ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Physical and Mental Practice on Acquisition of Free Basketball Shot
Author: Gülbahçe, Öner
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Team Sports,Males,Psychomotor Skills,Cognitive Processes,Visualization,Drills (Practice),High School Students,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this research was to compare mental and physical practice on acquisition of basketball free shot. Forty inexperienced boys were selected randomly by a revised questionnaire of motor imagery-making of Hall and Martin (1977). They were divided into 2 groups; an experimental group and a control one. Group one carried out the whole practice sessions practically. Group two carried out the whole sessions regarding to the mental practice being achieved as internal imagery. The results showed that the mental practices have significant impact on acquisition of basketball free shot.
The Use of the Discussion Method at University: Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
Author: Abdulbaki, Khalid
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Discussion (Teaching Technique),Teaching Methods,College Students,Language Skills,Academic Ability,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Foreign Countries,Active Learning,Critical Thinking,College Faculty,Retention (Psychology),Learning Processes,Thinking Skills,Student Attitudes

The current paper attempts to examine the various aspects of the discussion method of teaching at university and its role in enhancing students' linguistic and academic skills as well as its shortcomings. In Oman, research on English language teaching at universities and colleges show that a considerable number of students who move from secondary schools and join higher education institutions would confront difficulties in using the English language to meet their personal, social, academic, and career needs efficiently and appropriately. The discussion method allows establishing a rapport with students, stimulating their critical thinking and articulating ideas clearly (McKeachie &amp; Svinicki, 2006). It is relatively acceptable among university academics who use it to promote active learning and long-term retention of information (Bonwell, 2000). It could provide students with a platform to contribute to their own learning and would offer the lecturer an opportunity to check students' understanding of the material (Craven &amp; Hogan, 2001). Critics argue that some problems may show up such as that several participants dominate the discussion sessions while other students may remain passive, and often, resentful (Brookfield &amp; Perskill, 2005). The discussion could also include other signs of limitation such as that it may get off track or that only few students may dominate it during the whole session (Howard, 2015). Hence, the objectives of this research study are to identify students' views and opinions of the use of the discussion method in teaching English as well as its strengths and weaknesses. The findings showed that majority of respondents indicated that a good opportunity to interact is provided during the discussion and that the lecturer is not the sole authority in class. The implications of this research could be reflected on students' learning through their participation in class discussion.
Determination of Subjective Well-Being Level in Adolescents in Association with Sport Participation
Author: Malli, Ahmet Yavuz
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Well Being,High School Students,Correlation,Student Participation,Foreign Countries,Institutional Characteristics,Gender Differences,Team Sports,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Family Income,Student Characteristics,Comparative Analysis

The aim of this study is to determine the subjective well-being levels of high school students in association with their participation in school sports and to examine whether participating in school sports has an impact on subjective well-being. The research place is the high schools in Erzincan city centre. The sample contains 1004 adolescents including 479 female and 525 male students randomly selected according to the school types. The data of this study are collected by using ''Subjective Well-Being Scale'' (High School Form) and ''Personal Information Form.'' Research data are analysed using the SPSS 22.0 statistical programme. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test are used for the analysis of the data. As a result, it is observed that participation in school sports increases subjective well-being level of students. Subjective well-being level of female students who participate in school sports is higher. School types affect the subjective well-being levels. It is found that the subjective well-being level of the students who do not participate in school sports decreases as the grade of the student increases. The students with the lowest household income have lower subjective well-being levels.
The Impact Technology Has Had on High School Education over the Years
Author: Hanimoglu, Egemen
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Technology Integration,Influence of Technology,Secondary Education,High School Students,Educational Benefits,Electronic Learning,Cognitive Style,Information Technology,Teacher Student Relationship

Technology in secondary school is of great importance to students and teachers. School management teams focus on ensuring that learners have access to computers during the high school years. The existence of the internet has led to an increase in the drive to promote the availability of computers to all high school scholars. For instance, wiring the institutions and classrooms is a measure adopted to improve access to quality education facilitated by internet use. Through technology, various concepts related to learning can be shared easily. Integration of IT in learning process requires practical skills and access to technological tools for teachers. Therefore, many academic institutions have significantly invested in the purchase of equipment. The current study analyses various literature focusing on the roles that technology has played on high school education over the years. The critical area to focus on includes technology and interaction of teachers, students, benefits of the technology, as well as possible drawbacks. Accordingly, integrating online learning and teaching activities plays a crucial role in accommodating student's diverse learning styles. In addition, such strategies can assist leaner's to work before or after school, unlike in conditions where only classroom learning occurs.
The Investigation of the Relationship between Happiness Levels of the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Levels of Life Satisfaction and Optimism
Author: Koc, Kenan
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Life Satisfaction,Positive Attitudes,Scores,Correlation,Undergraduate Students,Physical Education,Team Sports,Departments,Recreation,Foreign Countries,Student Attitudes,Measures (Individuals),Psychological Patterns,Coaching (Performance),Athletic Coaches,Preservice Teachers,Teacher Education,Teacher Qualifications

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between happiness levels of university students with levels of life satisfaction and optimism. The study sample consists of 318 freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior students randomly selected from the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Coaching Education, Sports Management, and Recreation Education of Faculty of Sports Sciences, Erciyes University, Turkey. Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Life Orientation Scale, as well as &quot;Personal Information Form&quot; prepared by the researcher were used as the data collection tools for the purpose of this research. The data obtained from Personal Information Form, Happiness Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Life Orientation Scale was analyzed statistically with SPSS 20.0 package program. Personal information and inventory total scores, as well as factor scores for the candidates, are given by determining the frequency (f) and percentage (%) values. To determine the relationship between the scores obtained from the scales, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis (r), and to determine whether obtained scores are predicting each other or not, multiple regression analysis (ß) were applied. As a result, happiness was found to have a high-level positive relation with life satisfaction and optimism. Considering the psychological aspects of the curriculum applied to prospective teachers, increasing the level of happiness will contribute to educating more qualified teachers.
Effects of 6-Week Resistance Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Performances of 8-9 Year-Old Children
Author: Özsu, Ilbilge
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Children,Exercise,Physical Education,Instructional Effectiveness,Physical Fitness,Muscular Strength,Perceptual Motor Coordination,Human Posture

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-week exercises performed by elastic resistance band on functional performance (balance, agility, hand grip strength and flexibility) in children aged 8-9 years. So, 102 students participated in this study according to pre-test and post-test design. Participants were divided into two groups: experimental group (n=50, height: 134.0 ± 6.3 cm, mass: 30.9 ± 7.9 kg, age: 8.6 ± 0.5 years) and control group (n=52, height: 135.0 ± 6.2 cm, mass: 32.4 ± 5.9 kg, age: 8.6 ± 0.6 years). The experimental group performed exercises using elastic resistance bands of lightness grade at the same time of day (45 minutes/day, 3 days/week), and the control group did not participate in any physical activity. Balance was measured by Flamingo Test, agility by Ilinois, flexibility by sit and reach box and strength was measured by hand-grip dynamometer. It was determined that 6-week exercises performed by elastic resistance band increased significantly the hand grip strength; however there was no statistically significant effect on balance, agility and flexibility abilities. The inclusion of elastic resistance band exercises in the context of school activity programs can improve children's strengths. For this reason, exercises performed by elastic resistance bands for more than 6 weeks can be added to activity programs in school as an economical, fun and reliable way to improve the hand-grip performance of children.
An Example of Distortion in Turkish Social Studies and History Textbooks: Slavery
Author: Avarogullari, Ayten Kiris
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Social Studies,History Instruction,Textbook Content,Misconceptions,Slavery,Islam,Content Analysis,Historical Interpretation

This study focuses on how issues of slavery are discussed in the social studies and history textbooks in Turkey. A total of 16 textbooks were examined. 7 of these books were published by the Ministry of National Education and others by various private publishers. A qualitative research design is adopted and the data were classified according to the themes that emerged during the process of the researchers' familiarity with the subject. The findings show that slavery issues are either distorted or omitted in textbooks. The first one of the distortions and omissions in the textbooks is that slavery is reflected as if it were only experienced in western societies. Secondly, the textbooks present an image that Islam banned slavery and hence, it is implied that slavery did not take place in Turkish history. Another distortion or deficiency is the presentation of slavery as a problem of distant past. Finally, slavery is presented as a situation only black people were subjected. The findings required a two-way discussion. Therefore, firstly, identity issues are discussed within the framework of social identity theory. Finally, suggestions were made on what to do in these and similar situations in the textbooks.
Children&apos;s Digital Game Addiction and Opinions about Their Parents&apos; Playing Digital Games (a Mixed Method Study)
Author: Hazar, Zekihan
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Addictive Behavior,Parents,Video Games,Computer Games,Middle School Students,Adolescent Attitudes,Adolescents,Foreign Countries,Parent Student Relationship,Athletics,Opinions,Mixed Methods Research

The purpose of this research is to review the level of children's digital game playing addiction and to evaluate their opinions on the parents playing digital games. In the 2017-2018 academic year, the students of the Sehit Ramazan Konus secondary school affiliated to the Nigde Provincial Directorate of National Education constitute the universe of the research. 246 students who were chosen according to the method of typical case sampling constituted the sampling of the research. &quot;Mixed method research&quot; has been adopted as a research model and &quot;Explanatory Design&quot; has been used as a mixed method research design. In this direction; the &quot;Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children&quot; developed by Hazar and Hazar was applied in 2017 in the quantitative part of the study. In the qualitative section, interviews were made with 14 participants, 7 females and 7 males, who had high level of addiction and who regularly played digital games, participated in the research voluntarily. The data were analyzed by content analysis and descriptive analysis. The data obtained for the study were analyzed primarily through the SPSS 24 packet program. According to the results of this analysis, participants were found to have statistically significant difference in gender, age, and parents' playing and not playing digital games, while it was seen that there was no statistically significant difference. Whether they had a sportsman license, whether or not internet access was available at their residence, and parents' educational status variables In the qualitative analysis of the research, 8 themes and sub-themes related to this theme were formed. As a result; it is a striking result that the dependency of the participants with digital game playing parents and weak family relations is higher than the other participants. The high level of addiction of the participants with an athlete license is a noteworthy finding.
An Investigation of the Relationships between Attachment Levels to School and the Variables of the Perception of School Life Quality and Peer Pressure among High School Students
Author: Toraman, Cetin
Date: 2019-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Student School Relationship,Attachment Behavior,Quality of Life,Student Satisfaction,Peer Relationship,Peer Influence,Educational Environment,Predictor Variables

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between attachment levels to school and the variables of the perception of school life quality and peer pressure among high school students and whether school life quality and peer pressure predict students' attachment levels to school significantly. The relational screening model was used in the research. The sample group for the research comprised a total sum of 1533 high school students from 12 different high schools in six counties in Hatay province in Turkey. Sample of the study was selected using purposive and easily accessible sampling. &quot;School Attachment Scale Among Children and Adolescents (High School Form) (SASACA),&quot; &quot;The Quality of Life in High Schools Scale (QLHSS)&quot; and &quot;Peer Pressure Scale (PPS)&quot; were used as tools of data collection. A Pearson Correlation analysis was performed to determine whether there was a significant relationship between the scores of the scales used in the study. Considering the findings of the study it was found out that there was a significant and positive relationship between the levels of students' attachment to school and school life quality. In addition, a high level, negative and significant relationship was found between the level of students' attachment to school and peer pressure. Peer pressure and school life quality are significant explanations of the level of attachment to school.
Thwarting Plagiarism in the Humanities Classroom: Storyboards, Scaffolding, and a Death Fair
Author: Hale, Mary
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Plagiarism,College Students,Cheating,Ethics,Student Behavior,Student Attitudes,Scaffolding (Teaching Technique),Mastery Learning,Student Motivation,Visual Stimuli,Learner Engagement,Cooperative Learning,Program Effectiveness,Assignments,Humanities

Best practices research on plagiarism in the University classroom shows that modifying assignments and classroom environment can have a positive effect on lowering a student's desire to cheat. James Lang suggests four features of a learning environment that can be fostered to ameliorate a student's desire to cheat: mastery of the material for its own sake, low-stakes assignments, intrinsic motivations for learning and, a high expectation of success. Scaffolding has been shown to be a useful pedagogical technique for empowering students (fostering a high expectation of success) My past experience using a variety of visual classroom exercises (cartooning, mind-mapping, advertising campaigns, etc.) gave anecdotal evidence that artistic and visual assignments encouraged a level of engagement and collaboration across language and cultural boundaries not experienced in other types of assignments. I hypothesized that this level of engagement and collaboration could be used with scaffolding to motivate Lang's four features and experimented with the use of poster presentations and other visual and spatial assignments in a second year undergraduate Religious Studies course on Death. Very preliminary qualitative data support the hypothesis that, by addressing Lang's four features and incorporating scaffolding and visual assignments into the course, students are cheating less and learning more. This research strengthens the extant literature on the impact class environment and expectations have on plagiarism while also adding to the growing body of literature supporting the use of visual assignments, such as poster presentations, mind mapping, and storyboards in the Arts and Humanities.
Exploration of University Faculty Perceptions and Experiences of Service-Learning as Engaged Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Author: Arellano, Irene
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: College Faculty,Teacher Attitudes,Service Learning,Teaching Methods,Private Colleges,Experiential Learning,Social Problems,College Students,Student Attitudes,Consciousness Raising,Scholarship,Instruction,Learning

The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore how faculty at a private research university utilize the service-learning pedagogy to advance their scholarship of teaching and learning. Of specific interest was what influences them to utilize the service-learning pedagogy in their scholarship of teaching and learning, and how they perceive that utilizing the service-learning pedagogy affects student learning. Boyer's work on the scholarship of teaching and learning framed the study. The findings of this study are that the experiential components of the service-learning pedagogy are effective in connecting students to real-world problems. As part of the curriculum it engages students in deeper learning and its use changes students' perspectives about the importance of community involvement, establishing a community consciousness to those students involved. The study supports that the service-learning pedagogy is important to higher education faculty and has led to supporting their scholarship of teaching and learning.
Evidence beyond the Rules: A Critical Thinking Approach to Teaching Evidence Law to Undergraduate Students
Author: Arnott, Stephen R.
Date: 2018-12-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Critical Thinking,Interdisciplinary Approach,Liberal Arts,Learning Processes,Teaching Methods,Undergraduate Students,Transfer of Training,Skill Development,Evidence,Laws,Legal Education (Professions),Thinking Skills

This article suggests that using a critical thinking approach in teaching undergraduate courses such as Evidence is not only consistent with education in the liberal arts but offers valuable opportunities to enhance student learning, develop transferable skills, and explore interdisciplinary connections.
Biology Education: The Value of Taking Student Concerns Seriously
Author: Reiss, Michael J.
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Biology,Science Education,Student Attitudes,Values,World Views,Research Projects,Informal Education,Foreign Countries

This article examines the question of how biology courses can take student concerns more seriously than they often do. The focus is on school biology although the arguments apply to other biology courses too. The article begins by examining Michael Young's argument that schools should provide students with access to powerful knowledge--the sort of knowledge that they are unlikely to obtain from elsewhere--and compares this with John White's argument that the curriculum should enable student flourishing, and that as part of this, there should be more student choice about what they study. It then discusses recent work on the benefits of independent research projects, in which students undertake authentic investigative work where they have considerable control over the work, and concludes that these generally motivate students and are a good source of learning for them. It goes on to examine what lessons might be learnt for school biology from the informal learning sector, such as Natural History Museums, where visitors have great autonomy with regard to what they study. Finally, it looks at the concept of 'worldviews' and argues that this provides another argument for taking student concerns seriously. The article concludes that taking student concerns seriously in school biology would facilitate human development, in particular, development towards greater student autonomy, and that this can be done in ways that have been tried and allow for high quality biology teaching and learning.
Using Restorative Practices to Prepare Teachers to Meet the Needs of Young Adolescents
Author: Silverman, Jamie
Date: 2018-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Middle School Teachers,Preservice Teachers,Seminars,Peer Relationship,Early Adolescents,Preservice Teacher Education,Interpersonal Relationship,Educational Environment,Empathy,Communities of Practice

Recent news on school safety and efforts to improve school climate underscores the importance of building positive student relationships and resolving conflict in our nation's classrooms. Restorative practices are currently gaining credibility and popularity as a means to build classroom and peer relationships. Through a descriptive study, we explored how to model the restorative practice of community circles with teacher candidates to prepare them to use the approach with their future middle school students. We describe how a teacher educator engaged middle-level teacher candidates with community circles in an internship seminar for this purpose. This article illustrates the powerful effects restorative practices had on the teacher candidates' peer relationships and the connections they made about teaching young adolescent students. We also provide a step-by-step guide for implementing this practice in middle level teacher education programs.