Investigation of Infographic Design and Summarizing Processes from the Biology Texts of Primary School Students in Terms of Different Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-544
Author(s):  
edanur inci
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Word Association ◽  
School Science ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cognitive Structures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Technological Developments

Technological developments have increased the importance of presenting and the processing of information as effective and memorable in the field of education. The aim of the study is to examine the effect of performing biology subjects in the elementary school science lessons with infographic design tasks in terms of the effects on students’ cognitive structures and knowledge levels in the learning - teaching process. As the research method was used the pretest-posttest control group design from the experimental research models. The sample of the research consists of 4th grade students of a primary school. The total of 48 students were studied from two different classes, each of 24 students including in the study. Word Association Test (WAT) and achievement Test were used as data collection tools. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test from non-parametric tests were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the analyzes, it was seen that the students who carried out the infographic design activities were positively affected in terms of their cognitive structures.

scholarly journals Influence of Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) Approach on the Enhancement of Primary School Students’ Mathematical Reasoning Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Hafiziani Eka Putri ◽  
Erna Suwangsih ◽  
Puji Rahayu ◽  
Gia Nikawanti ◽  
Elfriyani Enzelina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reasoning Ability ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Reasoning Abilities ◽  
Fifth Grade Students

This research is motivated by the importance of mathematical reasoning abilities for primary school students. This research aims at looking at the effect of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) approach on the enhancement of mathematical reasoning abilities of primary school students. This research method is a quasi-experiment with pre-test and post-test control group design in Mathematics subjects with the theme of data presentation. The research sample consisted of 121 fifth grade students in two primary schools in Bekasi Regency. The test and non-test instruments were involved in this research. The results revealed that there wasthe influence between the CPA approach and students' mathematical reasoning abilities, and the achievement and enhancement of mathematical reasoning abilities of students who got learning with the CPA approach werebetter than students who got conventional learning based on all student review and a category of Prior Mathematical Ability (PMA) high, moderate and low. In conclusion, the mathematical reasoning ability of primary school students can be improved by applying the CPA approach.

scholarly journals Improvement of Pre-Service Teachers' Practical Knowledge and Motivation about Artificial Intelligence through a Service-learning-based Module in Guizhou, China: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Song Pu ◽  
Nor Aniza Ahmad ◽  
Mas Nida Md. Khambari ◽  
Ng Keng Yap ◽  
Seyedali Ahrari
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract. The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to develop a service-learning-based module training artificial intelligence (AI) subject (SLBM-TAIS), and 2) to evaluate the effect of SLBM-TAIS on pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) practical knowledge and motivation, as well as primary school students' attitude towards AI in China. Participants of this study comprised 60 PSTs and 107 primary school students. The experimental research in this study followed the quasi-experimental non-randomized pre-test and post-test control group design. The PSTs were divided into experimental and control groups, and the primary school students followed the same grouping. The PSTs in the experimental group taught AI subjects to the primary school students in the experimental group, while the PSTs in the control group taught AI subjects to the primary school students in the control group. The results of the study showed that SLBM-TAIS was effective in training PSTs to teach AI subjects to primary school students. Furthermore, the SLBM-TAIS developed in this study offered a unique technique for training PSTs and primary school students that could increase PSTs' practical knowledge and motivation, as well as primary school students' attitudes toward AI. The findings from this study are important in the field of educational psychology, and its contribution has several theoretical and practical implications.   Keywords: Attitude; artificial intelligence; pre-service teachers; primary school students; practical knowledge; motivation

scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Cognitive Structure and Misconception in Respiration Topic

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1272-1284
Author(s):  
Noraini Mahror ◽  
Siti Nur Diyana Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Anaerobic Respiration ◽  
Cognitive Structures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
The Given ◽  
Breathing Mechanism

Purpose of the study: This study aims to explore the cognitive structures and identify the misconceptions experienced by secondary school students in the respiration topic. Methodology: This study is a qualitative study. The instruments used for data collection were the Word Association Test (WAT) and the Questionnaire of Writing Sentence (QWS). The data obtained were in word form. The breakpoint technique was used to analyze the data for WAT while the data for QWS were analyzed by category. Purposive sampling was applied in this study. A total of 23 forms four students comprising 12 boys and 11 girls participated in this study. Main Findings: The result showed that the students’ cognitive structures in the respiration topic were incomplete. The students were unable to form a comprehensive relationship for the given keywords, and there were also weak or incorrect associations. The misconceptions that had been identified are largely related to the keywords about cell respiration, anaerobic respiration, and breathing mechanism. Applications of this study: This study provides insights into the students’ cognitive structures and misconceptions about respiration. Thus, it will be useful for teachers in planning their teaching strategies so that they can improve the students’ cognitive structures as well as avoid misconceptions. Novelty: Most of the previous studies only focused on the identification of misconceptions without further investigation into the students’ cognitive structures, especially on the respiration topic. Thus, this study investigates the cognitive structures and misconceptions specifically among secondary school students who have learned respiration in biology.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS MASALAH TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN SISWA MENGENAI HAK DAN KEWAJIBAN SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR SEBAGAI WARGA NEGARA

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 967
Author(s):  
Hendra Prasetia
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Significant Difference

ABSTRACTThis study aimed to research the effect of problem based learning on students' understanding of the rights and obligations of primary school students as citizenship. The type of the research was experimental research with pretest-posttest control group research design. Results of testing the hypothesis that t value obtained is equal to 5.216 and a significance value of 0.000. Thus the t value obtained is greater than t table (5.216> 2.408), while the significance value is smaller than the value of α (0.000 <0.05). Based on these results, the hypothesis is accepted, meaning that a significant difference between problem-based learning, the students' understanding of the rights and obligations of primary school students as citizenship. Keywords: Problem Based Learning, Students Understanding, the Rights and Duties of Students. ABSTRAK                                                                                          Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model Pembelajaran berbasis masalah terhadap pemahaman siswa mengenai hak dan kewajiban siswa sekolah dasar sebagai warga negara. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan bentuk desain penelitian pretest-posttest control group design. Hasil pengujian hipotesis menjelaskan nilai t hitung yang didapat yaitu sebesar 5.216 dan nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000, hasil pengujian hipotesis tersebut menunjukkan bahwa nilai t hitung yang didapat lebih besar dari nilai t dalam tabel (5,216>2,408) sedangkan nilai signifikansi tersebut lebih kecil dari nilai α (0,000<0,05). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, maka hipotesis diterima, artinya terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan antara pembelajaran berbasis masalah, terhadap pemahaman siswa akan hak dan kewajiban siswa sekolah dasar sebagai warga negara. Kata Kunci : Pembelajaran Berdasarkan Masalah, Pemahaman Siswa, Hak dan kewajiban siswa.

scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Initial and Changes in Cognitive Structures of Argument and Related Concepts

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Hasene Esra Yildirir
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
Cognitive Structures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Design Students ◽  
The Right ◽  
Oriented Approach

The purpose of this study was to determine the state of secondary school students’ cognitive structures about argument and related concepts and to reveal the change in their cognitive structures regarding these concepts after the implementation of the argumentation-oriented approach in science lessons. This study was conducted in Grade 6, 7, 8 classes, including a total of 80 students. This study follows a pre-experimental one group pretest–posttest design. Students were administered a word association test (WAT) covering argument and related concepts prior to and following the lessons. The results obtained from the WAT show that the students’ cognitive structures progressed from the pretest to posttest, with an increase in the number of response words and connections between words, and with a change in the nature of these connections. As a result of teaching science lessons through argumentation, it was detected that cognitive structures of students regarding argument and related concepts indicated changes in the right way.

scholarly journals The Application of Holistic Mathematics Education (HME) Model based on Among System toward Learning Motivation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mega Iswari ◽  
Ahmad Fauzan ◽  
Afriva Khaidir
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Model Based ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. This study aims to develop a Holistic Mathematics Education (HME) model based on Among system for primary school students. However, this study focuses on exploring the impact of applying the model to the students’ learning motivation and uses quasi-experimental research by applying The Randomized Pretest-Posttest Only Control Group Design that conducted on third grade elementary school students in Indonesia. The samples are two classes chosen randomly after they meet the requirements for analysis test. One class is taken as an experimental class and one class as a control class. The data instrument used is the students’ learning motivation questionnaire. The data is analyzed quantitatively using the Wilcoxon test and t-test by comparing the gain score between the experimental and control class. The results of the analysis show that: 1) the students’ learning motivation after the treatment is better, 2) the students’ learning motivation taught by the model is better than using conventional learning models. It can be concluded that the model is useful to be applied for improving the primary school students’ motivation in learning.

Using a word association test for the assessment of high school students' cognitive structures on dissolution

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 902-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayşegül Derman ◽  
Ingo Eilks
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Word Association ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Association Test ◽  
Solution Chemistry ◽  
Cognitive Structures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Word Association Test ◽  
Data Source

Understanding students' cognitive structures in a specific knowledge domain helps to determine the “what, how and why” features of such knowledge, so that we can take these structures into consideration in teaching. The purpose of the present study was to identify students' cognitive structures about solution and dissolution concepts. The study utilized mixed methods within a non-experimental descriptive design. The data source for this study consisted of 157 11th grade students' written accounts of solution chemistryviaa Word Association Test (WAT). A response frequency mapping method was used to identify the students' cognitive structures. To determine the nature of students' cognitive structures, sentences were analyzed in terms of misconceptions, lacking understanding, and vague understanding. Overall the study shows a very diverse picture in cognitive structures existing among the students, including many poorly-developed concepts. Implications for teaching are given.

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