scholarly journals Ghanaian Indigenous Conception of Real Mathematics Education in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Clement Ayarebilla Ali
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Mathematical Ideas ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Ghana abounds in indigenous resources but little mathematics has been conceptualised. The study therefore applied the four trends of real mathematics education on five main Ghanaian indigenous materials. The design was quasi-experimental non-equivalent groups of experimental (80) and control (70) students. The experimental group was taught with the four trends and the control with the traditional approach. The researcher used teacher-made test instruments through the standard psychometric techniques and tagged them as pretest and post-test scores. Both tests were similar and given to both groups before and after the treatments. The results show that the main indigenous Ghanaian materials were signs/symbols, artefacts, instruments, tools and technologies, and signs/symbols being the most significant. These results were then applied to the teaching and learning of mathematics at the senior high school levels. The researcher therefore recommends that students should be allowed to use indigenous mathematical ideas, concepts, generalizations and thoughts processes

scholarly journals The Influence Of English Song As Learning Materials Towards The Students’ Pronunciation

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Dewi Yulyanti ◽  
Slamet Wahyudi Yulianto ◽  
Muhammad Anjar Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This research investigated whether or not there is the influence of English song towards the student’s pronunciation. This research used a quantitative method. Research design is an experimental class and control class, two classes were selected from eleventh-grade students at SMAN 1 Ciasem Subang. The Quasi-Experimental Research was conducted in four meetings. The data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process, test, questionnaire, and interviewing the students. The research result of the analysis quantitative and qualitative data were as follows. The analysis of quantitative data, mean score of pre-test in the experimental class was 14.44. While the mean score in the control class was 14.58. Furthermore, the mean score of the post-test in the experimental class was 82.98. While the mean score post-test in the control class was 60.56. Based on the result, the experimental class students’ score on post-test were better in which the mean = 82.89 than their scores on pre-test the mean = 60.56 . in addition, the two-tailed value of p was 0.000 which was lower than 0.05 . in conclusion, the calculation of paired t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of experimental group. The analysis of qualitative data show that used English song influence through students’ pronunciation by observing the teaching and learning process, test, questionnaire, and interviewing the students. The students were more confident and were not afraid of making mistakes when pronunciation.

scholarly journals Using Anagram Technique to Develop Students’ Vocabulary Mastery to the Seventh Grade Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Indrawati Indrawati ◽  
Febya Resti
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Result Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract The research problems of this study were (1) to find out the application of anagram technique in improving student’s vocabulary mastery and (2) to know whether there was a significant difference in vocabulary mastery between the experimental group where the anagram technique was implemented and the control group which no treatment was given during the experiment.  In this study, the writer used the quantitative method with quasi experimental group design. The samples of this study consisted of 36 students of VII E as Experimental Group and 36 students of VII F as Control Group taken from the second year students of seven classes of MTs N Pangkalpinang. The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of Paired sample t-test and Independent sample t-test. Based on the result analysis, there were two major findings, namely (1) the implementation of Anagram technique in developing students’ vocabulary mastery was successful and the result of difference analysis in post-test of experimental and control group showed that the value of t-obtained was 3.488 which was higher than t-table 2.03 (at the significant level p<0.05 in two tailed testing with degree of freedom 70). The result of this study showed when the means of the post tests between the two classes were compared, the post-test scores were better than the pre-test scores (43.31)for the experimental group (80.89).     

scholarly journals School-Based Training for Sustainable Emotional Development in Chinese Preschoolers: A Quasi-Experiment Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6331
Author(s):  
Jianfen Wu ◽  
Manlin Zhang ◽  
Wenqi Lin ◽  
Yunpeng Wu ◽  
Hui Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Emotional competence (EC) is important for children’s social adjustment and sustainable development. The present study designed a school based emotional competence learning (ECL) program and examined its effectiveness with 56 Chinese preschoolers aged 5–6. A quasi-experimental design was employed to examine the impact of the ECL program on young children’s EC. Two upper Kindergarten classes (Daban) for children aged 5–6 were randomly assigned as experimental group (n = 31, 42% girls, Mage = 68.31 months, SD = 3.75) and control group (n = 25, 44% girls, Mage = 68.16 months, SD = 3.77). The experimental group was engaged in a 15-week ECL program, whereas the control group had similar duration courses without emotional competence training. All the children were administered the Test of Emotion Comprehension, Expression Identification Task, and Emotion Regulation Strategy Inventory before and after the intervention. The results indicated no significant differences between the experimental and control groups in the pre-test. In contrast, the experimental group outperformed the control group in most EC components in the post-test. Meanwhile, the experimental group demonstrated greater increases in EC components. The findings suggest that this ECL program has strong potential as a school-based, structured program for enhancing children’s emotional competence. The educational implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF SHADOWING TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY OF EIGHT GRADE AT SMP NEGERI 1 PARIGI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Melly Astriyani ◽  
La Miliha ◽  
Wa Ode Fatmawati
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Speaking Test ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this study is to find out the effect of shadowing technique on students’ speaking ability. The design of this study is quasi experimental were consist of two   classes;   experimental   class   and   control   class   of students’ eight grade students at SMP Negeri 1 Parigi. The researcher applied purposive sampling technique. The instrument of this research was oral test in pre-test and post-test.  This  study  was  conducted  from  March  21st  to April  7th,  2018.  The  instrument  used  for  collecting  data were speaking test and the data was analyzed by using SPSS version 16.0. The findings show the students speaking score in experimental class is higher than the students speaking score in control class. It has proved by the comparison of the mean score from both control class and experimental class. The mean score of post-test in control group is 2.52 and the mean score of post-test in experimental group is 3.31. The gain score from post-test in control group to post-test in experimental group is 0.79. Furthermore, the effect size of the study is 0.6 and it indicates there is any significant effect of shadowing technique on students’ speaking ability of eight grade students’ at SMP Negeri 1 Parigi. In short, shadowing technique is recommended to teacher to be use in teaching and learning process as an additional technique in teaching speaking especially to students speaking ability. Keywords: Speaking Ability, Shadowing technique

scholarly journals Impacts of m-DPBL Approach towards Computer Networks Teaching and Learning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Winarno ◽  
Kalaiarasi Sonai Muthu ◽  
Lew Sook Ling
Keyword(s):  
Computer Networks ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Almost All

Multimedia learning helps students understand concepts. Almost all subjects nowadays require multimedia to accomplish their learning objectives, one of them being the Computer Networks course. However, the major population of institutions follows a traditional approach to teaching when it comes to the Computer Networks subject. Abstract concepts and principles are described by the lecturer orally and followed by illustrating some examples using the whiteboard. This situation has decreased students’ interest and problem-solving skills. Therefore, innovation of the learning model is imperative for a new development. This study discusses the impacts of multimedia teaching and learning of Computer Networks in the Direct Problem-Based Learning (m-DPBL) approach. A quasi-experimental group with pre-test and post-test design was used. Third-year students (N=276) who took Computer Networks subject from two different departments in Dian Nuswantoro University, Indonesia and five lecturers participated in this study. Two selected instructional approaches; one used direct instruction lecturer approach while the other used the m-DPBL approach. Standardised questionnaires of attitude, interest, and creative thinking, teamwork, and knowledge abilities were administered before and after three weeks. Learning outcomes were significantly positively (Sig. p =.000) in terms of students’ attitude, interest (Sig. p =0.001), and knowledge (Sig. p = .000). There were differences in the mean scores between direct instruction and the m-DPBL approach. Students’ attitude mean score increased 2.15 points (7,8%), students’ interest mean score increased 1.34 points (4,4%), and students’ knowledge mean score increased 11.22 points (25,9%).

The Effect of Using Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Iraqi EFL Learners’ Pronunciation in English at University Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (40) ◽  
pp. 631-654
Author(s):  
Khaldoon Waleed Husam Al-Mofti
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

For Iraqi EFL learners who are studying English pronunciation in a traditional instruction method often requires more effort and hard work. Thus, using new methods of teaching such as the flipped classroom model (FCM) is necessary to facilitate learning and improve performance. Hence, this study reports on explanatory research that investigates the effect of using the FCM in the teaching of English pronunciation for Iraqi EFL learners at the university level. The study implemented mixed research methods for data collection in a quasi-experimental analysis. Therefore, two tests were conducted on the assigned groups to measure the effect of the FCM before and after the intervention. Besides, a questionnaire and interviews were used on the experiment group students to collect data about their perceptions of the FCM. The study length (lasted)  was 15 weeks and is comprised of 60 students from the department of English, College of Arts at the University of Anbar. The students were divided into two groups, experimental, and control with 30 students in each group. The findings revealed that there was a significant statistical difference between the two groups in favour of the experimental group with better performance, indicating that the FCM has considerably assisted the Iraqi EFL learners to improve their English pronunciation. Moreover, the students expressed their positive feedback and satisfaction on the use of the FCM in their responses to the questionnaire and the interviews. As such, the current study recommends further research to study the effect of applying the FCM in areas and disciplines other than language learning.

THE EFFECT OF MOBILE ACCESS (AUDIO VISUAL EASY LEARN ENGLISH) ON STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMPN 11 KENDARI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Eva Veronica ◽  
Mursalim Mursalim
Keyword(s):  
Test Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vocabulary Test ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Mobile Access ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Vocabulary Achievement

The objective of this study is to find out the effect of using mobile access (Audio Visual Easy Learn English) on students’ vocabulary achievement at SMPN 11 Kendari. Mobile  Access  (Audio  visual  easy  learn  English)  as  a media in learning teaching process. This research used quasi experimental design, the population is all seventh- grade students, and the sample is class VII1 as the experimental group and VII2as control group. The experimental group consisted of 30 students and control group consisted of 21 students. The research instrument consisted of 44 questions of vocabulary test. To collect the data, the researcher gave pre-test, taught by using Mobile Access  (Audio  Visual  Easy  Learn  English),  and  giving post-test. Mean score of post-tests (79.63) in experimental class is higher than pre-test score (59.66). While, in control class also has improvement but not too significant. It can be seen on post-test score (64.80) is higher than pre-test score (55.19). Based on the calculation of T-test, it shows that tcount = 3.775, while t-table =2.010 at level of = 0.05 with DF = 49. It means that tcount is higher than table, Therefore H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. This can be concluded that  there  was a  significant  effect  of  using a significant effect using Mobile Access (Audio Visual Easy Learn English) on students’ vocabulary achievement at the seventh-grade students of SMPN 11 Kendari. Keywords: MA, Mobile Access, Audio Visual Easy Learn English, vocabulary achievement

scholarly journals Geology and Environment: A Problem-Based Learning Study in Higher Education

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Tânia Pinto ◽  
António Guerner Dias ◽  
Clara Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Experimental Group

We aimed to contribute to a shift in higher education teaching and learning methods by considering problem-based learning (PBL) as an approach capable of positively affecting students from a geology and environment (GE) curricular unit. In a convenience sample from a Portuguese public university, two groups of students were defined: (1) an experimental group (n = 16), to which an intervention program (IP) based on PBL was applied, and (2) a comparison group (n = 17), subjected to the traditional teaching approach. For nine weeks, students subject to the IP faced four problem scenarios about different themes. A triangulation of methods was chosen. The study involved two phases: (1) qualitative (sustained on content analysis of driving questions raised by students, registered in a monitoring sheet) and (2) quantitative (quasi-experimental study, based on data from a prior and post-test knowledge assessment). The qualitative results point to the development of more complex cognitive-level questioning skills after increasing familiarity with PBL. The data obtained in the quantitative study, which included both a “within-subjects” and a “between-subjects” design, show higher benefits in the experimental group, documenting gains in terms of scientific knowledge when using the PBL methodology.

OP08 Levels and sources of stress reported by first year paramedic students associated with their first ambulance placement

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. A4.2-A4
Author(s):  
Matthew Warren-James ◽  
Julie Hanson ◽  
Belinda Flanagan ◽  
Mary Katsikitis ◽  
Bill Lord
Keyword(s):  
Death And Dying ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

BackgroundWhilst there is evidence to suggest paramedics experience significant stress when working in the ambulance setting little is known about the experiences of first year paramedic students. This research aimed to: (i) identify whether levels of stress, anxiety and depression experienced by first year paramedic students changed after ambulance placement compared to a control group, and (ii) identify the main perceived and actual sources of stress around ambulance placement.MethodsA before-and-after quasi-experimental design was used to compare whether the experience of ambulance placement altered the levels of stress, anxiety and depression in an experimental group that attended an ambulance placement (n = 20) and the control group who did not (n = 10). Online surveys encompassing the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and qualitative questions about sources of stress were concurrently deployed to both the experimental and control groups before and after the ambulance placement. Participants were first year paramedic students working in Queensland Ambulance Service, Australia.ResultsThere was a significant reduction in levels of stress in participants after undertaking their first ambulance placement (Mdn = -4.00) when compared to a control group (Mdn = 0.00), U = 52.5, p = .035, n2 = 0.15. Responses to survey questions suggest anticipation about experiencing death and dying of patients was the most frequently reported stressor of student paramedics before undertaking ambulance placements, however insecurity about knowledge, competence and fear of failure was the most frequently experienced stressor reported after completing ambulance placements.ConclusionsThe findings from this study suggest that the fear of the unknown may be worse than the reality. Anticipatory stress is the foremost problem for first year paramedic students attending their first ambulance placement. Placement pre-briefing should focus on educational interventions to build knowledge and skills competency to reduce stress levels and fear of failure.

The effectiveness of a selective counseling prenhancing the sportsmanship of some of the teams of the College of Basic Education for group games

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 0111
Author(s):  
أ. د. عكلة سليمان الحوري م. د منهل خطاب سلطان
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Extension Program ◽  
Experimental Group

Preparing a selective mentoring program in the field of enhancing the sportsmanship of some of the College of Basic Education teams in group games. Knowing the effectiveness of the selective counseling program on the sports spirit of some of the teams of the College of Basic Education in group games. The two researchers used the experimental method for its suitability and the nature of the research, and the research community consisted of the 38 players in the futsal, volleyball and basketball teams, and the research sample consisted of (24 players) representing 63.15% of the research community. The sample was divided into two experimental and control groups. Using the random selection method by lot and by (12) players for each group divided into three games and by (4) for each game. The measure of sportsmanship was applied before and after the application of the selective extension program, and we were keen to provide the same conditions in the two applications, and the researchers reached:1. The effectiveness of the selective counseling program in improving the level of sportsmanship among some of the teams of the College of Basic Education in the group games of halls.2. The presence of significant differences between the pre and post tests in sportsmanship in favor of the post test of the experimental group. The presence of significant differences between the control and     experimental groups in the two post-tests in sportsmanship and in favor    of the post test of the experimental group                                                  

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