ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Visual Literacy, Creativity and the Teaching of Argument
Author: Shivers, James
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Visual Literacy,Creativity,Persuasive Discourse,Writing Instruction,Secondary School Students,Writing (Composition),Common Core State Standards,Teaching Methods,Multimedia Instruction,Concept Formation,Learning Modalities,High School Students,Grade 9,Writing Assignments,Models

A vibrant theory of change capable of fueling critical practice may be an indispensable feature of teaching argument in secondary education. According to the PIE model (Perception, Interpretation, Expression), layers of experience build a cognitive scaffold to support the development of critical skills. In addition, incorporating works of art and visual literacy skills stimulates perception and idea production. Thus, diverse practices may contribute to the development of argument. We respectfully disagree with the common core's limited definition of argumentation in both form and content. Instead of limiting students to one specific medium we broadened our practice to include a range of multimodal discourses.
Entrepreneurship Education at Indian Industrial Training Institutes--A Case Study of the Prescribed, Adopted and Enacted Curriculum in and around Bangalore
Author: Zenner, Lea
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Entrepreneurship,Industrial Education,Foreign Countries,Unemployment,Self Employment,Teaching Methods,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Vocational Education,Curriculum,Skill Development,Employment Potential,Knowledge Level,Self Efficacy,Interpersonal Competence

On the one hand, India is a growing economy that needs skilled labour, self-employed entrepreneurs and employees to tackle its economic and social challenges. On the other hand, India faces high unemployment rates, especially among young people. Graduates from industrial training institutes (ITIs) in particular are often facing difficulties in pursuing self-employment. Entrepreneurship education is an essential element in preparing young people for self-employment. This paper analyses how and to what extent entrepreneurship education has been conceived and implemented in vocational schools in and around Bangalore to face these challenges. Methodologically the authors use a three-step approach following the theories of a &quot;prescribed&quot;, &quot;adopted&quot; or &quot;enacted&quot; curriculum. Qualitative interviews are used for the analysis of the adopted and enacted curriculum. The authors conclude that whereas the prescribed curriculum includes several elements of entrepreneurship education and teachers' understanding is in line with the prescription, the understanding is seldom translated into input in the day-to-day teaching. The plausible reasons for this gap are discussed in this paper.
Crafting an Argument in Steps: A Writing Process Model for Graduate and Professional Students with LD
Author: Kallestinova, Elena
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Graduate Students,Persuasive Discourse,Writing (Composition),Writing Processes,Models,Writing Instruction,Learning Disabilities,Academic Discourse,Student Surveys,Text Structure,Student Needs,Thinking Skills,Difficulty Level,Sequential Learning,Writing Strategies

The paper discusses argument pedagogy for graduate and professional students with learning disabilities (LD) in the context of academic writing. To understand the nature and types of writing problems that graduate and professional students with LD experience, the author presents results of a university-wide survey with the students who did and did not report LD. The results show that students reporting LD reveal higher needs in five recognized stages of the writing process: selecting knowledge, synthesis of ideas, translation into text, reviewing, and monitoring. They exhibit especially strong differences in the synthesis stage, which includes argument building, development, and organization, and in the reviewing stage, including sentence structure, clarity, punctuation, and formatting. These findings indicate that not only do LD students display needs in high-order and low-order cognitive tasks, but that different stages of highly cognitive tasks cause different degrees of difficulty for them. The results support the five-stage writing process model. Based on this model, the paper proposes a Recursive Step-By-Step Approach that facilitates the process of argument crafting. By dissecting argument building into feasible steps, students with LD can approach the argument writing task, avoiding procrastination and writing blocks.
Ensuring Curriculum Relevance in Vocational Education and Training: Epistemological Perspectives in a Curriculum Research Project
Author: Hiim, Hilde
Date: 2017-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Vocational Education,Relevance (Education),Curriculum,Foreign Countries,Epistemology,Curriculum Development,Experiential Learning

This article addresses challenges regarding relevance in vocational education and training (VET) curricula. Recent research on Norwegian VET shows that the educational content is not sufficiently related to the students' needs for qualification in the actual vocations. I will present a new curriculum research project aimed at investigating and improving the vocational relevance in Norwegian VET. An important part of the project is to investigate epistemological perspectives on how vocational knowledge is constituted and developed, and consequences for the curriculum. The article presents results from these epistemological investigations. I will argue that the relevance problem relates to a one-sided rationalist epistemology in which a main idea is that vocational knowledge consists of theoretical principles and procedures to be applied in practical situations. This idea influences educational traditions and structures, and leads to a separation between theoretical and practical subjects and learning arenas. From a pragmatic epistemological perspective, it can be argued that vocational knowledge is contextual and holistic, and consists of complex wholes of physicality, motor skills, intellectual understandings, values, and verbalized concepts. To ensure curriculum relevance, a curriculum is needed in which authentic practical work is the base, and subjects are integrated with students' practical work experience.
Investigating Teachers' Professional Life Quality Levels in Terms of the Positive Psychological Capital
Author: Yalçin, Sinan
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers,Quality of Life,Psychological Characteristics,Human Capital,Regression (Statistics),Correlation,Predictor Variables,Measures (Individuals),Likert Scales,Factor Analysis,Job Satisfaction,Statistical Analysis

This study, which investigated the relationship between teachers' professional life qualities and positive psychological capital, was designed in a relational screening pattern in the quantitative research method. Teachers, who worked in primary, secondary and high school in Erzincan city centre of Turkey in 2014-2015 academic year, participated in the research. The study group consisted of totally 182 teachers selected by random sampling method from the research field. The research data were collected through two different scales as &quot;Professional Life Quality&quot; and &quot;Positive Psychological Capital&quot;. The obtained data were subjected to frequency, arithmetic mean, and correlation and regression analysis with SPSS 22 program. According to the results obtained from the research, it was found out that the positive psychological capital levels and quality of professional lives of teachers were high. According to the results of the study, it was noticed that there was a significant positive correlation between the teachers' professional life qualities and positive psychological capital levels. Another result obtained from the research was that teachers' professional life qualities were a significant predictor on their positive psychological capitals.
Vocabulary Teaching in Foreign Language via Audiovisual Method Technique of Listening and Following Writing Scripts
Author: Bozavli, Ebubekir
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comparative Analysis,Teaching Methods,Audiovisual Instruction,Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Vocabulary Development,Web Sites,Learning Processes,Foreign Countries,Conventional Instruction,French,Graduate Students,Undergraduate Students,Surveys,Video Technology,Pronunciation,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Statistical Analysis,Instructional Effectiveness

The objective is hereby study is to compare the effects of conventional and audiovisual methods on learning efficiency and success of retention with regard to vocabulary teaching in foreign language. Research sample consists of 21 undergraduate and 7 graduate students studying at Department of French Language Teaching, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University. The methodology applied herein is experimental research. Two groups of 14 were randomly established, one as experimental and one as control group. Experimental group underwent audiovisual method, while conventional vocabulary teaching method, still applied in schools, was applied on the control group. The data was gathered from instructive videos equipped with pedagogical references on the website of TV5 monde, under the title &quot;Enseigner le français avec Tv 5 Monde&quot; [Learn French with TV5 Monde]. Two practices, namely, &quot;2001-2011: faut-il encore avoir peur du terrorisme&quot; [2001-2011: Should we still fear terrorism?], &quot;guerres et conflits: vers une privatisation générale?&quot; [Wars &amp; conflicts: Towards an overall privatisation?], both at C1 education level, have been selected. Success rates in research data were found out by means of percentage calculations. The resulting values are analysed and interpreted through descriptive and content analysis methodology. According to research outputs, the learners are more successful in efficiency of learning and retention via audiovisual method than through conventional method. Simultaneous action of multiple sense organs and high motivation during learning process are considered as the principal reasons for such success.
Modeling the Association between Deliberative Beliefs and Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Teachers
Author: Lin, Chun-wen
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Secondary School Teachers,Vocational Education Teachers,Teacher Attitudes,Citizenship,Teacher Behavior,Foreign Countries,Moral Values,Educational Philosophy,Teacher Surveys,Structural Equation Models,Attitude Measures,Statistical Analysis,Goodness of Fit

Aristotle proposed that deliberation in the political arena facilitates citizens' abilities to deliberate about the ultimate interests of human beings, identify the highest human benefit achievable given the circumstances, and develop moral virtues and good deeds. Appealing to Aristotelian deliberation, this study investigates the relationships among normative deliberative beliefs, personal deliberative beliefs, and organizational citizenship behavior among senior/vocational high school teachers. A survey was completed by 202 Taiwanese senior/vocational high school teachers. The results, derived from structural equation modeling, reveal that the direct contribution of normative deliberative beliefs to organizational citizenship behavior was rather weak, but personal deliberative beliefs contribute significantly to the organizational citizenship behavior in teachers. Implications for these findings are discussed.
Analysis of Factors Influencing Creative Personality of Elementary School Students
Author: Park, Jongman
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Creativity,Elementary School Students,Gender Differences,Age Differences,Likert Scales,Student Surveys,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Path Analysis,Student Attitudes,Scientific Attitudes,Science Instruction,Classroom Techniques,Content Analysis,Personality Traits,Models

This quantitative research examined factors that affect elementary students' creativity and how those factors correlate. Aiming to identify significant factors that affect creativity and to clarify the relationship between these factors by path analysis, this research was designed to be a stepping stone for creativity enhancement studies. Data were gathered from 208 students in 3 fifth-grade classes and 3 sixth-grade classes in 5 different schools located in Seoul, Korea. Survey questions, asked through five-score Likert-scale items, focused on attentiveness in science class, creativity and scientific attitude, which has been shown by the literature to have positive influences on one another. The findings include that their scientific attitude, attentiveness, and creativity correlated with significance, where gender did not have an effect on the relationship. Gender and age of the students have shown no significant effect on their scientific attitude, attentiveness or creativity. Scientific attitude, attentiveness and creativity have demonstrated positive effects to each other, the effect being stronger from scientific attitude to creativity (0.659) than the other two, attentiveness &amp; scientific attitude (0.32) and attentiveness &amp; creativity (0.368). Scientific attitude affects creativity most directly (0.659), and attentiveness would affect creativity more as a cofactor next to the scientific attitude (0.213) rather than when it's by itself (0.154). That is, if a teacher devises a certain way to enhance attentiveness of students during their science class, their scientific attitude and attentiveness would increase, giving them a solid chance to enhance their creativity consequently.
The Mediatory Role of Exercise Self-Regulation in the Relationship between Personality Traits and Anger Management of Athletes
Author: Shahbazzadeh, Somayeh
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Psychological Patterns,Self Control,Scores,Path Analysis,Neurosis,Personality Traits,Role,Athletes,Computer Software,Correlation,Structural Equation Models,College Athletics,Sampling,Statistical Analysis,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires,College Students

This study investigates the mediatory role of exercise self-regulation role in the relationship between personality traits and anger management among athletes. The statistical population of this study includes all athlete students of Shar-e Ghods College, among which 260 people were selected as sample using random sampling method. In addition, the analysis was done using structural equation modeling and path analysis through SPSS and Amous software. The results indicated that in investigating the effect of personality traits on anger management, neuroticism impacts on anger management positively and agreeableness and conscientiousness impact on anger management negatively. In response to the second question, it was concluded that exercise self-regulation impacts on anger management positively, so that with one increase in the standard deviation of exercise self-regulation scores, 0.224 standard deviation is added to anger management. Therefore, in response to the third research question, it was concluded that exercise self-regulation mediates the effect of agreeableness and conscientiousness on anger management significantly.
Instant Generation
Author: Loveland, Elaina
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Students,Student Characteristics,Generational Differences,Student Costs,College Admission,Communication Strategies,Student Recruitment

Generation Z students (born between 1995-2010) have replaced millennials on college campuses. Generation Z students are entrepreneurial, desire practical skills with their education, and are concerned about the cost of college. This article presents what need to be known about this new generation of students.
Identification of Early Predictors of Adult Learners' Academic Performance in Higher Education
Author: Yin, Sylvia Chong Nguik
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Predictor Variables,Models,College Freshmen,At Risk Students,Adult Learning,Classification,Early Intervention,Part Time Students,College Applicants,Grade Point Average,Academic Achievement,Student Characteristics,Validity

Universities are inundated with detailed applicant and enrolment data from a variety of sources. However, for these data to be useful there is a need to convert them into strategic knowledge and information for decision-making processes. This study uses predictive modelling to identify at-risk adult learners in their first semester at SIM University, a Singapore University that caters mainly to adult learners. Fourteen variables from the enrolment database were considered as possible factors for the predictive model. To classify the at-risk students, various algorithms were used such as a neural network and classification tree. The performances of the different models were compared for sensitivity, specificity and accuracy indices. The model chosen is a classification tree model that may be used to inform policy. The implications of these results for identification of individuals in need of early intervention are discussed.
A Comparative Study of Discrimination in Education: The Learning Environment and Behaviours of Students and Teachers in Iran
Author: Ghaffarzadeh, Mozhgan
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Comparative Analysis,Educational Environment,Teacher Behavior,Student Behavior,Educational Discrimination,Social Class,Social Status,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Secondary School Curriculum,Classroom Observation Techniques,Affective Behavior,Females,Secondary School Students,Secondary School Teachers

It is the learners' right to get an education free from discrimination. Discrimination in education ranges from gender to race, age, social class, financial status, and other characteristics. In this study the focus is on discrimination in education in regard to social class and financial status. The paper describes observations of the school building layout and corresponding activities and behaviours in language education classes. The researcher observed 10 English language classes from different districts during 10 years from 2004 through 2014 and took notes on the activities and behaviours provided in the classroom to identify whether there was any correspondence with educational behaviours. The investigation in this study concluded that the language classes of most of the public (state) schools and some semi-private schools included a curriculum based on translation and memorization teaching methods. In these schools, learners exhibited stress and inattention that disturbed their learning. In these classes learners were threatened by laughing or rough criticizing by the teachers. The observation results were analyzed to make comparisons between schools and inform the level of equality in different schools.
Assessing the Metacognitive Awareness among Foundation in Engineering Students
Author: Poh, Betsy Lee Guat
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Metacognition,Engineering Education,Student Experience,Skill Development,Academic Achievement,Questionnaires,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Student Surveys,College Freshmen,Likert Scales,Pretests Posttests,Correlation,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis

The transition phase is a critical moment to students who have completed their secondary school education and are proceeding to pre-university education in Malaysia. The long duration of exposure to rote-learning and examination oriented education systems at school has somehow shaped these students' perceptions about teaching and learning. Thus, this paper aims to examine the quality of first year students' experiences in constructing their knowledge and skills throughout the Foundation in Engineering (FIE) programme. This experience refers to metacognitive awareness, namely students' learning experience from one mode of thinking to the other to construct meaningful knowledge and skills. The researchers used the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) (Schraw and Dennison, 1994) as a rating tool to trace the students' baseline in metacognition and access their successive levels of metacognitive awareness throughout their first semester in the FIE program. The students showed improvements in a number of metacognitive sub-processes. The findings provided the details of the quality of the program's efficacy and served as a benchmark for future development of effectiveness of teaching and learning approaches.
The Link between the Process of Change and Coaching in an Organization--A Case Study
Author: Jim, Josephine
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Case Studies,Coaching (Performance),Organizational Change,Information Technology,Operations Research,Empowerment,Postsecondary Education,Educational Administration,Workshops,Pretests Posttests,Questionnaires,Change Strategies,Likert Scales,Foreign Countries

The aim of this case study was to highlight coaching in the process of change using a real life information technology and operational change project in an institution. It demonstrates the critical importance of coaching in change management, for successful change to occur. Any sustaining change requires ongoing coaching as an integral part of the process. The study heeds a call for adopting coaching to support organizational learning and change. It also attempts to open further research interests in the link between the process of change and coaching, and the benefits of coaching in change management today.
Paying for College: LinkedIn Honorees Offer New Ideas for a New Age
Author: Stegmeir, Mary
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Paying for College,Higher Education,College Bound Students,College Planning,Barriers,Scholarships,Professional Recognition,Student Costs,Student Financial Aid,Access to Education,Student Loan Programs

The 120 movers and shakers included on LinkedIn's 2016 list of Next Wave honorees hail from a variety of industries but share a common goal. Their objective? To tackle some of the globe's most critical issues by rethinking business-as-usual. Professionals selected for the list are dedicated to transforming the way people live, learn, and even play. Just as important, they have cultivated the strong professional networks they'll need to support their innovations. The Next Wave list, curated annually, recognized 10 individuals for their contributions to education in 2016. Three of those honorees--including NACAC Board Director Zakiya Smith--have focused their attention on college affordability. The issue, they say, is central to preserving equality of opportunity. &quot;To have a middle class life, more and more you need some type of postsecondary credential,&quot; Smith said. &quot;People are realizing that, but it's paired with a frustration because in many cases they feel like (higher education) is out of their reach financially.&quot; This article takes a look at what Smith and her fellow Next Wave honorees are doing to make college more affordable for the next generation of students.