scholarly journals Cultural Literacy in Mother Tongue Education: an Action Research

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Mazhar Bal ◽  
Filiz Mete
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Cultural Literacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Basic Language

The aim of the research is to relate the middle school students’ literacy skills to their basic language skills. The study was designed as an action research. The participants of the study are middle school students. The data collection tool consists of semi-structured interview form, semi-structured observation form, log form and activity files. The research process was carried out in three stages: cultural awareness, cultural diversity and cultural literacy. It was observed that participants cultural literacy skills developed at each stage. In addition, while performing basic language skills, they were found to be more effective at every stage. Based on the results of the study, it is concluded that the mother language education lesson can be associated with the learning outcome of cultural literacy skills and basic language skills.

Lessons Learned about Designing Augmented Realities

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick O’Shea ◽  
Rebecca Mitchell ◽  
Catherine Johnston ◽  
Chris Dede
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
School Students ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Design Heuristics ◽  
Handheld Computing ◽  
The Impact

Utilizing GPS-enabled handheld computing units, we have developed and studied Augmented Reality (AR) curricula to help middle-school students learn literacy and math. In AR, students move around an outdoor physical environment, interacting with virtual characters and artifacts on their handheld computer. These “invisible” objects and characters provide clues to help solve a mystery, guiding the students through a process of inquiry and evidence-building. The first AR curriculum we developed, Alien Contact!, is based on a scenario where aliens have crash landed near the students’ middle school. Students, working in teams, learn math and literacy skills in the course of determining why the aliens have come to earth. This study describes the design heuristics used during the initial development and deployment of Alien Contact!, the results of two formative evaluations of this curriculum, and the impact these findings have had on revising our design heuristics for a subsequent AR curriculum about beached whales, called Gray Anatomy.

scholarly journals Penerapan Metode Snowball Throwing Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar IPS Siswa Kelas VII SMP Attaqwa Kabupaten Bekasi

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (01) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Agus Supandi
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Student Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Classroom Action Research

One of the attractions for students is if the teacher can use good and pleasant methods. One such method is Snowball Throwing. The research aims to improve social studies learning outcomes of Attaqwa Middle School students in Bekasi Regency through the Snowball throwing learning method. This study uses classroom action research. The sample is class VII students at Attaqwa Middle School Bekasi. The researcher conducted two cycles in applying this method. Based on the results of the study showed that the completeness of the student group in cycle 1 was 86%, which was up 36% compared to pre-action, whereas in cycle 2 the completeness of students became 97%, which was up 11% compared to cycle 1 and up 47% compared to pre action. It can be concluded that the application of the Snowball Throwing method can improve social studies learning outcomes of Grade VII students at Attaqwa Middle School, Bekasi Regency.  Keywords : Method, Snow Ball Throwing, learning Outcomes  Abstrak Salah satu daya tarik bagi siswa, ialah jika guru dapat menggunakan metode yang baik dan menyenangkan. Salah satu metode tersebut adalah Snowball Throwing. Adapun penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS siswa SMP Attaqwa Kabupaten Bekasi melalui metode pembelajaran Snowball throwing. Penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas. Sampel merupakan siswa kelas VII di SMP Attaqwa Bekasi. Peneliti melakukan dua siklus dalam penerapan metode ini. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ketuntasan kelompok siswa pada siklus 1 sebesar 86%, yaitu naik 36% dibandingkan dengan pra tindakan, sedangkan pada siklus 2 ketuntasan siswa menjadi 97%, yaitu naik 11% dibandingkan dengan siklus 1 dan naik 47% jika dibandingkan dengan pra tindakan. Hal ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan metode Snowball Throwing dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS Siswa Kelas VII di SMP Attaqwa Kabupaten Bekasi.

scholarly journals ‘I finally felt like I had power’: student agency and voice in an online and classroom-based role-play simulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Rector-Aranda ◽  
Miriam Raider-Roth
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Court Case ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Action Research Study ◽  
Role Play Simulation

This article presents an educational action research study examining how one online, classroom-based role-play simulation offers middle school students the opportunity to strengthen their agency and voice. The Jewish Court of All Time (JCAT) is a web-mediated simulation designed for middle school classrooms where students take on roles of various characters throughout the world, history and literature to address an imaginary court case. JCAT is meant to develop students’ skills in writing, critical thinking, perspective-taking, historical empathy and communication, as well as subject literacy in social, historical and cultural contexts. Our research question focuses on how JCAT further encourages and supports the middle school students’ agency and voice. We examine how students exercise their agency and voice both in the online environment and in accompanying classroom activities. As an educational action research study, we focus on simulations in which at least one of the authors was a participant, and also pay special attention to how our findings can enhance future simulations. Findings suggest that students constructed knowledge of democratic ideals and were able to exercise their agency and voice specifically, both in the online environment and in accompanying classroom activities.Keywords: democratic education; empowerment; middle school; educational simulations; social studies(Published: 23 March 2015)Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2015, 23: 25569 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v23.25569

scholarly journals Self and physical activities in early adolescence: an action research with middle-school students

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Simona Nicolosi ◽  
Rosaria Schembri ◽  
Salvatore Pignato ◽  
Alessandra Lo Piccolo ◽  
Pietro Mango ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
School Students
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