{"title":"Investigating Beliefs of Teachers of Multilingual Learners (MLLs)","authors":"Burhan Ozfidan, Rabia Hos","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.314","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to measure teachers’ beliefs and perceptions about multilingual learners (MLLs), MLLs’ needs and struggles, and parental involvement of MLL families. We adapted Karabenick and Noda’s (2004) survey instrument, which measures the teachers’ beliefs, attitudes, practices, and needs related to MLLs. Exploring teachers’ beliefs, attitudes, and practices toward MLLs is a first step in understanding the professional needs of teachers of MLLs. The total sample size of the study was 308. In the first phase of the study, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test logic and feasibility of the instrument. In the second phase, we used descriptive statistics to explain the basic features of the data of the study and provide a brief summary of the samples and the measures done on this study. The results of this study indicated that although teachers’ beliefs about MLLs are slightly negative their overall beliefs are positive. Many teachers while welcoming MLLs in their classrooms, desiring to support them, are unsure of how to do so.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabiola Talavera-Mendoza, Héctor Exequiel Gamero Torres, Alicia Miguelina Vera Manchego, María Isabel Benites Gamio, Karen Yosio Mamani Monrroy
{"title":"Influence of Advantages and Levels of Reflection of Podcasts On Communicative Competences","authors":"Fabiola Talavera-Mendoza, Héctor Exequiel Gamero Torres, Alicia Miguelina Vera Manchego, María Isabel Benites Gamio, Karen Yosio Mamani Monrroy","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.313","url":null,"abstract":"An instrument was validated through factorial structure to measure the advantages, levels of reflection, and communicative competencies of the podcast, as well as to establish the levels of reliability and consistency of the measuring instrument. Likewise, confirmatory analysis was carried out to validate the proposed structural model and establish the relationships of the factors using the PLS-SEM methodology, Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. It was validated with a sample of 142 teachers. It was demonstrated that there is a causality relationship of the variables, given by the coefficient of determination R2, the level of influence of the independent variables: levels of reflection and advantages; on the dependent variable, communicative competencies; the level of influence of the exogenous variable: advantages with the endogenous variable: levels of reflection in teachers. A high degree of construct validity was shown through the fit indices of the confirmatory factorial analysis.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Self-Esteem on Teacher Leadership: An Experimental Design","authors":"Özgür Bolat","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.317","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to examine the impact of self-esteem on teacher leadership beliefs in Türkiye through both correlational and experimental analyses since self-esteem is considered to be a crucial antecedent of leadership. The author conducts three separate studies with a sample size of 808. The first study (n = 237) uses correlational analyses (Spearman). The second study (n = 222) adopts a scenario-based, within-participants experimental design where the self-esteem level of teachers is manipulated. A paired t-test was used to analyze the data. The third study (n=349) employs a between-participants experimental design. ANOVA test was conducted to analyze the data. The correlational analysis of the first study found a positive relationship between self-esteem and teacher leadership (rho =.35, p < .001). The second study revealed that participants perceived teachers with high self-esteem to be more likely to exercise leadership, t(221) = 1.97, p < 0.01. The third study found that teachers who were primed to have high self-esteem were more likely to adopt leadership beliefs, F(2, 348) = 3.91, p = .02. The result experimentally demonstrated that self-esteem is an important antecedent of teacher leadership. This study contributes to the literature on teacher leadership by providing a causal link between self-esteem and teacher leadership.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mira Esti Kusumaningrum, Heru Kuswanto, Jumadi Jumadi, Slamet Suyanto, Suhartini Suhartini, Desy Purwasih, Ratna Prabawati
{"title":"A Bibliometric Review of Research on Education for Sustainable Development, 2019-2023","authors":"Mira Esti Kusumaningrum, Heru Kuswanto, Jumadi Jumadi, Slamet Suyanto, Suhartini Suhartini, Desy Purwasih, Ratna Prabawati","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.315","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to identify current research trends in the area of ESD. The SLR (Systematic Literature Review) method was used in this bibliometric investigation. Sourced from Scopus from 2019 to 2023, the database is used. Research on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has seen a significantly increased attention in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a detailed examination regarding this matter promptly. This can help enhance our ability to identify study trends and better understand the character of the ESD method. Using a bibliometric approach, we identified 3,247 journal articles that containing the keyword \"education for sustainable development”. The results of the study show that scientific publications about ESD have relatively increased. After filtering with certain criteria, 60 articles were obtained. Consequently, Sweden contributed the most documents on ESD and the Futur Institute from Germany predominated in publications. The most contributing author is Gericle n. The research trends on ESD were grouped into five clusters, namely 1) ESD in the scope of learning; 2) ESD on educational programs and policies; 3) ESD linked to learning and teaching in practice; 4) ESD related to achievements or competencies in continuous learning; and 5) ESD related to continuous evaluation. Research findings can assist researchers to understand the ESD research trends and provide recommendations for further research directions","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"161 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self-Regulatory Metacognitive Skill Use in Elementary Students During Computer and Paper Reading Assignments: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Katerina Sergi, Anastasia Elder, Tianlan Wei, Kristin Javorsky","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.310","url":null,"abstract":"Self-regulated learning (SRL) and metacognitive processes are important in education because they contribute to effective learning and improved academic performance. Metacognitive SRL may be facilitated by the implementation of computer technology. This qualitative study examined the presence and use of metacognitive SLR processes among elementary school students as they completed computer- and paper-based reading assignments. Students in two after-school programs were recruited from a public school district in a southeastern region of the United States (U.S.). The participants consisted of 52 elementary students in Grades 2-5. Students participated in two, counterbalanced, conditions that involved computer- and paper-based reading assignments. Observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted. The results indicated that students were more likely to apply metacognitive SRL skills when reading on paper than reading on a computer. Overall, students showed signs of planning more in the paper than in the computer condition but student behaviors and responses differed between grades. Monitoring practices appeared in both the computer- and the paper-based reading assignment, with monitoring connected with background knowledge in Grades 2 and 3 but reading content in Grades 4 and 5. Control processes such as retrying and representing graphically were more common in the computer- than in the paper-based reading across all grades. Students used their score in a reading assignment as an evaluation tool to assess performance in the computer- and paper-based reading condition. These findings suggest that the utilization of prior information, integration of multimedia and verbal signals, and comfort level with the reading medium all influenced students' SRL decision-making.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amjad Islam Amjad, Musarrat Habib, Umaira Tabassum, Gulshan Fatima Alvi, Naveed Ahmad Taseer
{"title":"The Impact of Brain-Based Learning on Students Intrinsic Motivation to Learn and Perform in Mathematics: A Neuroscientific Study in School Psychology","authors":"Amjad Islam Amjad, Musarrat Habib, Umaira Tabassum, Gulshan Fatima Alvi, Naveed Ahmad Taseer","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.318","url":null,"abstract":"The current study aimed to explore the effect of Brain-Based Learning on students' intrinsic motivation (IM) to learn and perform in mathematics. Owing to the educational implications of Neuroscience, the researchers planned the mixed-methods experimental study with a convergent parallel research design. The participants were eighth-graders enrolled in a boy's public secondary school in the district Kasur of Pakistan in the academic year 2021-2022. Students were taught mathematics using the traditional lecture method in the baseline phase (A) and withdrawal phase (A). In contrast, in the treatment phase (B), they were taught mathematics with activities based on the BBL approaches and principles. The mathematics motivation scale and observation (field notes) were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data simultaneously. Data were analysed using one-way repeated measure ANOVA and thematic analysis. The researchers revealed that BBL significantly affects students' IM to learn and perform in mathematics. After qualitative analysis, it was found that visual story-telling, role-playing, i-Think maps, back-to-board, and Kick Me Poison Box are the most effective BBL-based activities which keep them engaged, provide emotional support and contribute to students' IM to learn and perform in mathematics. The teachers were suggested to develop BBL-based activities to teach mathematics and to influence students' psychology in the schools.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An investigation of Middle School Students Spatial Reasoning Skills","authors":"Gamze Kurt, Fatih Önel, Özge Çakıoğlu","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.319","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, there has been a growing interest in spatial reasoning as a component of mathematics education, with many countries incorporating it into their mathematics curriculum. The study of spatial reasoning in the learning areas of geometry presents an essential opportunity for improvement of students within the realm of mathematics education. The purpose of this survey research is to examine middle school students spatial reasoning skills. A study was conducted to analyze the spatial reasoning skills of 947 middle school students. The Spatial Reasoning Test was utilized to assess the sub-components of spatial visualization, spatial orientation, and mental rotation. Based on the results, there was no significant difference between male and female students in relation to their overall test scores. However, a statistically significant difference was observed when analyzing the scores of the sub-components and grade levels. Anticipated outcomes of the investigation are expected to provide support and guidance for the preparation of educational tasks and instruction aimed at enhancing students’ spatial reasoning abilities.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Test Development Study on Spatial Visualization for Second-Grade Primary School Students","authors":"Sevgi Demirel, Hatice Cetin","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.316","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to develop a new spatial visualization test (SVT) for second grade primary school students. The study employed the survey design, and the test was developed in accordance with the test development steps. According to the findings obtained as a result of the pilot study, the items were generally high difficulty levels, and they were very good items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis findings confirmed the three sub-dimensions (mental integration, mental rotation, and paper folding) measuring spatial visualization skills. SVT, which was reduced to 10 items, was administered to 396 students; the KR-20 internal consistency coefficient was 0.63, the average difficulty index was 0.35 and the average discrimination index was 0.48. As a result of the study, a valid and reliable test on spatial visualization for second grade primary school students was obtained and it was concluded that students' spatial visualization was at a low level.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asma Margeni Hussien Ali, Ftimah Sabah Abdulaziz Alowais
{"title":"Effectiveness of Virtual Tours to Archaeological Sites in Al-Ahsa in Developing Historical Concepts among Kindergarten Children","authors":"Asma Margeni Hussien Ali, Ftimah Sabah Abdulaziz Alowais","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.312","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of virtual tours to the archaeological sites in Al-Ahsa in developing historical concepts among kindergarten children and to identify the differences between boys and girls in acquiring historical concepts. To achieve these objectives, a quasi-experimental approach based on one group design was used. The sample of the study consisted of (30) boys and girls between the ages of (5-6) years in the third level in the kindergarten attached to the third elementary school for early childhood in Hofuf in Al-Ahsa Governorate. The pictured historical concepts test was applied after calculating the coefficients of validity and reliability. The virtual tours to the archaeological sites in Al-Ahsa included \"Al-Qarah Mountain, Suq Al-Qaysariyya, Ibrahim Palace, Jawatha Mosque, Al-Amiriya School, Al-Bay’ah House, Al-Uqair Port, and Al-Asfaar Lake\". The results showed statistically significant differences at (0.05) between the means of the scores of the experimental group in the pre-and post-applications in the pictured test of historical concepts in favor of the post-application. Also, there was an effect size of virtual tours to archaeological sites on the development of historical concepts among kindergarten children. In addition, the results showed no statistically significant differences at (0.05) between the means of the scores of boys and girls in the historical concepts test pictured in the post application. The study recommended the inclusion of virtual tours and historical concepts in the self-learning curriculum for kindergarten.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining Students Proof Writing and Justification Skills in the Context of Sum of Measures of Polygons Interior Angles","authors":"Handan Demircioğlu, Kudret Hatip","doi":"10.26822/iejee.2023.311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26822/iejee.2023.311","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aims to examine 8th grade students’ proof writing and justification skills. The research was conducted using the document analysis method. The participants of the study consisted of 16 voluntaries 8th grade students. The participants were determined according to the convenience sampling method. Data were collected with the “geometric proof writing and justification test” prepared by the researchers. The data collection tool was prepared by referring to the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade curricula. “Proof Writing Rubric” and “Justification Rubric” were used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that 8th grade students’ geometric proof writing and justification skills were at low levels. In addition, it was revealed that their justification skill levels were lower than their proof writing levels.","PeriodicalId":39088,"journal":{"name":"International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136342753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}