Measurement of Essential Skills in Mathematics; a Comparative Analysis of SSC (Grade X) and GCE (O-Level) Exam Papers

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Dr. Muhammad Akhtar Kang ◽  
Dr. Ahmad Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Compulsory Subject

<p>The basic aim of any education system is the development of overall personality of a child but major focus of school education remains on the intellectual development of students. Mathematics is a compulsory subject in the school curriculum and is very effective in cognitive development, but, it does so if taught and assessed properly. SSC exams are very important for students as they are gauged on the basis of their results in these exams. Due to the importance of these exams, the major focus of teaching/learning process in the schools remains on achieving the highest possible grades in the exams. It is therefore, very important to have a deep investigation of the exam papers in order to know weather the items of these papers are measuring essential mathematical skills or not. To achieve the purpose, this study has scrutinized the papers of SSC (Grade-10) for the years 2014/2015, set by Board of Secondary Education Karachi. Items used in these papers were examined and categorized according to the levels of Mathematical Assessment Task Hierarchy (MATH) taxonomy. These items were then compared with the items of GCE (O-Level) mathematics papers, serving as benchmark papers in this study, to highlight the shortcomings. The results of the study revealed that the items of SSC papers are highly biased towards A1 (Factual Knowledge) and A2 (Routine Procedures) categories of the taxonomy. The study concluded that these items assess knowledge of facts and algorithms only and do not measure essential mathematical skills (involvement of higher levels of thinking processes) of students. As, the papers of board exams highly affect teaching/learning process, it is recommended to improve the items of papers so that essential mathematical skills can be measured. The study recommends focusing on application and problem solving skills rather than the capacity of memorization because with this practice thinking habits can not be inculcated among students which are necessary to compete with other nations in this era of globalization.</p>

scholarly journals MEMBANGUN HIGH ORDER THINKING (HOT) PESERTA DIDIK MELALUI CONTEXTUAL TEACHING LEARNING (CTL) DI MADRASAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moch Wahid Ilham
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
High Order ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Student Center ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
High Order Thinking

This paper describes the efforts of teachers in building High Order Thinking (HOT) Learners through Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL). Education has always been the focus of various elements. Because the fate of a nation in the future depends heavily on the contribution of education. In the current learning process there are several gaps related to students' thinking assumptions. The majority of teachers understand his role as a disseminator rather than a student center; so the focus of education in schools is more on the factual knowledge. This then affects the student achievement scoring system more based on tests that are tested for low-level cognitive skills only. The existence of the Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) learning model is expected to be a bridge to build High Order Thinking (HOT) learners who can ultimately make learners able to achieve High Order Thinking (HOT).

scholarly journals Implications of Philately in Highlighting Geometric Features for the Primary Cycle

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mădălina Lupșe ◽  
Bogdan-Vasile Cioruța ◽  
Alexandru Leonard Pop
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Geometric Features ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Classical Education ◽  
The Third ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Primary Cycle ◽  
Teaching Learning

The development of mathematical skills, especially those specific to geometry, for the primary cycle is a triple challenge in the current context of education in Romania. The first of the challenges is given by the fact that classical education, but also the online one, has become an activity, still unstructured, concerning movements, decisions, and political pressures, implicitly with the changes that occurred in the ministerial apparatus. The second challenge is given by the methodological changes and of the school curriculum, which comes as a completion of the first challenge, being felt even in the teaching-learning-evaluation specific to geometry. The third challenge is given by the weight that teachers face in making geometry a discipline that appeals to students, attractive. In this sense, the challenge for us is to show that this triple barrier can be overcome. As such, the present study proposes a mixed method of presenting the geometric contents in the classroom for the preparatory group, class I and II, through the prism of the instruments offered by the Romanian thematic philately. The results of the study are presented in the form of worksheets, of which we present only fragments to summarize the possibilities arising from the association of thematic philately with notions of geometry.

IoT in Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 300-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Batra Arora ◽  
Suruchi Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Slow Learners ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Major Shift ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Teaching Learning

Internet of things (IoT) is an emerging technology that is looked upon as a technology that can bring positive changes in development of the society. Using IoT, humans and things embedded with sensors, actuators, and other hardware can communicate in an intelligent manner, thus creating a sea of innovative ideas which can make life easy, simple, and smart. IoT has touched upon different areas such as healthcare, home security, and agriculture. In this chapter, the authors give an insight about the technology and its applications in various fields. The major focus is on emerging trends in education and potential applications of IoT in the field of education. IoT can bring a major shift in traditional educational practices and make the teaching-learning process more effective by actively engaging learners. Use of IoT devices can also help teachers in deciding their future plan of action and giving more attention to the slow learners. This chapter also highlights the challenges that this technology faces in the education sector.

scholarly journals Developing an Interactive Environment through the Teaching of Mathematics with Small Robots

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1935
Author(s):  
Lilia Muñoz ◽  
Vladimir Villarreal ◽  
Itza Morales ◽  
Joseph Gonzalez ◽  
Mel Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Educational Robotics ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
School Year ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Innovative Resources ◽  
Teaching Learning

The article is the product of the study “Development of innovative resources to improve logical-mathematical skills in primary school, through educational robotics”, developed during the 2019 school year in three public schools in the province of Chiriquí, Republic of Panama. The teaching-learning process in students is influenced by aspects inside and outside the classroom, since not all schools have the necessary resources to deliver content or teaching material. The general objective of the project is to design, develop and implement educational robotics to improve logical-mathematical skills aimed at preschool and first grade students in public schools, using programmable educational robots. For this, a set of resources and activities were developed to improve the logical-mathematical skills of the initial stages, in public schools, obtaining significant results. Playful activities favor the teaching-learning process. Considering the analysis of the results made on the data obtained through the applied collection instruments, it can be argued that in general terms the values indicate that the students obtained a favorable level of performance in the different challenges proposed. The project has allowed the academic community to have an application of great value that allows teaching about the conservation of natural sites. The project only covers the area of mathematics in preschool and first grade.

scholarly journals DESIGNING ENGLISH TRANSLATION TOWARDS INDONESIAN MODERATE RELIGIOUS BASED SCHOOL

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-309
Author(s):  
Mohammad Iskandar Dzulkurnain ◽  
Sunardi ◽  
Siswandari ◽  
Asrowi
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Learning Objective ◽  
English Teaching ◽  
The Government ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Holy Book

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this research is to unearth English teaching, delivering and translating the holy book of instructional design in Pesantren Budi Utomo (PBU) which is the Indonesian moderate religious-based school of East Java, Indonesia in terms of kind of syllabus, learning objectives, materials instruction, evaluation, teaching designs, vigor and its debility of instructional design in English teaching. Methodology: It is qualitative research with ethnographic design. The data conducted in this research are the intended activities in the teaching-learning process, informants, and essential documents relied on the teaching-learning process. The data is collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The collected data are analyzed through data reduction, categorization of data, and synthesis and arrange work hypothesis. Main Findings: The syllabus that applies as a reference for preparing lesson plans is based on the National Curriculum and the Pesantren (religious-based school) Curriculum. The learning objective includes general learning and specific learning purpose. The learning objective of English learning at PBU is in line with English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The application of curriculum is 50% for the religious-based school curriculum and 50% for the government curriculum. There are many instructional teaching materials such as print, audio, and visual and non-printed. Class activities are another sketch to make students spend their full attraction and attention. Evaluations are conducted periodically. Applications of this study: The syllabus produced from this study is used by the religion-based Islamic school at the secondary level. It has a function to become a bridge for language learning to ease the students for English acquisition. Novelty/Originality of this study: Some similar researches were done to find out more about translation but it has not found yet research that focused on creating a syllabus to facilitate the student in learning the holy book of Islam through translation.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN SOFTWARE ANATES DALAM PEMBELAJARAN EVALUASI PENDIDIKAN PADA MAHASISWA NON MATEMATIKA FTIK IAIN LANGSA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Nazliati Nazliati
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Educational Evaluation ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
High Level ◽  
Compulsory Subject

Evaluation is a process of measurement and assessment. It is a very crucial in teaching learning process. Education and teacher training faculty (FTIK) of IAIN Langsa stated that educational evaluation as a compulsory subject that the students have to study.  However, some of non-mathematics students face difficulty in analyzing data because of number, formulas and accuracy in calculation. The objective of this study is to determine the use of Anates software in studying educational evaluation. This study is conducted in quantitative method while pretest-posttest group experimental design is used. The unit 3 of PAI students is assigned as a sample by using purposive sampling. The result shown that there is a significant different result between before and after Anates software taught where 3 categories of enhancement have indicated, 47,06% for high level,  35,29% for moderate level and 17,65% for low level. Hence, the use of Anates software can help non mathematics students in studying educational evaluation and the learning process is more efficient and accurate.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN QUANTUM TEACHING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS DAN PROBLEM SOLVER DI SEKOLAH DASAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Yumidiana Tya Nugraheni ◽  
Agus Firmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Problem Solver ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Teaching Learning

<p class="DAbstract">Islamic Education teachers predominantly use the lecture method in learning. This method is considered the best. Provision of teaching materials with one method for one semester or even two semesters makes children become bored. This research is to find out the application of the Quantum Teaching learning model to improve creativity and problem solving skills in Al-Islam subjects. This article is the result of a class action report. Sixth grade research place at SD Muhammadiyah Condongcatur, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This can be seen from the results of research, among others: can develop students' abilities in terms of solving problems and increase their creativity and encourage students to be enthusiastic in the learning process. This Quantum Teaching Model can encourage teachers to develop themselves in the learning process. The Quantum Teaching Model, which in the first cycle only gets 6 points, means the BT learning process (not yet seen). in Cycle II the learning process gets 8 points of the MT learning process (starting to look). In cycle I the results of the problem solving value is "lacking" (2.80) and creativity is lacking (2.61). In cycle II the results of the problem solving value are "enough" (3.22) and creativity is "sufficient" (3.21).</p>

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN PERANGKAT PEMBELAJARAN MATERI PERSEGI DAN PERSEGI PANJANG MENGGUNAKAN STRATEGI REACT

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Maiviyani Maiviyani ◽  
Theresia Laurens ◽  
Christi Matitaputty
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Teaching Learning

Education in the present has become a necessity, the need for knowledge gained through the learning process both in school and learning from the environment of residence. Mathematical skills are important for everyday life, when students work in activities that are based on everyday life situations; they see ways of applying the mathematical skills they are learning to the real world. Thelearning strategy REACT is one of the learning strategies that use the environment as a source of learning. Besides the teaching learning process with active student learning methods (CBSA) the teacher must be more active in preparing lesson material, planning the process to be carried out such as RPP, preparing evaluation such as LKS and follow-up. From the results of the study the development of learning tools for student activities reached 91.25% and the success rate of students reached 70%. Thus the development of a square and rectangular learning device using theREACTstrategy has a good effect on student activity and student learning outcomes

scholarly journals Teaching Learning through Interdisciplinary Approaches

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Min Pun
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Mental Processes ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
Teaching Learning

There are many benefits of using interdisciplinary approaches in teaching and learning. One of the goals of teaching and learning is helping students to develop insights, problem solving skills and self-confidence. The teachers can bring them to their classroom is interdisciplinary approaches are used in the teaching learning process. In this way, interdisciplinary approaches help students develop their cognitive abilities such as skills and mental processes, which are necessary to solve the problems.Crossing the Border: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 5(2) 2017: 1-2

The emotional component of teaching. A reflective training experience with teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 254-267
Author(s):  
Alessandra Priore
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
School Life ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
Emotional Dimensions ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Monitoring Phase

The system of relationships and emotions that develop in the teaching-learning process define the complexity of teachers' education and pose the challenge of bringing out the emotional and affective culture that guides school life. Several studies on teaching practices highlight the tendency to refer to technical aspectsas a key dimension of professionalism, rather than on relational and emotional dimensions that can promote the relationship with student. The creative and unprecedented reconfiguration of professional practice is configured as the outcome of a reflexive process of subjective construction and de-construction of the profession and its development.The paper proposes a reflective training experience, which involved 76 teachers, focused on emotional and relational dimensions on teaching and based on the use of the narrative-autobiographical instruments (diary, narrative, metaphor). The results achieved in the monitoring phase show that the training offered an opportunity to reflect on oneself and one's personal and professional experience, starting from the use of alternative perspectives and interpretations than those that are already in use

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