect. The inter-rater reliability was also declared good. A further study is suggested to provide a computer-based test.
Developing PISA-Like Math Problems in the Content of Space and Shape through the Context of Historical Buildings
Author: Aini, Indrie Noor
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Achievement Tests,Foreign Countries,International Assessment,Secondary School Students,Test Construction,Test Items,Mathematics,Problem Solving,Junior High School Students,Buildings,Student Interests,Ability,Grade 7,Teacher Developed Materials,Validity,Instructional Effectiveness

The essential purpose of developing PISA-like questions is to train students' reasoning abilities so that students' ability to solve PISA-like questions increases. Therefore, this research aims to produce PISA-like math problems in the context of historical buildings in the Karawang Regency that are valid, practical, and potentially affect mathematics learning. The subjects of this study were junior high school students at SMPN 2 Karawang Barat. This research uses design research with development studies, consisting of preliminary and prototyping phases. The preliminary stage consists of two stages: needs analysis and design, while the prototyping stage consists of 5 phases: self-evaluation, expert review, one-to-one, small group, and field tests. The data collection techniques in this study were in the form of PISA-like math problems in the context of shape and space with the context of Historic Buildings in Karawang, observations, questionnaires, and interviews. All data obtained were analyzed descriptively. The results show that this study resulted in nine PISA-like math problems in the context of shape and space with the context of Historic Buildings in Karawang that are valid, practical, and potentially affect learning mathematics. The potential effect is related to students' interest in PISA-like questions and students' ability to understand and answer PISA-like questions. Finally, the results of this study have an impact on students who are getting trained in solving PISA-like math problems.
Information and Communication Technology Integration and Teaching Mathematics in Higher Education
Author: Tokanov, Mansur
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Technology,Computer Mediated Communication,Higher Education,Computer Use,Mathematics Instruction,Foreign Countries,Integrated Curriculum

The purpose of the study is to develop a model for the application of information and communication technology in the teaching of higher mathematics at the level of school education. The leading method for studying this issue is testing developed by V.E. Milman &quot;Diagnostics of motivational structure of personality&quot;, which allows studying the level and features of motivational sphere of the researched based on characteristics of their personality with prevailing emotional background of interest, which are directly connected with motivational sphere and due to which it is possible to influence the level of motivation and mastering of the material on topics of higher mathematics based on given parameters of its increase. The identified indicators enable determining the success of using information and communication technologies within the framework of the created model improving the educational process of studying elements of higher mathematics at school. This will enable students to understand how the knowledge they are learning will be put into practice in their lives in the future, allowing them to be highly motivated in their approach to learning the subject, as well as within the framework of imaginative reconstructions of mathematical figures from different angles, graphs of various parameters, imaginative explanations of formulae, theorems and mathematical rules, which will be displayed in 3D on a large screen, thus enabling students, through their visualization, to understand their essence from different perspectives, which will be reinforced by their practical application.
Environmental Education in South African Schools: The Role of Civil Society Organizations
Author: Damoah, Benjamin
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Environmental Education,Community Organizations,Sustainability,Citizenship Education,Faculty Development,Educational Policy,School Community Relationship,Civil Rights,Public Policy,Role,Advocacy,Lobbying,Empowerment,Capacity Building,Consciousness Raising,Community Involvement,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Program Effectiveness

Environmental education (EE) is an integrated component of the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document. Pro-EE civil society organisations are actively involved in the implementation of EE policies in schools. The roles played by civil society organisations contribute to the trajectory of practical environmental programmes. This study adopted an interpretive paradigm, a qualitative approach, and a phenomenological design anchored on Bronfenbrenner's philosophical view of human development. One Pro-EE civil society organisation and two respondents were purposefully sampled. Semi-structured interviews and documents were tools employed to collect qualitative data and results were analysed thematically. The study revealed that Pro-EE civil society organisations play a pivotal role which includes; equipping learners to live sustainably, teachers' professional development, and policy formulation. The study recommended that the South School Act be amended to make EE policy mandatory. The department of basic education (DBE) should provide sufficient resources to Pro-EE civil society organisations to expand Eco-Schools project-based initiatives in schools regardless of the geographical location.
Navigating the Contemporary Rites of Passage: A Typology of STEM Professional Identity Transition
Author: Chong, Yit Sean
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,College Seniors,STEM Education,Professional Identity,Individual Development,Student Attitudes,Student Experience,Expectation,Personal Autonomy,Influences,Discourse Analysis,Labor Turnover,Self Concept,Developing Nations

Anchored upon a renewed rites of passage perspective, this study employs a narrative inquiry to understand how professional identities are enacted, developed, negotiated, and reconstructed among final year STEM undergraduates in Malaysia. While professional identities are largely studied within the workplace or organisational context, there is limited knowledge of how students make sense of their professional identities during their study. To address this gap, this study explores the dilemmas and dreams of twenty-four final year STEM undergraduates as they were at the critical juncture of transition towards their first fulltime career. While the participants shared a common experience of STEM professional identity formation during their childhood and adolescent phases of life, there were variations in how individuals negotiated their professional identities as they reached the crossroads upon university enrolment and graduation. In navigating the liminal phase of uncertainties, negotiation strategies included defending and rethinking STEM professional identities while balancing identities in work and non-work roles. Towards the reconstruction phase, a process of redefining, affirming, and securing STEM professional identity takes place as individuals make sense of their roles and place in the communities. The narrative findings illustrate contemporary dynamics of societal expectations, structural forces and personal agency that facilitate STEM professional transitions. The study also adds insights into emerging discourses surrounding STEM education and talent retention strategies among the contemporary STEM workforce.
Scientific Studies on Climate Change, Children and Education: Current Situation and Suggestions
Author: Ozturk, Elif
Date: 2023-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific Research,Climate,Change,Environmental Education,Foreign Countries,Elementary School Students,Childrens Rights,Literature Reviews

Climate change is at the top of the world's agenda due to the major problems it creates. It is a subject that concerns all humanity and living things with its many different dimensions, from economy to social life. However, it is children who are most affected by the problems arising from climate change and will be affected in the future. Within this scope, the aim of this study is to examine the effects of climate change on children through the current literature and to interpret the studies on this subject in Turkey. The research was conducted in a qualitative way and content analysis method was used. The content of the study was limited to researches focusing individuals aged 0-12, including early and late childhood. National studies in Turkey on climate change for children and their education are included in the scope. According to the results, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the effects of climate change on children and their education, especially in the last five years. Furthermore, most of the studies focus on examining dimensions such as knowledge, awareness, perception and attitude. However, there is a great need at the moment to teach children, who are the architects of the future, permanent environmentally and eco-friendly behaviors.
Pedagogical Transformations in Non-Graduate Professionals: The Experience in Pedagogy Courses for Teaching Practice
Author: Avendaño, William R.
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Change,Teaching Methods,Instructional Design,Business Administration Education,Higher Education,College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Teacher Qualifications,Likert Scales,Teacher Characteristics,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Foreign Countries,Faculty Development,Vignettes,Educational Background,Professional Personnel,Gender Differences,Attitude Change,Educational Attainment

This research identifies the pedagogical transformations perceived by non-graduate professionals from developing pedagogy courses for the teaching practice. It corresponds to a quantitative study of the descriptive level framed in the empirical-analytical paradigm and the non-experimental transversal method of a deductive type. The study involved 152 non-graduate professionals who teach in the Faculty of Business Sciences in a higher education institution in Colombia and took no less than 120 hours in pedagogy, which corresponds to a legal requirement to be able to carry out teaching activities. An instrument composed of 33 Likert scale items was applied to the sample participants, which addressed sociodemographic characteristics, pedagogical knowledge, pedagogical practice and integral pedagogical subject. The data collected were processed through descriptive statistical techniques. The study's findings indicate that pedagogical training scenarios for non-graduate professionals, such as short courses of no less than 120 hours--as occurs in the Colombian context--positively impact professionals and their teaching qualifications. It is concluded that from the participants' perceptions, transformations are produced in pedagogical knowledge, practice and the configuration of the integral pedagogical subject.
Perceptions and Attitudes of Young University Students about Venezuelan Migration in a Colombian Border City
Author: Rubio, Gladys Adriana Espinel
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Immigrants,Undergraduate Students,Social Integration,Foreign Countries,Stranger Reactions,Social Bias,Mass Media Effects,Decision Making,Conflict,Risk,Cultural Differences,Acculturation,Diversity,Prosocial Behavior,Cultural Awareness

The purpose of the research was to identify the perceptions and attitudes of university students in the main border and receiving city of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, to validate the tendency registered in several studies and surveys where discriminatory and xenophobic practices were evident. Through an instrument made up of 35 questions and applied to 216 young people between 16 and 28 years of age, it can be concluded that despite the information they receive from the media, university students understand that the decision to migrate was motivated by adverse situations that Venezuelan people face in their country, putting their survival at risk. This opens the possibility of designing and implementing strategies that promote economic integration, but also cultural integration, based on diversity, respect as a value and recognition of the other not only from the media scenario but also from the communicative action itself.
The Use of Digital Tools in the English Classroom in Spain
Author: Rubio, Antonio Daniel Juan
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Educational Technology,Technology Integration,Program Design,Language Teachers,Digital Literacy,Faculty Development,Skill Development,Media Selection

In recent years, the rapid growth of information and communication technologies and social networks has radically changed our lives. The digital revolution has had a positive impact on all areas of society, especially in education, allowing students to improve their communication and language skills. Today, knowledge is on the web and teachers are the ones in charge of guiding the students in their learning process. For this reason, the teachers' work is more important than ever; their role needs to be reconsidered and they must be ready for the challenges of a digital education. This study aims to be a tool to guide their steps towards a teaching prepared for society challenges, in which, as we have seen in recent years, at any time face-to-face teaching can falter. Teachers must make an effort and prepare themselves for the teaching of the future. Methodology, resources, tools and even evaluation must be adapted to the new era. This paper focuses on the integration of digital tools in English as a foreign language classroom. Its main objective is to design a program based on the development of digital competences of English language teachers. To this end, the evolution of the use of digital tools in the educational field and more specifically in the teaching of foreign languages will be scrutinized, analyzing the main advantages and disadvantages of their integration in the classroom. As for the program, the starting point will be an initial assessment based on the collection of information through a questionnaire to assess the digital competence of teachers. Moreover, activities aimed at teachers of our school English department are developed in order to put into practice the tools that will be analyzed throughout the program.
Teaching Partial Differential Equations with Didactic Situations
Author: Hurtado, Orlando Garcia
Date: 2022-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Calculus,Equations (Mathematics),College Mathematics,Foreign Countries,Simulation,Problem Solving,College Students,Engineering Education,Computer Software

This article shows results on the simulation of partial differential equations such as the heat equation, the Laplace equation and the wave equation in a course called mathematical methods at a university in Bogotá Colombia. In this course, the concept of partial differential equations and different solution methods were explained to them, both in the analytical and numerical part, the importance they have in the physical sciences, the exact sciences and many of their different applications in engineering, since students. They are in the fifth semester of the mechatronic engineering degree, then under the methodology of didactic situations they were presented with a particular situation where by developing code in the mathematics and electronic simulation software called Matlab, some of these could be simulated, giving different values to constants and describing their behavior just as it was possible to visualize some results of the main partial differential equations, with quite significant results.