scholarly journals Effect of problem-solving based methods on critical thinking and academic achievement of math among students of saravan higher education centers

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Azizollah Nosrat ◽  
Abdulhamid Parsafar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Higher Education Centers ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the present study is to determine the impact of problem-solving based methods on critical thinking and academic achievement of math in students of higher-education centers in the second semester of academic year 2013-14, Saravan city. The research method in this study is quasi-experimental, with the control group as well as pre-test and post-test. The study population includes all students in the second semester of 2013-14 who studied math in higher-education centers of Saravan city whose number was 400 and 130 students were selected as statistical samples. Measuring instruments used in this study were a researcher made academic achievement of math test and Watson-Glaser critical thinking test. To give an approximation of the content validity of the tests, analyzing books contents and comparing it with the extent of usage for conceptual questions, tests content validity was assured to some extent. The reliability of the test was calculated using bi-section method that according to the figures obtained for pre-test and post-test respectively (r = 0.71 and 0.68), tests have an acceptable and relatively high reliability. To analyze the data, t-test was used. The results showed that academic achievement of math and critical thinking in the test group, compared to the control group were higher and the differences between their means were significant.

scholarly journals The impact of employing the realistic model on the academic achievement of history subject and the development of critical thinking among the literary fifth-grade female students

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 3938-3946
Author(s):  
Lect. Iman Muhammad Khudair, Prof. Dr. Saad Ali Zayer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Realistic Model ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The research aims at studying the impact of employing the realistic model in the academic achievement of history subject and the development of critical thinking among fifth-grade literary female students. The research was applied to the research sample adopting the experimental approach with the post-test of achievement, pre and post-test for critical thinking, where the sample was divided into an experimental group (30 female students) using the realistic model and a control group (30 female students) using the standard method. After conducting equivalence between the two groups in (chronological age, intelligence, the criterion of pre-critical thinking, and the grades of students in the history subject for the fourth grade of middle school) the scientific material represented in the first and second semesters of the subject to be taught to fifth-grade literary students at the Ministry of Education was determined.The behavioral purposes were extracted, preparing therequired plans, and students were taught according to their steps.After applying the experiment and applying the two research tools, the following results were reached: 1- There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.05) in achievement in favor of the experimental group. 2- There is a difference of statistical significance at the level (0.05) between the mean scores of the two groups in developing critical thinking in favor of the experimental group.

The Impact of Teaching Critical Thinking Skills on Reading Comprehension of Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotfollah Karimi ◽  
Farshad Veisi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of teaching critical thinking skills on reading comprehension of Iranian intermediate EFL learners. A sample of 50 students from Arshia Language Institute in Ilam, Iran participated in this study. They were both male and female students who were selected among 80 students based on their performances on PET. The participants were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. First, the two groups were exposed to the pre-test of reading comprehension in order to evaluate their knowledge on reading before the treatment. Based on scores obtained from the Pre-test, no significance differences were observed between two groups. After that the treatment was started and the experimental group was exposed to teaching critical thinking skills. Meanwhile, traditional methods of teaching reading comprehension were used for teaching reading comprehension to the control group. Finally, post-test of reading comprehension was delivered to both groups at the end of treatment to check possible differences.  To analyze the collected data, ANCOVA was run using SPSS Software Version 16. The results showed that teaching critical thinking skills positively affect reading comprehension of intermediate EFL learners, but the interaction of gender and teaching critical thinking was not significant.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ARGUMENTATION-BASED TEACHING AND SCENARIO-BASED LEARNING METHOD ON THE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Teaching programs based on contemporary learning-teaching approaches have been regulated since the 2005-2006 academic year in Turkey. Nevertheless, the researches conducted in Turkey suggested that teachers mostly use traditional teaching-learning approaches in their classroom activities. Therefore, this research aimed at enhancing the students’ academic achievement through the use of argumentation and scenario based learning approaches among the contemporary teaching-learning approaches in order to guide teachers. Experimental design with pre-test and post-test control group was used in the present research. This research was conducted with 45 fourth grade primary school students. The research was conducted with two experimental groups and one control group. Activities related to argumentation-based teaching were administered to the experimental group 1, activities with scenario-based learning method for the experimental group 2, and those of the existing curriculum for the control group. The research deployed an academic achievement test based on the unit of "Let’s Solve the Riddle of Our Body". Independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and covariance analysis (ANCOVA) were used during data analysis. Research results revealed that the academic achievement of the students was significantly influenced by the activities related to argumentation-based teaching and scenario-based learning method.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of the Flipped Classroom Model on EFL Phonology Students’ Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
Mohsine Wahib ◽  
Youssef Tamer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Great Success ◽  
Success In Higher Education ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

Recent research has shown that the flipped model had a great success in higher education. Yet, there are very limited experimental studies that prove its effects on EFL students’ academic achievement in Moroccan higher education. The central objective of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of the flipped model in an EFL Phonology course and its effect on students’ academic achievement. The sample was composed of 156 participants (n=156) of two intact groups of EFL phonology course at two Moroccan higher education institutions. In a semester-long study, the phonology course was taught using the flipped model. Working with the existing intact classrooms made the study adopt a quasi-experiment design.  The teacher inverted the course by offering lectures via videos for students to view at home using the free online platform Edpuzzle and then followed up by providing activities and more practice in the classroom. Quantitative data were gathered using self-designed achievement test as a pre-test and post-test for both control and experimental groups. The results revealed a significant increase in the participants’ academic achievement in the experimental group in comparison to the control group.

Effect Of The Problem-Solving Approach On Academic Achievement Of Students In Mathematics At The Secondary Level

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kousar Perveen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Treatment

This study sought to determine the effect of the problem-solving approach on academic achievement of students in mathematics at the secondary level. The secondary school students studying mathematics constituted the population of this study. The students of 10th class of Government Pakistan Girls High School Rawalpindi were selected as a sample for the study. Sample size consisted of 48 students who were equally divided into an experimental group and a control group on the basis of pre-test. Treatment of the planned problem-solving approach is the guideline of Sherreen (2006) and Polya’s (1945) heuristic steps of the problem-solving approach. After the treatment, post-test was used to see the effects of the treatment. A two-tailed t-test was used to analyze the data, which revealed that both the experimental and control groups were almost equal in mathematics base at the beginning of the experiment. The experimental group outscored the control group significantly on the post-test.

scholarly journals The Impact of Distance Education on Learning Outcome in Computer Skills Course in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University: An Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mohammed Elmetwali Mohammed Amer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Computer Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to explore the impact of distance education on the learning outcome of students in computer skills course in Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Al-Sulail, Saudi Arabia. In this study, the learning outcome is represented in the students’ academic achievement. The researcher adopted an experimental approach. He selected a sample consisting from 80 male students from 4 sections of a computer skills course. Those students were divided equally into control and experimental groups. The members of the control group were taught through adopting a face-to-face instructional approach. They attended 4 face-to-face lectures. The members of the experimental group were taught online through using the Blackboard system. The researcher used a pre-test and a post-test for assessing students’ academic achievement. SPSS program was used. It was found that both groups share similar levels of computer literacy. It was found that distance education has a significant positive impact on students’ academic achievement in the computer skills course. The researcher recommends adding online instructional activities to the curricula used in Saudi universities.

scholarly journals The Influence of Problem Solving Model Toward Students’ Critical Thinking Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
Nindya Ananda Latifa ◽  
Heffi Alberida
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Problem Solving ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Problem Solving Model ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The aims of this study was to find whether there was an influence of the Problem Solving Model towards critical thinking skills of students of grade XI in SMAN 9 Padang. A Quasi Experiment method with The Post-test Control Group Only Design was used in this study. Students were grouped in an experimental group (Problem Solving model) and a control group (Direct intruction). The data from a test were analyzed using t-test with a=0,05. The findings showed that there was a significant difference of critical thinking skills enhancement in experimental group than the control group.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Teaching an Educational Unit According to the Learning Cycle-5 Es Model "Bybee" in the Development of Problem-Solving Skills and Academic Achievement in Geography Subject in Grade 9 in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Jamal Abdel Fattah Al Assaf
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Cycle ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Upper Stage ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the learning cycle-5 Es model “Bybee ”in the developmentof problem-solving skills and academic achievement in Geography subject in the ninth graders in Jordan. The studyconsists of 60 students from the University Education Directorate in Amman in the second semester for the year2017/ 2018. The sample was distributed randomly into two groups; one of which is experimental of (30 students) andwas taught according to the Bybee model. The other was a control group, which consisted of (30) students and wastaught in the usual way. The study tools consisted of the cognitive achievement test and the capacity scale forproblem-solving.The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the average achievement of theninth-grade students in geography subject, due to the impact of the teaching strategy in favor of the experimentalgroup. Also, it showed statistically significant differences in the average achievement of ninth grade students ingeography, due to the teaching strategy of problem-solving skills and in favor of the experimental group.The researcher recommended the benefit of the learning model "Bybee" in teaching the geography subject at allstages of the upper stage.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI STRATEGI PROBLEM SOLVING DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE EKSPERIMEN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MINAT DAN KETRAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA DI MAN GANDAPURA PADA MATERI GERAK HARMONIK

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Anwar Anwar ◽  
Yusrizal Yusrizal ◽  
Zulkarnaen Jalil
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies

Abstrak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pemecahan masalah (problem solving)  yang difokuskan pada pembelajaran eksperimen pada konsep gerak harmonik dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan minat siswa terhadap mata pelajaran fisika di MAN Gandapura BireuenPenelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen dengan desain pretest post-test, control group design. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan pusposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan pretest dan posttest untuk meningkatkan ketrampilan berpikir kritis. Lembar minat siswa untuk mengetahui minat siswa sebelum dan setelah menggunakan  strategi Problem solving dengan menggunakan metode eksperimen. Hasil uji normalitas dan homogenitas  menunjukkan bahwa data homogen dan berdistribusi normal. Oleh karena itu, uji beda rata-rata terhadap N-gain ketrampilan berpikir kritis antara kedua kelas menggunakan uji t. Hasil uji t diperoleh thitungttabel (6,33 2,010) artinya terjadi perbedaan ketrampilan berpikir kritis yang signifikan  antara kedua kelas. Nilai rata-rata N-gain ketrampilan berpikir kritis untuk kedua kelas dengan kategori sedang. Minat belajar siswa setelah menggunakan strategi problem solving menggunakan metode eksperimen juga lebih tinggi, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan menggunakan strategi problem solving dapat meningkatkan ketrampilan berpikir kritis dan minat belajar siswa.Kata kunci: Stategi Problem Solving, metode eksperimen, minat dan  ketrampilan berpikir kritis                                                  Abstract. This research is a problem-solving focused on learning experiments on the concept of harmonic motion with the aim to improve critical thinking skills and interest of the students towards subjects of physics at MAN Gandapura Bireuen. Penelitian using the experimental method to the design of the Pre-test Post-test, Control Group Design. The sampling technique pusposive sampling. The data collection is done by pretest and posttest to improve critical thinking skills. Sheets interest of students to determine student interest before and after use problem solving strategies using experimental method .. normality and homogeneity test results show that the data homogeneous and normal distribution. Therefore, different test average of the N-gain critical thinking skills between the two classes using the t test. T test results obtained t t table (6,33 2.010) means that there is a difference of critical thinking skills significant difference between the two classes. The average value of the N-gain critical thinking skills for both classes with the medium category. Student interest after using problem solving strategies using the experimental method is also higher, so it can be concluded that learning with problem solving strategies can enhance critical thinking skills and student interest.Keywords: Problem Solving, the experimental method, interest critical thinking skills

scholarly journals Research-Based Learning Applied in First Semester Courses of Engineering Programs (preliminary study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 5582-5586
Author(s):  
C. J. Diliegros-Godines, Adriana Erika Martínez-Canton, Victoria Ubici
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Impact

The development of research abilities is a necessary competency for students of Engineering and Science. Regardless of the engineering field of interest, the development of global competencies influences their professional performance. In the present work, we describe the impact, from the students' perception, of the early approach in research activities that involves critical thinking, innovation, problem-solving, self-direction, leading, and written communication abilities. To introduce the students to Research-Based Learning (RBL), we asked them to develop a solution to a problem presented in a first-semester science class in a university focused on developing technical and transversal competencies. This work proposes a teaching methodology based on RBL, which includes the appropriate use of search tools, data analysis, and writing skills, taking advantage of the institution's resources. Simultaneously, we looked for an effective research methodology to build a solid theoretical framework relevant to their experimental results. Moreover, we aimed to link the theoretical course contents to the student's engineering field through RBL activities. The sample under study had 98 students taking an experimental physics and statistical analysis course; 49 in an experimental group (class) were guided using RBL, and the other students were in the control group. The evaluation of the learning outcomes was carried out comparing the pre-and-post surveys, using a 5-point Likert scale (ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree). The statistical analysis of the experimental guided group results showed an increase in critical thinking, innovation, problem-solving, and self-direction compared to the control group students. However, the leadership competency did not show any improvement in both groups. We concluded that implementing the RBL methodology for students in the early stages of engineering education promoted and reinforced the development of technical and transversal competencies

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