Four case studies, six years later: Developing system thinking skills in junior high school and sustaining them over time

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1253-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orit Ben-Zvi-Assaraf ◽  
Nir Orion
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Developing System ◽  
Over Time

scholarly journals Guided Inquiry Learning Model, Simple Practicum Tool, Creative Thinking Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaky
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Inquiry Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
School Students

The main objective of this research is to produce junior high school Physics teaching materials oriented to a simple practical tool that can be used to foster junior high school students 'creative thinking skills, with the specific aim of knowing the indicators of junior high school students' creative thinking skills that can be grown through the use of a guided inquiry learning model assisted by a simple practicum tool. This type of research is a quasi-experimental research with the design of Equivalent Pretest-Posttest Design (Design of Prates-Pascates Equivalent). This research was conducted at the Labschool Junior High School of Tadulako University where  the class VIII students being the research subjects. The research instrument used was an essay test and observation sheet. The data analysis technique used was quantitative data analyzed by inferential statistics, calculating the significance of the differences in the average of both groups of samples and qualitative data analyzed by using the stages of data reduction, data presentation and conclusion. The results showed that a guided inquiry learning model assisted by a simple practicum tool could foster the creative thinking skills of the students of Labschool UNTAD Junior High School in the indicators of flexible thinking, fluent thinking and originality.

scholarly journals Profile of conceptual photosynthesis and creative thinking: Study of 7th-grade students

Biosfer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-265
Author(s):  
Elis Sumarni ◽  
Anandita Eka Setiandi ◽  
Ari Sunandar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Concept Understanding ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Creative Thinking Skill

Profile of students’ creative thinking and conceptual understanding is essential to create an initial description of students’ competencies in overcoming their learning difficulties. The research aims to describe profile of concept understanding and creative thinking skills of 7thgrade students of all SMP Negeri (public junior high school) in Rasau Jaya sub-district, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia in photosynthesis content. The research uses qualitative descriptive method. The sampling technique employs disproportionate stratified random sampling. Samples consist of 143 students of 7th grade from three SMP Negeri in Rasau Jaya Sub-district, Kuburaya Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The data collection technique utilizes creative thinking skill test in the form of an essay with fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration aspects. Students’ concept understanding test is in the form of four-tier diagnostic test. Data analysis employs descriptive statistics with percentage of creative thinking and conceptual understanding in categories of understanding, partial understanding, misconception, and not understanding. The creative thinking skill percentage of SMPN students in Rasau Jaya, Indonesia in the originality and flexibility aspect is in a fairly creative category, whereas in the elaboration and fluency aspect the category is still less creative. The highest percentage of students’ conceptual understanding is misconception of 45.25% and followed by an understanding of 30.64%, not understand of 13.2%, and partial understanding of 10.97%. The obtained data give evidence that natural sciences (IPA) learning knowledge among junior high school students, especially concept understanding and creative thinking, is still low. Therefore, teachers could develop students’ creative thinking skills so their concept understanding could be improved.

scholarly journals Scientific Approach in Islamic Junior High School Science Textbooks to Facilitate High Order Thinking Skills

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.7) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Lisa Ariyanti Pohan ◽  
Julia Maulina ◽  
Uswatun Hasanah ◽  
Tuti Hardianti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Science ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
High School Science ◽  
Homogeneous Sample ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Materials Used

This study aims to analyse textbooks used by students based on the scientific approach as the realization of learning objectives using the 2013 curriculum. This study did several things: first, an investigation of the teaching materials used by students based on the scientific approach, second studied the suitability of the content of textbooks used by students with the syllabus in the 2013 curriculum, thirdly investigating the contribution of textbooks used to higher-order thinking skills. Research method used is mixed methods namely descriptive method and survey study at Islamic Junior High School in Medan. There are 3 textbooks that will be analysed, the textbooks from three different publishers which used by the school. The total number of students who participated in this study were 201 students. Where students who participated in the study were selected based on purposive random sampling through certain considerations, the students come from Islamic Junior High School An Nizam, Islamic Junior High School Ulun Nuha, and Islamic Junior High School Al Fityan, the condition and character of schools are almost same, so is expected the homogeneous sample. The results obtained are: (1) From the three books, the results of conformity assessment with the syllabus in book A are 65%, book B is 80%, and book C 40%; (2) The evaluation results of the textbooks by using the scientific steps find that book A obtained a score of 53 in the low category, book B got a score of 58 in the low category, and book C got a score of 55 also in the low category; 3) The results of the assessment of HOTS ability of students from each school that use books A, B, and C are on the average low category.   

Anxiety and Personal Control Effects in Biracial Dyads

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-245
Author(s):  
Cardell K. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Black Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Initial Testing ◽  
Initial Task ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

36 black and 36 white junior high school boys participated in a biracial group task. Based on initial testing on the task the subjects were paired with a partner of the opposite race. One third were paired with a slower partner, one third with a faster partner, and one third with a partner of approximately equal ability. However, debilitating anxiety among some of the black students affected their performance on the initial task so that the performance biracially was confounded. The implications of this anxiety and its changes over time are, discussed briefly.

scholarly journals Development of Project-Based Learning Science Module to Improve Critical Thinking Skills of Junior High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Widodo Setiyo Wibowo ◽  
Ekosari Roektiningroem ◽  
Norma Bastian ◽  
Karina Syahrul Hudda
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students

The study was conducted to develop science module based on project-based learning that is feasible to be implemented in science learning and has potency to build critical thinking skills of junior high school students. The study was Research and Development (RD), modified from Borg Gall steps covering only research and information collecting, planning, preliminary form of product development, expert judgment, product revision, and final product. The subjects were 2 expert lecturers (content expert and media expert) and 2 science teachers of SMP N 1 Wonosari. The types of data were quantitative and qualitative. Data were collected by means of SSP validation sheets and disaster preparedness identification sheets. The techniques of data analysis were descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative to 5 grading scale. The result of the study shows that science module is feasible to be implemented in science learning and has potency to build critical thinking skills of junior high school students. 

scholarly journals THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE AND TEACHERS COMPETENCE

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 131-138
Author(s):  
Muhammad Natsir Ede ◽  
Khadijah Binti Daud
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School District ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
High School District ◽  
South Sulawesi

This study aims to identify the practice of the learning organization in improving teachers competence. The learning organization run as a guideline for teachers in order to enhance the teachers' spirit in learning. The model used in this learning organization is the Fifth Discipline. It is consist of personal skills, mental models, shared vision, team learning, and system thinking. The Fifth Discipline was developed as a model that can provide a new input for the teachers so that they can learning continue to improve their competency. The method used in this study was mixed methode between quantitative and qualitative methods. This study was conducted at the Junior High School district Sidenreng Rappang South Sulawesi with a total of 500 teachers as samples. The findings of the analysis performed by using SPSS 18.0 indicates that there is a significant correlation (r = .341, p <.05) between the practice of the learning organization and the teachers competency. This analysis indicates that the null hypothesis (Ho) in this study was rejected. This shows that the independent variables of learning organization (X) and the dependent variable of teachers competency (Y) has a positive relationship to improve teacher competence at the Junior High School district Sidenreng Rappang South Sulawesi Indonesia.

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