GeoGebra integrated instruction: Effectiveness and empowerment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Krishna Prasad Adhikari

Integrating ICT in mathematics instruction has been becoming the pertinent issue in Nepal. In this context, this paper explores the effect of GeoGebra embedded instruction in students learning, particularly in geometry at school level. GeoGebra is the widely used open source software which can cover almost all areas of school mathematics. So, this paper will contribute the important research findings on whether the ICT integrated instruction plays effective roles in teaching and learning mathematics. Quasi experimental design was used to conduct the study. Two parallel sets of achievement test papers, observation note and interview schedule were used to collect the data from the respondents. The data obtained from test paper was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Whereas the data obtained from interview and observation wasanalysed by using general inductive approach. The result of the study indicated that the achievement score of experimental group was significantly higher than control groups after using GeoGebra in teaching mathematics.Besides, the quantitative findings, students in experimental group seemed more active and motivated during the intervention. Creativity and self-exploration are two important skills they developed after the intervention. It can be concluded that ICT embedded instruction is an effective approach for better mathematics learning

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Tânia Pinto ◽  
António Guerner Dias ◽  
Clara Vasconcelos

We aimed to contribute to a shift in higher education teaching and learning methods by considering problem-based learning (PBL) as an approach capable of positively affecting students from a geology and environment (GE) curricular unit. In a convenience sample from a Portuguese public university, two groups of students were defined: (1) an experimental group (n = 16), to which an intervention program (IP) based on PBL was applied, and (2) a comparison group (n = 17), subjected to the traditional teaching approach. For nine weeks, students subject to the IP faced four problem scenarios about different themes. A triangulation of methods was chosen. The study involved two phases: (1) qualitative (sustained on content analysis of driving questions raised by students, registered in a monitoring sheet) and (2) quantitative (quasi-experimental study, based on data from a prior and post-test knowledge assessment). The qualitative results point to the development of more complex cognitive-level questioning skills after increasing familiarity with PBL. The data obtained in the quantitative study, which included both a “within-subjects” and a “between-subjects” design, show higher benefits in the experimental group, documenting gains in terms of scientific knowledge when using the PBL methodology.


Author(s):  
Lorna Kwai Ping Suen ◽  
Janet Pui Lee Cheung

Early childhood is a formative period during which healthy habits are developed, including proper hand hygiene practices. The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effectiveness of a 4-week series of educational sessions that consider the cognitive developmental stage of children on increasing their knowledge and promoting hand hygiene practices. The intervention group (n = 33) observed the hand hygiene program, whereas another group served as the waitlist control (n = 20). Creative activities were planned for the illustration of hand hygiene concepts in terms of “right moments”, “right steps”, and “right duration”. Hand sanitizer coverage was evaluated using a hand scanner. After the intervention, the experimental group had higher knowledge level toward hand hygiene than the control group (p < 0.001). Significant improvements in hand hygiene performance at the left palm and dorsum (p < 0.05), right palm (p < 0.05), and overall hand coverage (p < 0.05) were observed in the experimental group. The study demonstrated that the knowledge and proper hand hygiene (HH) practice of children can be positively influenced by the use of an age-appropriate education program. The results of this study have implications for school health educators and parents for promoting HH practices among children at home and at the school level.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Eslamian ◽  
Seyed Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Neyestani

AbstractThis quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of teaching aesthetic skills to faculty members on development of their effective teaching performance through a two-group pretest-posttest design. The sample included 32 faculty members at a major Iranian university who were divided into the experimental (11 participants) and control groups (21 participants). The experimental group was taught to use aesthetic skills in the teaching and learning processes; however, no intervention was applied to the control group. To evaluate the effective teaching performance of the faculty members, a tailor-made questionnaire was used in two pretest and posttest stages, where randomly chosen students were asked to express their opinions about the faculty membersí performance. The sample size of the students was 1096 in the pretest stage and 935 in the posttest stage. Paired t-test results showed that there was no significant difference between the mean effective teaching scores of the faculty members in the control group in the pretest stage and in the posttest stage. However, the mean effective teaching scores of the faculty members in the experimental group were found to be significantly higher in the posttest. In addition, although there was no significant difference between the mean effective teaching scores of the two faculty groups in the pretest, faculty members in the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in the control group. Based on the findings, applying aesthetic skills by faculty members in the teaching and learning processes can pave the way for sustainable development of their effective teaching performance. Therefore, faculty members are recommended to acquire the required knowledge and skills to better use aesthetic skills in the teaching process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermawan Gatot Priyadi ◽  
◽  
Yumiati Yumiati

This study aimed to determine the effect of the implementation of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) model with the outdoor approach towards students’ ability in mathematical representation. It was quasi-experimental research consisting of two experimental classes and one control group. It used a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study was the students of SUPM Tegal. Sampling was conducted using cluster random consisting of three classes. The first experimental group was carried out by implementing the learning model of CTL with the outdoor approach. The second experimental group was carried out by implementing a learning model of CTL, while the control group was conducted by implementing a conventional learning model. The research instrument was a 7-point mathematical representation test in the form of an essay. The results of the research were 1) the learning model of CTL with an outdoor approach affected the improvement and achievement of the students’ ability in mathematical representation and was higher than CTL and a conventional learning; 2) the improvement of the students’ ability of representation in the groups of CTL with outdoor approach, CTL, and conventional learning respectively was in high, medium, and low category.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Nudiya Afiya Farha ◽  
Rohani Rohani

ABSTRACT This research was carried out to know the effectiveness of implementing KWL strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension of report text and to know whether there is a significant achievement difference between students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. The instrument used was a multiple choice reading comprehension test. Seventy two eleventh graders of SMA Negeri 1 Bae Kudus were selected as the sample. They were divided equally into experimental and control group. The data collection involved pre-test, treatments, and post-test. The result of the implementation of KWL strategy in the experimental group improved the students’ participation, motivation, and interest during teaching and learning process. In addition, the results of pre-test and post-test showed that mean score of the experimental group had a higher increase from 74.58 to 90.97 than the control group (from 72.77 to 87.77). However, the Independent Sample Test showed there was no significant achievement difference between the students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. (1.80) was higher than.  Keywords: Quasi-experimental; KWL strategy; reading comprehension; report text


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Miskul Makhtum

The background of this study was more specifically related to the contextual approach: linking science with daily life, which could help improve students’ understanding on aqidah/creed materials, their ability to think, and their learning experiences. Thus, the students could implement them in real life. The study conducted in Class X of MAN Model Banda Aceh, aimed at investigating the implementation of the contextual approach, the application of the contextual approach which could increase the understanding of the Aqidah concept, and the understanding of Aqidah concept of the students taught using the contextual approach and the conventional approach. The research employed quantitative descriptive with quasi experimental method. Data were collected by essay pretest and essay posttest, teachers’ and students’ observation, and documentation. The research findings showed that the implementation of the contextual approach on aqidah learning covered the scope of Aqidah Islam and sub-materials such as the definitions, and the principles of aqidah. The learning method of aqidah included using seven components of the contextual approach: constructivism, inquiry, modeling, frequently asked questions, group learning, modeling, and real judgment. The teaching and learning activities were carried out through discussions in accordance with the lesson plans. Further, the observation analysis of the teachers’ ability level (TKG) showed that the descriptive statistics of the teaching activity was 4.51≤TKG t1-α or 15.38> 1.6923, making Ho rejected and Ha accepted. It can be meant that the students’ posttest was better that the pretest. Moreover, the learning outcomes of the aqidah learning of the students of Class X IPA 2 and Class X IPA 5 reflected that those taught with the contextual outperformed those with the conventional learning, as shown here based on the significance level α = 0.05 and degree of freedom (df) = 66. The ttable obtained was t_(0,975)(66) = 1.997 so that tcount < ttable (0.59 µ2 was accepted.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Ni Ketut Erawati ◽  
Ni Made Suwarnisi

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the application of the STAD cooperative learning model combined with ice breaking in mathematics subjects on motivation and learning outcomes of student. This research is a quasi-experimental study using the non equivalent design group design. This design uses two sample groups selected with random sampling and randomized classes are already available. This research was conducted at SMK N 4 Denpasar with a population of 10th grade students consisting of 10 classes, then two classes were selected as samples.Data collection using questionnaires and essay test. Data analysis uses t-test for the first hypothesis and the second hypothesis while the third hypothesis analysis uses MANOVA. The results of the research show that the motivation and learning outcomes between the experimental group and the comparison group differed significantly, where better results were obtained in the experimental group ie the group that applied STAD cooperative learning with ice breaking. The results of this study indicate that cooperative learning innovations especially the STAD type combined with ice breaking as a game or pause in mathematics learning provide effective results in achieving student learning outcomes and motivation at a better level.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Husnul Laili

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) dan Problem Based Learning (PBL) ditinjau dari motivasi dan prestasi belajar matematika siswa, serta membandingkan keefektifan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL dan PBL ditinjau dari motivasi dan prestasi belajar matematika siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu, yang menggunakan dua kelompok eksperimen. Untuk mengetahui keefektifan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL dan PBL digunakan uji one sample t-test pada taraf signifikansi 5%. Untuk membandingkan keefektifan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL dan PBL, data dianalisis secara multivariat menggunakan T2 Hotelling dengan taraf signifikansi 5% dan dianalisis lanjut menggunakan uji t univariat dengan kriteria Bonferoni. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL dan PBL efektif ditinjau dari motivasi dan prestasi belajar matematika siswa, dan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan PBL lebih efektif dibanding dengan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL ditinjau dari prestasi belajar matematika siswa, tetapi pembelajaran dengan pendekatan PBL tidak lebih efektif dibanding dengan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CTL ditinjau dari motivasi belajar matematika siswa.Kata kunci: CTL, PBL, motivasi, prestasi belajar. The Effectiveness of the CTL and PBL Approaches Viewed from Students’ Motivation and Achievement in Mathematics Learning AbstractThis study aimed to describe the effectiveness of the Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) and Problem Based Learning (PBL) approaches viewed from students’ motivation and achievement in mathematics learning, and to compare the effectiveness of the CTL and the PBL approach in mathematics learning viewed from students’ motivation and achievement. This study was a quasi-experimental research and used two experimental groups. To find out the effectiveness of the CTL and PBL approach in each variable, the data were analyzed using one-sample t-test what the significance level of 5%. To compare the effectiveness of the CTL and PBL approaches, the data were analyzed using the multivariate T2 Hotelling with the significance level of 5% and followed up by the univariate analysis using the Bonferoni criterion. The results of the study show that the CTL and PBL approaches were effective viewed from students’ motivation and achievement in mathematics learning and the PBL approach was more effective than CTL approach viewed from students’ achievement in mathematics but the PBL approach is not more effective than CTL approach viewed from students’ motivation in mathematics learning.Keywords: CTL, PBL, motivation, learning achievement.


Author(s):  
Dewi Yulyanti ◽  
Slamet Wahyudi Yulianto ◽  
Muhammad Anjar Nugraha

This research investigated whether or not there is the influence of English song towards the student’s pronunciation. This research used a quantitative method. Research design is an experimental class and control class, two classes were selected from eleventh-grade students at SMAN 1 Ciasem Subang. The Quasi-Experimental Research was conducted in four meetings. The data were obtained by observing the teaching and learning process, test, questionnaire, and interviewing the students. The research result of the analysis quantitative and qualitative data were as follows. The analysis of quantitative data, mean score of pre-test in the experimental class was 14.44. While the mean score in the control class was 14.58. Furthermore, the mean score of the post-test in the experimental class was 82.98. While the mean score post-test in the control class was 60.56. Based on the result, the experimental class students’ score on post-test were better in which the mean = 82.89 than their scores on pre-test the mean = 60.56 . in addition, the two-tailed value of p was 0.000 which was lower than 0.05 . in conclusion, the calculation of paired t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of experimental group. The analysis of qualitative data show that used English song influence through students’ pronunciation by observing the teaching and learning process, test, questionnaire, and interviewing the students. The students were more confident and were not afraid of making mistakes when pronunciation.


Author(s):  
Siti Faridah Omar

Reading is one of the basic skills needed to be enhance at the primary school level. Early research shows that pupils lack the interest in reading and this affected their ability to grasp vocab and understanding. Thus, Pintar Baca cards were introduced to help increase interest and level up pupils’ ability to understand the texts read. The Pintar Baca cards comprises of teaching and learning tools published by the Malay Language Centre of Singapore. These resources were designed to help primary school pupils improve their language mastery through reading. These cards were developed for Primary 2 to 4 and consists of 12 stories on the names of origins of places of Singapore. It is hoped that through these historical stories, we are able to instil interest and strengthen pupils’ knowledge on the historical background of some places in Singapore in a simpler and more interesting way. In addition, each story comes with a set of comprehension questions which can develop pupils’ understanding on the reading materials. A trialling session was done at 9 primary schools involving around 189 pupils. A thinking routine strategy were applied in the teaching and learning during the trialling sessions to support the use of the Pintar Baca cards. Research findings showed an increase in reading interest amongst pupils. In addition, the application of the thinking routines has helped improve pupils’ understanding of the contents of the stories and their language mastery.


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