scholarly journals Corpus-aided Business English Collocation Pedagogy: An Empirical Study in Chinese EFL Learners

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Lidan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Learner Autonomy ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Business English ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

This study reports an empirical study of an explicit instruction of corpus-aided Business English collocations and verifies its effectiveness in improving learners’ collocation awareness and learner autonomy, as a result of which is significant improvement of learners’ collocation competence. An eight-week instruction in keywords’ collocations, with the help of AntConc and self-constructed Business English Pedagogical Corpus combined with COCA general corpus and Wikipedia corpus, was imparted to 23 undergraduate learners majoring in Business English in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. They took the collocation competence pre-test and post-test before and after the teaching experiment which was phased into two themes and submitted learning reflective journals at the end of each theme instruction and answered a questionnaire at the final end. The data from the tests, reflective journals and questionnaire collaboratively suggest that given appropriate guidance EFL Business English learners can take a more active role in raising their collocation awareness and developing learner autonomy and thus improve their collocation competence significantly. The results from the test analysis also indicate that the corpus-aided Business English collocation pedagogy is proved to be more effective for intermediate and advanced level learners rather than lower level ones. The findings have pedagogical implications for EFL Business English instructors and learners.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Soft Skills Pribadi Konselor Mahasiswa BKI Melalui kegaitan Career Development Program (CDP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Triyono Triyono ◽  
Syakirin Al-Ghozaly ◽  
Vera Imanti
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Career Development Program ◽  
Personal Competencies

Soft skills are a set of abilities related to adjustments to oneself, others, and the environment. The counselor's personal soft skills mean the abilities or personal competencies possessed by a counselor. This study aims to determine how much the Career Development Program (CDP) influences in developing the counselor's personal soft skills of BKI students. The design of this research is quantitative experimental, using the pre-experimental design method with the type of pre-test and post-test one group design. The population of this study were the students of Islamic Guidance and Counseling (BKI) IAIN Surakarta 2015/2016, 2016/2017, and 2017/2018 academic years. The sample in this study were 90 students by taken in 3 classes in each academic year, through stratified cluster random sampling. Measurement of the counselor's personal soft skills using EPPS psychological instruments. The research results of the counselor’s personal soft skills of BKI students before and after being given Career Development Program (CDP) training, both in the second semester, 4th semester and 6th semester students groups showed significant differences. The results of paired t-test analysis obtained the pretest and posttest values with sig values = 0.000 <0.05. This means that the Career Development Program (CDP) has a significant effect on improving the counselor's personal soft skills of BKI students. The Career Development Program (CDP) is a model for the development and improvement of personal counselor’s soft skills that are effective for the students of BKI IAIN Surakarta

scholarly journals Quando As Frações Não São Apenas Partes de Um Todo…!When fractions are not just parts of a whole…

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 683-712
Author(s):  
Sofia Isabel Graça ◽  
João Pedro Da Ponte ◽  
António Guerreiro
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Rational Numbers ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Limited Knowledge ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

ResumoEste estudo tem como objetivo analisar os conhecimentos de alunos do 5.º ano relativos aos significados das frações antes e após uma experiência de ensino que segue uma abordagem exploratória com ênfase na resolução de problemas. Os participantes são alunos de uma turma do referido ano. Para a recolha de dados foram usados dois testes, inicial e final, complementados com a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas individuais. Os dados indicam que, antes da experiência de ensino, os alunos tinham um conhecimento muito limitado dos significados das frações, nomeadamente como medida e como quociente. Demonstravam apenas algumas ideias associadas à relação parte-todo e ao operador, mas este último apenas ao nível procedimental. Após a experiência de ensino, estes alunos mostraram alguma flexibilidade com todos os significados, embora o significado de medida ainda constitua um desafio para um dos alunos participantes.Palavras-chave: Números racionais, Frações, Significados de frações, Aprendizagem, Abordagem exploratória.AbstractThis study aims to analyze grade 5 students’ knowledge regarding the meanings of fractions before and after a teaching experiment following an exploratory approach, with emphasis in problem solving. The participants are students from the same class. For data collection, two tests were used, pre-test and post-test, complemented with individual semi-structured interviews. The data indicate that, before the teaching experiment, the students had a very limited knowledge related to the meanings of fractions, in particular measure and quotient. They demonstrated only a few ideas associated with the part-whole relationship and operator, but this last meaning only at the procedural level. After the teaching experiment, these students showed some flexibility with all meanings of fractions, although the meaning of measure is still a challenge for one of them.Keywords: Rational numbers, Fractions, Meaning of fractions, Learning, Exploratory approach.ResumenEste estudio tiene como objetivo analizar el conocimiento de los estudiantes de quinto grado sobre el significado de las fracciones antes y después de una experiencia de enseñanza que sigue un enfoque exploratorio con énfasis en la resolución de problemas. Los participantes son estudiantes de la misma clase. Para la recopilación de datos, se utilizaron dos pruebas iniciales y finales, complementadas con entrevistas semiestructuradas individuales. Los datos indican que, antes de la experiencia de enseñanza, los estudiantes tenían un conocimiento muy limitado de los significados de las fracciones, en particular de medida y cociente. Demostraron sólo unas pocas ideas asociadas con la relación parte-todo y el operador, pero esto último significado sólo a nivel de procedimiento. Después de la experiencia de enseñanza, estos estudiantes mostraron cierta flexibilidad con todos los significados, aunque el significado de la medida todavía plantea un desafío para uno de los estudiantes participantes.Palabras clave: Números racionales, Fracciones, Significados, Aprendizaje, Enfoque exploratorio.

scholarly journals PIJAT BAYI MEMPENGARUHI KADAR KORTISOL DAN KUANTITAS TIDUR BAYI YANG MENGALAMI HOSPITALISASI DENGAN PENDEKATAN TEORI COMFORT KOLCABA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Ernawati
Keyword(s):  
Group Treatment ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Noisy Environment ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Reducing Stress

The baby was ill and hospitalized has plenty of noisy environment stressor, painful and uncomfortable. The condition can cause a crisis caused by changes in the environment.. The purpose of this research was to prove the influence of baby massage in reducing levels of cortisol and increases the quantity of baby having hospitalisasi in the 2nd floor Marwah RSU Haji Surabaya. This type of research is experimental pre-test and post test control group design. Sampelnya are some babies with diarrhea hospitalized at Room 2nd floor Marwah RSU Haji Surabaya in may 2013 with a total of 20 respondents (10 respondents as a group treatment and 10 respondents as the control group). Baby massage is performed by therapists in the treatment group. Data collection using the observation sheet. The t-test analysis bivariat use to prove there are differences in the levels of cortisol and quantity of baby massage is performed before and after the babies with 5% significance (α = 0.05). The results showed that cortisol saliva on the Group's treatment has decreased significantly. T test shows p = 0.01, meaning there's a baby massage influences on salivary cortisol levels decrease in the Group's treatment and test t to quantity of sleep baby shows p = 0,004, which means there is influence on increasing the quantity of baby massage beds from babies who are having hospitalisasi in the 2nd floor Marwah RSU Haji Surabaya. The conclusions of this research shows that massage the baby effect in lowering the levels of cortisol and increases the quantity of baby having hospitalisasi in the 2nd floor Marwah RSU Haji Surabaya. More research needs to be developed to make baby massage model appropriate and effective in reducing stress of infants who experience hospitalisasi. 

scholarly journals A Training to Enhance Oral Communication Strategies for Spanish Leaners of English

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Hanane Benali Taouis ◽  
Sidoní López Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

This experimental study investigates the use of oral communication strategies (CSs) by Spanish learners of English and the effect of the conducted oral CSs training on the subjects’ use of the CSs. This study is adding value to the fields of teaching and communication by including a training on the use of communication strategies instead of observation. It also counts with data collected from a total of 116 participants and 464 protocols including 2 high and 2 low proficient groups. Our subjects took part in a training on CSs before setting a pre and post-test (interview and storytelling). To compare the results of the use of CSs before and after the training for each of the levels and also manage a cross-sectional comparison between the groups, the researchers used the Canonical Biplot free program. The results of this empirical study proved the effectiveness of the CSs training. It also confirmed that the high proficient group benefited more from the training when compared to the low proficient students.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Dengan Metode Simulasi Pertolongan Pertama (Management Airway) Pada Penyintas Dengan Masalah Sumbatan Jalan Nafas pada Masyarakat Awam di Kec.Sawit Kab. Boyolali

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Akhmad Rifai ◽  
Sugiyarto Sugiyarto
Keyword(s):  
Airway Management ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test

Background: Airway management is the most important thing in resuscitation and requires special skills in the management of emergencies, therefore the first thing that must be assessed is the smoothness of the airway, which includes airway examinations that can be caused by foreign bodies. The lack of oxygen is a cause of rapid death. Research Objectives The general objective of this research is to improve the ability of airway management skills ordinary people in Kateguhan, Sawit, Boyolali. Methods: This research is an experimental study with a Pre-Test-Post Test one Group control design approach. through testing research hypotheses. The population of this research is the cloud community of 50 respondents which are divided into two groups,  25 respondents in the intervention group and 25 respondents as a control group. Statistical test in the paired group uses the nonparametric Wilcoxon test and the non-paired uses Mann-Whitney. Results: Based on the results of the Wilcoxon analysis test it can be concluded that the 25 respondents who conducted training in simulation measures by way of air way management training specifically airway obstruction can be drawn the conclusion that the majority of ordinary people have good knowledge in terms of emergency handling abilities, especially in air way management measures p value 0.001 which means that there are significant differences between before and after training. In the control group there were also significant differences with a P value of 0.001. Based on the Mann-Whitney test analysis, there were significant differences between the intervention and control groups with a p value of 0.001. Conclusion: Airway management education and training courses for lay people continue to be held to improve the ability of the action skills.

Belief change before and after the teaching practicum among Chinese pre-service EFL teachers

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilong Xie ◽  
Wendi Zhou ◽  
Fen Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Belief Change ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Potential Factors

<p>The current study adopted a longitudinal design to investigate 105 EFL teachers’ belief change after a three-month teaching practicum. Pre-test and post-test questionnaires were administered before and after the practicum. Repeated measures and t-test data analyses were used to examine differences across different aspects of beliefs, and differences of teachers’ beliefs before and after the practicum. Further content analyses of interview and reflective journals were conducted to find out the change and its potential factors. </p>

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pelatihan Kader Posbindu Terhadap Perilaku Deteksi Dini Hipertensi Pada Usia Dewasa

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Asri ◽  
Sigit Mulyono ◽  
Uswatul Khasanah
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
T Test ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Change In The Mean ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Paired T Test

The problem of hypertension in adulthood is very important to be a concern because it can cause both acute and chronic diseases such as heart and blood vessel disease, Posbindu cadre training is an activity carried out as an effort to improve skills and knowledge of early detection of hypertension so that the presence of cadres who are the spearhead in health services in the community are able to detect hypertension early. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of posbindu cadre training on early detection of hypertension in adulthood. This research design uses the Quasi One Group Experiment pre-test Post Test with Paired T-Test. The population in this study was all people suffering from hypertension with a total sample of 84 people. The results showed that there was a change in the mean value before and after the training that was equal to 82 then to 87. The results of the Paired T-test analysis showed that there was an influence of the posbindu cadre training on the behavior of early detection of hypertension where the value (P = 0.001).

scholarly journals News as authentic materials to improve essay writing in a hybrid learning setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1194-1208
Author(s):  
Lestari Setyowati ◽  
Sony Sukmawan
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Hybrid Learning ◽  
Authentic Materials ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The One

This study aimed to investigate the effect of using news as authentic materials for essay writing skills. This experimental study employed the one-group pre-test and post-test design to 18  fourth-semester students who joined the Essay Writing Course in one of the universities in Indonesia. These students were selected through systematic random sampling and went through treatments for 12 meetings where they were taught in a hybrid learning setting. The first four meetings used the conventional face-to-face classroom interaction. The rest of the meetings were done online because of the outbreak of COVID 19. The instruments to collect data were tests and documentation. Before they were given to the students, the teaching materials, pre-test, and post-test designs were tested and validated. The authentic materials were news texts about global issues such as poverty, environmental protection, gender, race and ethnicities, and diseases. Two raters scored the students’ writing by using Jacobs ESL Composition Profile. The researchers used IBM SPSS 25 software to analyze the data. The results of a paired sample t-test analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the students’ writing scores before and after using news as authentic materials (p = .959 α = 0.05). The paper further discusses the implications of this study for theoretical and practical use. 

scholarly journals The Effect of Massage Relaxation to Decrease Headaches in Pregnancy Trimester I

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Nicky Danur Jayanti
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
The Body ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Massage Treatment

Headache is a diffuse pain in various parts of the head which varies in its intensity, and the duration of which is a neurological complaint during pregnancy, to reduce headaches by providing provision of drug therapy from aroma therapy, relaxation massage, hot and cold compresses. A relaxing massage is given to ease the discomfort, maintain the overall function of the body and provide emotional support. The study aimed to find out if there is an effect of a relaxation massage in decreasing headaches in pregnant women trimester I.The research method used was a comparative study using a pre-test and post-test group design. The samples used were 15 pregnant women who fit the inclusion criteria and population as many as 19 respondents. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Analysis of the results of research was using the Wilcoxon test analysis. Most of the first trimester pregnant women have headaches prior to  the relaxation massage were 10 respondents (66.7%), relaxation massage after having a mild headache were 11 respondents (73.3%). Based on the analysis of Wilcoxon test obtained value ρ = 0.002, thus it is said that Ha is accepted because ρ <0.05 means that there is  an effect of the level of head pain in the first trimester pregnant women before and after a relaxing massage treatment. It is advised to pregnant women, to add motivation to deal with headaches naturally.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pemberian Seledri (Apium Graveolens L.) Terhadap Penurunan Hiperkolesterolemia Pada Lansia Di Panti Wreda Darma Bhakti Kasih Surakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartono Hartono ◽  
Siti Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Hdl Cholesterol ◽  
Apium Graveolens ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Center ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Abstract: Celery, Hypercholesterolemia. Dyslipidemia is a lipid metabolic disorder characterized by elevated total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides above normal values and a decrease in HDL cholesterol. In traditional medicine, herb celery has been used as a medicine to lower cholesterol levels because of the content of unsaturated fatty acids in celery plants. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of celery extract on the decrease of hypercholesterolemia in Elderly. Type The design of this study is quasi experimental with one group pre test post test design. The population in this study were all elderly in Panti Wreda Darma Bhakti Kasih Surakarta in 2016 with total sampling that is all respondents of the research after examination total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL at Parahita Diagnostic Center Surakarta Laboratory with high cholesterol result of 29 people. Result of Analyst Paired t-test Total Cholesteol levels before and after giving Celery extract in Elderly showed P value 0.029 which means there is influence between before and after giving Celery extract. Result of Willcoxon test analysis of Triglyceride level before and after giving Celery extract in Elderly obtained P value: 0,414 which means no influence between before and after giving Celery extract. The results of Willcoxon test analysis of LDL levels before and after giving Celery extract in Elderly obtained P value: 0,102 which means no influence between before and after giving extract Celery

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