scholarly journals How Does Rasch Model Reveal Dishonesty between Coastal Students and Easy Grammar Test?

JURNAL IQRA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-230
Author(s):  
Satria Agust
Keyword(s):  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Riau Archipelago ◽  
The Rasch Model

Academic dishonesty can occur with the supports of the technology devices and it also can be prevented with the help of the technology with its applications like Rasch Model. It can give detail information of the analyzed data and can trace the academic dishonesty like cheating. The aims of this research are to (1) analyze the grammar test items whether they are difficult items or easy ones using Rasch Model, (2) know the percentage of those who are assumed to do cheating based upon their origins and sex, and (3) expose their patterns in working on the grammar test in the form of multiple choice through the Rasch Model analysis. The researcher hypothesized that the academic dishonesty i.e. cheating was undergone by students who are from rural and urban areas of Riau Archipelago Province. The results of this research were: (1) through the students’ responses analyzed by Rasch Model, the grammar test was for medium ability, (2) The Rasch Model revealed that the percentage came to the number 5.71% or 4 of 70 students who were identified to cheat while working on the grammar test. They were two female students from rural area and the other two male students from urban area, and (3) The Rasch Model revealed that their responses did not represent their ability. The Rasch Model has helped the researcher to exposes the cheating deeds on exams. The practitioners just need methods, approaches, strategies, techniques, and media to prevent them in the future Keywords: Rasch Model, Wright Maps, Grammar Test.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOLCHILDREN OF NEPAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (106) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Ram Manohar Basnet ◽  
Laxman Manohar Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference

Background. There is growing interest in the association between physical activity (PA) and academic performance (AP) in children, especially in the developing world. However, no in-depth study of such kind has yet been undertaken in Nepal. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine if there is correlation between PA and AP in secondary schoolchildren in Nepal. Methods. A crosssectional study was carried in four schools of Nepal. Two schools (one private and one public) were randomly selected from two different districts. Physical activity and academic performance levels of students were obtained via questionnaires and Pearson’s correlation was done to determine any association. Results. Our study showed a significant correlation between physical activity and academic performance in the study population. The correlation was significant for male students, students from rural and urban areas and from public schools. However, there was no significant correlation in the female population and students of private schools. We also observed a significant difference in the physical activity performed by male versus female students (male > female), along with a significant difference in their academic performance (male > female). Further analysis of correlation on the basis of gender showed that physical activity of male students was significantly correlated with the academic performance irrespective of the location and type of school. However there was no such correlation in the female students. Conclusion. Our study found that male students who were physically active showed positive correlation between physical activity and academic performance while no such correlation was found in the female students.

The Indicators of Psychosocial Development in Thailand

1995 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Udom Laksanavicharn ◽  
Poolsook Sriyaporn ◽  
Kulsuda Jiamsuchon ◽  
Wacharaporn Pissasoontorn ◽  
Suchada Sakornsatian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Social Skill Development ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Geographical Regions

A battery of 119 items for psychosocial development screening testing of preschool children in Thailand was assembled. Appropriateness to Thai culture and suitability for use in the home and community by parents and primary health care workers were the chief criteria in selecting the test items. The battery consisted of 22 items for testing gross motor development; 17 items for fine motor development; 30 items for hearing, language, and concept development; 29 items for self-help skill development; and 21 items for social skill development. Between April 1987 and January 1988, the battery was administered to a sample of 5, 424 children up to the age of six years in rural and urban areas in the four geographical regions of Thailand. At the same time, information on the children and their families was recorded. The development data were processed with the Grandstat package program to obtain curves showing the percentages of the children not passing the items at different ages. The development curves and bar charts showing the ages at which certain percentiles of the children were unable to pass each developmental test item are presented together with information on the children and their families incorporating the findings of this study.

scholarly journals IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LEARNING BY INCREASING THE STUDENTS’ READING SKILLS

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Aljula Jubani ◽  
Irena Ndoci Lama ◽  
Mimoza Gjokutaj
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Reading Key ◽  
New Strategies

Recently, the quality of students learning in many European schools has decreased. Various studies and evaluations of the Albanian education system have revealed that Albanian schools have low quality indicators. The reasons for this phenomenon are related to different educational and social factors. One of the factors that has significantly contributed to the low results of the Albanian students is the low quality of reading, which in turn has a direct impact on learning outcomes. This study aims at reflecting the state of reading and its related issues as well as the use of current techniques and strategies which aim to enhance critical thinking through reading and writing. In order to highlight some of the factors that can significantly affect the quality of reading for female / male students in rural and urban areas, around 300 students from 18 schools in 6 regions of the country were examined. Findings and recommendations are presented for the use of new strategies and techniques related to reading and improving the quality of student learning by improving the quality of the reading. Key words: critical thinking, quality of learning, reading, results, skills, strategies, techniques.

scholarly journals Self-Actualization Measurement on Non-English Coastal Students’ Achievement: Rasch Model Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Satria Agust ◽  
Gatot Subroto ◽  
Abdul Malik
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
First Year ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Riau Archipelago ◽  
English Students ◽  
The Rasch Model ◽  
Learning English

<p class="Abstract">The measurement of self-actualization can assist facilitators in knowing their students’ learning achievement in English. The dynamism of high and low self-actualization through their origins will impact learning processes. Their abilities to seize the best achievement in learning correspond to their multiple talents. The objectives of this study are: (1) describing those whose self-actualization is high and who will have satisfactory achievement in learning English, and (2) deducing those whose self-actualization is low who will have poor achievement in English learning. The researcher used descriptive qualitative research which was conducted in Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji (UMRAH), located in Riau Archipelago in December 2017. The subject was the first-year intake of non-English students. The data were in the form of qualitative and quantitative taken from documents and questionnaires to learn the students’ self-actualization levels. The researchers analysed the data by using the Rasch model measurement approach. The results are: (1) Those whose self-actualization is high (60.71%) come from rural areas (36.90%), from urban areas (23.81%), female participants (47.62%), and male (13.10%). They can maximize their potential and ability to reach satisfactory achievement in learning English; and (2) Those whose self-actualization is low (38.10%), come from rural areas (17.86%), from urban areas (20.24%) female participants (33.33%), and male (4.76%). They cannot develop their potential and ability, resulting in poor achievement in learning English. As a result, the facilitators will find it easy to reflect on what should be done in their classes in the future.</p>

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of households' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and food security status in urban and rural areas of Kwara and Kogi States of north-central Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (51) ◽  
pp. 6027-6054
Author(s):  
AE Obayelu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Rural Children ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
Household Heads

Food security is a critical issue in Nigeria today as the country struggles with high rates of food prices and poverty. This study analysed the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of Household Heads (HHH) and classified them according to food security status. Household level data from the cross-sectional survey was employed in November 2006 to February 2007through a well-structured questionnaire to 396 HHH with a multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were analysed through a descriptive statistics and Rasch model. Average age of the HHH was 42.45years with Standard Deviation (SD) of 9.57 years in Rural Areas (RA) against 43.29 years and SD of 9.83 years in Urban Areas (UA). The HHH level of education was much higher in UA compared to RA. The Household Size (HSZ) was 5.88 with SD of 2.29 in RA against 5.91 and SD of 2.17 in UA, and monthly income of N9, 244.86 with SD of N11, 071.77 in RA against N10, 194.15 and SD of N14, 936.30 in UA. The results from Rasch Model for classifying households according to food security status show that differences exist between households’ food security status in rural and urban areas of Kwara and Kogi States. While 15.6% HHH were food secure (FS) in RA of Kogi State, only 11.1% were FS in the RA of Kwara State. On the other hand, 20.7% HHH were FS in UA of Kogi State compared to 17.1% in UA of Kwara State. Disaggregating food security status of adults and children in households separately revealed that, 25.8% adults in RA of Kogi State were FS compared to 19.2% in Kwara, while 24.4% urban adults were FS in Kogi against 23.2% in Kwara. In addition, 40.6% children in RA of Kogi State were FS against 32.3% in Kwara, while only 29.9% Kogi urban children were FS against 46.3% in Kwara. In general, households were more FS in Kogi State compared to Kwara and more FS in UA compared to RA. The rural children in Kogi State were also more FS compared to the urban, while urban children in Kwara were more FS when compared to rural children. In order to improve households’ food security status in both rural and urban areas, there is the need to take into account some significant variables such as reduction in household size through birth control, and increase in household heads’ participation in agricultural activities especially those residing in urban areas through urban agriculture.

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments

Classroom Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Elida Kurti
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
General Education ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Intellectual Level

This paper aims to reflect an effort to identify the problems associated with the educational learning process, as well as its function to express some inherent considerations to the most effective forms of the classroom management. Mentioned in this discussion are ways of management for various categories of students, not only from an intellectual level, but also by their behavior. Also, in the elaboration of this theme I was considering that in addition to other development directions of the country, an important place is occupied by the education of the younger generation in our school environments and especially in adopting the methods of teaching and learning management with a view to enable this generation to be competitive in the European labor market. This, of course, can be achieved by giving this generation the best values of behavior, cultural level, professional level and ethics one of an European family which we belong to, not just geographically. On such foundations, we have tried to develop this study, always improving the reality of the prolonged transition in the field of children’s education. Likewise, we have considered the factors that have left their mark on the structure, cultural level and general education level of children, such as high demographic turnover associated with migration from rural and urban areas, in the capacity of our educational institutions to cope with new situations etc. In the conclusions of this study is shown that there is required a substantial reform even in the pro-university educational system to ensure a significant improvement in the behavior of children, relations between them and the sound quality of their preparation. Used literature for this purpose has not been lacking, due to the fact that such problems are usually treated by different scholars. Likewise, we found it appropriate to use the ideas and issues discussed by the foreign literature that deals directly with classroom management problems. All the following treatise is intended to reflect the way of an effective classroom management.

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