scholarly journals Comparative Effect of Cooperative Learning on Students’ Performance in Mechanics Concepts: A Case of Two Secondary Schools in Berekum Municipality, Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-151
Author(s):  
Eric Appiah-Twumasi ◽  
Victor Antwi ◽  
Ishmael Kwesi Anderson ◽  
Nelly Sakyi-Hagan
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
T Test ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mechanics Concepts ◽  
Instructional Manual

The study sought to establish differences in the effect of cooperative learning strategy with and without the instructional manual on the Senior High School students’ performance in Mechanics concepts in Physics in the Berekum Municipality, Ghana. The research design employed in this study was the experimental using the pretest and posttest equivalent control group design. A sample of 93 SHS 2 students, drawn from two intact classes was used. An instrument known as Mechanics Concepts Test (MCT) was employed in data gathering. Mean score, standard deviation; t-test, mean gain and effect size analysis were used to answer the research questions, while the independent sample t-test was used to test a hypothesis. The results revealed that students taught using the cooperative learning strategy with the instructional manual performed significantly better in the Mechanics Concepts Test (MCT) than those taught using the cooperative learning strategy only. Therefore, it is recommended that physics teachers should use the cooperative learning strategy along with the instructional manual in order to enhance the performance of students in secondary schools.

scholarly journals Effects of learning together on senior school students’ achievement in photosynthesis and students’ gender in Offa, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mulkah Adebisi Ahmed ◽  
Khadijat Biola LAWAL
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dependent Samples ◽  
Learning Together

The poor performance of students in Biology is a concern of every teacher and has evoked research interests into learning strategies that can be used to improve the performance of students in Biology curriculum and other field of sciences. One of the fundamental qualities of a curriculum is dynamism, therefore there is need to investigate the activities that could promote Biology teaching in the secondary schools. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of learning together strategy on students’ academic achievement in photosynthesis and students’ gender. The study employs quasi-experimental design with control group for the collection of data. The population for the study composed of SSI students from Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The sample consisted of one hundred and seven-three students (173) that were purposely selected from four secondary schools. Data was collected through Biology Achievement Test on Photosynthesis. The researcher designed lesson plan and learning modules serves as guide for both the teachers and the students. The dependent samples t-test was used to analyze the data collected. The findings of the study revealed that learning together form of cooperative learning strategy enhanced better performance of students in Biology than the students taught using conventional method of teaching. In addition, learners expressed an increased interest, motivation and self-efficacy after exposure to learning together strategy. The study concluded that learning together form of cooperative learning strategy enhanced better performance of students in Biology. One of the recommendations therefore, is that students should be taught using learning together teaching strategy.

scholarly journals Effect of Education through WhatsApp Media in Changing of Smoking Behavior among Senior High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusriani Yusriani ◽  
Joel Rey U. Acob
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Media ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Senior High School Students

Teenagers, who are considerably susceptible to smoking, must be educated to prevent smoking behavior that can cause health problems and even death. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of education through social media such as WhatsApp in the modification of smoking behaviors among senior high school students in Pangkep District, Indonesia. It employed a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest-only control group design. The experimental group received education in the use of WhatsApp social media, while the control group was provided with leaflets. Data were collected through observation and interviews with a total of 180 students in both groups, with 90 students in each. Data analysis used a paired sample t-test and an independent sample t-test. The study suggested that disseminating health information through WhatsApp media about the dangers of teenage smoking was more effective than leaflets in changing student behavior.

scholarly journals Analysis of investigative skills based on the use of tracker video analysis for 21th century skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astian Artiningsih ◽  
Sabar Nurohman
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Video Analysis ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Class Viii

This study aims to analyze the investigative skills of Junior High School students upon the use of tracker video analysis for 21th century skill.This reasearch was quasy experimental reasearch using non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. The population was 8th grade of SMP Negeri 4 Depok in academic year of 2018/2019, which consists of 4 classes with a total of 127 students. The samples consist of 30 students of class VIII A and 30 students of class VIII B, which are selected using cluster sampling technique. The Class VIII A was chosen as the control class, which used powerpoint and video, whereas Class VIII B was prepared as the experiment class, which used Tracker Video Analysis. The instruments used were pretest-posttest questions and observation sheet of investigative skill. The data analysis technique used was t-test. The result of this reasearch shows that the analysis through t-test gives a significance level value of investigative skill of 0.024 (Sig. α). This shows that there is an infuence of investigative skill of students upon Tracker Video Analysis.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF PROJECT-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ON CONCEPT MASTERY OF MUSHROOM: THE CASE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Fatma SUKMAWATI ◽  
Punaji SETYOSARI ◽  
Sulton SULTON ◽  
Purnomo PURNOMO
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
T Test ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Concept Mastery

Biology learning is highly recommended to be presented contextually following daily experience and phenomena. This study, a quasi-experimental research using a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design, aimed to understand the effect of project-based collaborative learning towards the concept mastery of mushrooms. The subjects of the study were 75 tenth grade of high school students in Surakarta City, Indonesia, divided into two classes: 38 students in the experimental class 37 in the control class. In the experimental class, the students were treated with project-based collaborative learning strategies. In project-based collaborative learning strategy, students were challenged to create a project on oyster mushroom cultivation (Pleurotus ostreatus) With the media garden waste such as sawdust. In the control class, the students were treated with direct instruction. The instrument used was a multiple-choice test and essay developed by researchers to measure students' concept mastery towards mushrooms. Research data were analyzed by independent sample t-test. The results found that the average n-gain score for the experimental and the control classes were 63.09% and 45.73%, respectively. Moreover, all indicators of mushroom concept mastery showed the n-gain scores for the experimental class higher than the control class. Analysis of independent sample t-test proved that the significant differences existed between direct instruction and project-based collaborative learning in improving the concept mastery of mushroom. Finally, This research concluded that project-based collaborative learning is more effective in enriching the concept mastery than direct instruction.

scholarly journals Efektivitas Penggunaan Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah (PBM) terhadap Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa SMAN 9 Lubuklinggau

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-213
Author(s):  
Eka Maryam
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
The Difference

ABSTRACT [The Effectiveness of Using a Model Problem-based Learning (PBL) to the Results of Physics Learning on High School Students 9 Lubuklinggau]. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the use of problem-based learning model. The research method used experiments with the form of Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The sample in this research is the students of class XI A and class XI B SMA N 9 Lubuklinggau City which amounted to 50 students. The  technique of collecting data in this research is a test. The test is in the form of pretest and finally test (posttest). The purpose of holding initial and final tests to determine the effectiveness of Physics learning with PBM model and conventional learning. The test instrument that was made before the test was tested was done by panelists test using Intracorelation class coefficient (ICC). Data analysis technique used in this research is t-test. The results showed that there are differences in student learning outcomes taught with Problem-Based Learning model (PBM) with students taught with conventional learning model. The difference can be seen in the result of t-test which yields t-count> t-table (3,98> 2.01). The effectiveness of using the PBM model in the experimental class is 13.5% better than in the control class. Keywords: Effectiveness; model; PBL; learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Effects of a pilates school program on hamstrings flexibility of adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noelia González-Gálvez ◽  
María Carrasco Poyatos ◽  
Pablo Jorge Marcos Pardo ◽  
Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale ◽  
Yuri Feito
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Hamstring Flexibility ◽  
Experimental Group

INTRODUCTION: Low levels of hamstring flexibility may trigger certain acute and chronic pathologies and injuries. Poor flexibility is observed among teenagers and several authors have recommended the use of specific programs in this population to improve flexibility levels. The Pilates Method (PM) may be an appropriate intervention to achieve this purpose and has rarely been used with this population. Objective: Study was to assess changes in the flexibility of hamstrings after running a didactic PM unit for high-school students.METHODS: This research was developed through a quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 66 high-school students divided into experimental group (EG=39) and control group (CG=27). The intervention was carried out 2 times a week for six weeks. Each session lasted 55 minutes divided into three parts: warm-up, main part and cool down. Hamstring flexibility was assessed using the toe-touch test. Paired Student t-test and t-test for independent samples were applied. The size of the effect (d) was determined.RESULTS: The EG showed significant provident in hamstring flexibility (+3.54±3.9cm). The effect size was low (d>d>0,2<0,53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results. The control group did not have significant changes after the intervention. In the experimental group, both boys (+3.38± 3.7cm) and girls (+3.85 ± 4.2cm) showed significant improvements. The effect size was low for boys (d>d>0.2<0.53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results, and high for girls (d>1.15) which means that a large proportion of participants improved their results.CONCLUSION: This study showed that six-weeks of Pilates training in Physical Education classes has significantly improved the hamstrings flexibility among adolescents.

scholarly journals Penggunaan VCD dan Leaflet untuk Peningkatan Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Perilaku Siswa dalam Pencegahan Kecelakaan Sepeda Motor

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Mulyono Notosiswoyo
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Accident Prevention ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motorcycle Accident ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Indonesia belum mempunyai kebijakan penyuluhan pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor yang efektif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menilai efektivitas penggunaan visual compact disk (VCD) dan leaflet terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku siswa SLTA dalam pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor di Kota Bekasi pada tahun 2010. Desain penelitian yang digunakan quasi experiment dengan rancangan equivalent pretest and post-test with control group, dengan intervensi pemutaran VCD dan pemberian leaflet. Sampel dihitung berdasarkan uji 2 proporsi, diperoleh sampel minimal 211 untuk yang di intervensi dan 211 untuk kontrol. Mereka diambil dari siswa SLTA kelas I dan kelas II yang sering mengendarai sepeda motor. Evaluasi hasil intervensi dilakukan setelah tiga bulan. Alat pengumpul data adalah kuesioner yang telah diuji coba. Analisis data menggunakan uji Kolmogorov-Smirnov, uji-t berpasangan dan uji-t independen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan uji-t berpasangan pada kelompok yang di intervensi meningkatkan rerata skor pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku siswa SLTA sebelum dibandingkan sesudah pemutaran VCD dan pemberian leaflet bermakna (nilai p < 0,05), tetapi pada kelompok kontrol hanya terjadi peningkatan rerata skor perilaku sebelum dibandingkan sesudah adanya perlakukan. Sedangkan, hasil uji-t independen menunjukan hanya pada rerata skor variabel pengetahuan terdapat perbedaan peningkatan skor antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol yang bermakna (nilai p < 0,05). Kesimpulannya, penyuluhan menggunakan VCD dan leaflet dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa SLTA dalam pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor.Indonesia does not have a policy of promotion motorcycle accident prevention. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Visual Compact Disks and leaflets to increase in knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the motorcycle accident prevention on high school students in Bekasi City. The method used a non-randomized quasi experimental pretest and post-test control group design. Samples are high school students as a intervention group and vocational high school students as a control group in Bekasi in 2010. Three months after the intervention, conducted an evaluation to assess the increasing of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of a motorcycle accident prevention. Data collection was a questionnaire that was tested. Analysis of the data using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, paired t-test and independent t-test. The result of the study shows that the paired t-test in the intervention group mean scores improve knowledge, attitudes and behavior of high school students before than after playback of VCDs and leaflets giving significant (p value < 0.05), but in the control group only increased the mean behavior scores before than after the introduction of treatment. While the results of the independent t-test showed only the mean score difference variable increase in knowledge scores between the groups in the intervention and control groups were significant (p value < 0.05). To conclude, extension using VCD and leaflets can improve high school students’ knowledge in the prevention of a motorbike accident.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Ecopedagogy terhadap Aspek Kompetensi Ekologis Siswa SMA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1255
Author(s):  
Puri Nofianti ◽  
Sumarmi Sumarmi ◽  
I Komang Astina
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental

<p class="Abstrak"><strong>Abstract:</strong> This research aim is to know the effect of ecopedagogy model on aspect of ecological competence high school students. This study was quasi-experimental research with the Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group. The research subjects consisted of two classes namely XI IIS II as the experimental class and XI IIS I as the control class. This study was conducted at MAN 1 Sintang. The data analysis used independent sample t-test which showed that the ecopedagogy model had an effect on ecological competence students. From the results of the posttest, it can be seen that the experimental class has higher value rather than the control class.</p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model <em>ecopedagogy</em> terhadap aspek kompetensi ekologis siswa SMA. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian eksperimen semu dengan <em>Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group</em>. Subjek penelitian terdiri dari dua kelas yaitu XI IIS II sebagai kelas eksperimen dan XI IIS I sebagai kelas kontrol. Penelitian ini dilakukan di MAN 1 Sintang. Analisis data menggunakan uji <em>independent sample t-test</em><em> </em>yang<em> </em>menunjukkan bahwa model <em>ecopedagogy</em> berpengaruh terhadap kompetensi ekologis siswa SMA. Dari hasil <em>posttest </em>kelas eksperimen memiliki nilai lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol.

scholarly journals The Effect Of Summarization On Intermediate EFL Learners Reading Comprehension And Their Performance On Display, Referential And Inferential Questions

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zargham Ghabanchi ◽  
Fateme Haji Mirza
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Generative Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Experimental Group

This study examined the effect of summarization as a generative learning strategy of the readers' performance on reading comprehension, in general, and reading comprehension display, referential and inferential questions in particular. The subjects in this study were 61 high school students. They were assigned to two groups - control and experimental – each given the same texts taught by one of the researchers during ten sessions. In the control group, learners automatically used their own self-preferred strategies; but the experimental group was taught how to summarize the paragraphs. Then all were post-tested on their achievement of the instructed texts. The results revealed that the use of summarization did not have a significant effect on the readers' performance on display and inferential questions. As for the referential questions, however, the results demonstrated a significant effect for the use of summarization.

scholarly journals Conceptual Understanding and Interest in Kinematics among Senior High School Students of MSU-Saguiaran in a Cooperative Learning Environment

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Monariza Bacaro
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
School Students

This study was conducted to determine the level of conceptual understanding and interest in Kinematics of 66 non-science curriculum high school students under a cooperative learning environment randomly assigned to the control (Traditional Method of Teaching) and experimental group (Cooperative Learning Approach). Student’s level of conceptual understanding was measured using a SOLO level-based Conceptual Understanding Test (CUT) and interest in kinematics was measured using a Student’s Interest in Kinematics Questionnaire. Before intervention, findings revealed that almost all of them could not answer questions that require one piece or more than one piece of given information, fact, or idea, obtained directly from the problem or ideas each used separately. They could not also answer two or more distinct steps, with no integration of the ideas or in doing algorithms with numbers using a set of useful information. Majority of them were on the prestructural and same level of conceptual understanding and has not really understand the concept asked, or with very little understanding, but they differ on interest level in learning kinematics in favour to the students assigned in the control group. After intervention, students exposed to Cooperative Learning Approach have significantly higher Pretest-Posttest mean gain score in the CUT than the students exposed to Traditional Learning Method. Almost half of the respondents were on the unistructural and less than one fourth were on the multistructural SOLO levels of conceptual understanding. However, students exposed to traditional method of teaching have interest that is significantly higher than the students exposed to cooperative learning approach. In terms of students performance students exposed to cooperative learning approach performed significantly higher than the students exposed to traditional teaching methods.

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