An Exploration and Critical Examination of How “Intelligent Classroom Technologies” Can Improve Specific Uses of Direct Student Behavior Observation Methods

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: meningkatkan pemahaman nilai demokrasi melalui metode inquiri pada pembelajaran PKn di kelas XA SMA Negeri 1 Gamping Sleman.Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK. Subjek penelitian adalah 34 siswa SMA Negeri 1 Gamping Sleman. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini terdiri observasi, test skala sikap, dan analisis dokumen. Intrumen penelitian terdiri atas tes sikap, tes hasil belajar, lembar observasi perilaku siswa, catatan lapangan, dan pedoman wawancara. Teknik analisis data kualitatif yang digunakan adalah model Miles & Huberman, sedangkan data yang bersifat kuantitatif dianalisis dengan statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penerapan metode inquiri dapat meningkatkan nilai demokrasi siswa. Pada siklus 1 rerata 67,64, siklus 2 rerata 72,64 dan siklus 3 rerata 78,38. Dengan demikian melalui penerapan metode inquiri dapat meningkatkan pemahaman nilai- nilai demokrasi siswa di SMA Negeri 1 Gamping Sleman. UNDERSTANDING OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN STUDENTS THROUGH THE INQUIRY METHOD OF TEAHING CIVIC EDUCATION IN SMA 1 GAMPINGSLEMANAsbtractThis study aim: to improve students’ democratic through value the application of the inquiry method in civic education learning in the Grade XA of SMA NegeriGampingSleman,This was a classroom action research (CAR), The sesearch subjects 34 grade X SMA Negeri 1 Gamping. The data collecting techniques consisted of observations, an attitude scale test and a document analysis. The research instruments consisted of an attitude test, a learning achievement test, student behavior observation sheets, field notes, and interview guides. The technique to analyze the qualitative data was the Miles &Huberman model, while the quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result shows that the application of the inquiry method can improve students’ democratic value. In the first cycle the mean was 67.64, in the second cycle it was 72.64, and the third cycle it was 78.38. Therefore, the inquiry method can improve students’ democratic value in SMA Negeri 1 Gamping, Sleman.

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Measurement Invariance of a Universal Behavioral Screener Across Samples From the USA and Germany

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000447 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 87-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Gino Casale ◽

Robert J. Volpe ◽

Brian Daniels ◽

Thomas Hennemann ◽

Amy M. Briesch ◽

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Keyword(s):

Measurement Invariance ◽

Student Behavior ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

School Based ◽

Cultural Research ◽

Universal Screener ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Us ◽

The Usa

Abstract. The current study examines the item and scalar equivalence of an abbreviated school-based universal screener that was cross-culturally translated and adapted from English into German. The instrument was designed to assess student behavior problems that impact classroom learning. Participants were 1,346 K-6 grade students from the US (n = 390, Mage = 9.23, 38.5% female) and Germany (n = 956, Mage = 8.04, 40.1% female). Measurement invariance was tested by multigroup confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across students from the US and Germany. Results support full scalar invariance between students from the US and Germany (df = 266, χ2 = 790.141, Δχ2 = 6.9, p < .001, CFI = 0.976, ΔCFI = 0.000, RMSEA = 0.052, ΔRMSEA = −0.003) indicating that the factor structure, the factor loadings, and the item thresholds are comparable across samples. This finding implies that a full cross-cultural comparison including latent factor means and structural coefficients between the US and the German version of the abbreviated screener is possible. Therefore, the tool can be used in German schools as well as for cross-cultural research purposes between the US and Germany.

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