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Factors Influencing ESL Learners' Use of English Phrasal Verbs

  • Yook, Cheongmin
    • English Language & Literature Teaching
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.273-291
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    • 2011
  • This study investigates factors that influence ESL learners' use/avoidance of English phrasal verbs. It especially focuses on two factors, topic difference and group membership. For the purpose, 60 ESL students who took the University English Proficiency Test (UEPT) were selected, and the 60 essays they wrote for the UEPT were analyzed. All the students were with non-Germanic first language backgrounds. Among the 60 essays, 30 essays were selected from the essays written for the International Students UEPT (IS UEPT), which was required of all new international students. Another 30 essays were selected from the essays written for the Regents' UEPT, which was required of all non-native English speaking undergraduate students as a graduation requirement. Results indicate that the length of residency in the U.S. and/or academic status and semantic complexities of English phrasal verbs but not topic difference nor English proficiency affected the use of English phrasal verbs. The study ends with a discussion of pedagogical implications of the findings.

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Father-son Communication Across the Developmental Stages (발달단계에 따른 아버지와 아들의 의사소통)

  • Yeo, Chin-Kyeong;Chun, Young-Ju
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.25 no.1 s.85
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    • pp.15-27
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    • 2007
  • This study examined the relationships between father and son through son's developmental stages focusing on the father-son communication. The researcher conducted the survey among 600 male students including the 5th grade elementary students, the 2nd grade middle school students and the 2nd grade high school students residing new areas of town Pusan. The results of this study are as follows. It showed that there are some differences in function and content of father-son communication. Also it develomental stages was revealed that there is the quality differences in father-son communication through son's develomental stages. Elementary students was higher levels of father-son communication quality than those of middle and high schools. In conclusion, the results of this study showed that the relationship between father and son is changing through son's developmental stages. If father can recognize the characteristics of the developmental stages of their son's, they would be more effectively cope their sons' development demand.

The Effect of Polya's Heuristics in Mathematical Problem Solving of Mild Disability Students (경도장애 학생들의 수학적 문제해결을 위한 폴리아의 전략 효과 연구)

  • Han, Kyung-Hwa;Kim, Young-Ok
    • East Asian mathematical journal
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.253-289
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    • 2016
  • This study attempted to figure out new teaching method of mathematics teaching-learning by applying Polya's 4-level strategy to mild disability students at the H Special-education high school where the research works for. In particular, epilogue and suggestion, which Polya stressed were selected and reconstructed for mild disability students. Prior test and post test were carried by putting the Polya's problem solving strategy as independent variable, and problem solving ability as dependent variable. As a result, by continual use of Polya's program in mathematics teaching course, it suggested necessary strategies to solve mathematics problems for mild disability students and was proven that Polya's heuristic training was of help to improve problem solving in mathematics.

Is Anything Ever New? Fashion Design Students' Perceptions of Piracy

  • Marcketti, Sara B.;Greder, Kate;Sinclair, Heather
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.17-28
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    • 2014
  • Design piracy is the unauthorized copying of another designer or manufacturer's work. While controversial, it is an institutionalized practice in the apparel industry. The purpose of this study was to better understand student perceptions of design piracy, particularly as it is one they will encounter in their future careers. The authors interviewed twenty-four apparel design students at a land-grant Midwestern University. Data was analyzed using theme analysis. Three themes developed including: 1) Expressions of cognitive dissonance in statements expressing enjoyment of the practice of design piracy as a consumer; yet disappointment when (and if) their own design work was copied. 2) Concerns regarding the definition of originality and the logistics of enforcing a plan against design piracy. 3) Differences of opinion regarding the prevalence of the practice, particularly if the students had industry experience or not. Advice for professors from students regarding piracy is included.

Discourse Socialization in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication

  • Ha, Myung-Jeong
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2013
  • This paper, based on a qualitative ethnographic study among college of education students, examines the online interactional processes surrounding academic discourse socialization. Data for this paper come from a larger study of an academic classroom community of graduate students and their instructor. In this study, I looked into the ways computer-mediated communication (CMC) contexts factor into graduate students' academic literacy experience in a graduate classroom, therein enculturating them into their new academic community. I focus on cases of nonnative graduate students in a content course in the department of educational psychology at a large southwestern university in the U.S. I explore the agency of the focal participants in terms of the roles they played in the classroom discourse highlighting the dialectical and interactional perspective of academic discourse socialization. This paper focused on the construction of varied participant roles of the focal students. It further examines student reactions and responses to these constructions during synchronous CMC activity.

The Learning and Teaching of Transcendental Functions through Sound and Music

  • Choi, Jong-Sool;Kim, Hyang-Sook
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.191-209
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we present a new environment of learning and teaching of trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, the most difficult parts for students to learn among functions, through sound and music, students like the most. First, by using sound and music, we try to arouse student's interest. Second, we let students see and hear properties of transcendental functions so that students can understand and remember them easily. Finally we encourage students to compose their favorite song using transcendental functions so that they can experience the practicality of transcendental functions.

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Study on Preferences and Consumption of Namul in Elementary School Students (경기도 지역 초등학생의 나물 섭취실태 및 영양사와의 인식차이 조사)

  • Jung, Kyung-Sook;Jeong, Hee-Sun;Joo, Na-Mi
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.608-616
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    • 2008
  • This paper describes a study of the conditions and reasons that elementary school children avoid the namul provided in school meals. This study was conducted with a sample of 751 fifth-grade elementary school children and 49 nutritionists working in elementary schools. Nutritionists felt the need to develop new recipes, and were taking note of leftovers in an effort to increase namul consumption. 47% of the students reported liking namul, and the majority of students who disliked namul reported that its taste was the reason that they disliked it. Nutritionists believed that the students avoided namul due to a lack in familiarity, as well as taste. However, students answered that they disliked namul not only due to its taste, but also due to its texture.

Effects of Team-based Learning using Concept Mapping on Critical Thinking Disposition and Metacognition of Nursing Students (개념지도를 활용한 팀 기반 학습이 간호대학생의 비판적 사고성향 및 메타인지에 미치는 영향)

  • Jeong, Yeo Won;Min, Hae Young
    • The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.277-288
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of team-based learning using concept mapping on critical thinking disposition and metacognition on college of nursing students. Methods: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The experimental group was provided team-based learning using concept mapping. The control group was provided team-based learning. A total of 77 nursing students participated. Results: The experimental group increased significantly in critical thinking, however, there were no significant differences in critical thinking or metacognition between the two groups. The four essential themes extracted were as follows: (1) Expanding the scope of thinking; (2) Strengthening learning competency; (3) Enhancing communication skill; and (4) Burden of new learning method. Conclusion: The findings indicate that team-based learning using concept maps may be an effective teaching-learning method for nursing students.

Romanian-Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis for Assesing Teachers' Activity

  • Barila, Adina;Danubianu, Mirela;Gradinaru, Bogdanel
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.10
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2022
  • The students' feedback is important to measure and improve teaching performance. Many teacher performance evaluation systems are based on responses to closed question, but the free text answers can contain useful information which had to be explored. In this paper we present a lexicon-based sentiment analysis to explore students' text feedback. The data was collected from a system for the evaluation of teachers by students developed and used in our university. The students comments are in Romanian language so we built a Romanian sentiment word lexicon. We used this to categorize the feeback text as positive, negative or neutral. In addition, we added a new polarity - indifferent - in order to categorize blank and "I don't answer" responses.

Development of Web-Based Experiments for Undergraduate Mechatronics Education

  • KIM, Young-Suk;Yang, Seung-Han
    • Educational Technology International
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.215-228
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    • 2013
  • In engineering education practical experiments is very important for each student, but due to the limitation of time and available resources such as laboratory equipment, space and instructors enough hands-on real experiments could not be provided to all students enrolled in the program throughout the academic year. In this sense web-based remote experiments through internet become a solution for engineering education and an emerging new paradigm for students and teachers. This paper presents the development of the web-based remote vibration experiment system for mechatronics education. Students can access this experimental equipment through an internet and conduct vibration experiment remotely without any restriction on time and place. IP address for data communication and web-service are assigned in local computer and then students receive experimental results and the captured pictures using network. The developed system provides real-time feedback of the tested results. Ubiquitous access to the system gained popularity from students.