scholarly journals The Effects of Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies Training on Problem-solving Skills and Self-esteem in Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 34-45
Author(s):  
Afrasiab Pourhossein ◽  
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Gholamhosein Entesar Fumani ◽  
Massoud Hejazi ◽  
Mohammad Narimani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Cognitive And Metacognitive Strategies

Objective: The present study aimed to explore the effects of cognitive and metacognitive strategies training on problem-solving skills and self-esteem in students. Methods: This was an experimental study with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population of the study consisted of all 11th-grade students in the second secondary school of Meshkinshahr City, Iran, in the academic year of 2016-2017. Eighty male students with low self-esteem and problem-solving skills impairments in physics were selected and randomly assigned to 3 study groups (one control group & two experimental groups) (n=20/ group). The experimental groups were trained in cognitive and metacognitive strategies. To collect the required data, the Cassidy and Lang's Problem-Solving Style Questionnaire and Coopersmith's (1967) Self-Esteem Inventory were used. The obtained data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA). Results: The collected results suggested that the mean posttest scores of the students in the experimental groups were significantly higher in problem-solving skills and self-esteem, compared to the control group. Conclusion: The presented cognitive and metacognitive strategies training was impactful on problem-solving skills and self-esteem in the examined students.

The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment and Problem-Solving Skills Training on Reducing Emotional Divorce

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailin Shahabi ◽  
Abbas Rahmati ◽  
Noshirvan Khezri Moghadam
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Family Counseling ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Post Test

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the acceptance, commitment and problem-solving skills training on reducing the emotional divorce and the marital frustration. Method: The research method, with regard to the quasi-experimental nature of the subject, was selected with a pre-test post-test design with a control group. The statistical population was the couples attending the Family counseling centers in Kerman city in 2019. The study sample involved 30 participating couples who were selected using convenience sampling and were divided into two experimental and control groups. Training the acceptance, commitment and problem-solving was presented to the couples in the experimental group during eight two-hour sessions. The educational content was about couples' problems in marital relationships, choosing a common marital value and offering a solution based on it, and identifying internal and external barriers to action based on values. To assess the subjects in both groups, the Emotional divorce questionnaire, and the Marital Frustration questionnaire Completed before and after the intervention. In order to analyze the data, mean value, standard deviation (SD), and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) were used. SPSS version 22 was further used. The significance level of the study was considered to be p=0.05. Results: The results of the covariance analysis for the participants who were 30-60 years old couples with at least five years of marital experience showed that training the acceptance, commitment and problem-solving was effective on reducing the emotional divorce and frustration. While the mean value of emotional divorce for the pre-test was (M=14.33), the results for the post-test changed to (M=11.80). Marital frustration was also changed from (M=48.93) in the pre-test to (M=44.60). Conclusions: According to the results, maybe we need to consider a more serious role for training the acceptance, commitment and problem-solving in the educational and therapeutic interventions related to reducing the emotional divorce and the marital frustration of the couples.

scholarly journals The Effect of Music Therapy on Problem-Solving Skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Zeinab Sirous Jahedi ◽  
Nasser Amini Khoi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

<p>The aim of the present research was study of the impact of music therapy on problem-solving skills of 4 to 6 years old children in Tehran. This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group. The statistical population was all 4 to 6 years old children in region 2 of Tehran. Using the random sampling method, the study sample was chosen in two experiment (15 individuals) and control (15 individuals) groups.   The experiment group received 12 sessions of music therapy and the control group was waiting for treatment meanwhile. To evaluate the problem-solving skill in children, the three subscales of Wechsler’s Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) were used, including: mazes, cubes and arithmetic.  Analysis of data obtained from the questionnaires was conducted in two parts of descriptive and inferential. The data analysis indicated the significant increase of problem-solving average score of the experiment group compared to the control group.</p>

scholarly journals PENGARUH MODEL PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH GEOGRAFI SMA

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Diyas Age Larasati
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Model Problem ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Gain Score ◽  
Pbl Model

Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh model PBL terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah geografi SMA. Penelitian dilakukan di SMA Negeri 1 Sooko tahun ajaran 2015/2016. Subjek penelitian merupakan siswa kelas XI IPS 2 dan 3. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu (quasi experiment) dengan desain Non Equivalent Control Group Design. Berdasarkan selisih nilai pre test dan post test, rata-rata gain score kemampuan pemecahan masalah geografi SMA kelas eksperimen lebih tinggi dengan skor 27,26 dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol dengan skor 11,88. Hasil perhitungan analisis uji t menggunakan independen sample t test diperoleh data p-level lebih kecil dari 0,05 (p<0,05) yaitu 0,00. Hasil perhitungan ini membuktikan bahwa model PBL berpengaruh terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah geografi SMA. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa model PBL berpengaruh terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah geografi SMAN 1 Sooko.Kata Kunci: Model Problem Based Learning, Kemampuan Pemecahan MasalahThe purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of the PBL model of problem-solving ability. This study do in SMA Negeri 1 Sooko 2015/2016. Study of the subject is the student of class XI IPS 2 dan 3. Form of quasi-experimental research design with non equivalent design control group. Subjects were selected based on the value of Middle Exam School (UTS) semester who have the same average (homogeneous). Control using a model class lectures and discussions, while the experimental class using PBL models. Gain score Data were analyzed using independent sample T-test Test with the help of the computer program SPSS 16.0 for Windows. Gainscore learning using PBL model of higher than conventional. The average value of the experiment gainscore class of 27, 26 and 11.88 of control. The results of the analysis of the Independent Sample T-Test Test, the difference shows a p-value of 0.000 level. The level of p-value less than 0.05 (P <0.05). The results of this study there was a significant effect PBL models to the problem-solving abilities. So the conclusion "PBL model significantly influential to the high school geography problem solving skills in SMAN 1 Sooko".Key Words: models of PBL, problem-solving abilities

scholarly journals Improving students’ mathematical logical intelligence through the online-based integration of local wisdom of Sulapa Eppa Walasuji

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-294
Author(s):  
A. Nurannisa F.A ◽  
Andi Muhammad Irfan Taufan Asfar ◽  
Andi Muhamad Iqbal Akbar Asfar ◽  
Adji Syaifullah
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Design Type

Mathematical logical intelligence is one of the skills that are needed in the 21st century related to mathematical problem-solving skills. The importance of this skill is not in line with the facts on the ground, where students are still weak in counting and using logic in problem solving. The purpose of this research is to improve students’ mathematical logical intelligence through the online-based integration of local wisdom of Sulapa Eppa Walasuji. Sulapa Eppa Walasuji is one of the Bugis-Makassar local wisdoms with a unique pattern, appropriate to be used as a medium for learning transformation of geometry. Through the integration of local wisdom, Sulapa Eppa Walasuji can create contextual mathematics learning, so that students can easily understand the material by connecting real-life concepts. This research includes experimental research with a quasi-experimental design of the nonequivalent control group design type. The research instrument used was a mathematical logical intelligence test consisting of five essay questions. The data analysis used is descriptive statistics with gain score and effect size testing. The results showed that the mathematical logical intelligence of experimental class students increased by 43.16 with the effective contribution of the r effect size being 0.910. This indicates that the online-based integration of Sulapa Eppa Walasuji can improve students’ mathematical logical intelligence. 

scholarly journals Effects of TASC Learning Model (Thinking Actively In A Social Context) on Ability Problem-solving in Natural Resource Management Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Rosikh Musabikha Mutaqy ◽  
Nasution Nasution ◽  
Nugroho Hari Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

This study aims to analyze the effect of the TASC learning model on students' ability to solve problems in natural resource management material. This study uses an experimental method with the design of Non-equivalent Pretest-Postest Control Group Design. The results of this study indicate that the TASC learning model has an effect on students' problem solving abilities in natural resource management materials, where experimental class students who use the TASC learning model have better problem solving skills than the control class that uses the class discussion model. in natural resource management material. Based on the results of hypothesis testing, it was concluded that there were significant differences between students learning using the TASC learning model (Active Thinking in Social Context) with students learning to use cooperative type class discussion learning models to solve problems.

scholarly journals The Effect of STEM-PjBL and Discovery Learning on Improving Students' Problem-Solving Skills of Impulse and Momentum Topic

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-476
Author(s):  
E. Purwaningsih ◽  
S. P. Sari ◽  
A. M. Sari ◽  
A. Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Comparison Class ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Mathematics

This study aims to investigate the effect of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics-Project Based Learning (STEM-PjBL) and discovery learning on students' problem-solving abilities. The research is a Quasi-Experiment with a Nonequivalent Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The participants involved are 53 students of class X from a high school in Malang, where 28 students studied with STEM-PjBL, and 25 students studied with discovery learning. This research was conducted on the subject of impulse and momentum. In this analysis, researchers have developed problem-solving tools with a particular field approach to impulse and momentum topics in order to obtain an instrument with a reliability of  0.81. This instrument collects student problem-solving data before and after learning both in the experimental class and in the comparison class. Problem-solving skills data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed a significant difference in the scores of students' problem-solving abilities in the experimental class and the comparison class (p<0.05). The problem-solving ability in the experimental class (Md=78.74) was higher than the comparison class (Md=70.00). In STEM-PjBL learning, students are better trained and challenged to solve problems in everyday life. Compared to the comparison class, learning in the experimental class is more able to accommodate students' ideas and make students more interested in learning. In conclusion, STEM-PjBL has a significant positive effect on improving students' problem-solving abilities rather than discovery learning.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Problem Based Learning Dan Motivasi Berprestasi Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miftahus Surur ◽  
Tartilla Tartilla
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Low Achievement ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study aims to examine students' problem solving abilities in mathematics with different achievement motivation between those taught through problem based learning and discussion. The design of this study uses quasi-experimental forms of Non-equivalent Control Group Design. The experimental group from this study was given PBL treatment, while the control group was treated with the discussion method. The data of this study were analyzed by the Univariate Analysis of Variance technique. The results showed that (1) there was a significant effect between PBL models and discussion models on students 'problem solving abilities, (2) there was a significant effect between students with high and low achievement motivation on students' problem solving abilities, (3) there were interactions between PBL models, achievement motivation and student problem solving abilities. So that it can be concluded that students who learn with the PBL model have a better ability to solve problems than students who learn with a discussion model. Students with high achievement motivation have better problem solving skills than students with low achievement motivation. The final conclusion is that students' problem solving abilities can be achieved well if they pay attention to both variables at once, namely the model and achievement motivation.  

scholarly journals Pengaruh Metode Pembelajaran Inkuiri dan Diskusi pada Materi Pokok Bentuk Aljabar terhadap Kemampuan Komunikasi dan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematika

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Ali Sadikin Wear ◽  
Renny Indrawati
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Mathematics Problem Solving ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
Communication Ability ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Problem

<pre><em><span lang="EN-US">The research is aimed to know; 1) interaction of inquiry learning  method application and discussion on communication ability and student’s mathematics  problem solving skills on multivariate. 2) the impacts of learning method on mathematics communication ability on univariat.3) the impacts of learning method on mathematics problem solving skills on univariat. This research is false experiment used non equivalent control group design with 2 factors  measurement technique. The instrument is essay test (problem solving and communication question). This research was conducted at public SMP in Palmerah distric, west Jakarta. The sample is the students of class VIII about 140 students. Data analyze used MANOVA analysis. The result of this research is: 1) there are significant impacts of learning method on communication ability and mathematics problem solving skills on multivariate. 2) there are significant impacts of learning method on mathematics communication ability on univariat 3) there isn’t significant impact of learning method on mathematics problem solving skill.</span></em></pre>

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah dan Berpikir Kritis Matematis Siswa melalui Pendekatan Metakognitif

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainuna Fasha ◽  
Rahmah Johar ◽  
M. Ikhsan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

Mathematical problem solving and critical thinking is two skills that need to be improved through learning mathematics. Metacognitive approach is one approach to improve them. This study aims to examine differences in the improvement of problem solving skills and mathematical critical thinking between students who get learning with a metacognitive approach and students who get conventional learning. This research is an experimental study with a pre-test post-test control group design research design. The population was all students of class XI of SMAN 3 Banda Aceh by taking samples of two classes, namely the experimental class and the control class through purposive sampling technique. Data collection was carried out using problem solving ability tests and mathematical critical thinking tests. Data analysis used t-test and analysis of variance. The results show that overall the improvement of students' mathematical problem solving and critical thinking skills that are learning with a metacognitive approach are better than students who obtain conventional learning, and there is an interaction between learning approaches and student ratings on mathematical problem-solving abilities

scholarly journals Developing Students’ Worksheet Based on Scientific Approach to Improve Problem Solving Skills on Surrounding Environment of Four Graders of Elementary School

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slamet Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Excellent Result ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Scientific Approach

The background of this study is the fact that there are still many teachers who have not yet independently developed students’ worksheet. Whereas, it is a must for teachers to be able to develop students’ worksheet independently because students’ worksheet must be developed based on not only curriculum but also the level of students' ability and the condition of learning environment which are known only by teachers. This study aims to describe the feasibility of scientific approach-based students’ worksheet to improve four graders’ problem solving skills on surrounding environment issues. In detail, the objectives of this study are classified into three, which are: (1) To describe the validity of scientific approach-based students’ worksheet to improve four graders’ problem solving skills on surrounding environment issues, (2) To describe the practicality of the use of scientific approach-based students’ worksheet to improve four graders’ problem solving skills on surrounding environment issues, (3) To describe the effectiveness of the use of scientific approach-based students’ worksheet to improve four graders’ problem solving skills on surrounding environment issues. This study was conducted using Research and Development (R&amp;D) method which produces scientific approach-based students’ worksheet. The design of this study is pretest-post test control group design. The instrument used in this study were observation sheet, test, questionnaire and validation. The data was analyzed using quantitative analysis technique with statistical formulas and qualitative analysis technique with description. The results of this study indicate that the created scientific approach-based students’ worksheet is feasible to use in teaching and learning activities. The validation results warranted that this students’ worksheet is feasible to be implemented in teaching and learning with little revision with a percentage of 96.3%. Practicality of this students’ worksheet based on learning practice showed excellent result. This was evidenced by the activity of students as the active users of this worksheet was very active with the percentage of 87%, especially in terms of understanding problem and conducting evaluation. This scientific approach based students’ worksheet can be used to teach and improve students’ problem solving skills on surrounding environment in the fourth grade of Elementary School. This case is proved by good performance of students in solving problems related to their surrounding environment with a percentage of 81% which shows very high category.

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