scholarly journals Effect of the Jigsaw-Based Cooperative Learning Method on Student Performance in the General Certificate of Education Advanced-Level Psychology: An Exploratory Brunei Case Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hafizah Azmin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Jigsaw Method

<p class="apa">The mixed-methods study investigated the effect of the jigsaw cooperative learning method on student performance in psychology and their views towards it. Experimental data were obtained via pre-and-post tests and an open-ended questionnaire from 16 conveniently selected students at one Sixth Form College in Brunei. Moreover, the participants reported that they enjoyed using the Jigsaw method and performed significantly better after the intervention. A large-scale research involving a bigger sample and more schools is recommended to confirm findings from the present study.</p>

scholarly journals A case study of a conservation flagship species: the monarch butterfly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie D. Preston ◽  
Julia D. Liao ◽  
Theodore P. Toombs ◽  
Rainer Romero-Canyas ◽  
Julia Speiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Monarch Butterfly ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Flagship Species ◽  
Mass Migration ◽  
Tests Of Association ◽  
And Migration

AbstractWhat makes a flagship species effective in engaging conservation donors? Large, charismatic mammals are typically selected as ambassadors, but a few studies suggest butterflies—and monarchs in particular—may be even more appealing. To gather more information about people’s responses to monarchs, we conducted an empirical study of member submissions to a successful conservation campaign, the Monarch Story Campaign, conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The set of 691 stories along with their associated demographic and donation data was analyzed in a mixed-methods study using qualitative analysis and tests of association. The results showed that people often described encounters with monarchs in childhood and as adults. They expressed strong, positive emotions, and lauded the monarch’s beauty and other “awe-inspiring” qualities and expressed wonder at their lifecycle (i.e., metamorphosis and migration). They also raised conservation themes of distress at monarch loss, calls for action, and caretaking, such as being “fragile” and “in need.” Sharing personal encounters was associated with current efforts to save the species and more past financial donations, while a second pattern tied more donations to awe at the monarch’s mass migration. These results imply that conservation campaigns built around species people encounter may build lifelong awareness, concern, and actions towards conservation.

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ Consensus on Strategies for Self- and Other-Regulation of Video Game Play: A Mixed Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3846
Author(s):  
Michelle Colder Carras ◽  
Matthew Carras ◽  
Alain B. Labrique
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Preventive Interventions ◽  
Game Play ◽  
Video Game Play ◽  
Game Mechanics

Background: Little is known about strategies or mechanics to improve self-regulation of video game play that could be developed into novel interventions. This study used a participatory approach with the gaming community to uncover insider knowledge about techniques to promote healthy play and prevent gaming disorder. Methods: We used a pragmatic approach to conduct a convergent-design mixed-methods study with participants attending a science fiction and education convention. Six participants answered questions about gaming engagement and self- or game-based regulation of gaming which were then categorized into pre-determined (a priori) themes by the presenters during the presentation. The categorized themes and examples from participant responses were presented back to participants for review and discussion. Seven participants ranked their top choices of themes for each question. The rankings were analyzed using a nonparametric approach to show consensus around specific themes. Results: Participants suggested several novel potential targets for preventive interventions including specific types of social (e.g., play with others in a group) or self-regulation processes (e.g., set timers or alarms). Suggestions for game mechanics that could help included clear break points and short missions, but loot boxes were not mentioned. Conclusions: Our consensus development approach produced many specific suggestions that could be implemented by game developers or tested as public health interventions, such as encouraging breaks through game mechanics, alarms or other limit setting; encouraging group gaming; and discussing and supporting setting appropriate time or activity goals around gaming (e.g., three quests, one hour). As some suggestions here have not been addressed previously as potential interventions, this suggests the importance of including gamers as stakeholders in research on the prevention of gaming disorder and the promotion of healthy gaming. A large-scale, online approach using these methods with multiple stakeholder groups could make effective use of players’ in-depth knowledge and help speed discovery and translation of possible preventive interventions into practice and policy.

scholarly journals Learning Implementations about Cooperative Learning Method: A Case Study in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
Perihan Dinç Artut ◽  
◽  
Ayten Pinar Bal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Learning Method

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence in Distance Learning: A case study of English as a second language via distance learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-165
Author(s):  
George Boon Sai Teoh ◽  
Agnes Wei Lin Liau
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Learning English

Distance learners studying English confront emotionally demanding obstacles. A mixed methods study was conducted to explore the role that distance learners’ emotional intelligence (EI) plays as they learn English. In phase one of the study, 238 students responded to a composite questionnaire that yielded their EI scores, demography, and viewpoints regarding the English course. In phase two, 18 volunteers selected based on their EI scores were interviewed to obtain qualitative data to build upon the quantitative results. This paper presents a case study of a student called Aini. The findings revealed that Aini’s EI helped her manage her emotions, perceptions, and actions, and ultimately obtain her obligatory English credits for graduation. It is imperative to inculcate students’ EI to help them manage their emotions in order to adapt and persevere, not only when learning English via distance learning but also to successfully accomplish one’s goals in life.

scholarly journals Corruption and the impact of law enforcement: insights from a mixed-methods study in Malawi

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-336
Author(s):  
Gerhard Anders ◽  
Fidelis E. Kanyongolo ◽  
Brigitte Seim
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scholarly Attention

ABSTRACTThe article argues that the impact of law enforcement efforts against corruption deserves more scholarly attention. Drawing on a mixed-methods study from Malawi in southern Africa, where a large-scale law enforcement operation has been investigating and prosecuting those involved in a 2013 corruption scandal known as ‘Cashgate’, the article explores the potential for corruption deterrence from the perspective of government officials in the Malawi civil service. Malawi provides a challenging environment for deterrence due to limited state capacity, weak law enforcement agencies and widespread corruption. Nonetheless, the research findings show that Malawian government officials perceive prosecutions and convictions to deter corruption, both with regards to the law enforcement response to Cashgate specifically and law enforcement efforts in general. The findings from Malawi suggest that law enforcement and criminal justice have the potential to make an important contribution to anti-corruption strategies in Africa and the Global South at large.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JIGSAW LEARNING METHOD COMPARED TO LECTURE-BASED LEARNING IN ANATOMY LECTURES

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Saharnauli J. Verawaty Simorangkir
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Retention Test ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Jigsaw Method ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Jigsaw is a cooperative learning method in which students work together in small groups, helping one another towards a common goal. The aim of this research were to find out the different effect of Jigsaw cooperative learning method with conventional method in terms of anatomy learning achievement and retention. Method: Forty-nine students were randomly assigned into two groups, control group (n=24) and experimental group (n=25). A pretest was administered to all students before classes. The Jigsaw learning method was applied to the experimental group for one session. At the same day, control group was taking classes using the lecture-based learning method. At the end of session, all students were retested (post test) on subject. A retention test was administered 3 weeks after the post test. Mean scores were calculated for each test for the experimental and control groups, and the data obtained were analysed using the independent samples t-test.Results: No significant difference was determined between the Jigsaw and lecture based methods at pretest or post-test. The highest mean test score was observed in the post-test with the Jigsaw method. In the retention test, no significant difference between the Jigsaw and lecture-based methods. The highest mean retention test score was observed in the lecture-based method.Conclusion: The Jigsaw method is less effective than lecture-based method. 

scholarly journals Pinpointing Patterns of Violence: A Comparative Genocide Studies Approach to Violence Escalation in the Ukrainian Holodomor

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-36
Author(s):  
Kristina Hook
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Victim Selection ◽  
Contextual Variation ◽  
Genocide Studies ◽  
Genocidal Intent ◽  
Precise Moment

This article utilizes the case study of the 1930s Ukrainian Holodomor, an artificially induced famine under Joseph Stalin, to advance comparative genocide studies debates regarding the nature, onset, and prevention of large-scale violence. Fieldwide debates question how to 1) distinguish genocide from other forms of large-scale violence and 2) trace genocides as unfolding processes, rather than crescendoing events. To circumvent unproductive definitional arguments, methodologies that track large-scale violence according to numerically-based thresholds have substituted for dynamics-based analyses. Able to address aspects of the genocide puzzle, these methodologies struggle to incorporate cross-cultural contextual variation or elicit ripe moments for specific, real-time interventions. Demonstrating how genocide’s precise, changing dynamics can be mapped over its duration, I present and apply a new mixed methods methodology, affirming that historical cases can inform modern prevention efforts. By coding 1932–1933 Ukraine-specific correspondences to/from Stalin, I pinpoint the precise moment when genocidal intent and victim selection overlaps.

scholarly journals Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) and Jigsaw: Which is More Effective on EFL Reading

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizal Arisman
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
School Year ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Jigsaw Method ◽  
The Mean

The objective of this research was to find out the significant difference of two learning method from cooperative learning; those are Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (CIRC) and Jigsaw method and which method is more effective in EFL reading comprehension. This research used a quantitative approach by applying a quasi-experimental method. The data were collected from two classes at grade eight students of SMP Negeri 3 Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi in the school year of 2018/2019 using test. The test was applied twice; those were pretest and posttest for each class. The results indicated that there was not any significant difference in EFL reading comprehension between CIRC and Jigsaw group. But, the range between pretest and posttest for each class indicated the Jigsaw method was more effective than the CIRC group since the mean score of EFL reading comprehension in Jigsaw group was greater than the CIRC group.

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