scholarly journals A Four-tier Diagnostic Instrument: An Analysis of Elementary Student Misconceptions in Science Topic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (SpecialIssue) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Kartimi Kartimi ◽  
Yunita Yunita ◽  
Fitri Nurzakiah Fuadi ◽  
Istiqomah Addiin
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Diagnostic Instrument ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Elementary Student ◽  
Scientific Concepts ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Student Misconceptions ◽  
Fourth Grade Students

Learning science in elementary schools encourages students to understand the natural environment more deeply, rationally, and scientifically. However, often the scientific concepts they believe about science topics are not in accordance with the scientific concepts they should be. This misconception is difficult for teachers to diagnose. Special instruments to identify and analyze students' misconceptions are needed. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the misconceptions of elementary school students on the topic of energy using a four-tier diagnostic instrument. The purposed-designed survey method was used in this study. The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The participants in this study were 20 fourth grade students in an elementary school in Ciamis Regency. A total of 6 questions in the form of a four-tier diagnostic instrument were used to determine the level of students' conceptions. The results showed that the students have misconceptions about the concept of energy. This can be seen from the average percentage of students' misconceptions of 66.67%. This research is expected to contribute to alternative ways to identify and analyze students' misconceptions using the four-tier diagnostic instrument. In addition, it can be used as a reference for teachers and researchers related to the problem of misconceptions of science in elementary school students

scholarly journals Examining self-regulation skills of elementary school students

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-624
Author(s):  
Oktay Kızkapan ◽  
Oktay Bektaş ◽  
Aslı Saylan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study is to determine elementary school students’ level of self-regulation skills—goal setting and to develop strategies to achieve these goals. Survey method is used in the study with the participants of 368 students. The study was conducted at two elementary schools in Incesu and Kocasinan provinces of Kayseri and students filled a five-item Likert type scale. Data were analysed using statistical analysis program and 0.05 significance level was accepted. The result shows that the average grade of girls was higher than the boys, the average of 5th grades was higher than 6th grades and the average of the school in the city centre was higher than the school in the rural area. Also, there was a significant difference between the self-regulation scores of the grade levels in the favour of 5th grades. Lastly, the self-regulation score of the students living in city centre was higher than that of students living in village.   Keywords: Self-regulation, elementary education, survey research, elementary students

scholarly journals The Implementation of School Literacy Movement by Using Storybook in Elementary School

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Isnaeni Wahab ◽  
Nurhadifah Amaliyah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Story Content ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Children's Stories ◽  
Children’S Thinking

Literacy is one way to build and develop children's thinking skills that are important for students. However, students' literacy habits are still low. Therefore, schools as one of the three educational centers should implement a literacy culture to improve children's thinking skills. This study aims to examine information about the application of literacy culture in schools and to apply literacy using children's stories for students. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach with a survey method. The subjects of this study were elementary school students. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed that literacy activities in schools had been implemented with literacy fifteen minutes before the lesson started and used every corner of the school as a reading corner, while the implementation of literacy using storybooks was done by inviting students to read books with various story titles. Based on these results, it can be concluded that elementary schools already have a good literacy program and the application of literacy using storybooks can invite students to retell the story content and the moral values of the story. This research implies that schools should optimize their role as one of the three educational centers to build and develop literacy habits for elementary school students.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Media Pop-Up Book Berbasis Budaya Lokal Keberagaman Budaya Bangsaku Siswa Kelas IV Sekolah Dasar

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sholeh
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
High Level

The purpose of this research is the development of local culture-based Pop-Up Book media based on process skills to train students' confidence that is valid, practical and effective. Focus on the PPKn class IV load, the sub-theme of my national culture diversity. This type of research uses the ADDIE development model (analysts, design, development, implementation, evaluation). The research subjects were fourth grade students of elementary school. The results of the local culture-based Pop-Up Book media validation of Grade IV elementary school students are (1) Local culture-based Pop-Up media have teaching material that has a movable part with two-dimensional elements. (2) Fulfilling valid criteria with the results of the material expert test reaching a 97% validity level with the category of "very good", for the test results media experts reached a 91% validity level with the category "very good" and worth trying out. After obtaining the validation results, a small group trial and interview were conducted to find out the practicality of the local culture-based Pop-Up media in grade IV elementary school students. Based on the experiments conducted, it can be concluded that the Pop-Up media that was developed has a high level of validity qualifications, so that this media is suitable for use in learning.

scholarly journals Learning Difficulties of the 5th Grade Elementary School Students in Learning Human and Animal Body Organs

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Maryani ◽  
N. N. Husna ◽  
M. N. Wangid ◽  
A. Mustadi ◽  
R. Vahechart
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Blood Circulation ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
5Th Grade

Natural Science is an elementary school subject that requires students to organize ideas and concepts about the natural world gained from experiences through a series of scientific processes such as investigating, composing, and presenting ideas.  The high complexity causes many cases of learning difficulties. This study aims to diagnose the learning difficulties that occur on 5th-grade elementary school students. The research was conducted in Muhammadiyah Pakem Elementary School, Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Regency.  The subjects were 29 of 5th-grade elementary students. Data collection techniques were interviews, tests, and documentation. Data analysis techniques were descriptive statistic as a quantitative analysis and interactive model as a qualitative analysis. The learning difficulties were diagnosed by describing the students who were identified having learning difficulties; localizing the difficulties; and determining the factors that cause learning difficulties. The results showed that the difficulties experienced by students were in basic competence 1.1-1.5 (human blood circulation organs). The average percentage of students’ learning difficulties in Basic Competence 1.1 was 48%; Basic Competence 1.2 was 51.1%; Basic Competence 1.3 was 57.6%; Basic Competence. 1.4 is 64.7%; and Basic Competence 1.5 is 53.7%. The highest percentage of learning difficulties was in Basic Competence 1.4 (identifying human circulatory organs). It was caused by the students’ low attention and motivation to learn natural science, the imprecise teaching methods, the parents’ attention, and the negative influence of mass media.

scholarly journals Student Worksheet Development on the Math Division Material Based on the PMRI Approach for Fifth-Grade Elementary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 708
Author(s):  
Miftahul Jannah ◽  
Rohana Rohana ◽  
Arief Kuswidyanarko
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
School Students ◽  
Stage Design ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Learning Mathematics

Students have difficulty learning mathematics, so it can be concluded that mathematics is complicated, especially for elementary school students. It has an impact on student learning outcomes that decline. This study aims to produce LKPD on material distribution based on a valid and practical PMRI approach for learning. The development research used is research and development (R&D) using a 4D model developed by Thiagarajan consisting of four stages: define stage, design stage, development stage, and dissemination stage. Data was collected through interviews, questionnaires, and observations. The instrument used to collect data is a questionnaire. The technique used to analyze the data is descriptive qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results obtained from the validation test by experts with an average rating of 87.5% are excellent categories. The student responses in the limited trial obtained an average percentage of 84.58% in the efficient category, and the student responses in the field trial with 82.40% in the efficient category. The results of the assessment of the educator's response were 88.75% in the efficient category. Based on these data, the LKPD in the distribution material based on the PMRI approach has met the criteria for validity and practicality so that the LKPD developed is feasible to be used in the learning process.

scholarly journals Alternative Energy Sources on Digital Comic Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Komang Alit Darma Adnyani ◽  
I Made Citra Wibawa
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Design Development ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources

The availability of innovative learning media in schools is still limited, especially in the subject of the natural sciences of fourth-grade elementary school. This research aimed at developing digital comic media on the topic of alternative energy sources for fourth-grade elementary school students. This study applied the research and development (R&D) method using the ADDIE development model with the following stages: analyze, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The subjects of this study were two lecturers as media experts, two lecturers as material experts, two teachers as practitioners, and five fourth-grade elementary school students, while the object in this study was the developed validity of the digital comic media. The data collection method was a questionnaire method by providing assessment sheets to the subjects of the study. The instrument used to measure the validity level of digital comic media was a rating scale in the form of assessment sheets compiled from experts, practitioners, and students. The data obtained were then analyzed using a percentage formula to determine the validity of digital comic media. The average percentage scores are 96% by material experts, 97% by media experts, 87% by practitioners, and 94% by fourth-grade elementary school students, with very good classifications. Based on the results, digital comic media developed on the topic of alternative energy sources is declared valid and suitable to apply in learning in fourth-grade elementary school.

Creative Pedagogy in the Elementary Classroom During Virtual Learning

2022 ◽  
pp. 316-331
Author(s):  
Vanessa A. Uy
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Community Of Learners ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Creative Pedagogy ◽  
Problem Solve

Teaching during a pandemic has been a challenge. There were so many unknowns and much confusion. Many teachers around the globe asked themselves, “How will I engage students?” “Will I be able to build a community of learners?” “Where do I even begin?” One approach is using creative pedagogy to engage students to explore, problem solve, and promote social interactions with fourth grade students. This chapter will provide insights on how to captivate elementary school students during virtual learning.

scholarly journals Dietary diversities score and anthropometric characteristics in Iranian elementary school children

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Jafari ◽  
Anahita Izadi ◽  
Paniz Dehghan ◽  
Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Elementary Student ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Dietary diversity scoring is a good method to assess quality of individual's diet. The study aimed to investigate the association between dietary diversity and body mass index among elementary school students in the south of Tehran, Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on elementary school students, age range of 7-12 years old, in 2015. Data were collected using a personal information questionnaire and three 24-h recall questionnaires. Dietary diversity score was calculated from the number of food groups in these questionnaires. A total of 536 students, 258 (48.1%) female and 278 (51.9%) male, were recruited in the study. The mean age of the students was 9.43 ± 1.73 years. Seafood consumption was more frequent and beans was lower frequent in students at higher BMI (≥95th percentile) than the other children (34% vs 25% and 71% vs 83%, respectively, p<0.05). However, the statistical analysis failed to find significant relationships between children’s body mass index (BMI) with consumption of diary, vegetable, fruits, protein, fat, and junk food intake. The association between children's BMI with seafood and beans consumption confirmed in multivariate analysis (OR= 1.50 and 0.52, respectively, p<0.05). The study finding showed that seafood and beans consumption may influence on elementary student BMI.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING TEACHING MEDIA OF KANGAROO SMART FRIEZE TO ENRICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-214
Author(s):  
Sakilah Bewafa ◽  
Ana Utami Fatoni ◽  
Yuliana Fatima Dayana ◽  
Puthut Joko Buntolo
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Limited Testing

The implementation of the newest curriculum (Curriculum 2013) leads some elementary schools to finally exclude English from the schools subjects. However, some elementary schools that keep teaching English as a subject still cannot provide appropriate English teaching media, especially to teach vocabulary. In this study, the researchers aimed to know the problems faced by the English teacher and the fourth grade students of SD N 2 Sekaran in the vocabulary teaching and learning, and also to know how to develop teaching media of Kangaroo Smart Frieze. The Research and Development (R & D) approach was adopted by conducting the preliminary survey, designing and developing the prototype of the product, conducting limited testing and product validation, having a revision process and describing the research result. The subjects of the study were the fourth grade students of SDN 2 Sekaran in the academic year of 2013/2014. The instruments used were questionnaires, interview guideline and test. According to the interview to the English teacher and students, it can be concluded that the vocabulary teaching media of Kangaroo Smart frieze needs to be developed with the focus on the quality of the media and also the variety of games played. The development of Kangaroo Smart Frieze was started by observing and interviewing the English teacher and students. After doing that, the process was continued by planning the data collecting instrument of vocabulary teaching media. The main consideration was based on the English curriculum (syllabus) of the fourth grade students of elementary school and also some related theories. Moreover, the data collecting instrument was arranged into two main parts which included the need analysis of the students and English teacher. The further step was designing the prototype. The development process was then followed by other steps; product validation, try-out (limited testing) and revision of Kangaroo Smart Frieze. The results of the students’ test by using Kangaroo Smart Frieze as the vocabulary teaching media, and also the assessment from the experts were very good. Therefore, it could be concluded that Kangaroo Smart Frieze has a good prospect to be used in the vocabulary teaching and learning process. As suggestion, the teachers should always try to choose appropriate vocabulary teaching media, and the future researchers should conduct better research and development to develop better vocabulary teaching media for elementary school students.

scholarly journals Profil Kemampuan Representasi Matematis Siswa Sekolah Dasar di Kecamatan Sumedang Selatan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Hani Handayani ◽  
Rifahana Yoga Juanda
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Visual Representation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Mathematical Representation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Verbal Representation

This study aims to determine the profile of mathematical representation ability of elementary school students in South Sumedang District. The research method used is the survey method. The population chosen is the elementary school in South Sumedang District. The sample was chosen randomly, namely six grade V elementary schools in South Sumedang District with a total of 130 students. Based on the results of research on the representation ability of elementary school students in South Sumedang Subdistrict, only 34.6% included the very low category. When viewed per aspect, the verbal representation aspect was 41.2% in the very low category, the symbol representation aspect was 28.1% in the very low category, and in the visual representation aspect it was 34.6% in the very low category. 

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