Comparison of Student Learning Outcomes in Middle School Science Classes with an STS Approach and a Typical Textbook Dominated Approach

RMLE Online ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Yager ◽  
Hakan Akcay
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Science ◽  
Middle School Science ◽  
Science Classes

The Effects of Engineering Modules on Student Learning in Middle School Science Classrooms

2006 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Cantrell ◽  
Gokhan Pekcan ◽  
Ahmad Itani ◽  
Norma Velasquez-Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
School Science ◽  
Middle School Science ◽  
Science Classrooms

Essays as Valid Measures of Learning in Middle-School Science Classes

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Nolet ◽  
Gerald Tindal
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Science ◽  
Middle School Science ◽  
Performance Assessments ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Criterion Referenced ◽  
Science Classes ◽  
Production Response

Students with learning disabilities often participate in middle-school science and social studies classes. Current conceptions of achievement in content classes focus on use of complex thinking and problem-solving skills rather than acquisition of specific factual information. Increasingly, learning is measured with performance assessments that require a production response, often, an essay. This study explored the construct validity of essay tasks as measures of learning in content classes. Students in two sections of a seventh-grade general science class wrote essays in response to prompts designed to elicit use of the intellectual operation evaluation. They also wrote a compare-contrast essay and took traditional end-of-chapter criterion-referenced tests. All measures were tied to specific two-week units of instruction presented by the students' regular science teacher. Results indicated that essay tasks may be highly sensitive to both the content of instruction and the design of the prompt. The validity of essays as measures of content learning likely relates more to the goals of instruction and the desired outcomes for assessment than the task itself. Implications for the use of essay tasks as measures of learning in content classes that include students with learning disabilites are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning in Terms of Creativity and Learning Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohmah Nila Farida ◽  
Dwi Priyono Utomo ◽  
Zukhrufurrohmah Zukhrufurrohmah
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
School Year

 This study aims to describe the effectiveness of Problem Based Learning in terms of student creativity and student learning outcomes. This research is located at Prigen Prosperous Middle School in the even / odd semester of the 2019/2020 school year. This type of research uses the type of descriptive research with descriptive qualitative research methods with research subjects VII grade students of Prosperous Prosperous Middle School. The steps in this research are determining the problem, conducting a literature study, determining the location, determining the method, data collection, and data analysis. In this study, the average percentage of the learning achievement in the preliminary activities was 92.21%, the core activities were 96.41% and the closing activities were 81.47% so that overall the learning implementation was categorized as very good. The average percentage of students' creativity is 82.0% with a very good category. The average percentage of student learning outcomes students 81.81% with a very good category. Based on the description, Problem Based Learning is effective in terms of students' creativity and learning outcomes.

scholarly journals The Use of Hot Potatoes as Learning Media In Algebra Operations Material to Increase Activities and Learning Outcomes of Seventh Grade Students in SMP Al Hidayah Karangduren 2018/2019 Academic Year

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Fitria Agustrianai
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Learning Cycle ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study was to describe how the process of using learning using Hot Potatoes Algebra Operations material for class VII students at Karangduren AL HIDAYAH Middle School. Then to find out the increase in the activity of students in algebraic surgery material by using Hot Potatoes media on class VII students at Karangduren AL HIDAYAH Middle School and to find out the increase in learning outcomes of algebraic surgery materials by using Hot Potatoes media in class VII students at AL HIDAYAH Middle School in 2018 / 2019. The type of this research is Classroom Action Research (CAR) using 2 cycles. Based on the results obtained from the percentage of student learning activities in learning cycle I was 82.81% with good categories and the second cycle was 89.06% with good categories. This shows an increase in student activity as much as 6.25%. The completeness of student learning outcomes in the prerequisite material obtained from the pre-cycle pretest was 66.66%. While the completeness of the results of the students in the first cycle reached 70.37% and experienced an increase in learning cycle II as much as 22.13% which obtained a percentage of 92.5% with a good category and has achieved classical completeness. However, in the second cycle, researchers conducted remedial so as to achieve 100% classical completeness. Keywords: Hot Potatoes, learning activities, learning outcomes  

scholarly journals Analisis Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Siswa pada Materi Bangun Ruang Sisi Lengkung

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Casmi Fitri Yani ◽  
Maimunah Maimunah ◽  
Yenita Roza ◽  
Atma Murni ◽  
Zuhri Daim
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
High Ability Students

AbstrakSebagian besar guru tidak memperhatikan kemampuan pemahaman matematis tetapi hanya terfokus pada hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis kemampuan pemahaman matematis siswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah 25 siswa kelas IX2 SMP Negeri 1 Kampar Timur. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu tes dan wawancara. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan pemahaman matematis siswa berkemampuan sedang dan rendah masih kurang, sedangkan siswa berkemampuan tinggi sudah cukup baik. Hasil wawancara menunjukkan bahwa siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam memberikan contoh dan bukan contoh dari konsep serta kesulitan dalam mengaitkan berbagai konsep karena tidak memahami konsep dan hanya menghapal rumusnya. Untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman matematis siswa berkemampuan sedang dan rendah, dalam menyampaikan konsep guru sebaiknya menyertakan contoh dan bukan contoh dari konsep serta memberikan latihan soal-soal tentang mengaitkan berbagai konsep. Analysis of Students’ Ability Mathematical Understanding on the Topic of Curved Side SpaceAbstractMost teachers do not pay attention to the ability of mathematical understanding but only focus on student learning outcomes. This study aims to determine and analyze students' mathematical understanding abilities. This research is qualitative research. The research subjects were 25 IX2 students from East Kampar 1 Middle School. Data collection techniques are tests and interviews. The results of the analysis show that the ability of mathematical understanding of students with moderate and low abilities is still lacking, while high-ability students are good enough. The results of the interview indicate that students have difficulty in giving examples and not examples of concepts and difficulties in relating various concepts because they do not understand the concept and only memorize the formula. To improve the ability of mathematical understanding of students with moderate and low ability, in conveying the concept the teacher should include examples and not examples of concepts and provide training questions about linking various concepts.

scholarly journals Penerapan Model Problem Based Learning dan Model Project Based Learning terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Effendi Effendi ◽  
Melvi Sugiarti ◽  
Wahid Gunarto
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Class Viii

The purpose of this study is to find out whether there are significant differences in learning outcomes between students whose learning uses PBL learning models with PjBL learning models in the Vibration and Wave material in Class VIII Belitang Madang Raya 3 Middle School Learning Year 2017/2018. The type of research used in this study is quantitative research methods. The population in this study were class VIII students in the Belitang State Junior High School 3 in Madang Raya consisting of 6 classes. The sampling technique in this study was carried out in a random manner through drawing existing classes. Data collection techniques to find out the learning outcomes of students using tests, and testing hypotheses using the z-test. Based on student learning outcomes after the test is obtained the average value of the experimental class I is 81.88 and the average value of the experimental class II is 73.2. There are significant differences in learning outcomes between students whose learning uses the PBL learning model with the PjBL learning model in the material of Vibration and Waves in Class VIII of the State Middle School 3 Belitang Madang Raya Learning Year 2017/2018. This can be seen from the value of Zhit = 39.3 not located between -1.96 and 1.96, so that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Keywords: Problem Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Student Learning Outcomes.

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