ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Teachers&apos; Knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Case of Turkey
Author: Rakap, Salih
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Knowledge Level,Autism,Pervasive Developmental Disorders,Teacher Attitudes,General Education,Teacher Competencies,Preschool Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Etiology,Clinical Diagnosis,Symptoms (Individual Disorders),Intervention,Self Efficacy

Teachers' knowledge and perceptions about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is found to be a critical component for the identification and education of children with ASD. This study examined Turkish general education teachers' knowledge and perceptions about ASD. A total of 478 general education teachers across four school types participated in the study. Data were collected using an online survey package. Results showed Turkish general education teachers across all school types and grade levels had limited knowledge and perceptions of autism. Findings show that there is an urgent need to develop professional development or certification programs to train teachers to work with children with ASD. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
Heuristics Hindering the Development of Understanding of Molecular Structures in University Level Chemistry Education: The Lewis Structure as an Example
Author: Karonen, Maarit
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Heuristics,Problem Solving,Molecular Structure,College Students,Comprehension,Barriers,Scientific Concepts,Difficulty Level,Learning Strategies,Mnemonics,Chemistry,Concept Formation,Critical Thinking,Misconceptions,Foreign Countries

Understanding chemical models can be challenging for many university students studying chemistry. This study analysed students' understanding of molecular structures using the Lewis structure as a model, and examined what hinders their understanding. We conducted pre- and post-tests to analyse students' conceptions and changes in them. The measures contained multiple-choice questions and drawing tasks testing their understanding of concepts, such as polarity, geometry, charge or formal charge and expanded octet. The pre-test revealed a lack of knowledge and several misconceptions in students' prior knowledge. For example, the concept of polarity was well-known, but the combination of polarity and geometry appeared to be difficult. For some students, the representation of molecules was intuitive and lacking a systematic approach. Certain students used mnemonics and draw ball-and-stick models connected to surficial representations. After the chemistry courses, the conceptions and drawings had generally changed, and the level of the students' knowledge increased markedly. Although, fewer ball-and-stick models were drawn in the post-test, some students still used them. The main result was that students who drew ball-and-stick models in the pre-test were less capable of drawing the correct Lewis structures with electrons in the post-test. In addition, heuristics seem to hinder learning and some concepts, such as resonance, remained difficult. This is probably due to the fact that understanding molecular structures requires systemic understanding, where several matters must be understood at the same time. Our study highlights that the understanding of molecular structures requires conceptual change related to several sub-concepts.
Resilience among Syrian University Students in Turkey
Author: Demir, Özgür Osman
Date: 2019-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Resilience (Psychology),Academic Persistence,Refugees,Immigrants,War,Risk,Victims,Phenomenology,Measures (Individuals),Student Attitudes,Individual Characteristics,Self Esteem,Career Choice,Trust (Psychology),Psychological Patterns,Social Bias,Self Control,Second Language Learning,Turkish,Learning Motivation,Educational Finance,Social Support Groups,Acculturation,Religious Factors,Foreign Countries,College Students

The purpose of this research is to deeply examine the resilience in war victim immigrants based on risk and protective factors. The sample of the research, which is structured as a phenomenological study, a type of qualitative research, constitute of 5 women, 5 men and 10 university students. A semi-structured Immigrant University Students Resilience Interview Form, created by the researchers, was used as a data collection tool. According to the results, while the risk factors of the participants were mainly societal, the protective factors were mainly individual. Additionally, the risk factors are distrust in others, anger management, pessimism, financial difficulty, media effect, witnessing to death, interruption of education, social prejudice and unsupportive, new settlement, language problem, change of living space, death of family member, living apart to family. The protective factors are; social contribution, career goals, patience, self-confidence, desire for learning, grit, spirituality, financial situation, host society support, immigrant support, family members support. Furthermore, it was found that the percentage of the participants who consider themselves as happy and standing individuals which is a sign of resilience was high.
The Development of Scientific Discussion-Oriented Activities to Remove the Misconceptions: The Unit of &apos;Change of Matter&apos;
Author: Yildirim, Nagihan
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Science Activities,Discussion (Teaching Technique),Misconceptions,Scientific Concepts,Diagnostic Tests,Pretests Posttests,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Elementary School Science,Science Instruction,Instructional Effectiveness,Cooperative Learning

This study, whose purpose is to examine the effect of scientific discussion-oriented activities on eliminating misconceptions in the 'Change of Matter' unit, has been designed in accordance with the action research method. Action research is a research approach that is carried out by practitioners alone or with a researcher to understand and resolve the problems that arise in practice, combines research and practice, and facilitates the transfer of research results into practice. In this context, the test developed, two tier diagnostic test, before the application started was applied to the students as a pre-test, then activities developed based on scientific discussion were applied in a total of 18 lesson hours, and reflective diaries were kept in the students during this process. After the application process, the same test was applied as a posttest. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the students at the end of the application. In these interviews, students were asked 5 questions to determine their misconceptions and 2 questions to determine their opinions about the application process. The sample of the study consists of 26 5th grade students. At the end of the study, it was determined that the science lesson which is taught with scientific discussion activities were effective in eliminating misconceptions, understanding the lesson better and enjoying group work.
The Effect of Children&apos;s Literature Works on Students&apos; Tendency to Violence
Author: Kayman, Faruk
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Violence,Childrens Literature,Grade 7,Middle School Students,Reader Text Relationship,Aggression,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries

In this study, it was tried to determine whether the works of children's literature containing violence are effective on the violent tendencies of 7th grade students. In the research, one of the mixed method designs, triangulation (diversification) design was used. In the quantitative dimension of the study, the pre-test and post-test control group model was used, among the quasi-experimental designs, and in the qualitative dimension, the phenomenology design was used. The study group of the study consists of 50 students, 25 of whom are control and 25 of them are experimental groups, studying in 7th grade in Kahraman Kids Secondary School in Edremit district of Van province. In the study, the aggression scale developed by Buss and Perry as a quantitative data tool and adapted to Turkish by Demirtas Madran; Semi-structured interview form was used as the qualitative data tool. SPSS 18 statistical package program was used in the analysis of quantitative data, and content analysis method was used in the analysis of qualitative data. According to the quantitative results of the study, no significant difference was found between the scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-test of the aggression scale at the end of the application. According to the data obtained through the semi-structured interview form, it was determined that the students mostly liked the children's books containing violence, they found them exciting, fluent and beautiful.
The Effect of Middle School Students&apos; Metacognitive Awareness and Logical Thinking Skills on Success in Mathematics Course
Author: Akbayir, Kamil
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Logical Thinking,Thinking Skills,Mathematics Achievement,Grade Point Average,Middle School Students,Correlation,Gender Differences,Urban Schools,Foreign Countries

The aim of this study is to investigate The effect of logical thinking skills on the success of mathematics course at the Metacognitive Awareness of Secondary School Students. The research was conducted in the Siirt city centre of Fevzi Çakmak Secondary School with 120 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in 2018-2019 education year. The data were collected through both Metacognitive Awareness Inventory Schraw ve Dennison (1994) and the Test of Logical Thinking Skills Tobin and Capie (1981). During the research, the collected data were analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, independent samples t-test, and linear regression on SPSS. According to the results, a positive effect is evident the success of mathematics course metacognitive awareness and logical thinking skills. There is a significant relationship between metacognitive awareness and grade point average mathematics (GPAM) scores. In addition, there is a considerable relationship between logical thinking skills and GPAM scores. The research results suggest that metacognitive awareness and logical thinking skills are positive predictors of mathematics academic achievement. Also, it was examined whether mathematics academic achievement, metacognitive awareness and logical thinking skills differ according to gender. Results show that secondary school students' mathematics academic achievement and metacognitive awareness levels differ significantly in terms of gender. Female students are more successful than male students. Besides, female secondary school students' metacognitive awareness levels are higher than that of male students. Also, the significant relationship was found between logical thinking skills with respect to the gender.
Chasing New Worlds: Stories of Roleplaying in Classroom Spaces
Author: Jones, Karis
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role Playing,Educational Games,Teaching Methods,Self Concept,Educational Environment,Teacher Education Programs,Kindergarten,Elementary Secondary Education,Social Justice,Story Telling,Action Research,Participatory Research,Metacognition,Imagination,Literature,Poetry,Empathy,Teacher Attitudes,After School Programs,Literacy Education

We explore our experiences with roleplaying games across learning environments, chasing communal questions such as: how can teachers engage with the possibilities of roleplaying in classroom spaces, and how can we leverage such practices to open up spaces for youth to bodily experience texts, express identities, and imagine new worlds? This article explores roleplaying across contexts--in school, after school, in teacher education, and in K-12 settings. The authors reflect on our experiences using humanizing methods to critically investigate roleplaying with youth.
Exploring Digital Health Promotion and Education in East Texas: Pathways to Improving Access
Author: Willis, Kent
Date: 2020-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Health Promotion,Health Education,Access to Health Care,Access to Information,Access to Computers,Internet,Technological Literacy,Rural Population,Young Adults,Community Attitudes,Influence of Technology,Technology Integration,Telecommunications,Records (Forms),Knowledge Level,Geographic Regions

Purpose: Technology is an important part of healthcare in the United States. There are opportunities for a better understanding of how technology and digital health can improve health and healthcare. The purpose of this study was to answer two research questions. The first research question was, what is the understanding of digital health in the community? The second research question was, what is the knowledge of digital health in the community. These research questions may inform how health professionals address the issue of electronic health records, digital health, and the implications for technology. Methods: Using a convenience sample, participants were recruited to answer an online survey to identify knowledge and understanding of technology, digital health, and a better understanding of health. Participants were able to opt into or out of the survey. The data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel and evaluated with descriptive statistics. Results: The sample size of 14 is small. Results identified that participants were not fully embracing of health technologies. The data indicated that participants were not fully accepting of technology and digital health. Conclusions: Further research should be conducted to obtain a larger sample size. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to plan interventions to educate the community about health and health technologies. Qualitative and mixed-method studies can add to what is known about health and healthcare technology and digital health resources. Recommendations: It is recommended that interventions be targeted to educate the East Texas population about electronic health resources, telehealth/telemedicine, and technologies that can support health.
Web 2.0 Tools and Information Literacy Instruction in UK University Libraries: Hype or Reality?
Author: Shire, William
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Web 2.0 Technologies,Information Literacy,Technology Integration,Academic Libraries,Librarians,Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Intention

The literature reveals a clear debate around the use of Web 2.0 tools in information literacy (IL) instruction, with some commentators arguing that they effectively support pedagogy and others arguing that there is no sustained evidence for this. Instead, they argue that many librarians are reluctant to use the tools, hindering their overall adoption. This mixed-methods study incorporated a survey and interview to explore this debate. The aim of the study was to analyse the adoption and perception of Web 2.0 tools for IL teaching specifically within university libraries in the United Kingdom. The results revealed that there is initial evidence to suggest that a large proportion of librarians are actively using Web 2.0 tools to support IL pedagogy, but that there is also a smaller group that has a negative reaction to them and do not consider them beneficial. This study provides new knowledge for researchers around the use of technology in IL teaching and librarians' perception of it, addressing a key gap in the literature around the UK university sector. Additionally, it is particularly useful for practitioners, as the issues it raises can improve the use of technology in IL teaching.
The Sources of Organizational Gossips in Schools
Author: Han, Bünyamin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Interpersonal Communication,Social Behavior,Teacher Attitudes,Coping,Foreign Countries,Influences

Informal and evaluative speech about a person who is not present in a conversation environment is defined as gossip. Gossip is one of the informal forms of communication that is also important in school life, because schools have an intense network of communication. This research aims to detect the sources of organizational gossips in schools that have the potential to harm organizational functioning. A descriptive survey model was applied in the research. Gossip Sources Questionnaire (GSQ) prepared by the researcher was used to investigate the topic. In the research the factors causing gossips in schools are classified as; individual factors stemming from the people themselves, social factors arising from the social environment in which the individuals stay and organizational factors arising from the characteristics of the organizational structure of the workplace. According to the teacher views individual features such as jealousy, envy, unethical behaviors, curiosity, vanity and aimlessness are the most common sources of gossips in schools. At the end of the research, there are some suggestions for teachers and principals about coping techniques of organizational gossips.
Mobile Learning in Pre-Service Teacher Education: Perceived Usefulness of AR Technology in Primary Education
Author: Gómez-García, Gerardo
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Telecommunications,Handheld Devices,Educational Technology,Technology Uses in Education,Elementary School Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Student Motivation,Program Effectiveness,Foreign Countries,Computer Simulation,Teacher Education Programs

Mobile learning is a resource that can enhance the teaching-learning process of students and improve the training of future teachers. Specifically, augmented reality (AR) technology allows for immersive and experiential learning without the need to leave the classroom. The purposes of this paper were to apply AR technology in the training of future Primary Education teachers and to analyze the perceived usefulness of AR in the classroom by future teachers. A quantitative approach was used based on a design with a control group and two experimental groups with a post-test using a sample of 171 second-year students studying an education degree. The results showed that experimentation with AR promoted a slight increase in student motivation. However, no significant differences were found between the control group and the experimental groups. Finally, the findings allowed us to establish that the implementation of resources such as AR does not differ in the opinion of future teachers about the inclination to implement AR in the classroom.
Workplace Information Literacy: Measures and Methodological Challenges
Author: Widén, Gunilla
Date: 2021-06-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Information Literacy,Workplace Learning,Test Construction,Evaluation Methods,Statistical Analysis,Information Technology,Small Businesses,Universities,Foreign Countries,Local Government,Innovation,Technological Literacy,Higher Education,Intention,Technology Uses in Education

This paper focuses information literacy (IL) from a methodological perspective, addressing quantitative IL measures, suitable for evaluating the role of IL in supporting work activities. So far, IL in workplace contexts has mostly been studied using qualitative methods, designed for studying situational and context-dependent practices. Therefore it is important to explore how quantitative measures could be used to bring forward the relation between IL and organisational outcomes, that is the assessment of the impact of IL in workplace contexts. Quantitative research into IL is not unknown, but has been mainly developed in higher education, in order to measure students' abilities to make use of information. This paper brings forward three separate studies, conducted by the authors, highlighting different workplace contexts: small and medium enterprises; universities; and community councils. The common approach is that survey instruments were used to measure IL and its impact in these organisational contexts. The methodological implementations and insights are presented and combined, and methodological strengths and challenges are discussed, &quot;with the aims of (1) building knowledge about IL measures in workplace settings that is currently lacking, (2) finding additional measures for the complex IL construct, and (3) considering the scope of the practices that can be measured.&quot; The paper highlights the complexity of studying the impacts of IL in workplace contexts, and the importance of using multiple methods. It constitutes an important step towards a more unified understanding of how to study workplace IL.
Productive Method as the Basis for Soft Skills Development in Engineering Foreign Language Education
Author: Medvedeva, Olesya Dmitrievna
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Soft Skills,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Engineering Education,Academic Standards,Communicative Competence (Languages),Teaching Methods,Case Studies,Problem Based Learning,Reliability,Technology Integration,Essays,Evaluation Criteria,Undergraduate Students,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Professional Development,Management Development,Integrated Learning Systems

The modern world requires engineering specialists with excellent hard skills as well as soft skills that contribute to better communication, creativity, and self-realisation of a person. The authors discovered that modern educational standards are starting to focus on soft skills development, proposing requirements for educational programs that contain competencies covering soft skills. To fulfil such needs, there is the productive method of foreign language teaching that implies interactive technologies and masters foreign language communicative competence and soft skills at once. Therefore, the study aimed at developing a technology of soft skills development in engineering foreign language education using the productive method and checking its effectiveness. The authors designed a questionnaire and investigated engineering students' opinions on a need to develop soft skills, which revealed high relevance of the topic, and the possibility of their development while studying a foreign language, which proved the productive method's prospects. Based on findings received and literature analysed, we implemented case studies, problem-based learning, and essay writing in the technology and designed assessment criteria. Testing of the technology was performed by a pedagogical experiment, where qualitative and quantitative methods were applied. To critically analyse the results, we used Cronbach's alpha, which revealed good reliability of the questionnaire, and t-test showed high efficiency of the technology that improved students' soft skills.