The eAssessment of Key Competences and their Relationship with Academic Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Martinez-Abad ◽  
Patricia Torrijos-Fincias ◽  
María José Rodríguez-Conde
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
School Curricula

Even though in the current information-rich environment information skills have become a key competence within school curricula, their transversal, sometimes marginal character is maintained in basic education. This research work intends to facilitate the teachers information-rich environment information skills have become a key competence within school curricula, their transversal, sometimence, understood mainly as the performance in language and mathematics. The sample of the study was composed of 258 secondary education students from Spain, who completed a validated questionnaire that evaluated information skills. The results show a significant positive relationship between information skills and academic performance. The authors conclude by discussing the importance of emphasizing the study of information skills as a factor associated with academic performance, aiming to foster their effective integration in formal teaching-learning processes.

The eAssessment of Key Competences and Their Relationship With Academic Performance

2018 ◽  
pp. 479-491
Author(s):  
Fernando Martinez-Abad ◽  
Patricia Torrijos-Fincias ◽  
María José Rodríguez-Conde
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
School Curricula

Even though in the current information-rich environment information skills have become a key competence within school curricula, their transversal, sometimes marginal character is maintained in basic education. This research work intends to facilitate the teachers information-rich environment information skills have become a key competence within school curricula, their transversal, sometimence, understood mainly as the performance in language and mathematics. The sample of the study was composed of 258 secondary education students from Spain, who completed a validated questionnaire that evaluated information skills. The results show a significant positive relationship between information skills and academic performance. The authors conclude by discussing the importance of emphasizing the study of information skills as a factor associated with academic performance, aiming to foster their effective integration in formal teaching-learning processes.

scholarly journals Relationship between Creative Thinking and Students Academic Performance in English Language and Mathematics: The Moderating Role of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mahama, Inuusah ◽  
Kwaw, Regine ◽  
Mensah, Kwame Jonathan ◽  
Acheampong, Ebenezer ◽  
Marfo, Richard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Aims: This study sought to explore the moderating role of gender in the relationship between creative thinking and academic performance in English Language and Mathematics among Junior High School students in the Aboom Circuit, Cape Coast. Study Design: The design for the study is correlational espousing the quantitative approach. The study was guided by two research hypotheses, which were tested using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Andrew F. Hayes Moderation Process. The instruments for the data collection were Kumar, Kemmler and Holman (1997) Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and standardised-type test developed by experts in the various subject areas. Results: The study revealed significant relationship between creative thinking and academic performance of students (English Language: r=.432, n=140, p=0.05, p=.003, 2-tailed; Mathematics: r=.401, n=140 p=0.05, p=0.000, 2-talied). The study further revealed that gender moderated significantly in the relationship between creativity and academic performance (English Language: b=-.276, t=-2.398, CI= -.485, -.088; Mathematics: b=-.300, t=-2.198, CI= -.564, -.070). As such, male respondents had higher creative thinking effect in English Language and Mathematics than female respondents (b=.371, t=4.608, CI [.212, .530; b=.219, t=2.286, CI [.030, .407]). Conclusion: Creative thinking indeed relates to performance, as such, it was recommended  that creative thinking should be nurtured among all students in J.H.S. In addition, stakeholders in education should consider including creative thinking in the curriculum and pay special attention to nurturing creative think in female students so that they could match up with their male counterparts.

Electrónico” Funcimat” Como Herramienta Didáctica Para El Estudio De Funciones Matemáticas Y Su Incidencia En El Rendimiento Académico Estudio De Caso: Escuela De Agronomía, Facultad De Recursos Naturales Espoch

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Marco Hjalmar Velasco Arellano ◽  
Carla Sofía Arguello Guadalupe ◽  
Mayra Mayra Elizabeth Caceres Mena ◽  
José Franklin Arcos Torres ◽  
Patricia del Lourdes Gallegos Murillo
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Mathematical Functions ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Teaching Learning

This research work shows a comparative study between using and not using the electronic module called Funcimat and its incidence in the students’ academic performance. The students who were considered for this experiment belonged to the first semester of the Agronomy School. This group, which was divided in two, served as the experiment and the control samples. The experiment was based on the teaching – learning process of Mathematics. Funcimat was applied to one group, and the traditional methodology and techniques were applied to the other group. In order to demonstrate the hypothesis, the Chi squared test was applied to see the difference of proportions and correlation since the idea is to compare Funcimat incidence on the academic performance. The results obtained before and after the experiment determined that there are significant differences between the traditional methodology and the alternative guidelines. Funcimat allows the students to build their own reasoning scenario about mathematical reasoning. This way they develop knowledge and skills to solve each one of the proposed mathematical functions.

scholarly journals The relationship between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes: a population study in Chilean schoolchildren

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 2022-2030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Correa-Burrows ◽  
Raquel Burrows ◽  
Yasna Orellana ◽  
Daniza Ivanovic
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
School Health ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectiveWe examined the association between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes in students from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile).DesignCross-sectional population-based study.SettingWe measured the nutritional quality of snacks at school using an FFQ, and accounting for the amounts of saturated fat, fibre, sugar and salt in the foods, and academic outcomes using national standardized test scores in Language and Mathematics. Multivariate regression analyses modelled the relationship between unhealthy snacking at school (exposure), potential confounders and performance in Mathematics and Language (outcomes).SubjectsRandom sample of 1073 students (13·1 (sd 2·3) years old) attending public, partially subsidized and private schools.ResultsFifty-six per cent of students ate items at snack time that were high in fat, sugar, salt and energy, and thus were considered to have unhealthy snaking. Thirty-six per cent and 8 % were considered to have poor-to-fair and healthy snacking, respectively. Unhealthy snacking significantly lowered the odds of good academic performance in both domains. Students having unhealthy snacks were 56 % less likely to pass in Language (fully adjusted OR=0·44; 95 % CI 0·23, 0·85) and 66 % less likely to pass in Mathematics (fully adjusted OR=0·34; 95 % CI 0·19, 0·64) compared with students having healthy snack items.ConclusionsSchoolchildren eating unhealthy foods at snack time had worse academic performance in Language and Mathematics, as measured by a standardized test. Although association does not imply causation, these findings support the notion that academic and health-related behaviours are linked. More research is needed on the effect of school health programmes on educational outcomes.

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHING LEARNING IN IMMANUEL BONANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Oce Datu Appulembang ◽  
Kurnia Putri-Sepdikasari Dirgantoro ◽  
Jacob Stevy Seleky
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
After School ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning

<p><em>Guidance and assistance in learning are necessary for every child, whether it is for the students who have attended school or not. Most of the parents who live in the Bonang area can not fulfill this activity. Parents who have not be able to accompany their children in learning after school are caused several factors, namely cognitive inability of parents, the busyness of parents in work, and the inability of parents economically to send their children to learning center, and some are even do not trust some learning center. Mathematics education students are prepared in the field of school mathematics teaching and learning expertise. For them, this activity is a valuable opportunity to gain teaching experience, as well as learning to implement the theories that have been learned, both in terms of pedagogy and mathematics. The purpose of this community is as a place to synchronize students’ need to implement their learning practices with the needs of schoolchildren</em> <em>around Bonang. The activity is in the form of assistance at one of the residents’ houses in Bonang. The benefits of this assistance activity are felt by all parties, schoolchildren</em> <em>as learning participants receive learning guidance in terms of cognitive and character, parents who are assisted and feel happy to see children's development in education, and the tutors can directly learn to implement knowledge and practice teaching.</em></p><p><strong>ABSTRACT (INDONESIAN):</strong> Bimbingan dan pendampingan belajar diperlukan oleh setiap anak, baik yang bersekolah maupun yang tidak bersekolah. Kegiatan tersebut belum dapat dipenuhi oleh sebagian besar orang tua yang berdomisili di daerah Bonang. Orang tua yang belum dapat mendampingi anak-anaknya dalam belajar sepulang sekolah disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor yaitu ketidakmampuan orang tua secara kognitif, kesibukan orang tua dalam bekerja dan ketidakmampuan orang tua secara ekonomi untuk mengikutsertakan anaknya di dalam bimbingan belajar yang bersifat komersial, bahkan ada yang kurang percaya pada bimbingan belajar tertentu. Mahasiswa pendidikan matematika dipersiapkan pada bidang keahlian belajar mengajar matematika sekolah. Bagi mahasiswa, kegiatan tersebut merupakan kesempatan yang berharga untuk mendapatkan pengalaman mengajar, sekaligus belajar untuk mengimplementasikan teori yang sudah dipelajari, baik dari segi pedagogy maupun keilmuan matematika. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah sebagai wadah untuk mensinkronisasikan kebutuhan mahasiswa untuk mengimplementasikan praktik pembelajaran mereka dengan kebutuhan anak sekolah di sekitar Bonang. Adapun kegiatan bimbingan belajar tersebut diselenggarakan di rumah salah satu warga di Bonang. Manfaat kegiatan bimbingan belajar ini dirasakan oleh semua pihak, anak-anak sekolah sebagai peserta belajar mendapatkan bimbingan belajar dari segi koginitif dan karakter, orangtua yang terbantukan dan merasa bahagia melihat perkembangan anak dalam pendidikan dan mahasiswa pendidikan matematika yang menjadi tutor dapat secara langsung belajar mengimplementasikan ilmu dan praktek mengajarnya.</p>

scholarly journals O ENSINO DE GEOGRAFIA FÍSICA:

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 05-27
Author(s):  
Patrícia Ferreira Silva ◽  
Ednice De Oliveira Fontes Baitz
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Teaching Learning

Esta pesquisa analisa os aspectos da Geografia Física no sítio urbano de Ilhéus como recurso didático nas aulas de Geografia da Educação Básica, visando o entendimento das relações sociedade-natureza que modificam constantemente os espaços. A pesquisa busca respaldo teórico na importância do estudo do relevo para a compreensão de problemas urbanos tratados em sala de aula. Para tanto, seguimos o pensamento de autores como Casseti (1991), Haesbaert (2004), Vesentini (2004), Almeida (1991), Callai (2017), Cavalcanti (2009) entre outros. Foram realizados trabalhos de campo, tendo como objetivo a escolha e o reconhecimento de locais que poderiam ser visitados pelos alunos, levando em conta alguns parâmetros como: Não apresentar risco para os alunos; ser de fácil acesso; ter uma feição do relevo representativa; e possuir visão panorâmica. Assim, foram identificados sete locais com potencial de visualização do relevo que possibilitam análises compartimentadas e integradas dos elementos da paisagem no ensino de Geografia. A proposição dos roteiros para aulas práticas em campo com alunos da Educação Básica, possibilita aos alunos observar e discutir questões socioambientais a partir de seu cotidiano contribuindo para a diversificação de possibilidades do aprender/apreender no processo de ensino/aprendizagem.  Palavras-chave Geografia Escolar, Prática de campo, Sociedade - Natureza   Teaching physical Geography: a proposal for a field tour in the urban site of Ilhéus, Bahia/Brazil Abstract This research analyzes the aspects of Physical Gography in the urban site of Ilhéus as a didactic resource in the Basic Education Geography classes, aiming at understanding the society-nature relations that constantly modify the spaces. The research seeks theoretical support on the importance of the study of relief for the understanding of urban problems treated in the classroom. For this, we follow the thinking of authors such as Casseti (1991), Haesbaert (2004), Vesentini (2004), Almeida (1991), Callai (2017), Cavalcanti (2009) among others. Field work was carried out, with the objective of choosing and recognizing places that could be visited by students, taking into account some parameters such as: Do not present risk to students; be easily accessible; have a representative relief feature; and have a panoramic view. Thus, seven locations with potential for visualization of the relief were identified, which allow for compartmentalized and integrated analysis of the elements of the landscape in the teaching of Geography. The proposal of scripts for practical classes in the field with Basic Education students, allows students to observe and discuss socio-environmental issues from their daily lives, contributing to the diversification of possibilities of learning / apprehending in the teaching / learning process. Keywords School Geography, Field practice, Society - Nature

scholarly journals Sleep Quality and Academic Performance of Upper Basic Education Students in Social Studies in Cross River State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
S. D. Edinyang ◽  
Veronica Nakanda Effiom ◽  
John Edwin Effiom ◽  
Doris Ushie ◽  
Amina Odugbo Adams
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State

This paper analyzed sleep quality and academic performance of Upper Basic Education (UBE) students in Social Studies. One research question and statement of hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The literature review was done dependent on the variable under examination. The survey research design was used in the study. The outcome of the research uncovered that there is an impact of sleep quality on the academic performance of students in social studies.

scholarly journals Evaluating Spiral Progression Approach (SPA) in Teaching Science and Mathematics for Junior High Curriculum

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Paulo G. Batidor ◽  
Leomarich F. Casinillo
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Cognitive Improvement ◽  
Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Performance Results

The goal of the Spiral Progression Approach (SPA) is that the teaching process will lead to boosting cognitive improvement. This study aimed to evaluate SPA in teaching Science and Mathematics students using the modified post-test only design. The first batch of the K-12 program is the treatment group. In contrast, the last batch under the Basic Education Curriculum is the comparison group. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to determine a significant impact on the students' academic performance. Results showed a significant impact in Biology and Chemistry but not in Integrated Science and Physics. There was also a significant impact in Trigonometry and Statistics but not in Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Plane Geometry. However, the student's academic performance remained below satisfactory in Biology, Chemistry, and Trigonometry, and Statistics. Hence, teachers must be experts in their respective fields and undergo rigorous training to improve their strategies and become globally competitive educators.

scholarly journals Teaching Mathematics Bilingually for Kindergarten Students with Teaching Aids Based on Local Wisdom

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ririn Ambarini ◽  
Arso Setyaji ◽  
Sri Suneki
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Math Learning ◽  
Math Ability ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Math Concepts

Language and Mathematics are both skills and knowledge that need to master well so that it can be the provision for students’ future life when mingling with the community or society. Because of that the integration of teaching both language and Mathematics in bilingual Math learning will give many benefits to the students. They will learn not only how to interact with others by improving their communication skills but also how to develop their Math concepts and skills. Moreover students will also get lots of advantages by learning Mathematics bilingually. This study aimed to find out the development of the students’ English for Math ability in numbers and number sense in which the process of teaching learning is equipped with teaching aids based on local wisdom. The participants were 30 kindergarten students. The study used descriptive qualitative method and the results revealed that the teaching learning activities with teaching aids designed based on local wisdom have a significant effect on the development of both kindergarten students’ performance in English for Math activities and their love toward the local products found in their surrounding environment.

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