scholarly journals Permutation of UTME Multiple-Choice Test Items on Performance in Use of English and Mathematics Among Prospective Higher Education Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 483-493
Author(s):  
Bassey A. Bassey ◽  
Isaac O. Ubi ◽  
German E. Anagbougu ◽  
Valentine J. Owan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Matriculation Examination

In an attempt to curtail examination malpractice, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been generating different paper types with a different order of test items in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). However, the permutation of test items may compromise students’ performance unintentionally because constructive suggestions in theory and practice recommend that test items be sequenced in ascending order of difficulty. This study used data collected from a random sample of 1,226 SSIII students to ascertain whether the permutation of test items has any effect on the performance of students in two different subjects (Use of English and Mathematics). The study adopted the Equivalent Groups Quasi-Experimental Research Design with three independent groups. Findings emerged, amongst others, that there is a significant difference in the performance scores of prospective university students’ in use of English and Mathematics examintaions arranged in three different orders (ED, DE, R). There are no significant gender differences in the performance of students in Use of English and Mathematics based on test item permutation. However female students perform better than male students when test items are arranged in ascending order of difficulty while males perform better when test items are arranged in descending order of difficulty. It was concluded that the permutation of test items in UTME examination tends to affect the performance of students in Use of English and Mathematics. This finding has implications for the future conduct of UTME examinations and enrolment into higher education as the randomization of UTME test items changes the difficulty order of different paper types. It was recommended that other measures of curtailing examination malpractices that would not affect students’ academic performance should be adopted.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPLORING LOCAL WISDOM FROM YOUTUBE: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE INDONESIAN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS’ DANCE PERFORMANCE ACROSS GENDER

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 230-241
Author(s):  
Fuji Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Dance Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scoring Rubrics ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
The Difference

Technology-based media can increase students’ motivation more than equipping their teaching materials with traditional ones. This article aims to describe the difference between the dance performance of students taught by exploring local wisdom from YouTube and those who are taught by the conventional method. This quasi-experimental study describes whether local wisdom and technology via YouTube can effectively increase Indonesian students’ dance performance at the higher education level. A number of 205 students participated in this research. A dance performance test, two scoring rubrics, and a questionnaire were used. The result of statistical analysis shows that exploring the values of local wisdom from YouTube videos can give a significant effect on students’ dance performance with sig. = .000. In terms of gender, there is a significant difference between female and male students after being taught by exploring local wisdom from YouTube videos (sig. = .000). Moreover, females also achieve better than males in terms of creativity including fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality of their dance products. The results of the questionnaire reveal that students appreciate and feel helped by integrating local wisdom and YouTube videos in the choreography course and agree that the values of local wisdom direct their dance performance in terms of movement, attitude, costume, and creativity. 

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Teaching the Pronunciation of Inflection Through Analytic-Linguistic Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-91
Author(s):  
Lok Raj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Linguistic Approach ◽  
Academic Year

The principal objective of the research study is to examine the effectiveness of teaching the pronunciation of inflection in English words through the analytic-linguistic approach. The researcher followed a pre-experiment research design, especially one- group- pretest- posttest- design, which included a pretest measure followed by a treatment and a posttest for a single group after the treatment or intervention. A set of fifty multiple choice test items  was administered to the sample of 21 bachelor first year education students studying major English at Makawanpur Multiple Campus, Hetauda, Nepal in the Academic Year 2019-2020. The researcher adopted the census method also known as a statistical enumeration method wherein each and every student in the population was selected for eliciting the primary data. The result showed there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest mean score (M=20.190, SD=14.169 and N=21) and the posttest mean score (M= 25.619, SD=14.844 and N=21) of the students. The statistics of (df) =20, p< .05, the observed t-value= 4.38 and the table t-value =  2.086 at 0.05 significance level of the test showed that teaching the pronunciation of inflection through the analytic-linguistic approach was effective among the students at this campus. This study contributes to the existing body of the pronunciation of English words by highlighting that the same spelling functioning as the inflection of the English words has different pronunciation. It is shown through presentations.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement Test in English and Mathematics of Secondary School Students in relation to Gender Differences

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hasan ◽  
Salahuddin Khan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Achievement Scores ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Mathematics

The present research study aims to examine the academic achievement of secondary school students in relation to gender differences. The study was carried out on a sample of 100 male and female students studying in class IXth of Aligarh District, U.P. India. Two self developed tools were applied which finally analysed by applying Mean, SD, t-Test and Pearson‟s Coefficient Correlation (r). Results revealed a significant difference between male and female students in English achievement scores and also no significant difference was found between English and Mathematics achievement scores of IXth grade male students. Results also revealed low positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of male students of IXth grade and moderate positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of female students of IXth grade. The results suggested to the need of motivation and encouragement for enhancing academic achievement scores of male and female students.

scholarly journals Effect of Bring-Your-Own-Device Program on Flipped Learning in Higher Education Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Pozo Sánchez ◽  
Jesús López-Belmonte ◽  
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero ◽  
José María Sola Reche ◽  
Arturo Fuentes Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Bring Your Own Device ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Training Plan ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The “bring your own device” (BYOD) program is positioned as one of the fastest-emerging methods to solve accessibility problems in the flipped learning methodology. The objective of the study is to analyze the potential of a training plan through inverted learning using the BYOD program compared to inverted learning without BYOD. A quasi-experimental design was carried out on a sample of 118 Higher Education students. A questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. The results show that the assessments of the study groups, both control and experimental, are at medium–high levels, which shows a significant incidence of the teaching and learning methodologies applied in both groups. There are only three dimensions in which a distance is observed between the groups’ assessments: motivation and autonomy, which were better valued by the experimental group, and class time, which was better valued by the control group. The study concludes that there are no great differences between the teaching methodologies applied in the groups that were subjected to experimentation, except in terms of motivation and autonomy, making these methodologies reliable for the development of these dimensions.

scholarly journals Hasil Belajar Ipa Kelas IV SD di Gugus II Santalia Melalui Tutor Sebaya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Ni Komang Sarini ◽  
Dewa Nyoman Sudana ◽  
Putu Nanci Riastini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Peer Tutor ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This study is aimed find out significant difference of natural science learning outcomes of students who follow peer tutor and do not follow peer tutor. This study is quasi experimental study especially non-equivalent post tes only kontrol groip design. The population of this study was the entire of IV grade students in Gugus II Santalia Kubutambahan District. The sample was determined by using random sampling technique. The sample was IV grade students if SDN 2 Kubutambahan was chosen as experimental group and class IV SDN 4 Kubutambahan as control group. The data was teken by using multiple choice test. The data obtained were analized by using descriptive statistical analysis and inrerential statistic t-test with the formula of polled variance. The results showed the lessons with peer tutor and the group of students who do not follow peer tutor. the findings are peer tutor makes the students motivated, trained, and active to espress their option. furthermore, peer tutor provides an opportunity for the students to exchange ideas, and their work together. in addition, learning with peer titor becomes fluent communicating

scholarly journals PENGARUH MINUMAN ISOTONIK TERHADAP DAYA TAHAN AEROBIK

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Rika Sepriani ◽  
Sepriadi Sepriadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of this research is to prove the benefits of isotonic drinks promised by the manufacturers. This is a quasi-experimental research design involving 20 non-athlete male students. The data were analyzed using t-test.From the data analysis, it was found that there was a significant difference between aerobic endurance before and after drinking isotonic drinks, tobserve (5.398604) > ttable (1.729) at level significant α = 0.05. Based on the result of the research, it can be concluded that isotonic drinks has a significant effect towards students’ aerobic endurance.

scholarly journals Use of Comic-based Learning Module in Physics in Enhancing Students’ Achievement and Motivation

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-136
Author(s):  
Jeah May O. Badeo ◽  
◽  
Bee Ching U. Ong Kian Koc ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study investigated the effect of using a comic-based learning module in Physics as a learning tool on students’ conceptual understanding and motivation. A mixed method approach using a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design was used in this study. An adapted 50-multiple choice test items and the physics version of the “Science Motivation Questionnaire-II’ (SMQ-II) were used to measure changes of students” conceptual understanding and motivation respectively. Two intact classes of 68 Grade 8 students in a public school in Cavite, the Philippines participated in this study with corresponding parental consent. Quantitative data were analyzed using Paired-Sample t-test and qualitative data were gathered from students’ interviews. After the integration of the comic-based learning module for 4 weeks, results showed that it provided significant increase on students’ conceptual understanding in Physics. Meanwhile, the four components of students’ motivation such as intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, self-determination, and grade motivation showed significant increase. Finally, students’ learning experience on the use of the module as revealed on focus group discussion showed that the module helped them to understand better the Physics topics being discussed and to become more motivated to learn Physics. Future studies would have to consider the appropriateness and suitability of comic-based learning module in other subject areas and grade levels.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ITEMS FOR MONITORING THE CURRENT PROGRESS OF STUDENTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SPECIALTIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
V. L. Kiselev ◽  
V. V. Maretskaya ◽  
O. V. Spiridonov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Multiple Choice Test ◽  
Multiple Choice Tests ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Choice Tests

Testing is one of the most effective ways for monitoring of students՚ current academic performance. Multiple choice tests are the most common and most often used tasks in the practical activities of higher education teachers. The approaches to the test development are shown and examples of test tasks for students of engineering specialties of highereducational institution are presented in the article.

scholarly journals Why do male students in higher education buy sex? A Phenomenological Exploration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Estifanos ◽  
Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Human Immune Deficiency Virus ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Male Clients

Abstract Background Epidemiological and behavioral studies have concentrated on female sex workers. There's a crucial ought to focus equivalent attention on the activities of male clients as has been directed towards female sex workers. In Ethiopia, where higher education students considered as the most at-risk population for human immune deficiency virus, the transmission of infection may occur within networks composed of female sexworkers, their clients and the other sexual partners of the latter. However, there is a huge gap in qualitative studieson the exploration of why higher education male students buy sex. Objective The purpose of this study was to explore why higher education male students buy sex. Methods A qualitative phenomenological approach was used. Semi-structured interviews wereconducted with 12 higher education male students who had a history of visiting female sex workers during their stay on campus.Inductive codingwas used to determine invariant constituents reduce constituents to sub-themes, and clustersub-themes into themes. Dependability and credibility were achieved through an audio recording, bracketing, and member checking. Results Through the use of thematic analysis two common themes and five sub-themes were identified from motives of male higher education students to buy sex.These themes are motives associated with desires including emotional and experiential; and motives associated with context including academic, time and money context, socio-environmental context and family, romantic partner and campus girl context. Conclusions In this study, Sexual need, sexual fantasies,experiential desire, Peer pressure, substance use, low academic result, availability of time and money, break up with a romantic partner and demanding nature of campus girls were the reasons reported by participants when they were asked about why they visited female sex worker. Therefore, addressing higher education male students’ motives related to their desire and context is vital.

scholarly journals Attitudes of Postgraduate Students Towards Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: North Cyprus Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeşim Üstün Aksoy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
North Cyprus

The distance education model has become the most common educational model used around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in China at the end of 2019. In North Cyprus (NC), traditional face-to-face education had been resumed through online channels. The rapid shift to online channels has not only caused distress among students who do not have experience with using in online education systems, but also caused many problems to surface in terms of access to education. This study aims to explore the attitudes and views of higher education students in NC regarding the distance education implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020–2021 educational year. In this quantitative study, the survey method was used. A random sampling approach was used for determining the study group, which was formed of 470 volunteer higher education students. According to the analysis of the data collected from the students, it was determined that they received an average score of x̅=82.52±19.50 points from the overall Attitudes Regarding the Use of Distance Education Environments During the Pandemic (ASRUDEEDP) scale, x̅=23.03±7.21 from the competence and education sub-dimension, x̅=26.36±5.81 from the practicality sub-dimension, x̅=18.20±4.83 points from the efficiency sub-dimension, and x̅=14.93±4.12 from the satisfaction sub-dimension. It was identified that there were no differences in the scores according to the age group, grade, or Internet use durations (p&gt;0.05) but the scores of male students were observed to be higher than those of female in the sub-dimensions of competence and motivation as well as practicality within the ASRUDEEDP.

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