Evaluation of Centrally Oriented Measures of Education by  Project

Objective: this investigation aimed to assess the impact of applying project-based pedagogy to the topic of central trend measures and statistical graphs. Method: the study’s participants comprised ninth-grade students of the Technical Educational Institution Francisco José de Caldas and were divided into two groups: experimental and control. The quasi-experimental design of the study involved three stages: diagnostic groundwork, a six-phase action plan construction, and transformation. Pre- and post- tests were conducted to measure research outcomes. Results: students assigned to the experimental group evinced an improvement in the comprehension of the addressed topics and a significant increase was observed in their communication and problem-solving skills. Discussion and Conclusions: the application of the pedagogic strategy of problem-based learning to measures of central tendency and statistical graphics encouraged students placed in the experimental group to discover statistical answers that would assist them in their daily personal and environmental requirements. It also ameliorated their conceptual comprehension and interpretation, improved their communication abilities and problem-solving skills, strengthened teamwork, and increased their sense of responsibility in comparison to the traditionally taught class.

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The Effect of Music Therapy on Problem-Solving Skills

Journal of Sociological Research ◽

10.5296/jsr.v6i2.8979 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 169

Author(s):

Zeinab Sirous Jahedi ◽

Nasser Amini Khoi

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Average Score ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact

The aim of the present research was study of the impact of music therapy on problem-solving skills of 4 to 6 years old children in Tehran. This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population was all 4 to 6 years old children in region 2 of Tehran. Using the random sampling method, the study sample was chosen in two experiment (15 individuals) and control (15 individuals) groups. The experiment group received 12 sessions of music therapy and the control group was waiting for treatment meanwhile. To evaluate the problem-solving skill in children, the three subscales of Wechsler’s Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) were used, including: mazes, cubes and arithmetic. Analysis of data obtained from the questionnaires was conducted in two parts of descriptive and inferential. The data analysis indicated the significant increase of problem-solving average score of the experiment group compared to the control group.

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Effect of E-Learning on Developing Problems Solving Skill in Mathematics Teaching for First Level Students at Faculty of Education the University of Khartoum

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies [JEPS] ◽

10.24200/jeps.vol10iss2pp339-355 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 339

Author(s):

Issam I. K. Al Hassan ◽

Hala I. S. Abdel Aziz

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Mathematics Teaching ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

E Learning ◽

Faculty Of Education ◽

The University ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact ◽

Experimental Group

This study aimed to investigate the impact of e-learning on developing problem solving skills in mathematics teaching. Quazi-experimental design was used. The study population consisted of students in the first level in the Faculty of Education at University of Khartoum. Pre- and post-tests were used as study tools. A purposive sample was selected which comprised 60 students who registered in the course of Calculus-2 .The sample was divided into two groups: the experimental and control group. Using the appropriate statistical methods, data were analyzed using SPSS. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences (p. < 0.05) between the experimental group and the control group in all problem solving skills including the dentification of the problem, relating the problem to previous information, choosing solution, generalization and making use of experience in new situations. The differences were all in favor of the experimental group. The researcher proposed appropriaterecommendations.

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The Implementation of Learning Materials Based on Local Wisdom of Agricultural in Binjai to Improve the Students Problem Solving Abilities

10.31237/osf.io/5xmuh ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Nur Tsalits Fahman Mughni

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Control Group ◽

School Grade ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Equivalent Control ◽

The Subject ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

Teaching materials by integrating local culture makes easier for students to understand the subject matter in the learning process. The aims of the study is to measure the effectiveness of teaching materials based on local wisdom of agriculture in Binjai in improving the students problem solving abilities. The research method was a quasi experimental which use non equivalent control group in the pretest posttest design. The sample of study were students of Senior High School grade X in Binjai that consisted of experiment group which used teaching materials based on local wisdom of agriculture in Binjai and control group that used student handbooks. Teaching materials are tested by material experts and technology experts to ensure the quality of teaching materials. Data collection was conducted through test. The results showed that the teaching materials based on local wisdom of agriculture in Binjai effective in improving students problem solving abilities in the experimental group students based on the results of N gain value was 0.67 which has medium criteria. It means teaching materials based on agricultural local wisdom of agriculture in Binjai can be used as one of the teaching materials in learning activities.

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USING STEM APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORTING INTEGRATED TEACHING KNOWLEDGE OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS

Journal of Baltic Science Education ◽

10.33225/jbse/19.18.158 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 158-170 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Burcu Alan ◽

Fikriye Kirbağ Zengin ◽

Gonca Keçeci

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Science Teachers ◽

Service Science ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Teaching Knowledge ◽

Mixed Method Design ◽

Post Test ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

In this research the effects of STEM applications, which are aimed to support the integrated teaching knowledge of pre-service science teachers on the problem solving skills of pre-service science teachers were examined. The research was carried out in scope of the mixed method design of convergent parallel design. The research was conducted with pre-service science teachers of experimental group (n=31) and control group (n=31) who were studying at Fırat University. STEM applications including Algodoo were carried out with the pre-service teachers in the experimental group for one term. The data of the research were collected through the problem solving inventory test (PSIT), prospects diaries during the process of the pre-service science teachers in the experiment group. Quantitative data were analyzed using unpaired samples t-test. Statistically significant differences were found in favor of the experimental group when the PSIT post-test scores of the pre-service teachers in the experimental and control groups were analyzed. They said that STEM education is necessary and important for them, much better products arise as a result of gathering different disciplines, but integration of four disciplines is not easy.

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Jigsaw Approach in Cooperative Learning: Its Effect in Problem Solving Skills for Physics

UIC Research Journal ◽

10.17158/222 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Renan P. Limjuco ◽

Ma. Teresa M. Gravino

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Cooperative Learning ◽

Learning Strategy ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

School Year ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Experimental Group

This study was conducted to determine whether or not the jigsaw approach as a cooperative learning strategy can significantly improve the problem solving skills in physics of the First Year Pharmacy students of the University of the Immaculate Conception for School Year 2011-2012. The researchers used the quasi-experimental design and purposively chose one class with forty students to compose the experimental group and another class of the same size to form the control group. The students from the experimental group were supervised through the jigsaw approach for three weeks as they studied Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion. The test scores from the 50-multiple choice-item Physics Questionnaire (α = 0.90) were the data used in the study. Frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test were the statistical tools employed in the analyses of the data. Findings of the study revealed that the problem solving skills in physics of the Pharmacy students were significantly improved by the jigsaw approach. The researchers also employed a focus group discussion for the triangulation of the method which validated that students who were subjected to jigsaw approach became more proficient, responsible, facilitative, and approachable as learners. The students felt that they needed to study not only for themselves but also for their group mates.

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TACTIC FULFILLMENTS OF THREE CORRELATIONS FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING MAPS AND ANIMATED PRESENTATIONS TO ASSESS STUDENTS’ STOICHIOMETRY PERFORMANCES

Journal of Baltic Science Education ◽

10.33225/jbse/17.16.733 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 733-745

Author(s):

King-Dow Su

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Experimental Approach ◽

Achievement Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Learning Groups ◽

Test Items ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Case Based

This research focuses on students’ tactic assessments of 3 correlations with illustrated 2-step strategic map and animated presentations in stoichiometry. The participants were divided into 2 learning groups: the experimental and the control group by quasi-experimental approach. Most of all, experimental group participants have been contingent on critical performances of thinking capabilities in accordance with tactic fulfillments of 3 correlations helpfully. In contrast with statistic findings of post-tests, experimental group participants get more formulated goals of individual learning in answering 5 algorithmic and conceptual pairs of achievement test items than those of control group participants. Students’ shift of reasoning from model-based to case-based requires them to explore an effective mental cognition and responses for full-fledged performances of problem-solving skills. After tactic fulfillments for 3 study objectives of visualized developments, experimental group participants have upgraded a distinct learning accumulation and project-based feedback at their best learning performances. Key words: problem-solving, stoichiometry, three correlations, tactic fulfillments.

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The effectiveness of an educational program based on the Brunner model in developing problem solving and mathematical thinking in mathematics for tenth grade female students in the Karak District Education Directorate: فاعلية برنامج تعليمي قائم على نموذج برونر في تنمية حل المشكلات والتفكير الرياضي في مادة الرياضيات لدى طالبات الصف العاشر الأساسي في مديرية تربية منطقة الكرك

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم التربوية والنفسية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.l240421 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (39) ◽

pp. 71-49

Author(s):

Kifaya Barakat Alrawashdeh, Khalaf Alsaqarat Kifaya Barakat Alrawashdeh, Khalaf Alsaqarat

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Educational Program ◽

Teaching Method ◽

Mathematical Thinking ◽

Ministry Of Education ◽

Tenth Grade ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Level Of Significance ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

The study aimed to uncover the effectiveness of an educational program based on the Bruner model in developing problem-solving, mathematical thinking and motivation in mathematics among tenth grade students in the Karak Education Directorate, and to achieve the objectives of the study the quasi-experimental approach was used by dividing the study sample into two groups, experimental and control groups, and the study sample consisted of (150) students who were randomly selected, and a set of tests were developed include solve problems test, mathematical thinking test, and motivation questionnaire. The study reached results, the most important of which are: There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤0.05) in the development of problem solving in mathematics among the tenth grade students in the Directorate of Education of the Karak due to the teaching method, and in favor of the students of the experimental group, and there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤0.05) in the development of mathematical thinking in mathematics among the tenth grade students in the Directorate of Education of the Karak due to the teaching method, and in favor of the students of the experimental group. In the light of the results, the study recommended that officials in the Ministry of Education should be interested in developing the teaching strategies used in teaching mathematics with a focus on the Brunner model due to its great and positive effect in improving students ’understanding and comprehension of mathematical content.

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Does Problem-Based Learning Improve Problem Solving Skills?—A Study among Business Undergraduates at Malaysian Premier Technical University

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v9n5p166 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 166 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Z. Abdul Kadir ◽

N. H. Abdullah ◽

E. Anthony ◽

B. Mohd Salleh ◽

R. Kamarulzaman

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Control Group ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Technical University ◽

Conventional Classroom ◽

Management Students ◽

Business Undergraduates ◽

Experimental Group

Problem-based Learning (PBL) approach has been widely used in various disciplines since it is claimed to improve students’ soft skills. However, empirical supports on the effect of PBL on problem solving skills have been lacking and anecdotal in nature. This study aimed to determine the effect of PBL approach on students’ problem solving skills using a quasi-experimental non-equivalent group pretest–posttest design. Fifty management students from a premier Technical University in Malaysia were assigned to experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, students were given four problems to be solved and their solutions of the problems given were assessed in terms of their accuracy and quality. Students in the control group received conventional classroom instructional design. Results indicate that students in the experimental group have better problem solving skills (z: -4.220, p: 0.001 for accuracy and z: -2.594, p: 0.009 for quality) compared to those who were not exposed to the PBL approach. This finding substantiates the use of PBL as an effective instructional tool to improve students’ problem solving abilities.

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KETERAMPILAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH MAHASISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BANDUL FISIS MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PROBLEM SOLVING VIRTUAL LABORATORY

Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika dan Teknologi ◽

10.29303/jpft.v3i2.396 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 164 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sutarno Sutarno ◽

Agus Setiawan ◽

Andi Suhandi ◽

Ida Kaniawati ◽

Desy Hanisa Putri

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Virtual Laboratory ◽

Control Group ◽

Control Groups ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

Virtual Lab ◽

And Control ◽

Academic Year ◽

Experimental Group

This study aims to explore pre-service physics teachers’ problem-solving skills through the implementation of problem solving virtual laboratory (PSVL) model on the concept of simple pendulum. This research has been conducted at a university in Bengkulu in academic year 2016/2017. This research is a quasi experiment with nonequivalent control group design. Subjects were 70 students divided into experimental and control groups. Students of the experimental group follow lab activity using PSVL model, while the control group used the expository virtual lab (EVL) model. Students’ problem-solving skills are explored using problem-solving skills tests. Based on the data analysis, it is found that the improvement of students’ problem solving skills of experimental group and control group differ significantly. Improved students’ problem solving skills in experiment group was higher than control group. It can be concluded that the implementation of the PSVL model can improve students’ problem-solving skills.

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The impact of imagery on the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly

10.53350/pjmhs211561654 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 1654-1657

Author(s):

Amir Dana ◽

Mir Hamid Salehian ◽

Tayebeh Bani Asadi ◽

Parinaz Ghanati

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Cognitive Ability ◽

Cognitive Abilities ◽

The Elderly ◽

Analysis Of Covariance ◽

Control Groups ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

And Control ◽

The Impact ◽

Experimental Group

Background: In the future, aging becomes one of the problems of society and the problems of the country's health care system and brings many costs in the health care sector. Purpose: This study examines the effect of imagery on performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. The research method is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design. 40 older adults were selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The subjects in the experimental group performed imagery for four weeks following the pretest. Methods: Data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. Results: Findings showed that imagery improves the performance and cognitive ability in the elderly. Conclusion: In general, imagery may improve performance and cognitive abilities in the elderly. Keywords: Imagery, Performance, Cognitive Ability, Aging

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