scholarly journals The Relationship Between Students’ Reflective Thinking Skills and Levels of Solving Routine and Non-Routine Science Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Zeynel Kablan ◽  
◽  
Aslıhan Günen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Sample Group ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reasoning Skill

Abstract: Reflective thinking skills are thought to be an important factor affecting the success of problem solving both routine and non-routine science problems. This research aimed to determine the relationship between eighth-grade students’ reflective thinking skills toward problem-solving and their level of solving routine and non-routine science problems. Determining this relationship can form a basis for the decisions teachers make in courses and contribute to increasing teaching quality. A correlational and regressional research design was used in this study. A total of 408 eighth-grade students from four secondary schools in Kocaeli, Turkey constituted the sample group. The correlational results showed that, as the students’ reflective thinking towards problem solving scores increased, which were identified as questioning, reasoning and, evaluating, their level of solving routine and non-routine problems also increased. But multiple regressional results showed only the evaluation skill was a significant predictor in solving routine problems and only the reasoning skill was a significant predictor in solving non-routine problems. Therefore, students should also be equipped with reasoning skill such as examining the cause-and-effect relationships by investigating the reason behind the decisions made while solving a problem, to contribute to the solution of non-routine problems.

The Predictive Power of Turkish Teachers’ Reflective Thinking Skills Perceptions in their Problem Solving Skills Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Ceren KARAKOÇ ◽  
Özden DEMİR
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Professional Perspective ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Turkish Education

The Turkish education program has a great importance in terms of increasing the quality of education and training process and determining and developing the cognitive skills of students. The explanation of the relationship between the high-level thinking skills of Turkish teachers responsible for teaching the program and the Turkish education program reveals the necessity of the study. Accordingly, this research was created in order to determine the relationship between reflective thinking skills perceptions and problem solving skills perceptions that should be present in Turkish teaching. The sample of the study consists of 106 Turkish teachers who are working in eight districts of Kars Province. In this study, the Reflective Thinking Tendency Scale (YANDE) and Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) were used. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. According to the findings, the relationships between total and sub-dimensions of Turkish teachers’ reflective thinking skills perceptions and their problem-solving skills perceptions were moderate. According to the findings; continuous and purposeful thinking, open-mindedness, questioner and effective teaching, teaching responsibility and scientificity, predictive and sincerity and professional perspective sub-dimensions of reflective thinking scale do not significantly predict any sub-dimension of problem solving. However, it is observed that the ‘researcher sub-dimension of the reflective thinking’ scale significantly predicts problem solving total scores, hasty approach scores, thinking approach scores and avoidant approach scores. The relationship between total and sub-dimensions of reflective thinking skills perceptions of Turkish teachers and total and sub-dimensions of problem solving skills perceptions was found to be at a moderate level. These thinking skills should be considered when planning activities in undergraduate and professional education to develop reflective thinking skills perceptions and problem solving skills perceptions of Turkish teachers.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Students’ Learning Interest and Students’ Problem-Solving Skill of Eighth-Grade Students in Learning Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Anggun Siska Hamidah ◽  
Desyarti Safarini TLS
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between students’ learning interests and students’ problem-solving skill of eighth-grade students in learning mathematics. Correlational research design is applied in this study whether to determine the relationship between the two variables. The sample consists of 43 eighth-grade students at one of Junior High School in Jakarta academic year 2019/2020. In general, the eighth-grade students dominate at an average level of students’ learning interest and students’ problem-solving skill with a percentage of 79.07% and 72.09%, respectively. Based on the SPSS analysis, it is obtained that  was 0.405, which describe a relationship between students’ learning interest and students’ problem-solving skill of eighth-grade students in learning mathematics. The students’ learning interest and students’ problem-solving skill have a moderate positive correlation. Since the data are collected online, there will be factors that can be considered as factors that influence students’ mathematical problem-solving skill. Thus, the students’ learning interest can explain about 16.4% of the total variation in the students’ mathematical problem-solving skill.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Teacher Autonomy Support and the Attitude and Anxiety toward Mathematics Course

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Cengiz Erdik
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Teacher Autonomy ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mathematics Course

The purpose of the present research is to determine the correlation between attitude and anxiety of seventh and eighth grade students toward mathematics course and behaviors of mathematics teachers to support and exhibit learner autonomy toward mathematics course. The population of the research was consisted of 1.563 students and 35 mathematics teachers from 22 schools. Research data was collected by means of Learner Autonomy Support Scale and Mathematics Course Attitude and Anxiety Scale. Conclusively, it was revealed that eighth grade students were more anxious, their anxiety levels and attitudes differed according to their success levels, and that they did not exhibit statistically significant difference according to their genders and teachers’ genders. It was determined that there is no statistically significant correlation between level of teachers’ support for learner autonomy and students’ anxiety and attitude levels toward mathematics course.

scholarly journals The Use of Hangman Game in Motivating Students in Learning English

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Rika Mandasari Manan
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Result Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

In learning foreign language such as English, a learner should have motivationin  order  to  have  willingness  to  learn.  This  study  is  an  attempt  to  investigate  thestudents’ motivation in learning English by using Hangman Game. And this study wasto find out if the use of Hangman game motivates the students in learning English. Themethod  used  in  this  study  was  quantitative  with  experimental  research  design.  Thetarget population of this study was the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Cirebon 1.The writer took two classes as samples and the number of the samples was 36 students.The  samples  were  divided  into  experimental  group  and  control  group.  There  are  tworesearch  instruments  which  were  used  to  collect  data.  They  were  questionnaire  andobservation. The result analysis of observation showed that the students in experimentalgroup  had  higher  motivation  than  in  control  group.  Meanwhile,  the  calculation  of  thevalue  of  the  questionnaire  showed  that  there  were  significant  differences  betweenexperimental group and control group. The result of taccount was 2,44 while the result ofttable was  1,994.  It  was  mean  that  the  value  of  taccount (2,44)  >  ttable (1,994).  So,hypotheses  alternative  (Ha)  was  accepted  or  the  use  of  Hangman  game  motivate  thestudents in learning English to eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Cirebon 1.

Student Perceptions of Relatedness among Mathematical Verbal Problems

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Silver
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Mathematical Ability ◽  
Verbal Abilities ◽  
General Ability ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Partial Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

Two studies investigated the relationship between students' perceptions of mathematical problem relatedness and their performance on tests of verbal and mathematical ability. A total of 156 eighth-grade students partitioned collections of mathematical verbal problems into disjoint subsets whose problems they judged to be mathematically related. The extent to which a person sorted problems on the basis of mathematical structure was significantly related to the individual's problem-solving ability as well as other mathematical and verbal abilities. Furthermore, partial correlations analysis indicated that the relationship remained significant even when the effects of general ability variables such as IQ were controlled.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Detective Stories in Junior High School Mathematics

1981 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-490
Author(s):  
Ernest Woodward ◽  
J. Sam Tolleson ◽  
James Metz ◽  
Eleanor M. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Detective Story ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Detective Stories ◽  
Teaching Ideas

One of our goals should be to present students with challenging and motivating problem-solving activities. The detective story format is one setting that seems to capture the interest of our eighth-grade students. In creating these stories one of our purposes was to construct clues to reinforce previously developed concepts and skills. Usually we presented individual students with mimeographed copies of the detective stories, along with directions for solving the problems. Occasionally we presented the clues, one by one, to the entire class. We used detective stories as part of regular assignments, but they can also be used as problem-of-the-week items or as bonus problems on tests.

Using Active Learning Strategies to Motivate Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Kimberly R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mathematical Connections ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Icouldn't believe my ears when i heard a colleague make this statement during my first year of teaching: “Eighth grade is the year that the students' brains are turned off.” Was it true? Were eighth-grade students really that hopeless? In my early years of teaching, I was on a mission to be the best mathematics teacher I could be by incorporating problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections into each lesson. I wanted to take time to involve my students personally so that they could see how mathematics directly affects their lives. However, I quickly learned that there is “no one way to be a topnotch teacher” (Harmin 1998, p. 2).

The impact of integrated STEM education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devrim Akgündüz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Education Academic

This research has been conducted to evaluate the effects of integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education. This study, which used pre-test–post-test and semi-experimental model with permanence test, control group as a research model, was conducted with 44 students attending to the 6th grade of a public school in 2015–2016 academic year. The study consisted of the control group with constructivist teaching and the experimental group with integrated STEM education. Academic achievement test and reflective thinking scale towards problem solving were applied. In SPSS 24 package program, analysis of quantitative data was performed using t-test and Mann–Whitney U test. In conclusion, the integrated STEM education does not significantly increase success, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and their effects on permanence according to constructivist teaching, but provides positive contributions to academic achievement.   Keywords: Integrated STEM education, science education, academic achievement, problem solving, reflective thinking skills.  

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