Adaptability: Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives on Responses to Change, Novelty and Uncertainty

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Martin ◽  
Harry Nejad ◽  
Susan Colmar ◽  
Gregory Arief D. Liem
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
External Validity ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Background ◽  
First Order ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Behavioural Factor

Adaptability is proposed as individuals’ capacity to constructively regulate psycho-behavioral functions in response to new, changing, and/or uncertain circumstances, conditions and situations. The present investigation explored the internal and external validity of an hypothesised adaptability scale. The sample comprised 2,731 high school students. In terms of internal validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA) suggested a reliable higher order adaptability factor subsumed by a reliable first order cognitive-behavioural factor and a reliable first order affective factor. Multi-group CFA indicated invariance in factor structure as a function of gender, age, and language background. Further, age (younger adolescents), language background (non-English speaking), and parents’ education (higher levels) predicted higher order adaptability, while gender (males) predicted first order affective adaptability. In terms of external validity, consistent with hypotheses, higher and first order adaptability was differentially associated with cognate/aligned factors (personality, implicit theories of ability, buoyancy) and also with psycho-educational wellbeing ‘outcome’ factors (achievement, enjoyment of school, meaning and purpose, life satisfaction). Findings hold theoretical and empirical implications for researchers and practitioners seeking to better understand the constructive regulation of individuals confronted with situations involving novelty, change, and uncertainty.

scholarly journals The effects of current unsatisfactory performance and evaluative approach on improvement expectancy and commitment to improvement

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Adam Abdulla ◽  
Ruth Woods
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
School Students ◽  
Satisfactory Performance ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Mediation Hypothesis ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
Conditional Indirect Effects ◽  
Solution Focused

AbstractThis study investigated the effects of current unsatisfactory performance (CUP) on improvement expectancy (IE) and commitment to improvement (CTI). 118 high school students were randomly assigned to consider either current satisfactory performance (CSP) or CUP. In addition, students within each group were randomly assigned to one of two evaluative approaches: (1) dichotomous present-focused evaluation (“Are you succeeding in this area? Or not?”), or (2) historical success scaling (“What is the highest level of success that you have reached in this area?”). It was hypothesised that (relative to CSP) CUP has a negative effect on improvement expectancy (IE). This hypothesis was supported. In addition, the data were consistent with an inconsistent mediation hypothesis according to which CUP has a positive direct effect on CTI but a negative indirect effect through reduced IE. The indirect effect of CUP on CTI was expected to be less negative amongst students engaging in historical success scaling than amongst students engaging in dichotomous present-focused evaluation. Although this was indeed the case, a test of moderated mediation indicated that the conditional indirect effects did not differ statistically. The study helps to illuminate the conflicting effects of CUP on CTI. Findings also have important implications for cognitive-behavioural and solution-focused approaches, both of which champion “scaling.”

scholarly journals Pengembangan Model Blended Web Mobile Learning dengan Aplikasi MoLearn untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi Siswa SMA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Bambang Hariadi ◽  
M. J. Dewiyani Sunarto ◽  
Tri Sagirani ◽  
Tan Amelia ◽  
Julianto Lemantara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa SMA berbasis Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) melalui pembudayaan belajar dengan pendekatan blended learning dengan menerapkan model Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) dan aplikasi MoLearn. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang mengacu pada Generic Design Research Model (GDRM) dari Plomp dan Nieveen. Untuk pengembangan aplikasi MoLearn metode System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model waterfall digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini meibatkan 205 siswa sebagai subjek penelitiaan. Data penelitian dikumpulkan menggunakan instrument lembar validasi model, angket resposn siswa, dan tes HOTs siswa. Penelitian dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan persamaan reliabilitas dan n-gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) model BWML dengan aplikasi MoLearn dinyatakan valid dan reliable berdasarkan tinjauan content dan isi, selain itu, berdasarkan hasil respon 205 siswa terhadap pembelajaran model BWML dengan aplikasi MoLearn, 83% siswa dinyatakan antusias mengikuti pembelajaran; dan (2) peningkatan HOTs siswa dinyatakan meningkat (rerata n-gain= 0,46) dengan kategori sedang. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa model Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) dengan aplikasi MoLearn valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi siswa SMA. The Development of the Blended Web Mobile Learning Model with the MoLearn Application to Improve High School Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills Abstract This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of high school students based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) through the culture of learning with a blended learning approach by applying the Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) model and the MoLearn application. This research is a development research that refers to the Generic Design Research Model (GDRM) from Plomp and Nieveen. For the development of the MoLearn application, the Waterfall Model System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) method was used in this study. This study involved 205 students as research subjects. The research data were collected using a model validation sheet instrument, student response questionnaires, and student HOTs tests. The research was analyzed descriptively using the reliability equation and n-gain. The results showed that (1) the BWML model with the MoLearn application was declared valid and reliable based on the content and content review, in addition, based on the results of the responses of 205 students to the BWML model learning with the MoLearn application, 83% of the students were stated to be enthusiastic about participating in the learning; and (2) the increase in students' HOTs was stated to be increasing (mean n-gain = 0.46) in the medium category. The results of this study conclude that the Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) model with the MoLearn application is valid, practical, and effective for improving high school students’ higher order thinking skills.

scholarly journals ANALISIS EVALUASI HIGHER ORDER THINGKING SKILLS (HOTS) PADA KELAS TINGGI DI SDN KUWONHARJO 2 KECAMATAN TAKERAN KABUPATEN MAGETAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Septi Aprilia
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Formative Evaluation ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Evaluation Form ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
High Order Thinking

This study aims to analyze the formative evaluation developed by the teacher so it is known whether the evaluation form developed is based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). The subjects of this study were High School Students of SDN Kuwonharjo 2, Academic Year 2018/2019 UPTD Takeran District, Magetan Regency. The research approach used is descriptive qualitative approach. The data of this study were obtained from formative question documents developed by SDN Kuwonharjo 2 teachers. Based on the overall results of the formative evaluation analysis, it showed that the evaluation forms that were made had not yet demonstrated Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). All questions are still at the C1 and C2 levels so this is an ingredient to make improvements in terms of planning to make a minimum evaluation form at the C4 level.

PENGEMBANGAN SOAL HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS SEBAGAI TES DIAGNOSTIK MISKONSEPSI MATEMATIS SISWA SMA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-191
Author(s):  
Benny Anggara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Mathematical Misconceptions

The need for developing students' higher order thinking skills is the main indicator in the application of HOTS-based questions in high school mathematics learning. The results of the implementation have not shown satisfactory results. The high level thinking ability of students in Indonesia in Mathematics is still very low. Therefore, a HOTS-based diagnostic test is needed which is able to detect the mathematical misconceptions of high school students as the aim of this study. Based on the research objectives, the method of this study is a qualitative method with research design using the Plomp model research design. The subjects of this study were several students and teachers at a school in Cirebon Regency. The results showed that four HOTS questions could be developed based on three aspects, namely, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. The problem was developed to detect three forms of misconception, namely, theoretical, classification, and correlational misconceptions. The four questions that have been developed were assessed through the readability test of students and teachers, and CVR and CVI tests were carried out on eight mathematics teachers with valid results. Based on these results it can be concluded that the HOTS questions developed can be implemented for students to detect forms of mathematical misconceptions of high school students. 

Psychometric Properties of an Adolescent Version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 for a Sample of Italian High School Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 621-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
Ernest S. Barratt ◽  
Elena Acquarini ◽  
Antonella Di Ceglie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
School Students ◽  
First Order ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study was to extend the development of the Italian version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale for use with adolescents. The analyses which led to the development of this version were based on data from 563 high school students. The internal consistency was good (Cronbach a = .78), A confirmatory factor analysis identified six first-order factors which converged into two second-order factors, a General Impulsiveness factor and a Nonplanning Impulsiveness factor. The General Impulsiveness factor included motor and attention or cognition items. The second-order factors differed from those obtained with the adult Italian version as well as the American version. Possible reasons for these differences arc discussed. The new version correlated significantly with self-report measures of aggression and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as well as with frequency of alcohol use and cigarette smoking.

An Analysis of Elementary Functions for High School Students

1972 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-370
Author(s):  
Teresa M. Boersig
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Elementary Functions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Brain Waves ◽  
Giant Step ◽  
The Brain ◽  
K To 12

Probably no subject in the curriculum begins more concretely and ends more abstractly than does mathematics as it travels the brain waves of students from K to 12. From using colored beads and flannel boards to finding zeros of higher-order polynomials or determining whether a given system is a group or a field is a giant step that few complete. While it is not to be expected that all or even most students will persevere through twelve years of mathematics, many capable students quit the ranks too soon.

scholarly journals INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Benidiktus Tanujaya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Instrument Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students

The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument that can be used to measure higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in mathematics instructional of high school students. This research was conducted using a standard procedure of instrument development, from the development of conceptual definition, development of operational definitions, determination constructs, dimensions, and indicators, to the preparation of blue print, item preparation, expert validation, and testing. Data results from trials be analyzed using factor analysis and analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM). The data analysis shows that there are 9 factors HOTS that construct the instrument with good validity and reliability. This instrument classifies high school students in the five categories of HOTS ability. HOTS grouping results can be used by various interested institutions to evaluate the instructional of mathematics. These evaluations are used to determine the success of student learning and the success of teachers' teaching.

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