The Effect of Using Humor on High School Students’ Grammar Performance and Motivation

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Kavandi ◽  
Reza Kavandi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group A ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Teaching in high schools needs specific techniques, methods and skills in order to motivate the students (Ss) properly. In this study, the aim was to explore the effect of humor on students' grammar performance and their motivation. The study was designed as true-experimental research-randomized control experimental group, pre-test, post-test design. The participants were second grade high school students (120 students) in four classes. So, the researcher gave them a Nelson test in order to homogenize them. Out of 120 Ss, only 60 Ss who could get 50% percent of score were selected. Then, the Ss randomly were assigned one member of each pair to the experimental group and the other to the control group containing 30 Ss male in each cause-effect relationship between the independent and dependent variables. Then, the data analysis was done by SPSS version 21. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the gained scores in the groups, namely experimental group in comparison to the control group. A questionnaire was also given to the participants to gather their opinions about humor and its effect on their motivation. The finding showed that a large number of students agree of using humor, because it is enjoyable and motivator. It can be concluded that there is significance relationship between using humor and the Ss grammar performance, and their motivations. . Then, through giving the treatment and placebo to the experimental and control groups, respectively, the researcher tried to observe the direct

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Nomophobia Therapy on Self-Esteem and Nomophobia Symptoms in High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrin Mohammadi Nasab ◽  
Gholamreza Manshaee ◽  
Mohammad Ali Nadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: High mobile-phone dependency may cause cognitive, emotional, and academic impairments among students; hence, proper therapies should be performed to prevent the risk. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the nomophobia therapy package on self-esteem and nomophobia symptoms in high school students. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design and a control group. The statistical population included all the students showing nomophobia symptoms who were in high schools in Isfahan in the academic year of 2018 - 2019. Using purposive sampling, we selected 30 students willing to participate in the project and randomly divided them into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The research instrument included Nomophobia Questionnaire and Self-Esteem Questionnaire. The experimental group underwent eight sessions (75-minute sessions per week) of nomophobia therapy. The follow-up was performed after two months. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics, such as mean, standard deviation, and repeated measures ANOVA. SPSS version 23.0 was further used to analyze the data. Results: The mean ± SD of the post-test scores of self-esteem and nomophobia symptoms were (19.26 ± 3.34) and (50.60 ± 5.07) in the experimental group and (13.46 ± 2.47) and (71.63 ± 8.47) in the control groups. The difference between the scores of the experimental and control groups in the pre-test was not significant (all P-values were > 0.05). Also, the post-test scores did not have a significant difference from the follow-up scores (all P-values were > 0.05). Nomophobia therapy effectively increased self-esteem in students with nomophobia symptoms in the experimental group (P = 0.0001). The training intervention sessions decreased the nomophobia symptoms of high school students in the experimental groups compared to the control group (P = 0.0001). Conclusions: According to research findings, nomophobia therapy was an efficient therapy for improving self-esteem and reducing nomophobia symptoms in students who suffer from the syndrome.

scholarly journals The Use of Digital Guessing Game to Improve Students’ Speaking Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Ai Hayati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Senior High School Students

This study was investigated the effects of Digital Guessing Games strategy on students?  speaking ability of Islamic Senior High School students as well as to find out their perceptions of using it. In doing so, the subjects consisted of 44 students who were in tenth grade. Then they were divided into two equal experimental and control groups randomly (N=22). This study used explanatory sequential mixed-method whereas pre-test and post-test were administrated to collect quantitative and questionnaire was given to collect qualitative data.The experimental group was taught speaking using DGG application, whereas the control group using conventional guessing game. Analyzing the data through the independent sample t-test revealed the effectiveness of DGG application, the experimental group out performed the control group of speaking narrative text. Furthermore, an Islamic Senior High School students in Tasikmalaya had a positive attitude toward utilization of DGG application. 

scholarly journals The Influence of Guided Inquiry Learning Using Flash Based Invertebramedia on the Senior High School Students’ Learning Achievement

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anifatussholihah Anifatussholihah ◽  
Nur Rahayu Utami ◽  
Niken Subekti
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Inquiry Learning ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Senior High School Students

This research aims to know the influence of guided inquiry learning with flash based Invertebramedia on the learning outcome of senior high school students. The research was done in SMA N 1 Pamotan using Quasi Experimental Design. The sample of the study was X MIPA 1 class (experimental group) and X MIPA 2 class (control group) which was taken by purposive sampling technique. The results showed that there were increasing of cognitive’s learning outcome of the experiment group was 80% and control group was 34.2%. There was a significant difference in the average of cognitive learning outcomes of the experimental group and control group. Analysis of affective and psychomotor aspects showed that learning outcome the experimental group higher that the control group. So, the activity of students during learning process was enchancement. The average of the student’s questionnaire responses after joining the learning was 84.9% in good criteria. The teacher and the students also gave good responses on the implementation of the learning in general. The conclusion of the research is the application of guided inquiry learning with Invertebramedia based on flash influence on high school student’s learning outcomes.

scholarly journals The Effects of Study Skills Training on Qualitative Academic Achievement among Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Saeid Motevalli ◽  
Mohd Sahandri Ghani Hamzah ◽  
Samsilah Roslan ◽  
Siti Raba’ah Hamzah ◽  
Maryam Gholampour Garmjani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of study skills training on the qualitative academic achievement of girl high school students. This study was conducted by using an experimental design with pretest, posttest, and follow-up with the control group. The participants were 32 students from girl high school students of Tehran which were selected by cluster random sampling from girl high schools and then randomly assigned into control and experimental groups (Each group consisted of 16 students). The instruments used were Dortaj Qualitative Academic Achievement Questionnaire and Motevalli Study Skills Training Module. The experimental group received 8 sessions of psycho-educational group therapy and the control group did not receive any training. Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA was utilized for the analysis of data. Results revealed that there was a significant increase in qualitative academic achievement between pretest with post-test and follow-up among the experimental group. Moreover, there was a significant increase in qualitative academic achievement between post-test and follow-up in the experimental group with the control group. Additionally, the results showed that there is a significant increase in self-efficacy, planning, and motivation and also a significant decrease in emotional effects and lack of outcome control. In conclusion, the results of this study indicated that on the basis of deficit theory using learning and study skills training can lead to enhance student's skills to improve qualitative academic achievement. Further studies are required to examine whether exposing students to study skills training programs can lead them to enhance their qualitative academic achievement.   Keyword: Motivation Study Skills Training, Planning, Qualitative Academic Achievement, Self-efficacy.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Learning By Teaching (LBT): A Case of Junior High School Students Studying Tenses

Humaniora ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Michael Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning By Teaching ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This research aimed to see if learning by teaching (LBT) could really be implemented in classrooms. This case study intended to discover if LBT was applicable to teach tenses. This quantitative research involved 50 students from the two of 8th grade classes in one junior high school in Jakarta, one of which acted as the control group and the other one as the experimental group. This research focused on the learning of five tenses, namely the simple present tense, the simple past tense, the simple future tense, the simple present continuous tense, and the simple present perfect tense. A pre-test was employed before the research started and after the treatment had been given to the experimental group, a post-test was given a week after, and another post-test was given three months later. The results show that LBT helps the subjects learn better. Moreover, they also remember their materials longer. Therefore, LBT can be a good student-centered activity which has been proven successful.

scholarly journals Training Effect Of Self Efficacy Of Career Decision Making Self Efficacy (CDMSE) And N-Ach On Student SMAN 01 Pasuruan East Java

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eko Hari Febriantomo ◽  
Suharnan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to test the effectiveness of self-efficacy training to improve confidence in making career decisions (CDMSE) and achievement motivation (N-Ach) in 60 high school students. Through experimental approaches, obtained by 30 students as the experimental group and 30 students as a control group. Data were collected through questionnaires tests before and after the test, which is then analyzed by t-test. As the results of pre-test and post-test on a scale CDMSE test for the experimental group obtained probability value of 0.000 (p <0.05), which means that the hypothesis of no effect of self-efficacy training to CDMSE acceptable. so that self-efficacy training gives pangaruh to decision making career in high school students to determine the level of studies. And the results of the analysis of pre test and post test N-Ach-scale test in the experimental group obtained probability value of 0.000 (p <0.05), which means that in the experimental group there are differences in the results of pre-test to post-test. So the hypothesis that there is the influence of self-efficacy training to N-ach proven.

scholarly journals The Differential Effects of the Algorithm and Proportional Reasoning Approaches on Senior High School Students’ Understanding of Titrimetric Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kennedy Ameyaw Baah ◽  
Solomon Boachie ◽  
Francis Quansah ◽  
Joan Danquah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Proportional Reasoning ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This study evaluated The Differential Effects of Algorithm and Proportional Reasoning Approaches on Senior High School Students’ Understanding of Titrimetric Analysis in Berekum Presbyterian Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo Region. The target population was the science students in the school. The accessible population consisted of science one and science two final year elective chemistry students. Quasi-experimental design was used for this study. In this design the researcher used a questionnaire and test to solicit information on students’ understanding on the Effects of Proportional and Algorithm Reasoning Approaches. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 students for the research. Science A students formed the experimental group and were taught using algorithm approach while the science B students comprised the control group and were taught using the proportional reasoning approach. There was no interaction between the control group and the experimental group. Difference in performance in pre-test and post-test, the analysis of the study imply that students exposed to algorithm instructional approach to the teaching and learning in titrimetric analysis performed statistically better at significant level (p-value = 0.000 at a=0.05). Students in the experimental group (algorithm approach) performance were better in post-test than the post-test of students in the control group (proportional reasoning). The Hake Gain was then used to calculate for students understanding in titrimetric analysis using algorithm instructional approach in teaching and learning of titrimetric analysis. The gain 0.46 (SD = 0.132) achieved fell within the range i.e. 0.36< 〈 g〉 <0.68 meaning that students understood the titrimetric analysis after they were exposed to algorithm instructional approach. The results of the study imply that students exposed to algorithm instructional approach to the teaching and learning in titrimetric analysis performed significantly better than proportional instructional approach Keywords: algorithm approach, stoichiometry, proportional instructional approach, titration.

scholarly journals STAD : A Suitable Technique for Increasing Students’ Vocabulary Mastery

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ilyas
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Suitable Technique ◽  
Experimental Group

Increasing students’ vocabulary mastery is not an easy way for English teacher in teaching English in the classroom. To realize the difficulties of increasing students’ vocabulary mastery, the English teacher should consider many strategies of teaching. The strategies that are used should be able to make students feel comfortable and enjoy in the classroom and also should be able to encourage and motivate them to learn. One of the strategies is STAD (Student Teams Achievement Divisions). This research focuses on the implementation of STAD to increase students’ vocabulary mastery. The writer would like to find out whether there is a suitable techniqueor not on students’ vocabulary mastery for junior high school students after applying STAD in teaching and learning process.This research is an experimental study in quantitative research. The research involved two equal qualification of sample groups, they are an experimental group and control group. The instrument that used in this research is vocabulary test.Pre-test were given for both groups, after applying STAD in treatment for experimental group, the pos-test was administered by the two groups, experimental group and control group. The writer found that the mean score of experimental group is 52.59 in pre-test and became 71.66 in post-test and control group is 51.52 in pre-test and became 55.81 in post-test. From the result of mean score from each groups, it can be seen that there is significant improvement from experimental group.Consequently, the useof STAD is more effective to increase vocabulary mastery for junior high school students. And the evidence indicates that teaching English vocabulary by using STAD has significant positive effectand become a suitable technique for increasing students’ vocabulary mastery.

scholarly journals An analysis of the effect of peer mediation training on high school students’ conflict resolutions, empathic tendency and aggression levelsAkran arabuluculuk eğitiminin lise öğrencilerinin çatışma çözme becerileri, empatik eğilim ve saldırganlık düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1589
Author(s):  
Fulya Türk ◽  
Abbas Türnüklü
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Peer Mediation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mediation Training ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of peer mediation training on conflict resolution skills, empathic tendency and aggression levels on high school students. The research was conducted with 57 students at high schools in Denizli. The students in the experimental group were trained peer mediation training. The peer mediation training consists of ten sessions. İndependent variable of the study is peer mediation training. Dependent variables of the study are conflict resolution skills, empathic tendency and aggression levels. According to findings the study were analyzed, there is a significant increase in the levels of conflict resolution of the students in the experimental group. Similarly aggression levels were significantly lower in the students in the experimental group who received the peer mediation training. In contrast, when the levels of pre-test post-test empathic tendency of the students in the experimental and control groups, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Finally, peer mediation training can be said to be effective in developing conflict resolution skills of high school students and in reducing levels of aggression. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, akran arabuluculuk eğitiminin lise öğrencilerinin çatışma çözme becerileri, empatik eğilim ve saldırganlık düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Ön test son test kontrol gruplu deneysel desenin kullanıldığı araştırma, Denizli ilinde iki lisede dokuzuncu sınıfta okuyan 57 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Deney grubunda yer alan öğrencilere on oturumluk akran arabuluculuk eğitimi verilmiştir. Araştırmanın bağımsız değişkeni akran arabuluculuk eğitimi, bağımlı değişkenleri ise çatışma çözme becerileri, empatik eğilim düzeyleri ve saldırganlık düzeyleridir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre akran arabuluculuk eğitimi alan lise öğrencilerinin yapıcı çatışma çözme becerilerinde anlamlı düzeyde bir artış olduğu saptanmıştır. Benzer biçimde bu eğitimi alan lise öğrencilerinin saldırganlık düzeylerinde anlamlı bir düşme olduğu görülmektedir. Buna karşın akran arabuluculuk eğitimi alan ve almayan lise öğrencilerinin empatik eğilim düzeylerinde anlamlı bir farka rastlanmamıştır. Sonuç olarak, akran arabuluculuk eğitiminin yapıcı çatışma çözme becerileri geliştirmede ve saldırganlığı azaltmada etkili bir yol olduğu ifade edilebilir.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN RELAKSASI ATENSI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KONSENTRASI BELAJAR PADA SISWA SMK

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Olievia Prabandini Mulyana ◽  
Umi Anugerah Izzati ◽  
Ni Wayan Sukmawati Puspitadewi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The objectives of this research is to examine the effectiveness of attentive relaxation to increase the concentration among students of Vocational High School. Attentive relaxation applied in this research is a relaxation technique with focus on the enhancement of visual sense sensitivity. This attentive relaxation program is based on Robert H.McKim’s theory with three basic phases, which are loosening up, letting go, and going to close. This research was an experiment which apply pre-test and post-test group design. The subject in this research were 60 Vocational High School students consist of 30 students in experimental group and 30 students in  control group. This research conducted in Vocational High School Wachid Hasyim Surabaya. The experiment group was given the treatment of attentive relaxation, while the control group was left without treatment. Army alpha test was used to measure learning concentration. The army alpha test was administered to both experiment group and control group in pre-test and post-test conditions. The result found that attentive relaxation increase the learning concentration among Vocational High School students. This can be seen from the increase in learning concentration scores of students in experimental group between before and after the attentive relaxation treatment was given. Attentive relaxation contributes 23,3% in increasing the learning concentration of Vocational High School students.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh relaksasi atensi dalam meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar pada siswa SMK. Relaksasi atensi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan sebuah teknik relaksasi yang lebih menekankan pada peningkatan kepekaan indera visual. Program Relaksasi Atensi ini didasarkan pada teori relaksasi atensi dari Robert H. McKim yang dengan tiga tahapan dasar, yaitu loosening up (peregangan), letting go (pembebasan ketegangan), going to close (pendekatan masalah). Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimental, dengan menggunakan pre-test and post-test group design. Subjek pada penelitian ini merupakan siswa SMK yang berjumlah 60 orang yang terdiri dari 30 orang dalam kelompok eksperimen dan 30 orang dalam kelompok kontrol. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMK Wachid Hasyim Surabaya. Pada kelompok eksperimen akan diberi perlakuan berupa relaksasi atensi, sedangkan pada kelompok kontrol yang tidak diberi perlakuan. Untuk mengukur konsentrasi belajar digunakan tes army alpha. Tes army alpha diberikan kepada kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol pada saat pre-test dan post-test. Relaksasi Atensi dapat meningkatkan konsentrasi belajar pada siswa SMK. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan adanya perbedaan konsentrasi belajar antara sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan relaksasi atensi. Kelompok eksperimen menunjukkan peningkatan konsentrasi belajar setelah diberi perlakuan relaksasi atensi.

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