Middle School Students’ Alternative Conceptions about the Human Blood Circulatory System Using Four-tier Multiple-choice Tests

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Caifeng Zhao ◽  
Shan Zhang ◽  
Huanhuan Cui ◽  
Wenjie Hu ◽  
Guo Dai
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Human Blood ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Multiple Choice Tests ◽  
Choice Tests ◽  
Blood Circulatory System

scholarly journals Pengaruh Alat Peraga Tiga Dimensi Sistem Peredaran Darah Manusia terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa SMA

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahruddin Arfianto
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Human Blood ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Circulatory System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Blood Circulatory System

Learning by using aids will greatly help students understand the concepts contained in learning materials. The aid in learning circulation of blood is very needed by students to understand directly the blood circulatory system in humans. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the three-dimensional visual aids in learning outcomes of material human blood circulatory system on high school students. The method used in this study was pretest-posttest control group design, in this design, there were two groups of randomly selected, and then the groups given a pretest to determine the initial condition is the difference between the experimental group and the control group. This study was conducted in period from April to May 2015. The sample of this study was the students of class XI in SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palangka Raya in odd semestre. The study was taken two classes, namely as an experimental class and control class. The number of the students of control class was 29 students, and for experiments class was 21 students. The data collected by a test with the form of multiple choice questions to measure student learning outcomes. The result of this study showed that the three-dimensional aids in learning human blood circulatory system had significant effect on improving students� learning outcomes, based on t-test using SPSS software version 16.0. So, it can be concluded that the use of the three-dimensional aids in learning human circulatory system will improve the students� learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Students’ ability in science: Results from a test development study

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
Cigdem Akkanat ◽  
Murat Gokdere
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ability Test

Student’s ability to use and manipulate scientific concepts has been widely explored; however there is still a need to define the characteristics and nature of science ability. Also, the tests and performance scales that require minimal conceptual knowledge to measure this ability are relatively less common. The aim of this study was to develop an objective measure of science ability of gifted middle school students. In order to assess this ability, Science Ability Test Battery was developed by the researchers. The test battery was divided into two sub scales containing; a multiple choice questions achievement test (Science Ability Test) and a performance assessment (Science Performance Test). The initial Science Ability Test consisted of 23 multiple choice items with one correct answer that required students to use science process skills and reasoning. In the study, stratified sampling was used. The test was administered to 280 middle school students in Turkey and the missing data from 26 students were excluded. In order to obtain a proof of content validity, the researchers elicited feedback from five experts in the field of science education and gifted education and necessary corrections were made in accordance of their views and suggestions. This study will be followed by another research to further analyse validity and reliability of the test.   Keywords: science ability, talent, gifted education

scholarly journals Middle school students’ conceptual understanding of earthquakes

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 01024
Author(s):  
Döne Toprak-Dereli ◽  
Funda Savaşcı-Açıkalın
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Grade Levels

The purpose of the study was to investigate middle school students’ conceptual understandings of earthquakes. Data were collected by using Understanding Earthquakes Test [1] and semi-structured interviews. Participants were a total of 1024 middle school students from the fifth to the eighth grade studying at ten different schools in Istanbul. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty six students selected based on their test scores for three levels of understanding as high, middle, and low level. Findings of the current study indicated that students have lack conceptual understanding of earthquakes with many alternative conceptions. Students mostly from all grade levels seemed to have more scientific understanding in terms of protecting ways from earthquakes damage rather than explaining what earthquakes are and how earthquakes happen.

scholarly journals 81 KETERAMPILAN PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA KELAS VII SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA MELALUI SQ3R DAN TES PILIHAN GANDA (7TH GRADE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION SKILL THROUGH SQ3R AND MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Tatu Hilaliyah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Skill Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Multiple Choice Tests ◽  
Comprehension Skill ◽  
Choice Tests

AbstractThis paper discusses the effect of learning method and formative scoring technique implementation on students’ reading comprehension skill by controlling the students’ initial ability. The method used in it is quasi experimental design with 2X2 factorial design. The data are two controlled class and two experimental class of SMPN 3 and SMP IT Raudhatul Jannah in Cilegon City, Banten. Independent variables are learning methods and formative scoring technique, while the dependent one is reading comprehension skill. Learning methods consist of SQ3R and scramble, while the scoring formative techniques are multiple choices and cloze tests. The results show that the SQ3R method is able to determine the students’ in comprehending Indonesian texts using formative tests. Reading learning using the suitable methods  will improve students’ results. SQ3R method is more suitable with the multiple choice tests while scramble method is more suitable with cloze tests. AbstrakPenelititian ini mendiskusikan pengaruh penerapan metode pembelajaran dan teknik penilaian formatif terhadap keterampilan pemahaman membaca dengan mengontrol kemampuan awal siswa. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuasi eksperimen dengan rancangan faktorial 2 x 2. Data penelitian adalah dua kelas eksperimen dan dua kelas kontrol pada SMP Negeri 3 dan SMP IT Raudhatul Jannah Kota Cilegon, Banten. Variabel independen adalah metode pembelajaran dan teknik penilaian formatif, sedangkan variabel dependen adalah keterampilan pemahaman membaca.Metode pembelajaran terdiri atas SQ3R dan scramble. Teknik penilaian formatif terdiri atas pilihan ganda dan rumpang (cloze). Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa metode SQ3R dapat menentukan kemampuan siswa dalam membaca pemahaman teks bahasa Indonesia dengan jenis tes formatif. Pembelajaran membaca dengan metode yang tepat akan meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Ketika metode SQ3R diimplementasikan, jenis tes pilihan ganda lebih baik diberikan kepada siswa, sedangkan jika metode scramble diberikan kepada siswa, jenis tes rumpang lebihsesuai untuk menilai kemampuan membaca pemahaman siswa.

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