scholarly journals Development of Creative Writing Assessment Test at Elementary School Level

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 140-147
Author(s):  
Tehseen Sarwar ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Creative Writing ◽  
Writing Assessment ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Type Test

Creative writing assessment test helps teachers in identifying the writing ability of students, which is planned to enhance students understanding of writing. The main aim of the research was to develop an assessment test for the students of elementary school to check three concepts as descriptive, narrative and persuasive in writing. The methodology for constructing an assessment test comprises three main phases. The validity of the developed test was ensured by five experts, including three school teachers and two educational experts. The reliability of the test was checked by using item analysis, using two soft wares. For pilot testing of the developed instrument, 62 students of elementary school were selected. After pilot testing, the test was finalized, containing 6 items of essay type test. Findings of standardized test enable English teachers to comprehend the weak areas of students. More tests using other concepts can be developed to know the feeble areas of the students.

scholarly journals Development of Diagnostic Assessment Test for Misconceptions (ATM) in Mathematics at Elementary School Level

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 94-102
Author(s):  
Sumera Kanwal ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
School Level ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Diagnostic assessment test for misconceptions (ATM) help teachers identifying misconceptions of students and help students to enhance conceptual understandings. The main purpose of the study was to develop a diagnostic assessment test for misconceptions (ATM) in Mathematics at the elementary school level. At the first stage, the content was defined, and a table of specifications was made. Students' misconceptions from previous literature were identified, and then a two-tier MCQs type misconceptions test was developed. Validity was ensured by school teachers, educationists and experts of the field. For pilot testing, the test was conducted among 60 students of three schools and item analysis was employed. Item difficulty and item discrimination through item analysis was drawn to standardize the test. Test-retest reliability was also measured by pilot testing. After testing the validity and reliability, thirty items remained in the diagnostic test. The final form of the test enables the Mathematics teachers to understand the weak areas of students.

scholarly journals Solving Mathematics Olympiad Problems Training for Primary School Teachers in Bulukumba District

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Said Fachry Assagaf ◽  
Suradi Tahmir ◽  
Muhammad Dinar
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Class ◽  
Independent Tasks

This is elementary school teacher training to solve mathematics olympiad problems in Bulukumba district. The purpose of this training is to (1) provide information about mathematics olympiad in Indonesia (2) training teacher to solve mathematics olympiad problems, and (3) motivate  primary teachers to conduct olympiad class in their school.  The method is divided into two, namely the presentation and the independent tasks. The presentation focuses on the types of math competitions and the types of Olympic problems. Independent task aims to create and solve mathematics Olympiad problems for elementary school level. In addition, motivation was also being concerned in this training. The teachers were expected to use the problems in their mathematics class and also to identify students who potentially have ability join in mathematics competition. Abstrak Pengabdian ini berupa pelatihan olimpiade matematika tingkat Sekolah Dasar yang diperuntukkan bagi Guru Sekolah Dasar di Kabupaten Bulukumba. Tujuan pengabdian ini adalah untuk (1) memberikan pengetahuan terkait pelaksanaan olimpiade matematika di Indonesia (2) memberikan pemahaman terkait soal-soal olimpiade matematika, dan (3) memberikan motivasi kepada guru untuk melakukan pembimbingan olimpiade. Metode pelaksanaan terbagi atas dua yakni metode ceramah dan metode kerja mandiri. Metode ceramah berfokus kepada materi tentang jenis jenis kompetisi matematika dan jenis jenis soal olimpiade. Kerja mandiri bertujuan untuk membuat dan menyelesaikan soal olimpiade matematika tingkat SD. Selain itu, motivasi juga diberikan agar guru dapat mengadopsi soal tersbeut dalam kegiatan pembelajaran serta mencari bibit unggul yang dapat diikutkan untuk berkompetisi.

scholarly journals Impact of Transformational Leadership on Teacher Retention at Elementary School Level in Punjab: Teachers’ Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 234-240
Author(s):  
Toheed Qamar ◽  
Muhammad Javed ◽  
Zafar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Teacher Retention ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Teachers Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of transformational leadership on teacher retention at elementary school level (ESL) of Southern Punjab. The elementary school teachers (ELT) of Southern Punjab formed population. For the sample, 240 schools and 960 teachers were selected randomly for the study. The study has measured transformational leadership through factors i.e. job characteristics, school characteristics and personal attributes. When the respondents were asked for their views about teacher retention then there was no significant dissimilarity with respect to gender rather both groups had similar views; whereas significant difference was found between private and public teacher.

scholarly journals Motivational Techniques Used by Elementary School Teachers: A Comparative Analysis based on Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (III) ◽  
pp. 62-70
Author(s):  
Nazir Haider Shah ◽  
Muhammad Naqeeb ul Khalil Shaheen ◽  
Sobia Yaseen
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Significant Difference

The study aimed to compare the emotional techniques of males and females at the elementary school level in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The nature of this study was descriptive, and a cross-sectional survey was applied for the collection of data. All male and female teachers working in the elementary school of district Sudhnuti were the population of the study. Three hundred nine elementary school teachers of District Sudhnuti were selected by using a random sampling technique. A questionnaire was developed to collect data based on a five-point Like rt scale from elementary school teachers. For data collection, the researcher collected the data personally from the nearest areas while using the postal service for far-flung areas. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed by using mean scores and an independent sample t-test. It was found that there is a significant difference in the mean score of male and female teachers regarding motivational techniques. Furthermore, female teachers are using all the motivational techniques instead of male teachers.

scholarly journals Identification of the Problems Faced by Secondary School Teachers in District Karak (Pakistan)

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
Qaiser Suleman ◽  
Ishtiaq Hussain ◽  
Sarfraz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Critical Position ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teachers possess the most important and critical position in the entire education system. Successful and effective teaching learning process depends upon the quality of a teacher. The purpose of this research study was to identify the problems which affect the performance of secondary school teachers. The objectives of the study were: (a) to identify the problems faced by male and female secondary school teachers in District Karak (b) to make workable recommendations to enhance the performance of male and female secondary school teachers. All the male and female secondary school teachers in District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to only 60 female and 80 male Govt. High Schools. In order to ensure adequate representation of the population, only 120 female and 160 male secondary school teachers were selected as sample randomly. The study was descriptive type and the researchers designed a questionnaire on five likert rating scale for the collection of data. Pilot testing was conducted to remove the misconceptions, ambiguities and weakness of the questions in the questionnaire. After pilot testing the questionnaire was revised and its final version was prepared in the light of suggestions given by the experts. In order to collect data, the researchers personally visited to the respective participants and distributed questionnaires among them and data was collected. Then it was organized, tabulated and analyzed. For the statisitcal analysis of the data, the percentage, means, standard deviations, and differences of means were computed for each male and female SSTs. Significance of difference between the mean opinions of both the male and females SSTs were tested at 0.05 level by applying t-test. After statistical analysis of the data, the researchers arrived at the conclusions that there are various problems which negatively affect the performance of secondary school teachers. These problems are: unattractive pay package; lack of basic facilities; overcrowded classes; misbehaviors of students; financial crises of teachers; overwork load; long distance to school; autocratic environment inside school etc. In the light of the findings and conclusions, it is recommended that teachers should be given attractive salaries and pay scale. Educational facilities should be provided to them. Heads of the institutions should be democratic minded and adopted the principles of equality. KEYWORDS: Identification, problems, secondary school teachers, secondary school level

scholarly journals The Implementation of Knowledge Assessment In Curriculum 2013 in Elementary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Ikhya Ulumudin ◽  
Asma Aisha ◽  
Ferdi Widiputera
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
School Level ◽  
Knowledge Assessment ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Basic Competency ◽  
Assessment Result

The purpose of this study was to determine the understanding and implementation of the knowledge assessment carried out by teachers at the elementary school level starting from planning, implementing, processing results, utilizing results and identifying problems in implementing knowledge assessment. This study used a qualitative approach. Research took place in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Province. The research subjects were public and private elementary school teachers who had taught in classes applying Curriculum 2013. The research instruments consisted of questionnaires and FGD (focus group discussion) guidelines. The results showed that on the assessment planning, teachers lack understanding in the formulation of instrument outlines, especially in describing the Basic Competency into the question indicators, making questions about the aspects of knowledge based on the indicator, and making scoring guidelines. In the implementation of the assessment, some teachers did not understand the use of various assessment techniques for knowledge aspect. The frequency of carrying out daily knowledge assessments varies, including for every KD (basic competency), every day, for every sub-theme, for several sub-themes, and for every theme. In assessment result processing, some elementary school teachers still lack understanding about processing and reporting in knowledge assessment whether in the form of numeric scores, predicates, and descriptions. In the utilization of the assessment, all elementary school teachers in Sleman Regency have applied the assessment of learning function as each daily assessment result is used by the teacher to review student achievement in each KD. In the aspect of assessment for learning, some teachers have made use of assessments for remedial activities and lesson enrichment and to evaluate the learning process. Lastly, regarding the use of assessment as learning, some teachers have provided results of student assessment and used it to provide guidance and advice to students.

scholarly journals Obstacles to Success of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in General Education Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Glennda K. McKeithan ◽  
Douglas Cullinan ◽  
Malinda L. Pennington ◽  
David S. Conroy
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
General Education ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Students With Autism

The purpose of this study was to survey teacher opinions of 14 potential obstacles to teaching in general education classes attended by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The anonymous participant responses were received from 16 elementary school teachers, 60 middle school teachers, and 131 high school teachers. Participants completed a questionnaire in which they rated 14 items. Rating data were uploaded to STATA data analysis software. The Kruskal-Wallis (K-W) statistic was used to analyze and interpret the data. Results identified items that significantly discriminated among teachers of the three grade levels and show a difference in the perceptions of teachers at different grade levels for some obstacles. Teachers at the elementary school level generally perceived greater obstacles than teachers at the middle school level, who perceived greater obstacles than those at the high school level. The results can be considered by educators and service providers when identifying professional development topics and resources to assist educators and service providers in the provision of instruction to maximize the potential for academic and social success for students with ASD in general education settings.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE A CREATIVE WRITING ABILITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atikah Mumpuni ◽  
Laelia Nurpratiwiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Writing Assessment ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Average Improvement ◽  
Product Effectiveness

writing was considered as difficult by most of students due tue lack of a practice in materializing ideas into a writing language. Therefore, it was needed a writing learning that provides a medium for students to train materializing that ideas. This research was aimed to develop a web-based learning in form of learning devices that comprise of 1) syllabus; 2) Class Event Unit (SAP); web-based learning media dan 4) instrument of a feasible and effective creative writing assessment  in improving a student writing ability. This was a <em>Research and Development</em> (R&amp;D) study method developed by  Borg and Gall. There were two results include: 1) product feasibility viewed from material expert assessment and student response that jointly assess good. 2) product effectiveness based on average improvement and difference of writing ability, a treatment-given group obtain a better result. A web-based learning developed was declared feasible and effective in improving a student creative writing ability

scholarly journals The Quality of HOTS-Based Science Questions Developed by Indonesian Elementary School Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naufal Ishartono ◽  
Anatri Desstya ◽  
Harun Joko Prayitno ◽  
Yasir Sidiq
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Third ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Training Quality

In Indonesia, several training pieces have been conducted to develop HOTS-based science questions for elementary school teachers. However, few studies examine how elementary school teachers developed HOTS-based science questions. Hence, the current study is a case study that aims to analyze HOTS-based science questions developed by elementary school teachers in Indonesia. This study employed a descriptive-analytical method by analyzing 60 HOTS-based science questions developed by elementary school teachers. This study involved two raters from one of Indonesia's universities, who are experts in assessing learning for elementary school level to assess the questions. The aspects that are assessed are aspects of conformity with HOTS questions criteria, conformity with the criteria of thinking ability of elementary school students, and conformity with the quality of good questions. This study's findings show that many problems do not meet the first aspect, especially at non-algorithmic points, multiple ways, and multiple interpretations. Next, in the second aspect, most of the question does not use illustration to strengthen the developed question's information. The third aspect is a relatively fulfilled aspect by most developed questions. However, only a few developed questions are judged not to meet this aspect. Hopefully, this study's findings can be an evaluation material for policymakers in education to increase the training quality of HOTS-based science questions for elementary school level in Indonesia.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVEOF A CREATIVE WRITING ABILITYOF PGSD STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atikah Mumpuni ◽  
Laelia Nurpratiwiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Writing Assessment ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Ability Test ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Student Questionnaire ◽  
Learning Development

Abstract: This research was aimed to develop a feasible and effective web-based learning in improving a creative writing ability for PGSD students. This was a research and development (R&D) study developed by Borg & Gall. Data was gathered from assessment of material experts, student questionnaire and a creative writing ability test. The developmnet of a web-based learning was conducted by developing learning equipment that cover syllabus, class event unit (SAP), web-based learning media and a creative writing assessment. The research results showed that learning equipments developed were feasible and effective to be used in a learning process. That feasibility was seen from material expert assessment and students’ response with a samegood assessment. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of a web-based learning in improving a creative writing ability was based on the improvement and average difference of student creative writing ability that is significant after treatment. Keywords: learning development,Web-Based Learning, creative writing, PGSD PENGEMBANGAN PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS WEBUNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS KREATIF MAHASISWA PGSD Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan pembelajaran berbasis web yang layak dan efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menulis kreatif mahasiswa PGSD. Metode penelitian ini adalah  Research and Development (R&D) yang dikembangkan Borg and Gall. Data dikumpulkan dari penilaian ahli materi, angket mahasiswa, dan tes kemampuan menulis kreatif. Pengembangan pembelajaran berbasis web dilakukan dengan mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran yang meliputi silabus, satuan acara perkuliahan, media pembelajaran berbasis web, dan penilaian menulis kreatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan lewat angket untuk validasi produk dan tes untuk uji coba di lapangan, sedang teknik analisis data dilakukan lewat teknik statistik deskriptif dan t-tes untuk uji beda mean lewat bantuan SPSS 16. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perangkat pembelajaran yang dikembangkan layak dan efektif untuk digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Kelayakan tersebut dilihat dari penilaian ahli materi dan respon mahasiswa yang sama-sama menilai baik. Sementara itu, keefektifan pembelajaran berbasis web dalam meningkatkan kemampuan menulis kreatif didasarkan adanya peningkatan dan perbedaan rata-rata kemampuan menulis kreatif mahasiswa yang signifikan setelah perlakuan. Kata kunci: pengembangan pembelajaran, pembelajaran berbasis web, menulis kreatif, PGSD

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