Students’ Interest towards the Use of  Watching Health Movie  in Increasing Their English Pronunciation

The problem statement of this thesis what is the students’ interest toward the use of movie in improving pronunciation ability in English Students of IAIN Palopo. The Objective of the research is to identify the students’ interest in using movie toward the students’ pronunciation ability. This research was a descriptive study. This study was applied after the students followed the pronunciation teaching through watching Health Movies activities. Instrument of the Data Research is questionnaire. This instrument was given to find out students’ interest in the use of movie. The questionnaire aims to find the students’ interest by using movie. The questionnaire was composed based on ARCS component (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and satisfaction) and the list construct agree with the researcher’s needs. The questionnaire used Likert Scale. The questionnaire distributed to the respondent after the last treatment of using movie in teaching pronunciation. This research has 10 positive and 10 negative statements. The questionnaire was distributed to the students of experimental group after giving treatment to know their interest toward the implementation of movie in teaching pronunciation. The questionnaire determined whether the students have positive attitude or not. Based on the result of the questionnaire on the students’ interest, the analysis of questionnaire showed the mean score of students’ interest was 89.4 or equivalent to strongly positive classification. This leads to the conclusion that the use of movie can increase the interests of the English students at IAIN Palopo in learning pronunciation .

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A Case study of Classroom management at English Education Deparment of STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang: Students’s Team Work Preference

Edumaspul - Jurnal Pendidikan ◽

10.33487/edumaspul.v3i2.126 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 93-99

Author(s):

Umiyati Jabri ◽

Ita Sarmita Samad

Keyword(s):

Classroom Management ◽

Learning Process ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

English Education ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Team Work ◽

Negative Statements ◽

Learning English

This study aims to identify students’ teamwork models that the students prefer in the teaching and learning process in the classroom For this study, a 10-item possitive–negative statements questionnaire was constructed and gave to the students. The questionnaire was completed by 60 students. From the data analyzing using a Likert scale, the result of the questionnaire calculation showed that the students’ average is about 27, 6. This result is in undecided categories as stated on the Likert scale. It means that the students cannot decide their teamwork model preferences from teamwork models that lecturers applied in teaching and learning English in the classroom. Thus, it can be assumed that whatever the teamwork model implemented by lecturers in the teaching and learning process in the classroom, the students can receive it. In other words, students still have a positive attitude toward whatever the teamwork model implemented by the lecturers in the teaching and learning process in the classroom.

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Non-psychiatry consultant's attitude towards psychiatry: a study from Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/jucms.v1i4.9563 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 2-6

Author(s):

S Subedi ◽

TK Aich ◽

S Shah ◽

DK Thapa

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Mentally Ill ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Self Report ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Long Time ◽

The Mean

INTRODUCTION: Mental Health has been hidden behind the curtain of stigma and discrimination for a long time. Not only the mentally ill, even the mental health professionals are stigmatized. The medical professional's attitude to psychiatry appear to be negative, although the data are dated. Attitude of non-psychiatry consultants towards psychiatry may affect their ability to promote psychiatry as a discipline. The main aim of this study is to study the non-psychiatry consultants' attitude towards psychiatry. METHODS: It is a hospital based cross-sectional descriptive study of 30 non-psychiatry consultants working in Universal College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal. ATP-30 self report questionnaire was used to collect the data. RESULTS: Majority of the subjects were male. About 69% of the consultants didn't have any exposure in the psychiatry. However, majority of the consultants had positive attitude towards psychiatry. The mean score for ATP-30 was 110.03. CONCLUSION: Majority of the consultants had positive attitude towards psychiatry. However some erroneous beliefs are still prevalent among the consultants. The attitude of non-psychiatry consultants directly/indirectly affects the development of psychiatry as a discipline. Further studies of such kind can help to determine whether changes in attitudes towards psychiatry are needed among the non-psychiatry consultants. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i4.9563 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2013) Vol.1 No.04: 2-6

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Using the Mistake Buster Technique to Improve the English Grammar Mastery

IJELTAL (Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics) ◽

10.21093/ijeltal.v1i2.13 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 105

Author(s):

Andi Tenrisanna Syam

Keyword(s):

Research Result ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Control Group ◽

English Grammar ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Mean ◽

The Difference ◽

Academic Year ◽

Experimental Group

This research aims at finding out whether or not the use of mistake buster technique is able to improve the English grammar mastery and finding out the students’ interest toward the use of mistake buster technique. The research employs a quasi-experimental research method. The population and sample consist of 66 students which belong to two groups; 33 students in experimental group and 33 students in control group. The research data are collected using grammar test and questionnaire which are analyzed by inferential and descriptive statistics through SPSS 17.0 and Likert Scale. The research result indicates that the use of mistake buster technique is more effective than non-mistake buster technique in improving English grammar mastery of the ten grade students of SMA Negeri 3 Makassar in academic year 2014/2015. The students’ result of posttest for experimental group is higher than the students’ result of posttest for control group. It is proven by the mean score of posttest of experimental group is higher than the control group in grammar test (63.87 > 40.00). The difference of those mean score is statistically significant; it is based on t-test value at significant level 0.05, the probability value is lower than significant level (0.00 < 0.05). Then, analysis using Likert Scale shows that the students’ interested to learn grammar by using mistake buster technique. It is proved by 60.6% students were in very interested category.

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Rorschach Characteristics in Adolescents with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Rorschachiana Journal of the International Society for the Rorschach ◽

10.1027/1192-5604.28.1.100 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 100-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Santoantonio ◽

L. Yazigi ◽

E. I. Sato

Keyword(s):

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Activity Index ◽

Disease Activity Index ◽

Female Adolescents ◽

Control Group ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

The Mean ◽

Experimental Group ◽

Control Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the personality characteristics in adolescents with SLE. The research design is a case-control study by means of the Rorschach Method and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale. Study group: 30 female adolescents with lupus, 12–17 years of age. The SLE Disease Activity Index was administered during the period of psychological evaluation. Control group: 32 nonpatient adolescents were matched for age, sex, and socioeconomic level. In the Wechsler Intelligence Scale the mean IQ of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (77 and 98, respectively, p < .001). In the Rorschach, the lupus patients showed greater difficulty in interpersonal interactions, although they displayed the resources to process affect and to cope with stressful situations. A positive moderate correlation (p = .069) between the activity index of the disease and the affect constriction proportion of the Rorschach was observed: the higher the SLEDAI score, the lower the capacity to process affect. There is a negative correlation between the activity index of the disease and the IQ (p = .001): with a higher activity index of the disease, less intellectual resources are available.

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Mantle Of The Expert Strategy Effectiveness In The Development Of Creative Thinking

10.31124/advance.7763264.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ibrahim Arman

Keyword(s):

Creative Thinking ◽

Role Playing ◽

Thinking Skills ◽

Measurement Unit ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Males And Females ◽

The Mean ◽

Girls School ◽

And Control ◽

Experimental Group

This study aimed at investigating the Effectiveness of Mantle of the Expert in creative thinking Skills among the 7th Graders. The study conducted on a sample of 7th Graders at Kober Secondary Boys School and Upper Kober Elementary Girls School. The study sample consisted of (100) students split into two groups (experimental and control). The researcher adopting the Torrance test for creative thinking the verbal image "A" by examining the tests used in the Ristow study (1988), Edwards and Baldov (1987) study, and designing a teacher book for the (engineering and measurement) unit according to the integration between the strategies of the mantle of the expert and role playing. This study adopted quasi-experimental design. It included two groups (experimental and controlled) in two branches (males and females) for each group. The controlled group was taught by using the traditional method whereas the experimental group by the mantle of the expert. The data analyzed using (ANCOVA) test to measure the differences in the development of creative thinking between the control and experimental groups. The Conclusions showed that there are statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the creative thinking test due to the way, gender and interaction between them. Based on the Conclusions of the study, the researcher recommends the need to use the mantles of the expert in the teaching of mathematics.

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THE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS ENGLISH CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AT SMP KARTIKA BANJARMASIN SCHOOL YEAR 2014/2015

Jurnal Humaniora Teknologi ◽

10.34128/jht.v1i1.13 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 33-40

Author(s):

Hidya Maulida

Keyword(s):

Classroom Management ◽

Classroom Environment ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

English Teacher ◽

Teaching English ◽

School Year ◽

The Mean ◽

English Classroom ◽

Student’S Attitude ◽

Descriptive Method

This research aims to find out the students’ attitude toward English classroom environment especially English teacher, English material and English classroom management. This research used descriptive method to find out the students attitude toward English teacher, English material and English classroom management.The population of this research was the ninth year students of SMP Kartika Banjarmasin which consists of two classes so the totalis 67 students. The instrument of the research was questionnaire by using mean score to find out the mean score of them.The result of the data analysis of the questionnaire indicated that the students have positive attitude toward English teacher (59.80), the students have positive attitude toward English material (59) and the students have positive attitude toward English classroom management (55.92).Based on the result, some suggestions are proposed: (1)Generally, the student's attitude toward English classroom environment is positive but there are still some students have neutral attitude so that its suggested to English teacher at the SMP Kartika Banjarmasin in order to learn more skills and pay attention to the classroom environment’s factor and he should be creative in teaching English so that the students can be motivated in learning English (2) To the students, they should make English as interesting subject so that it can give benefit to the future.

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Translating the Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) into Argentinian Spanish for paediatric patients receiving cancer treatments, and evaluating understandability and cultural relevance in a multiple-phase descriptive study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048287 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. e048287

Author(s):

Sergio Gomez ◽

Carmen Salaverria ◽

Erin Plenert ◽

Gisela Gonzalez ◽

Gisela D'Angelo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

El Salvador ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Cultural Relevance ◽

Haematopoietic Stem Cell ◽

Cognitive Interviews ◽

Cancer Treatments ◽

Spanish Speaking ◽

Symptom Screening ◽

Paediatric Patients

ObjectivesTo translate a symptom screening tool developed for paediatric patients receiving cancer therapies called Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi) into Argentinian Spanish and to evaluate the understandability and cultural relevance of the translated version of SSPedi among children with cancer and paediatric haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients.MethodsWe conducted a multiphase, descriptive study to translate SSPedi into Argentinian Spanish. Using two translators, forward and backward translations were performed. The translated version was evaluated by Spanish-speaking paediatric patients 8–18 years of age receiving cancer treatments in two centres in Argentina and El Salvador.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was patient self-reported difficulty with understanding of the SSPedi instructions and each symptom using a 5-point Likert scale. Secondary outcomes were incorrect understanding of the SSPedi instructions, symptoms and response scale determined by cognitive interviews with the patients and rated using a 4-point Likert scale. Cultural relevance was assessed qualitatively.ResultsThere were 30 children enrolled and included in cognitive interviews; 16 lived in Argentina and 14 lived in El Salvador. The most common types of Spanish spoken were Central American (17, 57%) followed by South American (10, 33%) and Castilian (3, 10%). No changes to Argentinian Spanish SSPedi were required based on the outcomes or qualitative comments. No issues with cultural relevance were identified by any of the respondents.ConclusionsWe translated and finalised Argentinian Spanish SSPedi. Future research will focus on its use to describe bothersome symptoms by Argentinian Spanish-speaking children.

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The Impact of Game-Based, Modeling, and Collaborative Learning Methods on the Achievements, Motivations, and Visual Mathematical Literacy Perceptions

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211003567 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 215824402110035

Author(s):

Aziz İlhan

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Learning ◽

Control Group ◽

Conventional Instruction ◽

Game Based Learning ◽

Mathematical Literacy ◽

Learning Methods ◽

Learning Groups ◽

The Mean ◽

The Impact ◽

Experimental Group

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of geometry instruction activities conducted in nature based on modeling, game-based, and cooperative learning methods on achievement, mathematical motivation, and visual mathematical literacy perceptions of third-grade elementary school students. The present study is a quantitative study conducted with a pre-test/post-test experimental design with a control group. The study was conducted with 61 students (35 students in the experimental group and 26 students in the control group). Modeling-, game-, and collaborative learning-based activities were conducted with the students in the experimental group. It was determined that the achievements of students who were instructed with modeling-based activities in geometry were high when compared to that of the students instructed with collaborative learning- and game-based methods, and those in the control group where no intervention was applied. This group was followed by the game-based and collaborative learning groups. Based on the variable of motivation, the mean motivation of the students in the modeling group was higher when compared to that of the students in the collaborative learning, game-based, and conventional instruction groups. This group was followed by the collaborative and game-based learning groups. Also, based on the visual mathematical literacy perception variable, the mean visual mathematics literacy perception of the students in the collaborative learning group was higher when compared to that of the students in the groups where the modeling, game-based, and conventional instruction methods were used. This group was followed by the modeling and game-based learning groups.

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Developing a virtual reality for people with dementia in nursing homes based on their psychological needs: a feasibility study

BMC Geriatrics ◽

10.1186/s12877-021-02125-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jung-Hee Kim ◽

Seonmin Park ◽

Hyeongji Lim

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Nursing Homes ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Psychological Symptoms ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Psychological Needs ◽

Second Phase ◽

People With Dementia ◽

The Mean ◽

Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a virtual reality (VR) intervention program based on the psychological needs of patients residing in nursing facilities in South Korea to alleviate their behavioral and psychological symptoms and (2) to confirm the possibility of utilizing VR in patients with dementia. Methods In the first phase, patients with dementia residing in nursing homes and experiencing behavioral and psychological symptoms were recruited. Surveys and questionnaires were used to identify activities that alleviated the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among the patients. These activities were classified into five types of psychological needs. In the second phase, a fully immersive, interactive, easy-to-use VR platform was developed that reflected these psychological needs. Patients with dementia experienced the VR content. The researchers assessed the level of the participants’ immersion, preference, and interaction with the VR using a 5-point Likert scale. Results In the feasibility test, 10 nursing home residents were recruited. The mean immersion score was 4.93 ± 0.16 points, the mean preference score was 4.35 ± 0.41 points, and the mean interaction score was 3.84 ± 0.43 points using a 5-point Likert scale. Higher mean scores indicated a more positive outcome. Six of the 10 participants required assistance while using the VR. The mean VR experience duration was 10.00 ± 3.46 min. Conclusions The VR-based intervention program that was developed to reduce BPSD was feasible for the participants and provided them with a high degree of satisfaction and immersion. Furthermore, this study also confirmed the convenience and safety of the program. These findings support the potential use of VR-based BPSD intervention programs to treat patients with dementia.

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The effect of nutrition education based on PRECEDE model on iron deficiency anemia among female students

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-021-01394-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ali Khani Jeihooni ◽

Sanaz Hoshyar ◽

Pooyan Afzali Harsini ◽

Tayebeh Rakhshani

Keyword(s):

Iron Deficiency ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Blood Level ◽

Iron Deficiency Anemia ◽

Female Students ◽

Deficiency Anemia ◽

Fars Province ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Mean ◽

Experimental Group

Abstract Background Iron deficiency anemia disrupts the concentration of adolescent girls; reduces their academic achievement, productivity, and physical strength, and increases the risk of infection. This research aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the PRECEDE model nutrition education on iron deficiency anemia among female students of Fasa City, Fars Province, Iran. Methods This quasi-experimental study was done on 160 students (80 experimental and 80 control groups) who were selected using a random sampling method in Fasa City, Fars Province, Iran, in 2018–2019. The educational intervention included six sessions based PRECEDE model for 45 or 50 min. A scale of this study consisted of two parts; demographic information, and PRECEDE constructs were used to determine the nutritional behaviors status concluding preventing iron deficiency anemia and hemoglobin, hematocrit, and ferritin blood level in two (before and 4 months after intervention) times. Results In the experimental group of the students the mean age was 13.85 + 1.72 years and in the controlled group was 13.60 + 1.81 years. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the PRECEDE constructs, and nutritional behaviors preventing iron deficiency anemia before the intervention in two groups of study. However, the experimental group showed a significant increase 4 months after the intervention. Also, there was no significant difference in the mean score of hemoglobin, hematocrit, and ferritin blood level between the two groups before the intervention. However, in ferritin level, a significant increase was shown in 4 months after the intervention in the experiential group. Conclusions Based on results, the nutrition intervention education base on PRECEDE model has a positive effect to improve iron deficiency anemia preventive behaviors in female students.

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