scholarly journals Code to Learn: Where Does It Belong in the K-12 Curriculum?

10.28945/3521 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 283-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Moreno León ◽  
Gregorio Robles ◽  
Marcos Román-González
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Early Age ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grade Classroom

The introduction of computer programming in K-12 has become mainstream in the last years, as countries around the world are making coding part of their curriculum. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical studies that investigate how learning to program at an early age affects other school subjects. In this regard, this paper compares three quasi-experimental research designs conducted in three different schools (n=129 students from 2nd and 6th grade), in order to assess the impact of introducing programming with Scratch at different stages and in several subjects. While both 6th grade experimental groups working with coding activities showed a statistically significant improvement in terms of academic performance, this was not the case in the 2nd grade classroom. Notable disparity was also found regarding the subject in which the programming activities were included, as in social studies the effect size was double that in mathematics.

scholarly journals Measuring impact through experimental design in entrepreneurship education: A literature review and research agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 358-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjersti Kjos Longva ◽  
Lene Foss
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

True experimental design and quasi-experimental design are considered to be rigorous research designs appropriate for assessing the impact of pedagogical interventions. This study explores the extent and application of experimental design in impact research on entrepreneurship education (EE) based on a systematic literature review. The findings reveal a substantial lack of methodologically rigorous studies on EE impact, which has severe implications for the accumulated knowledge on the subject. Furthermore, the article summarizes the findings from the body of experimental impact studies with a strong research design and concludes by indicating fruitful avenues for future research.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM ON PRACTICAL SKILLS, ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND CREATIVE SKILLS OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL IN INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (65) ◽  
pp. 15202-15208
Author(s):  
Monalisa Dash ◽  
Bhujendra Nath Panda
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Initial Exposure ◽  
Instructional Videos ◽  
Analytical Skills ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

Flipped classroom is a strategy in which students are given their initial exposure to ideas via instructional videos that they are told to view at home, freeing up in-class time to engage students in other student-centered activities. Although the impact of flipped classroom in higher education has been documented, it is necessary to investigate the impact of flipped classroom in K-12. As a result, a quasi-experimental research on the effectiveness of the flipped classroom strategy in mathematics is being undertaken in a secondary school in India. Flipped classroom has been proven to increase students' practical skills, analytical skills, and creative skills. Keywords: flipped classroom, secondary education, mathematics, K-12 setting, practical skills, analytical skills, creative skills

scholarly journals Historias Americanas: Implementing Mexican American Studies in K-12 Social Studies Curriculum in the Rio Grande Valley

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-63
Author(s):  
Maritza De La Trinidad ◽  
Stephanie Alvarez ◽  
Joy Esquierdo ◽  
Francisco Guajardo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
American Studies ◽  
Ethnic Studies ◽  
Rio Grande Valley ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Mexican American Studies ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Impact

This essay contributes to the growing literature on Mexican American Studies in K-12 within the broader field of Ethnic Studies. While most of the literature on the movement for Ethnic Studies within Texas and across the nation mainly focuses on the impact of Ethnic Studies courses on students’ academic success, this essay highlights a professional development program for K-12 social studies teachers in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas entitled Historias Americanas: Engaging History and Citizenship in the Rio Grande Valley, funded by a federal grant. This essay provides an overview of Historias Americanas, the objectives and structure of the program, and the ways in which the program contributes to the discourse on Mexican American Studies in K-12. It also describes the frameworks that form the crux of the professional development process: place-based education and culturally relevant pedagogical frameworks.

scholarly journals Impact Multicultural Education: Case study in Social Studies Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Miftakhul ◽  
Harmanto Harmanto ◽  
Sunarto Sunarto
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Difference ◽  
God's Grace ◽  
The Impact

This study intends to describe the impact of multicultural education in Social Studies Learning of junior high school. This type of research is qualitative with the method descriptive. The subject of this research is the component (Teacher and students) Middle-School 6 Sidoarjo. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion shows that Multicultural education in practice for social studies education learning in the classroom runs smoothly and students can be carefully conditioned to have an effect and have an impact, among others: Be tolerant in accepting all differences, because the difference is God's grace, does not discriminate (discriminate) friends who different beliefs, do not force others in terms of beliefs (religion), give freedom to others to choose beliefs (religion), do not interfere with other people with different beliefs when they worship, keep on interacting and behaving well with people who have different beliefs in worldly matters, respect others who are worshiping, do not hate and hurt the feelings of someone who has different beliefs or opinions from us. It is hoped that these forms of tolerance will bring positive energy which will not trigger disputes or quarrels between students.

Trade Unions, Economic Growth and Politics

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-384
Author(s):  
Ignace Ng ◽  
John McCallum
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Union Density ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Even though identifying the causes of economic growth has been the subject of numerous empirical studies, little is known about the impact of inter-country variations in unionization on differences in economic growth between countries. To fill this apparent gap in the literature, the primary objective of this paper is to examine the influence of trade unions on economic growth in seventeen oECD countries from 1960 to 1979. The results show that the nature of the relationship between trade unions and economic growth depends upon the ideology of the government in power. Under 'non-socialist' governments, increased union density reduces economic growth, whereas under `socialist' governments, a higher level of unionization increases economic growth. This, in turn, implies that governments can have an influence on whether trade unions are growth-inhibiting or growth-promoting. However, because of the limitations in the sample used, additional studies are needed before a consensus can be reached on this issue.

scholarly journals How formal institutional antecedents affect Tunisian venture creation decision scripts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Haj brahim ◽  
Salim Morched ◽  
Younes Boujelbene
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneurs ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Decision Stage ◽  
Nascent Entrepreneur ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to reveal the impact of three Tunisian formal institutional systems on their venture creation decision through the study of entrepreneurial scripts of Tunisians nascent entrepreneur post-revolution phase. The method adopted in this study is the cognitive map. This research enriches entrepreneurial process literature by examining a finer-grained linkage between the degree of the development of Tunisian formal institutional systems and the level of expertise in the decision stage as an early process of venture creation. To do this, the cognitive approach is adopted by using the structural analysis method as a tool for structuring ideas and collective reflections. In the field of entrepreneurship, the mentioned approach has been the subject of few empirical studies. This leads to a better understanding of individual’s cognitive universe (actors, coaches, managers, entrepreneurs, etc.). It is important in the context of this study to identify and analyze the influence of formal institutional antecedents on the cognition of Tunisian nascent entrepreneurs and consequently on their decision. Experiments done on 120 born entrepreneurs incubating in the nurseries allowed to present, in the form of a collective map, the formal institutional antecedents that seem to affect their decisions to become entrepreneurs through their NVCD scripts.

scholarly journals Enhancing Self-Esteem in Classroom Language Learning: The Potential of Implementing a Strength-Based Positive Psychology Intervention at Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-345
Author(s):  
Mehry Haddad Narafshan ◽  
Samieh Noori
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Positive Psychology Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Since positive psychology (PP) is a nascent area of research, there are very few empirical studies assessing the impact of positive psychology interventions. Accordingly, this article reports on a quantitative study concerning the use of a positive psychology intervention to develop learners’ self-esteem in the context of higher education in the English as a foreign language (EFL) sector in Iran. Data was collected during the academic year 2016–2017 from a university in Iran using Cooper Smith (1967, 1981) Self Esteem Inventory Adult Form (CSEI-A) , a self-report questionnaire, as the instrument and administering it before and after a TEFL master course. Thirty six university students participated in a five-month long quasi-experimental study. The current study’s primary aim was to investigate in detail the potential of PP intervention for supporting the self-esteem progress in the context in question. The study showed a statistically significant improvement in the self-esteem of the participants in the experimental group after completing the course suggesting positive paths from positive psychology to understanding the strengths, and managing the weaknesses effectively. The encouraging results from this program suggest new avenues for approaching the change of self-esteem.

scholarly journals Efektywność nauczania w klasach łączonych na poziomie edukacji wczesnoszkolnej

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Ryszard Pęczkowski
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Early School ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Grade Classroom ◽  
Education Process

This elaboration undertakes the subject of the effectiveness of teaching in multi-grade classes on early school education level. This form of organising the education process, despite considerably quantitive contribution to organising work for the Polish school, it never has been and still is not a subject of particular interest of pedagogical theory and practice. The deliberations presented in this article are the result of empirical studies which have been being performed by the author for twenty years in schools environment functioning in multi-grade classroom system. The research results presented, on the one hand constitute, in the author’s opinion, a substantial complement of knowledge regarding functioning of early school education, and on the other hand, they represent an attempt of verification of a widely spread stereotype referred to the multi-grade classroom system, namely, organising the educational process in multi-grade classes determines low level of pupils’ school achievements who are enrolled in this system. Nothing could be further from the truth and it is proven by the analysis of research results presented in this elaboration.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGETAHUAN PEREMPUAN TERHADAP PERILAKU MELAKUKAN PERNIKAHAN USIA DINI DI KECAMATAN WONOSARI KABUPATEN BONDOWOSO

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Intan Arimurti ◽  
Ira Nurmala
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Low Education ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Media Experience ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Low K

One of the problems that still exist in Indonesia was e arly marriage. Early marriage was a marriage under years old 18 (UNICEF, 2014). Early marriage can be caused by many factors liked the k nowledge by women who do early age and her p arents. The purpose of this study was to analyze of k nowledge of women on the attitude of e arly marriage in Wonosari, Bondowoso District. This research was a descriptive research using qualitative approach, conducted in Wonosari, Bondowoso District. Researchers use a purposive way to determine the subject to be studied. Based on research results, low k nowledge of e arly marriage in women has a relationship with the low education of p arents, family, environment, mass media, experience about e arly marriage and the impact on health. Based on the results of the study could be concluded that the lower of  knowledge of women have higher attitude of tendency e arly marriage than higher k nowledge.

scholarly journals The Teacher as One of the Factors Influencing Students’ Perception of Biology as a School Subject

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-140
Author(s):  
Milan Kubiatko ◽  
Gregor Torkar ◽  
Lenka Rovnanova
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Subject ◽  
School Students ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
School Subjects ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Factors

The main aim of our research was to determine whether the teacher is one of the factors influencing students’ perception of biology as a school subject. The study also aimed to identify the influence of certain other factors in this regard, specifically: students’ gender and place of residence, the number of biology teachers who have taught the students, and theteachers’ gender. The sample consisted of 261 lower secondary school students (ISCED 2) in Slovakia, aged 14 and 15 years. A questionnaire with Likert-type items was used as a research instrument. The findings confirm the impact of the biology teacher on students’ perception of the subject. After removing the influence of the teacher, the students’ gender and placeof residence did not have any significant influence on their perception of the subject. Two additional significant variables were the number of biology teachers who had taught the students and the teachers’ gender. The research confirmed that the teacher’s personality is one of the significant factors that can influence students’ perception of school subjects.

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