scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Marital Relationship Enrichment Training Based on Choice Theory, on Distress Tolerance of Women Recovered from Addiction

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-331
Author(s):  
Elham Ghajari ◽  
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Hassan Toozandehjani ◽  
Hamid Nejat ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Distress Tolerance ◽  
Choice Theory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Aims: Most people in the community believe that substance abuse is masculine, while women are progressing alongside men in this area, with statistics indicating an increasing number of infected women. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of enriching couples relationships on tolerance of distressed women who were drug abusers Methods & Materials: This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow-up test with control group. Initially, 40 women were selected from the study and 20 were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. Subjects were then assessed using a distress tolerance test (Simmons & Gahr, 2005). Experimental group participants participated in enrichment sessions based on Doba, Graham, Britz and Minatra (2009) choice theory and control group subjects remained on the waiting list. A follow-up test was taken after three months. Multivariate analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. The above analyzes were performed with SPSS V. 24 software Findings: The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test, posttest and follow-up scores of distress tolerance scales in the experimental and control groups. (P<0.05). The mean distress tolerance in the experimental group increased from 34.533 to 42.80 in the pre-test phase and reached 42.533 in the follow-up phase. Also, the significant interaction between the stages with the experimental group in the mentioned variable indicates that in the post-test and follow-up stages, the mean of the experimental groups was significantly higher than the control group. Conclusion: Due to the increasing trend of addiction in women, proper education is one of the essentials. Therefore, it is recommended to take effective steps to improve couple distress tolerance training by enriching couple relationships

scholarly journals Text-based Character in Teaching Reading: Do Students Can Achieve Significant Result in Reading Test?

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Hasan Hasan ◽  
Andi Sadapotto ◽  
Muhammad Hanafi ◽  
Usman Usman
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Reading Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Good Classification ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This quasi-experimental study involves the experimental and control group which consist of 60 students in first year of SMA Muhammadiyah Sidenreng Rappang   2019/2020 academic year.  The reading test is used to collect data to find out do the students can achieve significant result in reading test using Text-based Character. Based on the result the mean score of the experimental group pre-test was 72.67 and classified into good classification, while the control group was 69.63 classified into good. The mean score of the post-test after treatment for the experimental group was 82.43 (very good) while the control group was 76.53, (good) classification still.  The researcher found that the T-table is higher than the t-test (α) (1.659<2.021). It means that there is a significant difference in the pre-test of the control and experimental group, while in post-test of an experimental and control group, the researcher finds that the T-test is higher than the alpha and previous score in the the pre-test (α) (3.089>2.021). The degree of freedom is 58. This study reveals that the alternative hypothesis (H1) was accepted, and the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected. This is means that the use of Text-based Characters can improves students' reading skills in significant way.

scholarly journals Old but Gold: The Use of Picture Cues to Teach Writing (An Experimental Research)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Soviyah Soviyah ◽  
Yunia Purwaningtias
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Pictures use in an educational setting fits the idiom: old but gold. There have been plenty of studies revealing how good the use of pictures in the classrooms is. Pictures have been long known to have the ability to help motivate, demonstrate, and instruct the students during a learning process. This study is a sort of complement to the phenomenon as it focuses on researching the use of pictures in a classroom. Specifically, it aims at finding out the effectiveness of the use of picture cues in teaching writing.The study belongs to experimental research involving two groups of experiment and control. The eighth-grade students of a private junior high school in Central Java Indonesia are chosen as the subject of the research during 2017/2018 academic year. Employing a sample population technique, the study involves a total number of 56 students who are equally divided into 28 students as the experimental group and 28 students as the control group. The experimental group is taught using picture cues while the control group is taught without picture cues. Pre-test and post-test are used as techniques to collect the data. As for the data analysis technique, it’s done quantitatively applying both descriptive and inferential statistics.The result of the research shows that there is a significant difference in the students’ writing ability between those taught using picture cues and those who are not. This can be seen from the difference in the mean score between them. The result of the pre-test shows that at the beginning, both experimental and control groups have slightly different ability in writing with the mean scores 51.32 and 47.86 respectively. Meanwhile, the result of the post-test indicates an obvious difference between them in which the experimental group gains 65.75 as its mean score and the control group gets 59.14. Furthermore, the application of Independent t-test calculation results in a score of 0.000, which is lower than 0.05. This means that the use of picture cues is effective. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the use of picture cues is effective to teach writing to students.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the Dealing with Homophobia Psycho-Education Program on Psychological Counselor Candidates

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Meryem Vural-Batık
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of the Dealing with Homophobia Psycho-Education Program on homophobia levels of psychological counselor candidates. This research was conducted with a mixed model and utilized quantitative and qualitative methods. 2 (experimental and control groups) x 3 (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) research design which is a type of quasi-experimental design was used and content analysis was applied to the data obtained via interviews. The study was conducted with a total of 24 psychological counselor candidates, 12 in the experimental group and, 12 in the control group. The Homophobia Scale was used to determine the homophobia levels of psychological counselor candidates. The Dealing with Homophobia Psycho-Education Program was developed by the researcher. In order to determine the effectiveness of the program, The Two-Way Analysis of Variance with Repeated Measures was used. As a result of the research, it was determined that the Dealing with Homophobia Psycho-Education Program is effective in decreasing the levels of homophobia of the psychological counselor candidates. Also, according to the participant&#39;s views, it was determined that the psycho-education program was effective in decreasing homophobia and caused changes in attitudes. The importance and necessity of using the program on psychological counselor education are discussed.

scholarly journals The Effects of Task-Based Language Teaching on Writing Achievement at a High School in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dang Thi Thu Huong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Achievement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study determines the effectiveness of using task-based language instructions in teaching writing at a high school in Thai Nguyen province. The participants consist of 92 grade 10 students from Bing Yen high school, Dinh Hoa district. The study employs a mix method research design (MMR) as the plan for the research. The results of the study reveals that the results of writing performance were reported at a low level (M=3.72). The results also confirmed that the intervention worked well for the experimental group. The mean score of the pre-test (the baseline for both groups) was M=3.72. The intervention focused on TBLT instructions. After first five weeks, the means of post-test1 were M=4.96 and M=3.83 for experimental group and control group respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean of pre-test and post-test1 for the experimental group (M=3.72 compared to M=4.96), while the control group showed a little improvement (M=3.72 compared to M=3.83) the difference was not significant. After another five weeks, the difference in the mean scores of the experimental group were far more than the mean scores of the control group, M=5.56 and M=4.45 respectively. By the end of the fifteenth week of the intervention, the mean of post-test 3 of the experimental group reached M=6.41, the mean for control group was M=5.54. The difference of the mean scores in the pre-test and post-test revealed a significant improvement in both groups. However, the experimental group showed a greater improvement, M=6.41 and M=5.54 respectively. It can infer that the uses of TBLT writing instruction improved writing achievement greatly.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop on marital adjustment

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Shaheen Islam ◽  
Roufun Naher
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nonviolent Communication ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study examined the effectiveness of nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop on marital adjustment. The hypothesis was receiving nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop has positive impact on marital adjustment. The independent variable was NVC workshop and the dependent variable was marital adjustment score. For conducting this research, repeated measures design was followed and 20 Bangladeshi married people participated in it. The results have shown that there was a statistically significant difference (F = 16.790, p < 0.05) in marital adjustment score of experimental group over the three time periods and pairwise comparisons indicate that there was significant difference between pretest and post-test and also between pretest and follow- up test at the 0.05 level. Results also have shown that, there was statistically significant difference of marital adjustment score between experimental and control group in posttest (t = 4.276, p < 0.05) and follow-up test (t = 4.176, p < 0.05). Thus, after receiving NVC workshop the marital adjustment score of experimental group increased significantly (F = 16.79, p < 0.001) in post-test measure and also remain constant in follow-up, whereas the marital adjustment score of control group had no significant change. This implied a significant positive impact of participation in NVC workshop on marital adjustment. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 26(1): 69-75, 2017 (January)

scholarly journals THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA TO INCREASE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY: A CASE OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA N 1 CEPIRING KENDAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Hartono
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Audiovisual Media ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study is concerned with teaching vocabulary by using audiovisual media. The objectives of this final project are 1) to find out the students’ vocabulary taught without using audiovisual media, 2) to find out the students’ vocabulary taught using audiovisual media, 3) to find out significance difference between the students’ vocabularywho are taught by using audiovisual media and those taught without using audiovisual media. The population of this study is the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Cepiring Kendal. The researcher takes two classes as the subject of thisresearch. The classes are X IIS 3 and XIIS 4. They are divided into experimental group (X IIS 3) and control group (X IIS 4). The researcher uses test to get the data. The test consists of two tests, they are pre-test and post-test. From the data analysis, the researcher obtains the mean score both the experimentaland control groups. The mean score of thepre-test in the experimental group is 56.71, while the mean score of the post-test in the experimental group is 75.42. The improvement in the experimental group is 18.42. The mean score of the pre-test in the control group is 52.85, while the mean score ofthe post-test in the control group is 61.00. The improvement in the control group is 8.15.The result of t-test is 8.01, while the value of t-table is 2.00. It means that the value of t-test is higher than t-table (8.01 > 2.00). From the data above, it can be concluded that there are significant difference between the students’ who are taught by using audiovisual media and taught without using audiovisual media. The data proves that it is affective to use audiovisual mediato increase students’ vocabulary ability.

The Effectiveness of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) on Emotional Divorce of Couples: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Mohammad Ghamari ◽  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
Alireza Armani Kian
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Some scientists consider emotional divorce as the first step in the divorce process, which means that the marital relationship is declining. Research shows the harmful physical and psychological effects of emotional divorce on couples. The present research was carried out to show the effectiveness of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) on emotional divorce among couples. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental design study with a control group, including a pre-test, post-test and a 45-day follow up. The statistical population of this study was all couples referred to the family therapy clinic of Shahid Beheshti Psychiatric Hospital in Zanjan in 2020. Twenty couples were selected based on a score of eight or higher in a 24-item two-choice questionnaire on emotional divorce which was developed by Guttman in 1998. Next, participants were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received 11 weekly sessions of IBCT and each intervention session lasted for 120 minutes and the control group did not receive any intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA was used and data were analyzed by SPSS software V18. Results: The results of ANOVA showed that there was a significant difference between  the control and experimental groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up (p<0.001). Therefore, it can be concluded that IBCT has reduced the emotional divorce of couples in the experimental group. Conclusion: Results suggest that IBCT can be used as a treatment of choice for reduction of emotional divorce.

scholarly journals Influence of FG Vega Technique on students’ academic performance in science 8

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Franco Gil A. Vega ◽  
Merlyn M. Lasaca
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was conducted to determine the influence of the FG Vega technique on students' academic performance to address the least learned competency in Science 8. Seventy students from Grade 8 classes served as respondents of the study. The study employed a quasi-experimental method. The mean score of students who took the post-test is 32.03 and 27.57 respectively for the experimental and control group. The results can be gleaned that the score of each student in the experimental group has a little variation of mean with 6.71 as compared to the control group with a variation of 7.52. The results can be observed that the mean score of students in the pre-test under the control group is 8.80 and 11.34 under the experimental group. Thus, the results of the study can be further concluded that the students under the experimental group outperformed the students in the control group. Since the significant level is lesser than the p-value of 0.05, indicates that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test under the experimental group. Hence, there is a significant difference between the post-test of the experimental and control group.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of mobile learning in the teaching and learning of probability

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Durga Gnanasagaran ◽  
Abdul Halim Amat @ Kamaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the effectiveness of mobile learning in the teaching and learning of Probability. The context of mobile here is not just restrained to gadgets such as smartphones but also the fact that teaching and learning can occur beyond boundaries and anywhere according to the convenience and personal preference of the students. This study made use of the pretest – posttest quasi experimental design and the students chosen for the study were from a pre-university college located in the northern region of the country. A total of 92 students made up the sample of the study. There were 46 students each in the experimental and control groups respectively. Cluster random sampling was employed as the sampling method here. The instrument used to collect data with the aim of strengthening the outcome of the study was the achievement test. A quantitative approach was undertaken specifically to analyse the obtained data. The paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test were executed in the data analysis process. Initially, every student involved in the study regardless of the group they were in possessed equal strength in their understanding of the content being covered as indicated by the results of their pre-test. The paired sample t-test yielded p < 0.05 which meant that there was a significant difference between the mean score of the pre-test and post-test in the experimental group and control group respectively. The outcome of the independent sample t-test showed that there was a significant difference between the mean score of the experimental group and that of the control group in the post-test (p < 0.05). This indicated that the treatment via mobile learning had indeed played a role in the improved performance of students in Probability, hence proving the effectiveness of mobile learning in the teaching and learning of Probability.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF COLLABORATIVE WRITING STRATEGY AT STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILL IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Prominent ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeful Arifin ◽  
Choiril Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Strategy ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study was to find out whether or not collaborative writing strategy is effective to improve students’ writing skill in descriptive text when they were applied to the tenth grade students of SMA N 1 Karangtengah in academic year of 2015/2016. The collaborative writing strategy was the independent variable, while students’ writing skill in descriptive text was the dependent variable. Quasi experimental research design was used in this study. The population of this study was the tenth graders of SMA N 1 Karangtengah in the academic year of 2015/2016 which the total number of students was 340. The sample of this study consisted of X MIA 3 as an experimental class and X MIA 4 as a control group. The technique used in collecting the data was test. The finding of the study showed that the pre-test mean score of experimental group was 69.38 and control group was 68.71. After being given treatment for four meetings, it was found that the mean scores of experimental group was 82.15 and control group was 76.32. The result of the analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the mean score of pre-test and post-test. It was supported by t-test result in which the significant difference in the result of post-test between experimental and control group was 0.000 ( 0.05). It means that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted. Therefore, it could be concluded that collaborative writing strategy were effective to improve students’s writing skill in descriptive text.

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