Impact of Positive Reinforcement Theory on Weightlifter’s Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Saqib Fayyaz ◽  
Sabahat Afsheen ◽  
Adeel Khan
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Local Level ◽  
T Test ◽  
Reinforcement Theory ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Reinforcement Program

A common problem was observed at local level weightlifting clubs in Lahore, Pakistan i.e., coaches use inappropriate ways (shouting and abusing) to get desired performance results but, it ends in young weightlifter’s resentment and take them away from their sport targets and some choose to quit weightlifting sport as well. The existing literature about acquiring desired results in sports suggests; only positive approach can be useful i.e., Positive Reinforcement Theory ‘PRT’ developed by B F Skinner (Marzieh Gordan, 2014). Hence, in this applied deductive type quantitative study, an eight-week experiment was conducted in Lahore which tested the implications of Positive Reinforcement Theory on young weightlifters’ performance. The objectives of this study were; (a) to apply Positive Reinforcement Theory in weightlifting sport to examine the cause-and-effect relationship between positive reinforcement and young weightlifter’s performance, (b) to test if the study’s Positive Reinforcement Program ‘PRP’ model helps young weightlifters to achieve desired targets within given timeframe or not? At first, pre-competition was administered to record standard performance results of both groups. Secondly, ‘PRP’ Model based on ‘PRT’ was introduced to experimental group and then post-competition testing was conducted to record and compare performance results of both groups. The results of both groups’ Paired Sample t-test and Independent Sample t-test, using statistical package SPSS version 23, showed a significant impact of ‘PRP’ model on the young weightlifter’s performance. Therefore, it is concluded that; acquisition of young weightlifters’ desired performance results. Coaches should use ‘PRP’ model rather than applying inappropriate ways to motivate young weightlifters. The PRP model also helps young weightlifters to achieve their targeted performance results within given timeframe.

Pengaruh Terapi Dzikir Terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Pada Pasien Pre Dan Post Operasi

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Nurlina ◽  
Nursyamsi
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
T Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Time Treatment ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Preoperative Stage ◽  
Experimental Group

Postoperative surgery and trauma are stressors that can cause physiological and psychological reactions to the patient. Psychological reactions in the form of anxiety usually arise in the preoperative stage when the patient anticipates surgery and at the postoperative stage because of pain and discomfort, changes in body image and bodily functions. Handling anxiety with spiritual aspects in the form of dzikir therapy is an effort to reduce anxiety levels in patients pre and post surgery. This study used a pre-experimental research design with a one group pre and posttest design study design. The sample of this study was 15 respondents in the experimental group taken by consecutive sampling method. The experimental group received a dzikir therapy 1 time treatment with a duration of 12 minutes. Data collection is done using a questionnaire sheet. Analysis of the data used in this study is univariate and bivariate by using a paired sample t test. The results of the analysis used a statistical test paired sample t test with a level of confidence (α = 0.05). Based on the results of this test, the p value is 0,000, thus p <α (0,000 <0,05). The conclusion of this study is that there is an effect of giving dzikir therapy to the level of anxiety in patients pre and post surgery. Researchers suggest that the results of this study can be used as a reference for application in the scope of nursing services, especially handling anxiety.

scholarly journals USING CHESSBOARD TECHNIQUE IN RESPONDING TO THE SHORT STORY TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Putu Karolina
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to answer whether using chessboard technique in responding to short story develops student’s speaking skill or not. The method used in this study was one of the quasi-experimental designs: pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison control group design. The population of the study was the eleventh-grade student at SMA N 12Palembang and the sample were taken from the population by using purposive sampling. The data were collected by using two instruments, test and questionnaire. The test wasgiven twice to the experimental and control group, as the pretest and the posttest. Thequestionnaire was distributed to the experimental group after conducting the treatment to get more information related to the problem of the study. To verify the hypothesis, thedata from pretest and posttest on the experimental and control group were analyzed byusing paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result of the study showed that applying chessboard technique in responding to the short story develops student’s speaking skills. Some students (60%) in the experimental group achieve good category compared to only a few students (20%) in control group. 

scholarly journals THE USE OF GENRE-BASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILL IN NARRATIVE TEXT AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA ETHIKA PALEMBANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 280
Author(s):  
Haryanti Haryanti ◽  
Farnia Sari
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Style ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective of this research was to find out significant difference of reading achievement between students The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there was a significant improvement in students' skill in writing narrative texts after they were taught by using Genre-Based Approach. The method of this study was experimental design. The experimental group received a genre-based approach while the control group received the conventional method. The population was the eleventh-grade students of SMA Ethika Palembang. The sample was 60 students which was selected by cluster random technique . The data collection was a writing test. The data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. It indicated that there was a significant difference in writing skill between the students who were taught using GBA and those who were not.  Based on the result of data, it was interpreted that all aspects of writing are increased after taught by using GBA Approach. The best-achieved writing aspect was style and quality expression. It assumed the use of words: phrases, sentences, and paragraphs in expressing the ideas were clear and effective in writing style. Further, the study provided evidence for the effectiveness of using the genre-based approach in improving the students' writing skill in narrative text. 

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN JUS BAYAM MERAH (AMARANTHUS GANGETICUS) TERHADAP PENINGKATAN KADAR HEMOGLOBIN PADA IBU HAMIL PENDERITA ANEMIA DI KLINIK SALMA KEC.PERBAUNGAN TAHUN 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-206
Author(s):  
Keleng Ate Ginting ◽  
Raini Panjaitan ◽  
Andreais Boffil Cholilullah ◽  
Anggi Isnani Parinduri ◽  
Resty Tri Yanti
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
A Value ◽  
Erythropoietin Production ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Anemia in pregnant women greatly affects iron deficiency, because in pregnancy the need for oxygen is higher, which triggers an increase in erythropoietin production (Cunninggham, 2016). (WHO, 2010), globally the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women worldwide is 41.8%. The prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in Indonesia increased compared to 2013, in 2013 as many as 37.1% of pregnant women were anemic while in 2018 it increased to 48.9% (Riskesdas, 2018). One alternative to meet iron needs can be done by consuming vegetables, one of which is red spinach. The aim is to determine the effect of giving red spinach juice on increasing hemoglobin levels in pregnant women with anemia at the Salma Clinic, Perbaungan district in 2020. The method of pre-experimental research was one group pretest-posttest study design. The population in this study were all 28 pregnant women. January to May 2020. Sampling using purposive sampling technique. To determine the differences in the production of Hb levels before and after intervention in pregnant women and Hb Check. The statistical test used in this study was the paired sample T-Test, if the p value was ≤ 0.05. The results of the analysis test using paired sample t-test in the experimental group obtained a value of p = 0.025 <(α = 0.05), it can be concluded that the hypothesis in this study was accepted, namely the effect of giving red spinach juice on pregnant women with anemia at the Salmah Perbaungan Clinic, Serdang Bedagai Regency

scholarly journals HOW COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMS WRITING PERFORMANCE: AN INTEGRATION OF THE PROCESS/GENRE APPROACH AND BLOGS IN EFL WRITING COURSES

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (Special) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
WEI-YU CHANG ◽  
ANDREW SZANAJDA
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
T Test ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Signed Rank ◽  
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test ◽  
Signed Rank Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This quasi-experimental research examined the effects of the process/genre approach (PGA) with the integration of blogs in EFL university-level students’ writing classrooms. This was a mixed-method study in which the participants’ essays and adopted questionnaires contributed to accumulating quantitative data while the interviews and observations provided qualitative data. The study took place over ten weeks at a university in central Taiwan in which paper-pencil instruction was applied in the control group, while blog instruction was employed for the experimental group. The students’ essays were computed by applying a paired-sample t-test, and the questionnaires were analysed by applying a Wilcoxon signed-rank test to determine whether there were any statistically significant differences in terms of the students’ writing performance and perceptions toward the PGA and blog writing after comparing the results of the pre-test and the post-test. The qualitative data was analysed to provide in-depth evidence to support the quantitative results. After the data analysis was completed, the paired-sample t-test demonstrated that there were significant differences in terms of the students’ writing performance in both groups, which demonstrates how the PGA developed the EFL university students’ writing performance. Because the students had more interactive opportunities to be exposed to the language inputs, this approach facilitated their English writing performance. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test presented that the students revealed positive attitudes toward writing blogs and also positive affections toward blog writing because they had higher levels of satisfaction and lower levels of apprehension when blogging. Moreover, there was a significant difference in terms of the factor of “learning with peers” in the control group since the PGA provided more interactive and communicative opportunities. The students also indicated greater understanding about their writing samples in the experimental group, since they were allowed to refer to the instructional contents on the blogs anytime and anywhere.

scholarly journals The rationale for the joint use of osteopathic correction and kinesiotherapy in the humeroscapular periarthrosis syndrome (humeroscapular periarthropathy) treatment

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
E. B. Lebedev ◽  
D. B. Miroshnichenko
Keyword(s):  
Shoulder Joint ◽  
Local Level ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Detection Frequency ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Joint State

Introduction. The humeroscapular periarthrosis syndrome (humeroscapular periarthropathy) is characterized by a high prevalence — shoulder pain is observed in 7–26 % of the population, such patients account for up to 18 % of paid sick leave. The term «humeroscapular periarthrosis» combines lesions of both the muscles and the joint capsule itself. To date, the scientific literature notes that in most cases the conservative therapy is effective in the form of pharmacotherapy and non-drug methods, including manual therapy, osteopathy and kinesiotaping. It should be noted that today there are no studies aimed to study the combination of osteopathic correction and kinesiotaping method, each of which is individually recognized as sufficiently effective in the treatment of the humeroscapular periarthrosis syndrome (humeroscapular periarthropathy).The goal of research — is to substantiate the feasibility of combining osteopathic correction and kinesiotaping in the treatment of the humeroscapular periarthrosis (humeroscapular periarthropathy).Materials and methods. The study was conducted in the period from February 1, 2018 to January 1, 2019 in the Neurological Department of the Rehabilitation Center Tula Regional Clinical Hospital. The study involved 43 patients with the syndrome of humeroscapular periarthrosis, duration of the disease — 1–5 months. By simple randomization the patients were divided into two groups: experimental — 22 patients receiving osteopathic correction in combination with kinesiotaping; control — 21 patients receiving only osteopathic correction. In both groups, at the beginning and at the end of the study, an osteopathic examination was performed with the formation of an osteopathic conclusion, the severity of pain on a visual-analog scale, and the shoulder joint state was assessed by the Swanson scale. The obtained data were processed using parametric (student′s t-test for independent groups and student′s paired t-test) and nonparametric (McNemar′s criterion and Fisher′s exact test) statistics.Results. Both osteopathic correction and combination of osteopathic correction and kinesiotaping are accompanied by a statistically significant (p<0,05) decrease in the detection frequency of some dysfunctions at the regional and local level, a decrease in the pain intensity, and an improvement in the shoulder joint state. The combination of osteopathic correction and kinesiotaping is accompanied by a statistically significant (p<0,05) more pronounced improvement in the shoulder joint state.Conclusion. Statistically significantly more pronounced improvement in the shoulder joint state of the experimental group patients compared with the control group patients suggests that the combination of osteopathic correction with kinesiotaping could be more effective in the treatment of the humeroscapular periarthrosis syndrome (humeroscapular periarthropathy).

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF CONCEPT MAPPING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION AT MA ARRASYID TEMBILAHAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-100
Author(s):  
Syafrizal Syafrizal
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Procedures ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

This study is aimed at finding out the effect of concept mapping strategy on the students’ reading comprehension. The study was done through quasi-experimental design which involved pre-test and post-test procedures. There was a try out before administering the tests. Then,the pre-test was administered before giving treatments and the post-test was administered after the treatments. The data collection techniques were tests. The population consisted of 119 students. A cluster sampling technique was used to take them as samples. The samples were divided into two groups; experimental group and control group. Then, the data were analyzed using t-test and paired sample t-test methods to find out whether there was significant difference between the experimental group taught by using concept mapping strategy as the treatment and the control group taught conventionally. The results of the research shows that the significant probabilities were higher than 0.05 (>0.05) ) in both paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. It meant that there was significant difference on the students’ reading comprehension in the pre-test and in the post-test of the classes. There was also a significant difference on their reading comprehension before and after treatments in the experimental class. The value of eta square was 0.68 for their reading comprehension. In sum up, the the application of concept mapping gives positive effect toward the students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the English Conversation to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill

PALAPA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-52
Author(s):  
Lalu Suparman
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Statistic Result

The study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of the English conversation to improve students’ speaking skill focusing on whether English conversation effective in speaking skill and how is the effectiveness of the English conversation to improve students’ speaking skill. The research was designed in a pre-experimental pre-test and posttest research, where the research only applied the English conversation to the experimental group that consisted of 28 students. The sample of the study was taken by using cluster random sampling technique. It was taken randomly of 148 second grader students of MTs. Negeri Masbagik as the population of the study. The gaining data of pre-test and post-test was taken by requiring the students to make and practice a conversation in front of the class based on the material that was learnt before. Later, the pre-test and post-test data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Paired Sample t-test to test the hypothesis. Having collected and calculated the data by using descriptive statistics, the present researcher found out that descriptive statistic result showed the mean score of the pre-test was 7.21 while the mean of the post-test was 9.25. The result of hypothesis testing by using Paired-Sample t-test was t(27) = 11.68 at p = .000. It was lower than .05 so it means that the null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. In other word that the English conversation was significantly effective in speaking skill.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Text through Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Dody Sugiarto ◽  
Indrawati Indrawati ◽  
Rica Meygita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this research is to know the implementation of Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) in improving students’ reading comprehension of analytical exposition text and to find out whether there is a significant difference between students who were taught by using CORI and those who were not. This research used quantitative approach with experimental research which was conducted at an Islamic High School in Kemuja, Bangka Belitung Province. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and two classes were taken as the sample. The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result showed that the students who learned by using CORI got higher score than those who did not. It could be seen from the result of independent sample t-test of students’ post-test between experimental group and control group, the t-obtained in equal variences assumed was 2.385, and the significant (2-tailed) was 0.023. Since t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.385 > 2.036) and the significant (2-tailed) was lower than computation with level significant (0.023  < 0.05). Based on the fact above, it could be concluded that CORI significantly improved the students’ reading comprehension.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PELATIHAN GOAL SETTING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR PADA MAHASISWA

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-120
Author(s):  
Nugroho Arief Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
T Test ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Experimental Group

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to obtain the effect of goal setting training in improving students motivation to learn. The hypothesis of this study that there were a difference between the level of student learning motivation experiment group with control group were given before and after goal setting training. Students are given goal setting training (experiment group) will increase the learning motivation after treated by goal setting training than students who did not receive goal setting training (control group). Subjects in this study amounted to eighteen for the experimental group and also for the control group. Measuring instruments used to measure the level of learning motivation was learning motivation scale. Experimental design used in this study was Pre-Test Post-Test Control Group Design and the process of determining the subject done randomly. The analysis used was a parametric statistical test models of the Independent Sample T - Test to see differences in learning motivation scores between the experimental group with the control group. The results of the pretest data analysis using Independent Sample T-Test known sig = 0.798 ( p > 0.05), and posttest data analysis known sig = 0.000 ( p < 0.005 ). Meanwhile, to see the difference in pretest scores, posttest, and follow-up used paired sample T-test in the experimental group and the control group. The results of data analysis used Paired Sample T-Test on the pretest-posttest scores showed t = -23.884 with a significance level = 0.000 (p< 0.005), the results of the analysis on the posttest-follow-up scores showed t = 4,481 with a significance level = 0.000 (p< 0.005), and the results of the analysis on the pretest score-followup showed t = -20 821 with a significance level = 0.000 (p<0.005). The results of this analysis showed that the experimental group treated with increased motivation to learn after being given the training goal setting than before given the goal setting training. Keywords: goal setting training, learning motivation

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