scholarly journals The Use of Modal Auxiliary Verbs among Selected Pre-Service Students at A South African Rural University

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Monica Dudu Luvuno ◽  
Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Auxiliary Verbs ◽  
Explicit Grammar ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Explicit Grammar Instruction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was conducted at a university based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The purpose of the study was to determine if the explicit instruction of selected grammar aspect, modal auxiliary verbs, improved students’ ability to write English. The study was qualitative in nature and a case study design was adopted. The focus was in relation to a sample of 80 student teachers who were randomly selected in 2016 in the Faculty of Education. 40 participants were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. For the experimental group, training lasted six weeks. Both groups were made to write similar essays and those essays were marked focusing on the students’ ability to use modal auxiliary verbs. The study’s findings revealed that the experimental group performed better than those in the control group in the use of modal auxiliary verbs. Based on the findings, the study recommended explicit grammar instruction in all the students’ level of study in order to overcome the challenges they have in writing English. Thus, time should be created to ascertain that adequate explicit grammar lessons are offered to all pre-service teachers at the university.

scholarly journals Effect of E-Learning on Developing Problems Solving Skill in Mathematics Teaching for First Level Students at Faculty of Education the University of Khartoum

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 339
Author(s):  
Issam I. K. Al Hassan ◽  
Hala I. S. Abdel Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to investigate the impact of e-learning on developing problem solving skills in mathematics teaching. Quazi-experimental design was used. The study population consisted of students in the first level in the Faculty of Education at University of Khartoum. Pre- and post-tests were used as study tools. A purposive sample was selected which comprised 60 students who registered in the course of Calculus-2 .The sample was divided into two groups: the experimental and control group. Using the appropriate statistical methods, data were analyzed using SPSS. The results indicated that there were statistically significant differences (p. < 0.05) between the experimental group and the control group in all problem solving skills including the dentification of the problem, relating the problem to previous information, choosing solution, generalization and making use of experience in new situations. The differences were all in favor of the experimental group. The researcher proposed appropriaterecommendations.

scholarly journals Effects of cognitive cehavioral play therapy techniques on low self-esteem among students

Konselor ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Merikan Aren ◽  
Aruna Rauna Duamit
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Counselling ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to determined the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques on low self-esteem among UNIMAS Students. More specifically, this study identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in experimental group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students and to identified the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques in control group at pretest and posttest on low self-esteem among UNIMAS students. A case study design is distributed questionnaire called as Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and counselling sessions. Purposive sampling is used to get the most suitable respondents for this study. The findings of this study have revealed there were significant difference at pretest and posttest among respondents in experimental group and control group which were respondents in experimental group increased their level of self-esteem, while there were respondents decreased their level of self-esteem in control group. Counselling sessions utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) techniques have increased the level of self-esteem among UNIMAS students in experimental group who attended the group counselling sessions because they have low level of self-esteem. All the dialogues that been stated by the client in the counselling sessions about their self-esteem can be related to respondents’ personality, cognitive, behavior, emotions and actions. The findings of this study have implications towards University students and counsellor. As for the university students, they gained insight, understanding and knowledge the importance of having good level of self-esteem. For the counsellor, counsellor being helpful, trusted and skillful which after utilized the CBPT techniques, they gained new skills and knowledge on that particular therapy.

scholarly journals Rubric as a learning tool in teaching application of derivatives in basic calculus

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Leah Conejos Auxtero ◽  
Roar Abalos Callaman
Keyword(s):  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Stem Students ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Basic Calculus ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Rubric has been associated with the term assessment used for grading and/or scoring. However, it might observe less, but it is also designed as students ‘learning tool. This study was conducted to provide empirical facts on its effectiveness as a learning tool in teaching Applications of Derivatives in Basic Calculus. It used the quasi-experimental design called the pretest posttest design. The participants were the 96 students from two classes of Grade 11 STEM students at the University of Mindanao. The instruments used were the adapted and improved rubric designed from two different research, a 25-item teacher-made problem-solving test questionnaire that was used in both pretest and posttest to measure the performance of the experimental and control group. The test questionnaire and rubric were both validated by 3 experts in the field with a result of very good, and it has a good internal consistency. The data gathered were summarized, translated, and analyzed using the mean scores of pretest and posttest. Findings showed that both the experimental and control group showed improvement, however, the experimental group who used rubric as a learning tool showed more significant improvement than control group. Thus, using a rubric as a learning tool in teaching Applications of derivatives is effective in improving students’ academic achievement as it teaches students to develop their understanding of procedural knowledge.

Hypnosis and learning: Pilot study on a group of students

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Coco Marinella ◽  
Ramaci Tiziana ◽  
Viola Giuseppe ◽  
Guglielmino Antonino ◽  
Giulia Di Gregorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Memory ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Post War ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Corsi Test ◽  
Visual Spatial Memory

AbstractBackgroundMilton Erickson was the first to introduce hypnosis as a form of therapy during the post-war period. Numerous studies have evaluated the effects of hypnosis on memory, focusing principally on post-hypnotic amnesia, post-hypnotic hypermnesia, faux memories and learning growth.The aim of the present study was to determine if hypnosis can influence visual-spatial memory by increasing its performance and learning; to do this, we chose to utilise the Corsi Test (backward and forward).MethodsThree hundred second-year students enrolled in the psychology faculty at the University of Catania were informed of the research and its modalities, and an e-mail was sent to inquire if they wanted to participate in the experiment.Seventy female students took part in the research; 10 were excluded because they presented a high risk of being influenced under hypnosis.The 60 subjects in the research sample were randomly divided into two groups: the Experimental Group and Control Group.The protocol prescribed administration of the Corsi Test at Time 0 (start) followed by a resting phase of 30 min. The hypnotic state was subsequently introduced, and the Corsi Test was administered again.ResultsThe results of the Corsi Test for the Experimental Group showed statistically significant results (p<0.0004 and p<0.0001), while the results obtained in the Control Group did not show any significance.ConclusionsThese results led us to believe that hypnosis has the capacity to induce a nervous plasticity that supports learning of visual-spatial memory.

scholarly journals Evaluation of stress in laboratory rabbits used for teaching purposes

2019 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
Monika Urbanová ◽  
Eva Kramářová ◽  
Jan Chloupek ◽  
Martina Najmanová
Keyword(s):  
Oryctolagus Cuniculus ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Habituation Process ◽  
Biochemical Indices ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was intended as a contribution to the argument about possible suffering of animals used for demonstrative purposes during teaching at universities. Pharmacology lectures at the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic were selected for this experiment. The study focused on stress assessment using haematological and biochemical indices. Blood samples were drawn from 20 rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus f. domesticus L.) 10 days after arrival at the institute (before the first practical lesson), and then in the 7th and 12th weeks of the semester with practical lessons. The haematological and biochemical indices were compared between the experimental group (n = 10) used for practical demonstrations and the control group (n = 10) which was kept in its hutch. Practical lessons included manipulation with rabbits, health examination, topical or total application and observation of the drugs’ effects. All the acts were carried out by students. Significant changes were detected in some of haematological (erythrocytes, haemoglobin, haematocrit) and biochemical (glucose, total protein, enzymes aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase) variables compared to the control group. The values obtained from the last blood sampling indicate a possible habituation process in the experimental group between the 8th and 12th week. The results were compared between the experimental and control group and also with the results of other studies with different stressors. In conclusion, the stress the rabbits used for teaching purposes at universities are exposed to, is tolerable.

scholarly journals The Effects of Spontaneous Use of Smartphone on the Attention and Emotions of Millennials Students in a Classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p42
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Fernández Muñoz ◽  
Isidoro Arroyo Almaraz ◽  
Francisco Garrcía García
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Similar Proportion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Average Intensity ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

With the access of the millennials to the contents of the internet through their smartphones, a new educommunicative ecosystem emerges that favors communication through immediacy and interactivity. This research seeks to know the habitual and spontaneous use of millennial smartphone during an on-campus class at the university. Experimental research has been used, using neuroscientific techniques of electrodermia, to measure the attention of subjects and their emotions at the group level, as well as a complementary quantitative questionnaire. The experiment was carried out with 44 people distributed in the two groups with 22 subjects in each one (experimental group and control group), with ages between 20 and 21 years of age of both sexes (in a similar proportion). 45% said they use the smartphone in class to chat, 29% to enter social networks and 5% indicated the use of the smartphone to take photos. 21% said they never use the smartphone in class. Regarding the neuroscientific experiment there was an increase in attention in the session in which the use of smartphone was prohibited. The students declare that they have smartphone usage patterns in the classroom similar to those they have outside the classroom. There were no significant differences in the duration and average intensity of attention and emotion between the experimental group and the control group.

scholarly journals Specific Proposals for Innovation Teaching and Its Impact on Future Challenges for Basic Level Pupils

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Yassir M Mahgoub
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>This paper primarily aims at exploring the impact of innovation teaching on future challenges for basic level pupils.<br />The descriptive analytical and experimental methods are used in this research. The researcher can put specific proposals for innovation teaching for basic level pupils.<br />The study sample consists of pupils totaling (20) pupils of the basic schools of the University of Khartoum - Republic of the Sudan.<br />Innovation and creativity are part of the essential skills that enable students to meet with future challenges, can implement a number of tips and techniques that can help students to think creatively and find solutions for future problems.<br />The results showed there are significant differences between the experimental group and control group before and after the test, which confirms that students of the basic schools will be more interested in the future challenges as measured by a survey given before and after the program.<br />The researcher recommended the Ministry of Education should develop a plan focusing on the development of the children creative abilities of the basic level pupils, because student at this level tends to invent things or find solutions.</p>

scholarly journals Explicit Grammar Instruction Enhance Students’ Reading Ability on Cognitive Aspect

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Yudha Aprizani ◽  
Neneng Islamiah ◽  
Faoyan Agus Furyanto
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Grammar Instruction ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This research aimed to find out the result of comparison between experimental and control group whether explicit instruction has influence in enhancing student’s cognition in language grammar on reading skills at MTS Al Muddakir Banjarmasin. The number of participants taken by researcher are 20 students either experimental and control group. The collecting of data used by researcher is to apply an essay test and reading texts. Researchers build up the test of instrument validity and reliability before the instruments are tested in experimental group. Then, researcher did independent sample t-test untuk find out the mean score of cognitive ability of students in language grammar on reading skills. The result of finding gained by research stated that sig (2-tailed) 0.000 is less than 0.05. it meant that there is difference of influencing cognitive ability of students in language grammar on reading skills but in independent sample t-test, the result is 0.164 > 0,05. It can be concluded that it meant that there is no difference of mean score of cognitive ability of students on experimental group but for the influence of explicit instruction that resulted in paired sample t-test, there is difference of influencing the result of cognitive ability of students in reading skills.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the use of electronic educational blogs in teaching computers on the achievement of students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 489
Author(s):  
Abdul Munem Hasan Ahmed Ali
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Classical Method ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this research was to know the effectiveness of using educational blogs in teaching computers on the achievement of students in the second year in the College of Education and retention of information. The researcher used the semi-experimental method. The sample of research consisted of (36) students in the second year in the department of Biology, the College of Education at the University of Samarra has been divided into two groups, one of which consists of (18) students which has been considered as control group and has been studied using the classical method, and the experimental group which consisted of 18 students studied using the educational blog. Both groups (experimental and control) were similar in number and equal in the number of variables that could affect the safety of experimental design of the research. The researcher choose Chapter 4 of (Microsoft PowerPoint 2010) and Chapter 5 (Inserting Objects and Adding Movements in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010) from Computer Basics Part 2, which is taught to students of the second stage at the College of Education / University of Samarra, the researcher used the test of achievement in the computer material, prepared by the researcher consists of (50) paragraphs of the multiple choice, and to test the validity of assumptions used researcher statistical packages program (SPSS).

scholarly journals Exploring PechaKucha in EFL Learners’ Public Speaking Performances

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roza Flurovna Zhussupova ◽  
Sholpan Zharkynbekova ◽  
Shynar Suleimenova
Keyword(s):  
Public Speaking ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Experimental Teaching ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Scoring Rubrics ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the study is to examine PechaKucha helps EFL Learners’ to enhance their Public Speaking Performances and to explore useful information regarding the PechaKucha implementation as a learning tool. This study was conducted with sixty students at the University level. They were assigned into two groups randomly as experimental and control. The experimental teaching put into practice  PechaKucha in accordance with public speaking  activities. Meanwhile, the control group was given conventional speaking lessons only. To assess the performance the initial and post-testing by means of analytic scoring rubrics were used. In addition, a survey questionnaire was administrated to experimental group to examine their attitudes towards using Pecha Kucha in improving public speaking skills. The results showed that themost number of students in the experimental group scored higher points  than the control group. It can be concluded that the average performance of experimental group on the speaking public presentation skills posttesting increased in 10% comparing with that of the control group. Questionnaire’s results reported that EFL learners in the experimental group mostly conveyed positive attitudes. This study recommended that EFL students need to be familiarized and trained with the use of PechaKucha technology into their EFL teaching.

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