scholarly journals EFFECT OF THE CONSTRUCTIVIST INSTRUCTION APPROACH ON ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN NIGER STATE

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Umar B. Kudu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Approach ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Research Questions

This study was designed to determine the effects of the constructivist instructional approach on achievement and retention of Building Technology students in Technical Colleges of Niger State. A pre-test, post-test, non-equivalent control group, quasi-experimental research design was adopted. Fifty students constituted the subjects in the experimental group and 50 students constituted the subjects in the control group for the study. A total o f 100 students were involved in the study. Three research questions which include a null hypothesis, tested at 0.05 level o f significance, guided the study. The instruments were subject to validation by experts in Industrial and technology education department and Basic Technology. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.72. Mean was used to answer the research questions; while T-test was employed to lest the hypothesis. The study revealed that students taught Building Technology using the constructivist instructional approach had a higher mean score than students taught using the conventional teaching method in cognitive achievement test, psychomotor achievement Test.  In each of the cases, the high mean scores were found to be significant. Furthermore, the mean score of boys taught Building Technology using the constructivist instructional approach was higher than the mean score of girls taught using the same constructivist instructional approach in the cognitive achievement test. The researcher recommended that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) should consider a review of building technology curriculum for Technical Colleges with a view to incorporating the constructivist instructional approach into the teaching of Building Technology.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of employing the enrichment activities of mental thinking on the development of thinking and mathematical achievement among the students of the second cycle Education has been essential: فاعلية توظيف الأنشطة الإثرائية للتفكير الذهني في تنمية التفكير والتحصيل الرياضي لدى طلاب الحلقة الثانية من التعليم الأساسي

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Ahmed Saif Al-rashdi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

    The present study aimed at uncovering the effectiveness of employing the enrichment activities for mental thinking on the development of mathematical thinking and achievement among Grade 7 students. To achieve the research objectives, the researcher used the semi experimental design known as the design of the control group with the tribal and remote tests. In light of the experimental design, the average Grade 7 students tested the sample of the study in the second semester of 30 students who were divided into 15 students for the experimental group and 15 students for the control group after checking the validity and stability of the tools. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference at (0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the cognitive achievement test related to the unit of Engineering in the second semester and the mathematical thinking test for the average of the experimental group. The results also showed a statistically significant difference) between the average scores of the experimental group students in the tribal and remote applications in the cognitive achievement test and the mathematical thinking test, and in favor of the average post-implementation. In the light of these results, the study presented a number of recommendations and suggestions.   ، ، ، ،

scholarly journals The Effect of Instructional Software for Earth and Environmental Subject on Increasing Achievements of Ninth Grade Students at king Abdullah the II for Excellence School in Irbid

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emad Fouad Haniyeh
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Method ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Software ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ninth Grade Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed at examining the effect of Instructional software for earth and environmental subject on Increasing achievements of ninth grade students at king Abdullah the II for excellence school in Irbid. In order to achieve the objective of the study، The researcher adopted the experimental method، and prepared instructional software and achievement test، the subjects of the study consisted of (53) ninth basic graders، (27) males، (26) female. The subjects were randomly distributed into two groups، (26) of them in the experimental group taught by the instructional software، and (27) in the control group taught by the conventional method. The results of the study indicated that there were statistical significant differences at the level (α = 0.05) due to the teaching method، the mean value for control group is (20.44)، while the mean value for experimental group is (23.19)، in the favor of the experimental group subjects taught by the instructional software، and there were no statistical significant differences due to the gender or to the interaction between the gender and teaching method. The study suggested a number of recommendation and implications in order to increase students achievement in earth & environmental subjects and all curriculums.

scholarly journals The Effect of the Use of Numbering Heading Strategy in Achieving Achievement in the Study of English Language among Seventh Grade Female Students in Jordan: أثر استخدام استراتيجية الرؤوس المرقمة في تنمية التحصيل الدراسي في مبحث اللغة الإنجليزية لدى طالبات الصف السابع الأساسي في الأردن

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Majali Abdullatif Al- Obaysat
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Seventh Grade ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
New Variables ◽  
Total Average

  The present study aimed at revealing the effect of teaching using the strategy of numbered headers in the development of academic achievement in the English language of the seventh grade students in Jordan. The study adopted the semi- experimental method. The tool was in the achievement test of the researcher, (A) As a pilot group, it consisted of (30) female students, and (c) as a control group. It consisted of (1) 30) Student. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the students on the achievement test due to the variable of the teaching method. The control obtained a total average of (12.23) against the experimental score on the overall average (15.13) In the light of the results of the study, the study recommended the use of the strategy of heads numbered in the teaching of English language, and other studies similar in different stages of education and new variables.  

scholarly journals Effect of Edutainment Instructional Approach on Students’ Academic Achievement and Retention in Building Technology in Technical Colleges

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
T. I. Eze ◽  
Magnus G. Ekon ◽  
Jacinta Ifeoma Obidile
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Instructional Approach ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Of Significance

The teaching and learning of building technology in technical colleges seems to be characterised by poor academic achievement and retention of concepts. This called for the search for innovative teaching approaches like the edutainment instructional approach. The study was therefore conducted to determine the effect of edutainment instructional approach on students’ academic achievement and retention in building technology in technical colleges. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design in which there were pre-test and post-test in the experimental and control groups. The population of the study comprised all the 946 senior technical II (ST2) students offering building technology in the six public technical colleges in Akwa Ibom State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four technical colleges in the study area. Three instrument namely: edutainment lesson plans, conventional lesson plans and building technology achievement test (BTAT) were used in the study. Three experts validated the instrument. Test-retest reliability of the instrument which yielded an index of 0.87 obtained using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The data collected for the study were analysed using the mean scores and standard deviation for answering the research questions while hypotheses were tested with the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that: the edutainment instructional approach enhanced students’ academic achievement and retention in building technology more than the conventional lecture method. There was significant difference in the academic achievement and retention of students in building technology between the two groups. The significance was attributed to the experimental group which obtained a higher mean score in the post-test and retention test. It was recommended that: teachers of building technology in technical colleges in Akwa Ibom State should adopt edutainment instructional approach in the teaching of building technology courses in order to enhance students’ academic achievement and retention in building technology.

scholarly journals Effect of Activity-Based and Challenge-Based Learning Approaches on Technical Colleges Students’ Psychomotor Achievement in Furniture Craft Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Muhammad Hassan ◽  
Abdullahi Shaba Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Technical Colleges ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Challenge Based Learning ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Craft Technology

This study adopted the quasi-experimental research design, precisely, pre-test, post-test nonequivalent control group design. The population for the study was 210 National Technical Certificate (NTC II) furniture craft technology students (175 males and 35 females) in Technical Colleges. This study was carried out in Zamfara and Katsina State. The analysis was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The data were obtained with Furniture craft technology Cognitive Achievement Test (FTCAT) and Furniture craft technology Interest Inventory (FTII). The lesson plan, FTCAT, and FTII were subjected to face and content validation by three experts. The instrument was trial tested on a sample of 22 NTC II furniture craft technology students of Government Technical College FCT-Abuja. Kuder-Richardson 20(K-R20) and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were utilized to establish the coefficient of internal consistency and stability of the FTCAT. The values were found to be 0.72 and 0.81 respectively. Data obtained from the administration of the instrument was examined with mean to answer the research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the Challenge-based learning approach is more successful in enhancing the students' achievement in furniture craft technology than the Activity-based learning approach. It was recommended that the Ministry of Education and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) should organize workshops, seminars and in-service training for technical teachers regularly

scholarly journals An Experimental Study on the Innovative CDIO Method in English Language Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ahmet Yusuf ◽  
Filiz Yalçin Tilfarlioğlu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Mean ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Learning English

This experimental study is an attempt to bring a new perspective and a new teaching method CDIO (Conceiving, Designing, Implementing, and Operating) to the ELT field. The CDIO method was applied in the 11th grade in a private high school in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The students were subjected to a pretest before the treatment process and to a posttest after the process. The treatment procedures and materials were prepared according to the CDIO curriculum and standards. The treatment process lasted for fifteen weeks for the experimental group while the control group continued learning English without being exposed to the CDIO teaching method. Subsequently, the collected data was analyzed with the assistance of IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 to see whether the CDIO methodology has effective results on the students’ performance or not. After the data was collected and analyzed, the results showed that the students performed better after learning English using CDIO in the rate of 14.45%, where the mean score of the pretest was 71.66 while the mean score of the posttest was 86.23. Moreover, the results exhibit that the participants’ fulfillment developed in grammar, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. Accordingly, there is a great improvement in the students’ performance of the experimental group. Also, the outcomes show that the CDIO has played a big role in developing the students’ level and has shown a positive effect on learning English. Finally, it is expected from this research to open the door for schools and faculties of teaching English to adopt the CDIO approach and apply it in their programs.

scholarly journals PROMOTING DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND DICTIONARY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Yogi Setia Samsi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Song Lyrics ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Treatment

This research was aimed at finding whether or not the use of digital storytelling and dictionary can improve students’ vocabulary mastery. To get the answer of the defined research questions, the researcher used quantitative approach and quasi experimental design. The research had been done in SMPN 1 Cilamaya Wetan, and took two classes as sample, namely, 8G and 8H with 40 respondents in each class. There were three steps in this research, namely pre-test, treatment, and post-test. Pre-test was held in both classes to know students’ vocabulary mastery before the treatment. After doing pretest, treatment was held in experimental class by using digital storytelling and dictionary, that used the technology such as infocus, projector, speaker, and LCD in which the materials were taken from youtube, while control class only  used song lyrics. In the next step, posttest was held in both classes to know the improvement after the treatment in experimental class. The data of the study were analyzed by using SPSS version 22 for windows. This research findings showed that experimental group had higher vocabulary score than control group. It can be seen from the posttest mean of experimental group was 74.75 , while the mean of control group was 60,62. Meanwhile, the average of normality gained in experimental group was 0.37  and the average of normality gained in control group was 0.075. Thus, the improvement of students’ vocabulary mastery by using digital storytelling and dictionary in experiemental group is greater than using song in control group. It can be concluded that digital storytelling and dictionary improves vocabulary mastery of eight grader of SMPN 1 Cilamaya Wetan.Keywords: vocabulary mastery, digital storytelling, dictionary

scholarly journals The Effectiveness Of Using The Dunn And Dunn Model In Teaching The Unit Of Regular Fractions For Fifth-Grade Primary Students In Developing Achievement And Mathematical Intuition Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Ali Alshahri
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Mathematical Intuition ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of using the Dunn and Dunn model in teaching the unit of regular fractions for fifth-grade primary students in developing achievement and mathematical intuition skills. The study sample was tested from fifth grade students in the first semester of Mosa ben Nosier school at Tabuk City, and they (30 students) were divided into two district groups; the first half (15 students) were allocated into the experimental group and the other half (15 students)  made up the control group. After preparing and utilizing the instruments, the results of the research revealed  the following: statistic between the mean scores of students of the experimental and control groups in the cognitive achievement test related to the unit of regular fractions in the first semester in favor of the average of the students of the experimental group, as it was found that there was a statistically significant difference at the level (0.01) between the average scores of students of the experimental group in the pre and post applications in the achievement test Cognitive, and in favor of the mean of post-application. The results also demonstrated that there were statistically significant differences between the control group and the experimental group in the mathematical intuition test as a whole, and in its components in the post-application for the benefit of the experimental group. Furthermore, the results indicated that to and statistically significant differences between the pre application and post application of the experimental group in the sport as a whole test intuition, and in its components in favor of the dimensional application, and in light of the results, this current study presents a number of recommendations as Encouraging math teachers to use the Dunn and Dunn model of learning styles to develop students' achievement and mathematical skills.

scholarly journals The impact of the differentiated education strategy on the level of achievement in the subject of vocational education among Tenth grade students in Jordan: أثر استراتيجية التعليم المتمايز على مستوى التحصيل في مبحث التربية المهنية لدى طالبات الصف العاشر الأساسي في الأردن

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Basmah Abdallah Odeh Alhabahbeh
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Education Strategy ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study aimed at identifying the effect of differentiated education strategy on the level of achievement in the subject of vocational education among the Tenth grade students in Jordan. The study adopted the semi-experimental curriculum. The tool consisted of (Achievement Test in Vocational Education), prepared by the researcher, was applied to a random sample of two divisions of the ninth grade students at the Hashemite Secondary School for Girls, affiliated to the Directorate of Education in Aqaba during the academic year 2018/2019, to Division (B) As an experimental group, it consisted of (20) female students, and Division (A) as a control group, and consisted of (20) female students. The results of the ANCOVA analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences between the students' average scores on the achievement test due to the variable of teaching method, where the control group obtained an overall average (13.03) in exchange for the experimental group obtained an overall average (17.95). In the light of the results of the study, the researcher recommended the training of teachers on the differentiated teaching strategy in teaching vocational education for its effectiveness in teaching and conducting studies dealing with the introduction of other teaching methods.

scholarly journals Teaching English Vocabulary with Greek or Latin Roots to Iranian EFL Students by PLS Sequential Structures

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. p73
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Shirban Sasi
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
English Word ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

PLS is a newly developed language teaching method which predominantly applies imaginative and random usage of pictures. The present paper explains and reports the application of a PLS technique in teaching English vocabulary with Greek or Latin roots to Iranian EFL learners. A pretest-posttest control-group design was used to investigate the effects of this sequential structures technique. Participants were intermediate level EFL students in two branches of the same language institute in Tehran (N = 94, p ? 0.05). The subjects were randomly assigned into two groups of treatment and control. The experiment lasted for seven one-hour lessons held in successive sessions in three weeks during which 35 Greek and Latin roots were taught with at least three English word examples. For the research instrument, the students were administered a 35-item multiple-choice vocabulary exam for the pre and post tests prior to and immediately after the teaching phase. Consequently, an independent sample T-test was used to examine the outcome of the experiment. At p = .009, the statistical test revealed a significant difference in the gain scores between the two groups. Also, the mean vocabulary gain score of 7.23 for the treatment group as opposed to the mean of 5.35 for the control group illustrated the relative more L2 vocabulary intake for the treatment group.

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