The Journey of a Word: An Action Research Intervention of Morphemic Analysis and Etymology for a Middle School Gifted and Talented Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Sarah Caroline Halford ◽  
Marcia B. Imbeau ◽  
Linda H. Eilers
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Analysis Strategies ◽  
Morphemic Analysis

Sixth-grade students who had been identified as gifted and talented participated in a literacy intervention designed and implemented by the first author as part of an action research project. These students were meeting the grade-level standards in literacy, so the project aimed to push their vocabulary knowledge further in order to prepare them for the complex vocabulary they encounter in their independent reading and assigned content units. This daily intervention directly taught students the origins and histories of words and word parts from Latin, Greek, Germanic, and French languages, introduced morphemic analysis strategies, and gave them techniques to analyze the words’ meanings based on that information. Content-specific vocabulary, as well as general vocabulary knowledge of the participating students increased significantly. Throughout the intervention, students’ confidence in vocabulary knowledge improved, and they gained a deeper understanding of the nuances of language as their ability to apply this knowledge in other contexts grew and facilitated better understanding of the words they read.

PENERAPAN PENDEKATAN KONTEKSTUAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA KELAS VI SD NEGERI 004 TEMBILAHAN KOTA KECATAMATAN TEMBILAHAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 293
Author(s):  
Sarminah Sarminah
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Contextual Approach ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research

The background of this research is the low of science learning result of grade 6 students of SDN 004 TembilahanKota. The purpose of this study is to improve the learning outcomes of science students of grade VI SDN 004Tembilahan Kota with the application of contextual approach. This research was conducted in class VI SDN004 Tembilahan Kota. This research is a Classroom Action Research with two cycles. The subjects of thisresearch are the sixth grade students of SDN 004 Tembilahan Kota lesson year which consist of 30 people with16 men and 14 women. Based on the results of the research from the teacher activity sheets appear to increase ateach meeting. At the first meeting of cycle I 64.3%, the second meeting of cycle I was 67.86%. At the firstmeeting of cycle II 71,43%, and second meeting of cycle II 78,57%. While the student activity also increasesevery meeting. At the first meeting of cycle I 67,86%, second meeting of cycle I 71,43%. At the first meeting ofthe second cycle of 75%, and the second meeting II cycle 78.57%. The learning outcomes in the first cycleincreased by 12.8% from the base score of 67.83% to 76.5%. In the second cycle increased by 17.2% to 79.5%.

The Critical Role of Elementary School Mathematics in Equalizing Opportunity

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Lucy W. Sells
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Proficiency Tests ◽  
Remedial Courses ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Catch Up

In many school districts across the country, students' assignment to mathematics courses in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades is based on scores on proficiency tests given in the sixth grade. Students who are seriously below grade level on these tests get assigned to remedial courses so that they have the opportunity to catch up. Students who do not master the basic skills needed to catch up will never make it through the algebra and geometry courses required for admission to many colleges, and increasingly required for advancement in technical fields that do not require a college degree. Thus, failure to achieve mastery of arithmetic skills at grade level presents a serious barrier to job opportunities for students.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMALL GROUP TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGLISH SPEAKING (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH IN THE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS OF ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIFTAHUL MUBTADIIEN ISLAMIYAH BANYAKAN KEDIRI IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamadya Vitasmoro
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Small Group ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
School Based ◽  
Class D ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Classroom Action Research

<p><em>Speaking is one of the English skills which are taught at school. It means that English can be taught at Elementary school based on the needs of the school. In Elementary school, teacher teaches four language skills such as: listening, speaking, reading and writing to make students to be competence in English by mastering those four skills.</em></p><p><em>The students of Islamic Elementary School Miftahul Mubtadiien Islamiyah Banyakan faced some problems of speaking, such as they are afraid of making mistakes, they are shy of speak with other students, and they are low in speaking ability. </em></p><p><em>This study applied Classroom Action Research. The objectives of this study is to describe how small group can improve students’ English speaking of the </em><em>sixth  grade students </em><em>of Islamic Elementary School Miftahul Mubtadiien Islamiyah Banyakan, Kediri. In the </em><em>sixth grade in which researcher found problem in the class and try to find the solution. </em><em>The students of sixth grade students of Islamic Elementary School Miftahul Mubtadiin Islamiyah Banyakan Kediri. There are 28 students totally. There are divided into male and female. 12 students are male and 16 students are female.</em><em> </em><em>This was conducted in two cycles: the first cycle consists of three meetings and so was the second cycle. </em><em></em></p><em>The result of the research shows that (1) small group could improve students’ speaking ability in term of raising students’ achievement in the case of (a) fluency, (b) accuracy (pronunciation and Intonation) (2) small group can improve class situation, in term of (a) students’ interaction when having and responding teacher’s questions, (b) being active in small group activities, (c) being more attentive to the speaking class, (d) and the absence of students who were late and went out during speaking class, and (e) the unobservable dominancy of the teacher.</em>

Mathematics, Quantitative and Attitudinal Measures for Elementary School Boys and Girls

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Gail Fendrich-Salowey ◽  
Mary Buchanan ◽  
Clifford J. Drew
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Mathematical Achievement ◽  
Intellectual Ability ◽  
Independent Group ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Below Grade Level

This study examined sex differences in quantitative ability, attitude toward arithmetic, and locus of control as variables that may affect mathematical learning. Subjects were 48 fifth and sixth grade students in one school. Intellectual ability and mathematical achievement levels were controlled. Independent group comparisons with sex and mathematical achievement grade level were examined to determine if significant differences existed between groups. Significant differences were evident on only a single comparison. Subjects below grade level in mathematics scored significantly lower than those at grade level on the operations portion of the Stanford Diagnostic Arithmetic Test.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE KEPALA BERNOMOR BERSTRUKTUR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PKN SISWA KELAS VI SDN 029 SUNGAI PINANG KABUPATEN KAMPAR

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 957
Author(s):  
Dahniar Dahniar
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Very High ◽  
Head Type

This research was motivated by the low learning motivation of the citizenship education students of the sixth grade studentsof SDN 029 Sungai Pinang Kabupaten Kampar. This study aims to improve the learning motivation of Pkn through theapplication of structured numbered head type cooperative learning models in the sixth grade students of SDN 029 SungaiPinang Kabupaten Kampar. The subjects of this study were all sixth grade students of SDN 029 Sungai Pinang KabupatenKampar, totaling 17 years 2016. The form of research was classroom action research. This research instrument consists ofperformance instruments and data collection instruments in the form of observation sheets of teacher activities and studentactivities. Based on the results of the research and discussion, the application of structured numbered head type learningmodel can improve the learning motivation of the sixth grade students of SDN 029 Sungai Pinang Kabupaten Kampar asseen in the learning motivation of students in the first cycle scored 50% in the low category while in the second cycle got 755% in the very high category In the first cycle this class action research has not been said to be successful while in thesecond cycle the research has succeeded with a success indicator of 75.5% exceeding the performance indicators that havebeen set

PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MENYAMPAIKAN ISI BERITA DI SURAT KABAR MELALUI METODE BERCERITA SISWA KELAS VI SD NEGERI 022 RIMBO PANJANG KECAMATAN TAMBANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Sarinan Sarinan
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Student Activity ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Data Collection Activity ◽  
Grade Iii

Upgrades delivering news content on newspaper through storytelling method grade VI Students SD Negeri 022 Rimbo Panjang Kecamatan Tambang. This research is motivated by the lack of ability to deliver the news in the papers third grade students of SD Negeri 022 Rimbo Panjang Kecamatan Tambang. This study aimed to determine whether through the use of story-telling method can improve the ability of students in grade VI SD Negeri 022 Rimbo Panjang Kecamatan Tambang in the field of study to learn to speak Indonesian, which is carried out for 1 month. As the subjects in this study is the sixth grade students in the academic year 2014-2015 the number of students 15 people, consisting of 4 boys and 11 girls. Form of research is classroom action research. The research instrument consists of instruments and instrument performance data collection activity observation sheet form teacher and student activity. According to the research that has been done, then the conclusion to this study about Upgrades deliver the news in a newspaper through storytelling Method Grade III in SD Negeri 022 Rimbo Panjang Kecamatan Tambang. The average value of the ability of students before siklsu I 42.2 in the first cycle, amounting to 63.9 and in the second cycle of 84.2 or capability that is expected to have reached as many as more than 70% of students scored at the top of the KKM is 70. Statements in above shows that the ability to deliver the news in the papers can be enhanced through storytelling.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Understanding Academic Vocabulary to Answering Comprehension Questions

1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Cunningham ◽  
David W. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Question Answering ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Comprehension Question ◽  
Academic Vocabulary ◽  
Independent Factor ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Vocabulary Subtest

This study was designed to investigate whether the vocabulary of written comprehension questions is an independent factor in determining students' reading comprehension performance. The factors controlled were reader characteristics, text characteristics, and question-text-answer relationships. Sets of matched comprehension questions differing only in type of vocabulary (academic vs. everyday) were answered by 106 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. Subjects' scores on the ITBS meaning vocabulary subtest and an informal measure of academic vocabulary knowledge were also collected. Differences between means indicated that academic vocabulary in comprehension questions significantly decreased question-answering performance. To shed additional light on this decrease, a series of simple, multiple, and semipartial correlations between vocabulary measures and comprehension question scores were computed. These correlations consistently supported the interpretation that differences in terminology between the matched sets of questions accounted for the difference in performance on the questions. Possible directions for further research and implications for practice are discussed.

scholarly journals CONFERENCING APPROACH IN PROMOTING WRITING ABILITIY: A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH STUDY ON LANGUAGE CREATIVE WRITING IN INDONESIAN LANGUAGE

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Tatat Hartati
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Creative Writing ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Poetry Writing ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
The Impact

In recent days there is a growing interest in the study of creative writing. A number of approaches for teaching creative writing have also been investigated.  However, studies investigating creative writing particularly for primary school students are hardly to find. The aim of the present research is to figure out how conferencing approach is applied to teach poetry writing and to find out the impact of this approach to the students’ writing skills. The study used a classroom action research with 30 sixth-grade students as the participants. To ensure the present approach effectively improves the learning achievement, the study used three cycles of teaching steps, including classical, group, and individual. Various media and sources to support the learning activities were also used. The results of the study show that there is a significant improvement in students’ writing skills, in which the average score of the third cycle was twice higher than that of the first cycle. This suggests that conferencing instruction had been successful in improving students’ writing skills. The process of interaction, both among students and between students and the teachers, were also emphasized. In addition, the teachers gained an experience of assesing poetry writing analytically using four aspects: creative idea, diction, information, and imagination.

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN MENELADANI KHALIHAF ABU BAKAR DAN UMAR MENGGUNAKAN TEKNIK BERCERITA MELALUI TUTOR SEBAYA PADA SISWA KELAS VI SDN 005 BONTANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Zaitun Zaitun
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Story Telling ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Teaching Values ◽  
History Of ◽  
Classroom Action Research

This study is aimed at increasing mastery on the history of teaching values of Abu Bakar and Umar Bin Khattab, the emperor after Nabi Muhammad.  The study uses classroom action research as the design to implement the same age tutor through story telling techniques.  Using two cycles, this study assignes teh sixth grade students of SDN 005 Botang as research subject.  This study discovers that learning actuivities increase and the average score increases from 6,5 to 8.2.  The participations and involvements during the learning process also increase so that the study is finished in the second cycle.  This study proves that using the same-age tutor to teach haracters of Abu Bakar and Umar as kulafaur rasyidin is favorable.            

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