scholarly journals PROBLEMS IN ASSESSING END-OF-TERM ENGLISH COMPETENCE TOWARDS THE VIETNAMESE FRAMEWORK OF 6 COMPETENCE LEVELS AT A UNIVERSITY IN HANOI

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thu Hong
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
School Year ◽  
Outcome Framework ◽  
Second Year ◽  
English Competence ◽  
Assessing Method ◽  
English Subject

This paper presents a research on different problems in final testing and assessing English competence of second year students at a university in Hanoi towards the Vietnamese outcome framework of 6 competence levels. Based on the theoretical framework about contents and methods of assessing English competence, as well as the framework of 6 competence levels adapted for Vietnam, the authors did a survey on the tests and grades of English 4 (final English subject for second year students) from 300 students of different majors from school year 2009-2010 to school year 2015-2016. The authors also gave a questionnaire to 400 students and interviewed 10 lecturers teaching this subject. From the collected data, the research demonstrates different problems in this testing and assessing method and proposes several recommendations to solve the problems.

A Survey of Medical Students’ Attitudes Concerning Career Decisions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayo Sugiyama ◽  
Hirotaka Watanuki ◽  
Yasuhiro Futamura ◽  
Masaho Okada ◽  
Minori Nishimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
School Year ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
Heavy Workload ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Cardiac Surgeons ◽  
Medical University

Abstract Background There is currently a chronic shortage of surgeons, particularly cardiac surgeons, in Japan and worldwide. Additionally, the number of female medical students has been increasing worldwide; half of our university’s medical students are females. We assessed the attitudes of medical students regarding preferred lifestyles and specialties, aiming to identify strategies for increasing the number of surgeons in Japan. Methods We conducted a questionnaire survey among second- and fifth-year medical students at Aichi Medical University, to assess their career priorities and ideal lifestyles when choosing specialties. In total, 71 second-year (male:female, 36:35) and 55 fifth-year (male:female, 27:28) students were surveyed. Differences were compared between school year and sex. Results Few students considered becoming general surgeons (19%) or cardiac surgeons (14%). Most students were more interested in how interesting (92%) and rewarding a particular field (88%) would be, rather than in dedication to work (7%) or career advancement (6%), regardless of school year or sex. Females were particularly concerned about a heavy workload (79% vs 68%) and were less likely to prefer surgery (9% vs 27%) compared with males. The importance of acquiring useful skills (77% vs 95%) and wanting to train in the neighboring Tokai area tended to increase (21% vs 60%) with increasing grade. Conclusions Most students had decided their ideal career path in the lower grades and desired controlled lifestyle. To increase the number of surgeons, it is necessary to improve surgeons’ lifestyles, reduce their workloads, develop medical students’ interest in surgery, and ensure development of useful skills.

scholarly journals Digital games, cognitive skills, and motivation:

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 123-135
Author(s):  
Daniela Ramos ◽  
Bruna Santana Anastácio ◽  
Gleice Assunção da Silva ◽  
Clarissa Venturieri ◽  
Naomi Stange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Game Design ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
School Year ◽  
Active Player ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Level Of Motivation

In addition to entertainment, games have been recognized as enhancers of cognition and associated with increased motivation in the school learning context. The possibility of immersion and active player participation is considered a distinguished aspects of game design. Therefore, this study proposed the application of Brain School’s digital games using tablets during a school year, with weekly interventions of 50 minutes in a class of the second year of elementary school. Twenty-five students were analyzed with an average of eight years old. At the end of the interventions, the evaluation was carried out through individual interviews. The results revealed that most of children felt motivated to participate in the games activities. However, there was no association between level of motivation and cognitive skills investigated (attention and problem solving), nor between preferred games and cognitive skills trained. However, qualitative data showed that children liked using games and acknowledged that the activity contributed with the exercise of their abilities. In general, this research contributed to reinforcing the importance of the diversification of methodological strategies which include the use of digital games in education.

A Problem-solving Approach to Teaching Second-Year Algebra

1990 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 432-435
Author(s):  
Vera Kerekes
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
School Year ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Systematic List

Problem-solving strategies are important parts of our middle school curriculum. Teaching strategies is an excellent way to help students attack mathematical, as well as other, problems. Such strategies include guessing and checking, simplifying the problem, building a model, developing a systematic list or a chart, working backward, drawing a picture, and looking for a pattern. Our students spend an entire school year in the eighth grade to learn to use these problem- solving strategies to solve problems that would otherwise require sophisticated mathematical tools if they could be solved at all by mathematical methods. This experience promotes the development of intuition and number sense in young students.

scholarly journals Subjective Outcome Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on the Perspective of the Program Implementers (Secondary 1 Program)

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 201-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K.M. Tsang ◽  
Eadaoin K.P. Hui ◽  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Bella C.M. Law
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Subjective Outcome ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
School Year ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Program Reliability

The aim of the current study was to replicate the subjective outcome evaluation based on program implementers in the first year (2006/07 school year) of the Full Implementation Phase (Secondary 1 level) of the Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes). After the completion of the Tier 1 program in the 2007/08 school year, 1324 implementers from 213 schools completed a Subjective Outcome Evaluation Form for instructors in order to assess their views of the program, themselves, and the perceived effectiveness of the program. Reliability test indicated the questionnaire was internally consistent. The results showed that, similar to the first year of implementation, high proportions of the respondents had positive perceptions of the program and their own performance. Regarding the perceived effectiveness of the program, roughly 90% of the respondents thought the program was helpful. A statistically significant increase in positive responses was also found in some items of perceived effectiveness in the second year of implementation. Possible factors contributing to such changes, including accumulation of experience and skill enhancement of the implementers, as well as stronger support from the schools, are discussed.

scholarly journals Promoting Values of Religious Tolerance through Moroccan ELT Textbooks

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Ait Bouzid
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Religious Tolerance ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Peaceful Coexistence ◽  
Religious Intolerance ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Second Year

<p>This paper examines the religious content of three Moroccan second year Baccalaureate ELT textbooks. It studies the representation of religion as a cultural perspective in these textbooks to investigate whether they raise Moroccan learners’ awareness of other religions. It is built on the premise that the spread of religious intolerance is fueled by being insufficiently or inappropriately informed about local and foreign religions. It therefore draws the attention of ELT practitioners to recognizing the role ELT textbooks could play in reducing illiteracy about religions and fostering positive attitudes towards other religions. The study evolved within the theoretical framework of the Standards-Based Approach. It adopted a concurrent triangulation design and used mixed content analysis to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the examined textbooks do not sensitize learners about respect for diversity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence among different religions. Ultimately, some ways in which religious antagonism could be minimized are suggested.</p>

scholarly journals The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Dedi Efrizal
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
English Subject

Abstract: The Use of Picture Media to Enhance Students’ Writing Ability of Recount Text at MTs N 1 of Bengkulu City, Bengkulu. This study was carried out to improve the students’ writing ability through Pictures media in Second Year Students at Mts N 01 of Bengkulu in the academic year 2018-2019. The subjects of this study have consisted of 42 students. The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The Classroom Action Research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It means that the researcher collaborated with the English teacher of Mts N 01 of Bengkulu as an observer and collaborator. The study was carried out in three cycles. Each cycle consisted of three meetings. The data were gathered in this study through field notes, and test. The result of the study showed that there was an improvement in students’ writing ability. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycle. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English subject was 70 (seventy). In the cycle, the result of the students' score was poor. In cycle 2 the result of the students' score has some signs of progress, and in the cycle 3, the result of the students' score has improved effectively than action in the cycle before where the mean score of students was in 75 (Good). In addition, there was a positive response from the English Teacher about implementing the action. In conclusion Pictures, media could solve the students’ problems and improve their writing ability.Abstrak: Penggunaan Media Gambar untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Menulis Teks Recount Siswa di MTs N 1 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis siswa melalui media Pictures pada Siswa Kelas Dua di Mts N 01 Bengkulu pada tahun akademik 2018-2019. Subjek penelitian ini terdiri dari 42 siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Desain Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas kolaboratif. Ini berarti bahwa peneliti berkolaborasi dengan guru bahasa Inggris Mts N 01 dari Bengkulu sebagai pengamat dan kolaborator. Penelitian dilakukan dalam tiga siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari tiga pertemuan. Data dikumpulkan dalam penelitian ini melalui catatan lapangan, dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan kemampuan menulis siswa. Sebagian besar siswa secara bertahap memperoleh skor bagus di akhir setiap siklus. Skor Kriteria Penguasaan Minimum- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris adalah 70 (tujuh puluh). Pada siklusnya, hasil nilai siswa buruk. Pada siklus 2 hasil skor siswa memiliki beberapa tanda kemajuan, dan pada siklus 3, hasil skor siswa telah meningkat secara efektif daripada tindakan dalam siklus sebelum di mana skor rata-rata siswa berada di 75 (Baik) . Selain itu, ada tanggapan positif dari Guru Bahasa Inggris tentang penerapan tindakan. Kesimpulannya Pictures, media dapat memecahkan masalah siswa dan meningkatkan kemampuan menulis mereka.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Through English Movie for Second Year Students at MAN 01 Kota Bengkulu

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Dedi Efrizal
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Mastery Criterion ◽  
Field Note ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Classroom Action Research ◽  
English Subject

This study was carried out to improve the students’ vocabulary mastery through English movie in MAN 01 of Bengkulu City in academi year 2017/2018. The subjects of this study were consisted of 30 students.The method used in this study was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The Clasroom Action Research design applied in this study was a collaborative classroom action research. It means that the researcher collaborated with the English teacher as an observer and collaborator. The study was carried out in three cycles. Each cycles consisted of three meetings. The data were gathered in this study through field note and test. The result of the study showed that there was improvement on students’ vocabulary mastery. Most of the students gradually gained good scores at the end of each cycles. The score of Minimum Mastery Criterion- Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM) of English subject was 70. In pre-assessment, the result of the students score was failed, where the mean score of the students was 9,56 (very poor). In cycle 1 the result of the students score was still poor. In cycle 2 the result of the students score has some progresses, and in the cycle 3 the result of the students score has improve effectively than action in cycle before. Where the mean score of the students was 13,23 (good). In addition, there was a positive response from the English Teacher about implementing the action. In conclusion, English movie could improve students’ vocabulary mastery.

scholarly journals THE ABILITY OF THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF SMK NEGERI NIBAAF IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Florida Tay Kabosu ◽  
Imanuel Kamlasi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
School Year ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Difficult Part ◽  
The Way

Abstract:In this research discussed about how the students the ability writing narrative text of the personal narrative tex in the story. This study aims to answer the problems: have the students mastered to write narrative text. What aspect writing of narrative text is still difficult for them to master to write. To what level is their ability on writing narrative text categorized. In this study, the writer use descriptive qualitative method and the way to get the data, the writer use the writing test. The populations of this study is the second grand students of SMK Negeri Nibaaf in the school year 2019/2020 consisting of class XII TRRH 21 students, but only 10 students were choosen as sample of this study. The result of finding show that the second ability in composing narrative writing with the instrument given is categorized good. It is SMK Negeri Nibaaf have abilities in composing a good narrative writing. It can be seen from the averange score of content is 4,1 vocabulary is 3,6 and language use is 3,8. After analized the data and got the result, the are some conclusion are all the students have mastered narrative writing. on the basic of the averange score good, vocabulary is difficult part of aspect of narrative writing. the students level of mastery is categorized good. It is based on the data that there are 4 of 10 on this level of mastery. Therefore, the second students of SMK Negeri Nibaaf have mastered in writing.Keywords: Ability, writing, narrative.

scholarly journals Pelatihan TOEIC untuk siswi-siswi Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Luluk Iswati
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Constant Score ◽  
International Communication ◽  
School Year ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
English Competence ◽  
The Government

Kegiatan Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM) ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kompetensi Bahasa Inggris siswi-siswi Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo dengan memberikan pelatihan TOEIC (Test of English as an International Communication). TOEIC merupakan standar alat ukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris siswa-siswi lulusan SMK yang telah diterapkan oleh pemerintah melalui Kemendikbud. Sebagai jurusan yang baru dibuka di tahun ajaran 2017/2018, Jurusan Tata Busana SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo belum pernah mengadakan pelatihan maupun tes TOEIC untuk meningkatkan serta mengukur kemampuan Bahasa Inggris para siswanya. Pelatihan ini dilaksanakan selama 17 pertemuan, dimana 2 pertemuan diantaranya digunakan untuk pre-dan post-test TOEIC bagi para peserta. Sebanyak 13 peserta tercatat sebagai peserta pelatihan ini. Pre-test dan post-test dilaksanakan untuk mengukur capaian skor peserta sebelum dan setelah pelatihan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa dari 13 peserta pelatihan, 3 peserta tidak masuk selama pelatihan dan tidak mengikuti pre dan post-test (tidak aktif), 4 peserta hanya mengikuti post-test, 3 peserta mengalami kenaikan skor, 2 peserta mengalami penurunan skor, dan 1 peserta skornya tetap. Secara keseluruhan dapat disimpulkan bahwa meskipun hasilnya tidak signifikan, ada sikap dan hal positif yang ditunjukkan para peserta. Indikatornya adalah jumlah peserta post-test yang meningkat (10 orang) dibandingkan pada saat pre-test (6 orang) sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa motivasi peserta naik, dan jumlah peserta yang mengalami kenaikan skor (3 orang) lebih banyak daripada peserta yang mengalami penurunan skor (2 orang), sehingga bisa dikatakan bahwa pelatihan ini cukup efektif untuk menaikkan kompetensi Bahasa Inggris para peserta. �Kata kunci: TOEIC; kompetensi Bahasa Inggris; SMK�Abstract This Community Partnership Service activity aimed to improve the competence of English students at SMK (Vocational High School) Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo by conducting TOEIC (Test of English and International Communication) training. TOEIC is a standard of English language proficiency measurement for SMK graduates who have been set by the government through the Ministry of Education and Culture. As a new department opened in the 2017/2018 school year, the Department of Clothing of SMK Muhammadiyah Bangunjiwo has never held a TOEIC training nor TOEIC test to improve and measure the English language skills of its students. In this program, the training was held for 17 meetings, of which 2 meetings were used for the TOEIC pre-and post-test for the participants. A total of 13 participants were listed as participants in this training. Pre-test and post-test were carried out to measure participants' scores before and after training. The results showed that out of 13 training participants, 3 participants did not participate in the training nor did they �participate in the pre and post-test (inactive), 4 participants only followed the post-test, 3 participants got an increased score, 2 participants got a decreased score, and 1 participant got a constant score. Overall, it can be concluded that even though the results are not significant, there are positive attitudes and things shown by the participants. The indicator is the increasing number of post-test participants (10 people) compared to the pre-test (6 people) so that it can be said that the participants' motivation rises, and the number of participants who got an increased score (3 people) is more than the participants who got a decreased score (2 people,) so that it can be said that this training is quite effective in increasing the English competence of the participants.�Keywords: TOEIC; English competence; vocational school

scholarly journals ПРОМЕНА СТАВА СТУДЕНАТА ФИЛОЗОФИЈЕ ПОВОДОМ ДЕСЕТ ЕСТЕТИЧКИХ ТЕЗА – АНАЛИЗА ПОДАТАКА СПРОВЕДЕНОГ ИСТРАЖИВАЊА

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-79
Author(s):  
Душан Миленковић
Keyword(s):  
Historical Overview ◽  
School Year ◽  
Before And After ◽  
History Of ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
The Way

In this paper, I analyze the data obtained from the research conducted by the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, Serbia during the academic year 2018/2019. The research collected data about the change of the attitude of students of philosophy regarding various theoretical statements, which students rated before and after attending courses in philosophy. By completing a specially prepared questionnaire before the first and after the second semester, students of the second year of philosophy evaluated, among other things, ten aesthetic statements. Analyzing the information collected, I look at how the teaching of the courses “History of Aesthetics 1” and “History of Aesthetics 2” (which these students attended during this school year) influenced the change that occurred in their attitude toward these statements. In addition to examining the results regarding the change of the attitude of students after the second semester, the paper also explores other data obtained in the research, which point to certain problems in the way a historical overview of aesthetic conceptions in these courses is approached.

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