Talent development in natural science in elementary school: A juxtaposition of research and practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 103366
Author(s):  
Elena Mack ◽  
Moritz Breit ◽  
Mireille Krischler ◽  
Jessica Gnas ◽  
Franzis Preckel
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
Research And Practice

Envisioning a New Foundation for Gifted Education: Evolving Complexity Theory (ECT) of Talent Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Yun Dai
Keyword(s):  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Adaptive System ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Creative Productivity ◽  
Education Needs

This article presents a new theory of talent development, evolving complexity theory (ECT), in the context of the changing theoretical directions as well as the landscape of gifted education. I argue that gifted education needs a new foundation that provides a broad psychosocial basis than what the notion of giftedness can afford. A focus on talent development rather than giftedness should be based on a theory of talent development that is truly developmental, treating the developing person as an open, dynamic, and adaptive system, changing oneself adaptively while interacting with environmental opportunities and challenges. To introduce ECT, I first delineate the meaning and significance of four dimensions or “parameters” of talent development undergirding this new theory: domain, person, development, and culture. I then describe how ECT explicates the developmental processes and transitions as the result of human adaptations to environmental opportunities and challenges. More specifically, ECT uses the constructs of characteristic and maximal adaptation to elucidate how domain, person, development, and culture jointly shape a particular line of talent development, and how cognitive, affective, and social processes interact to push and sustain a critical transition from characteristic adaptation to maximal adaptation, eventually leading to high-caliber performance and creative productivity. I finally discuss the theoretical contributions and practical utilities of ECT for future research and practice.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MEDIA POWERPOINT TERHADAP MINAT DAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA SISWA KELAS IV SD

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-104
Author(s):  
Nira Elpira ◽  
Anik Ghufron
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Science Lesson ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
Academic Year

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media Powerpoint terhadap minat dan hasil belajar IPA siswa kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah Sagan. Jenis penelitian  ini quasi eksperiment dengan desain One-Group pretest-posttest  design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah semua siswa kelas IV SD Muhammadiyah Sagan pada semester pertama Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014. Variabel penelitian meliputi variabel bebas (penggunaan media Powerpoint) dan variabel terikat (minat dan hasil belajar). Sample penelitian adalah siswa kelas IVA SD Muhammadiyah Sagan Tahun Ajaran 2013-2014. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada semester I Tahun Ajaran 2013-2014. Pengumpulan data menggunakan tes dan non tes. Instrumen pengumpulan data adalah tes hasil belajar berbentuk pilihan ganda dan angket minat belajar. Data penelitian ini diambil dari data hasil tes dan non tes, dengan  membandingkan rata-rata sebelum dan sesudah pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media Powerpoint IPA terbukti berpengaruh terhadap minat dan hasil belajar.Kata kunci: media Powerpoint, minat belajar, hasil belajar_____________________________________________________________________ THE EFFECT OF POWERPOINT MEDIA USE ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING INTEREST AND OUTCOMES OF NATURAL SCIENCE LESSON OF THE FOURTH GRADE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Abstract This research aimed to investigate the effect of media Powerpoint use on the interest and outcome of learning natural science of the fourth grade students at elementry school. This research was  quasi-experimental using one-group pretest-posttest design. The populations comprised the fourth grade students of elementry school in the first semester of the academic year of 2013/2014. The research variables consisted of independent variable (the use of Powerpoint media) and dependent variables (students’ learning outcomes and interest). The research sample was IV A students of Muhammadiyah Sagan elementary school, in the academic year of 2013-2014.  The data were collected through testing and non-testing. The data collecting instruments were a multiple choice test of learning outcomes and a questionnaire of learning interest. The reseach data were taken from the results of testing and non-testing, by comparing the mean of pre and post learning. The research result shows that the use of Powerpoint media has effect on students’ outcomes and interest.Keywords: Powerpoint media, learning interest, learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Animal and Human Digestive System Material of the Fifth Grade Elementary School in the form of Pop-Up Book Media

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Putu Mega Noviyanti ◽  
I Gede Margunayasa
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Developmental Research ◽  
Science Content ◽  
School Students ◽  
Human Digestive System

The limited relevant learning resources and the lack of development on natural science content on the topic of the animals and human digestive system were the reasons for this research. This research aimed at developing Pop-Up book media on the topic of animal and human digestive system in which the validity had been tested. This research was developmental research by using some steps, such as analyze, design, development, implementation, and evaluation models. However, the implementation steps and the evaluation steps were not conducted due to time limitations. The data collection method used in this research was a questionnaire method. The subject of this research was a learning media in the form of a Pop-Up book on the topic of animal and human digestive system on the fifth-grade elementary school students and the object of this research was the validity on learning media for Pop-Up book media. The instrument used in this developmental research was the rating scale. From the results of the assessment by four experts, an average score of 4.79 was obtained into very good qualification. Based on the results of the assessment, it could be concluded that the Pop-Up book media on the topic of animal and human digestive system was valid with a very good qualification. The existence of a Pop-Up book media was useful to assist the teachers’ tasks in implementing learning specifically in developing natural science materials on the topic of animal and human digestive system.

The Flame: Teenage Years

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Haroutounian
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Musical Training ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
College Education ◽  
Music Students ◽  
Ivy League ◽  
Piano Students ◽  
Piano Lessons ◽  
Private Studio ◽  
Late Starters

Close to a dozen years have gone by and we find ourselves seated on folding chairs enjoying the final recital of a private studio of talented piano students. Each year there are a few new eager faces as the younger students deftly work through pieces that seem very complex for such little fingers to play so quickly. We notice the students who have been seasoned through training, now in those tenuous intermediate years. Their intense desire for precision shows maturing musical ideas, but often arrives at awkward adolescence when being on stage has an added gravity of meaning. We search for the advanced teenagers—those students we have seen truly blossom through the long process of talent development. Numbers have dwindled in this studio. One has decided to move out of state and is now studying at a conservatory. Another has decided to concentrate efforts on the oboe, begun in elementary school band, with time restraints easing piano lessons out of her schedule. Academic and parental pressures have caused last year’s shining star, a junior seeking an Ivy League college education, to quit as well. There remains one teenager who ends the program with a flourish, receiving many hugs from young admirers and awards galore following the program. This is our tiny, eager student from the front steps. A senior, having completed a full twelve years of instruction with many competitions and solo recitals under his belt, he bids farewell to this comfortable, nurturing studio. He enters college as a math major. Many private teachers, parents, and music students may recognize this scene as a very realistic portrayal of possibilities in musical talent development. The first years of training are “romance,” with parents aglow when hearing their talented youngster perform with such confidence and flair. The middle years consist of flux and flow, a phase when students search for the “whys” and “hows” beneath the notes that were so easily played in prior years. Musical training now presents persistent challenges. Late-starters may speed into these years with determination. Others may begin a second instrument or composition classes to broaden musical experiences.

scholarly journals 3D animation model with augmented reality for natural science learning in elementary school

2018 ◽  
Vol 1013 ◽  
pp. 012154
Author(s):  
F Hendajani ◽  
A Hakim ◽  
M D Lusita ◽  
G E Saputra ◽  
A P Ramadhana
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
3D Animation

scholarly journals Learning Difficulties of the 5th Grade Elementary School Students in Learning Human and Animal Body Organs

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Maryani ◽  
N. N. Husna ◽  
M. N. Wangid ◽  
A. Mustadi ◽  
R. Vahechart
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Blood Circulation ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
5Th Grade

Natural Science is an elementary school subject that requires students to organize ideas and concepts about the natural world gained from experiences through a series of scientific processes such as investigating, composing, and presenting ideas.  The high complexity causes many cases of learning difficulties. This study aims to diagnose the learning difficulties that occur on 5th-grade elementary school students. The research was conducted in Muhammadiyah Pakem Elementary School, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Regency.  The subjects were 29 of 5th-grade elementary students. Data collection techniques were interviews, tests, and documentation. Data analysis techniques were descriptive statistic as a quantitative analysis and interactive model as a qualitative analysis. The learning difficulties were diagnosed by describing the students who were identified having learning difficulties; localizing the difficulties; and determining the factors that cause learning difficulties. The results showed that the difficulties experienced by students were in basic competence 1.1-1.5 (human blood circulation organs). The average percentage of students’ learning difficulties in Basic Competence 1.1 was 48%; Basic Competence 1.2 was 51.1%; Basic Competence 1.3 was 57.6%; Basic Competence. 1.4 is 64.7%; and Basic Competence 1.5 is 53.7%. The highest percentage of learning difficulties was in Basic Competence 1.4 (identifying human circulatory organs). It was caused by the students’ low attention and motivation to learn natural science, the imprecise teaching methods, the parents’ attention, and the negative influence of mass media.

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