Constructivism in Teaching Elementary Algebra: It’s Influence in Mathematics Performance of Students in Large Classes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmundo Cabiltes Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Achievement Scores ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The One ◽  
Experimental Group

  This study determined the effect of constructivist method in students’ mathematics achievement. It sought to answer the influence of teaching methods in students’ achievement scores in large classes in terms of knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis questions. A pretest- posttest quasi-experimental control group design was used. The experimental group was exposed to constructivist method while the control group to traditional method. To determine the influence of the methods in the students’ achievement scores, the one way ANCOVA was used. The researcher handled the two classes. Results showed that there was a significant difference in the students’ achievement scores in terms of knowledge, comprehension; application and analysis questions. The control group performed better than the experimental group in all levels of questions. Constructivist approach is ineffective in large classes while the lecture method is an appropriate teaching approach for large classes.   Keywords - constructivism, large classes, mathematics achievement, experimental

scholarly journals Improving Mathematics Achievement in the New Normal Education System Using Genyo E-Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 07-21
Author(s):  
Leadean Jay Capacio
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Education System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

Mathematics as a discipline effectively learned when teacher-assisted instruction is present has now aided with computer-assisted learning. This study assessed the effectiveness of Genyo-E-Learning in Online Distance Learning through a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. Pupils have matched accordingly with their Mathematics grades in the third-grading period. Pretest underwent KR20 and Levene’s Test of Homogeneity of Variance to see if the covariate is reliable and groups are at the same level. As shown in the Schema of Classes, the researcher designed two lesson outlines with different structures for the intact groups covering the topic: Circumference of a Circle. The lesson for the Control Group was delivered through the Conventional Virtual Lecture Method, while the Experimental Group had Genyo E-Learning as an aid for transmission. The post-test scores were the basis as to what group the significant difference favors. Post-tests were treated with ANCOVA at a 0.05 significance level. The researcher used the National Achievement Test Descriptive Equivalence Table to determine groups' mastery level and used the Evaluation Form on the Excerpts of Online Classes to evaluate the degree of pupils' interactivity toward the lesson. Mathematics Achievement of pupils taught with Genyo E-Learning is greater than that of Conventional Virtual Lecture Method teaching and rated Very Satisfactorily and Satisfactorily respectively based on Interactivity Evaluation. More pupils from the Experimental Group achieved Mastered Level based on the Achievement Level Scale. Genyo E-Learning Systems could improve Mathematics Achievement in the New Normal Education System.

scholarly journals penyuluhan menggunakan media lembar balik terhadap pengetahuan dan sikap ibu balita mengenai Kadarzi

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Ulfah Sofindra Syahidatunnisa ◽  
Holil M Par'i ◽  
Fred Agung Suprihartono ◽  
Fred Agung Suprihartono ◽  
Rr. Nur Fauziyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Sample ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Attitudinal Changes ◽  
Experimental Group

One of the factors that influence Kadarzi's achievement is the knowledge and attitudes of the toddler's mother. This study aims to determine the effect of counseling using backsheet media on the knowledge and attitudes of toddlers' mothers about Kadarzi in the Cipeundeuy Health Center District of West Bandung Regency. The research design used was quasi-experimental with a pre-post test control group design model with a total sample of 28 people each for the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was given an intervention in the form of counseling using flipchart media, while the control group was given an intervention in the form of counseling using leaflet media. The results obtained from the Wilcoxon test in the experimental group and the t-dependent test in the control group were changes in the increase in knowledge and attitude scores in the experimental group and the control group after intervention (p <0.005). The results of the Mann-Whitney test showed no significant difference between knowledge and attitude scores in the experimental group and the control group (p> 0.005). It is better to do further research related to Kadarzi's behavior so that the application of the Kadarzi indicator can be monitored so that it can describe the results of attitudinal changes, and to increase Kadarzi's knowledge and attitudes to toddler mothers.

Effectiveness of Video Lecture Material as Instructional Tool for a Statistics Class

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CAMILA L. LIKIT ◽  
RENAN P. LIMJUCO
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Instructional Tool ◽  
Video Lecture ◽  
Lecture Material ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

The quest for better strategies in teaching is a never-ending process. This scenario is heightened more by the myriad online instructional materials fit for classroom use. The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of video lecture materials for statistics proficiency of first year students of Davao Doctors College.The researchers employed quasi-experimental design that involved purposively chosen 31 students for the control group and 26 students for the experimental group. The control group received traditional instruction while the experimental group utilized video lecture materials as the instructional tool. The questionnaire consisted 50 multiple choice items and established a reliability index of .82. This investigation used t-test analysis to establish the same level of statistics proficiency among the students before the conduct of the study. The study concluded that both learning strategies were effective in teaching students the basic concepts of statistics as indicated by the significant improvement of their pre-test to posttest scores. Although the posttest results of the students who were taught using video lecture materials were higher than those supervised using lecture method, the significance of this difference was never established. Thus, the use of video learning material as an instructional tool in statistics is equally effective with the traditional lecture method. Keywords - Mathematics education, video lecture material, effectiveness, statisticsproficiency, quasi-experimental design, significant difference, t-test, Philippines

scholarly journals Effects of Dynamic Assessment on the Acquisition of the Rhythm of English: The Case of EFL Learners’ Attitudes

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Sajad Shafiee ◽  
Fahimeh Talakoob ◽  
Mina Fatahi
Keyword(s):  
Design Research ◽  
Dynamic Assessment ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Proper Form ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Dynamic assessment has been widely used in educational literature over the past two decades. The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using dynamic assessment on teaching the rhythm of English to Iranian EFL learners and scrutinizing their attitudes towards it. The participants of the study were 30 Iranian EFL leaners at the intermediate level of proficiency, who were conveniently selected from a foreign language institute in Isfahan, Iran. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the participants were divided into two homogenous groups, including the experimental group and control group. In this quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest-control-group-design research study, the control group followed traditional method of learning pronunciation and rhythm, while dynamic assessment approach was used to teach the same materials to the experimental group. In contrast to the control group, the experimental group took an active role in the classroom by having more interaction and using the ongoing hints and prompts provided by the teacher. The result of the posttest unfolded that there was a significant difference between the performances of the two groups, and that the experimental group participants managed to outperform the control group members on the pronunciation posttest. Moreover, based on the attitude questionnaire, EFL learners had grown a positive attitude towards the use of dynamic assessment to learn rhythm. The results of this study demonstrated that through the implementation of DA, the proper form of mediation could be provided to the learners regarding their ZPD.

scholarly journals Stimulating Students’ Argumentation using Drawing – based Modeling on The Concept of Ecosystem

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
E N Sumarni ◽  
A Widodo ◽  
R Solihat
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Level 2

<p class="Abstract">Drawing – based modeling as learning approach, it allows students to create models based on drawing which help them to run a simulation. Students can use drawing–based modeling to learn a pair of interacting population known as predato–prey system while they usually conducted practicum using diagram of organisms. This study was to explore students’ argumentation and students’ understanding on the concept of the ecosystem. The study was conducted quasi – experimental using the matching – only post-test – only control group design. The participants consist of 60 grade 10 senior high school students in Subang, West Java. They are placed into two groups, 30 students in the experimental group and 30 students in the control group. Data was collected through argumentation test and selected response test for assessing students’ understanding. Students’ argumentation were analyzed using Toulmin’s argumentation pattern and statistical analysis. The result showed there is no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group for students’ argumentation. Most of the students are predominantly at level 2. But the coherency of arguments of the experimental group is more coherent than the control group. It means that the students in experimental group can make logical claim and supported by the correct and relevant grounds (data, warrant, and backing). The result of students’ understanding showed there is a significant mean score between the experimental group and the control group whether 72.33 for the experimental group and 62.13 for the control group</p>

scholarly journals PENERAPAN PERMAINAN “ SMART EGG PUZZLE ” DALAM MENINGKATKAN PERILAKU PROSOSIAL ANAK USIA DINI

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Endang Puspitasari
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
External Variables ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the application of the smart egg puzzle game on the social behavior of early childhood. This research was conducted in TK intan Berlian Lamongan with a total sample of 35 children. This study uses a quantitative approach. The research design in this study uses a quasi-experimental research design, where this design has a control group but does not fully function to control external variables that affect the implementation of the experiment. In this study, a nonequivalent control group design was used, where the experimental group and the control group were not chosen randomly. The indicators of this research are being cooperative, expressing emotions according to existing conditions and sharing with others. The results showed that the smart egg puzzle game had a significant effect on understanding the concept of geometry and social behavior in children aged 5-6 years at Intan Berlian Kindergarten. The t-test proves that the value of sig. Levene's Test for Equality of Variances is 0.221, greater than 0.05, it means that H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. Thus it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group

scholarly journals THE USE OF CLUSTERING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ SKILL IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Farnia Sari ◽  
Sri Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

Writing process involves thinking and creative skills. To stimulate the students’ thoughts to express their ideas, clustering technique is effective brainstorming activity to help the students explore their ideas and write consistently. Thus, the objective of this study is to find out whether or not there is any significant difference between the students who were taught in writing descriptive paragraph through Clustering Technique and those who were not. The population of this study was all of the eighth grade students of SMP Srijaya Negara Palembang in academic year 2016/2017. There were three classes that consist of 113 students. The samples of this study were VIII C as a control group and VIII B as an experimental group. This study was conducted by using quasi experimental method with nonequivalent control group design. Then, the data were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result of independent sample t-test shows that the value of sig. (2-tailed) was 0.00 < 0.05 in the level of significant 0.05. While, the value of t-obtained was 5.213 higher than the critical value of t-table was 1.665 with degree of freedom 76. It can be concluded that the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. It means that there was any significant difference between the students who were taught in writing descriptive paragraph through Clustering Technique and those who were not.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING GUIDED DISCOVERY IN TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
Ida Zahara
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not there was any significant difference in reading comprehension achievement between the students who were taught by using guided discovery and those who were taught by using conventional strategy to the eleventh grade students of MAN Arahan. This research was conducted through quasi-experimental method and used matching only pre-test post-test control group design. The population was 140 students of the eleventh grade of MAN Arahan in the academic year 2012/2013. Seventy students were chosen as the sample by using convenience sampling technique. The sample were assigned into two groups; the experimental group and the control group. Each group consisted of thirty five students. The data were obtained by reading comprehension test. A test was given both to the experimental group and control group before and after the treatment. The result of the test was analyzed by using matched t-test. The result of the study showed that there was any significant difference between eleventh grade students of MAN Arahan who were taught by using guided discovery and those who were taught by conventional strategy. The t-obtained was 4.52 at the significant level 0.05 in two tailed testing and df=21, the critical value of t-table is 2.080. Since the value of t-obtained was higher than t-table, then the null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis was accepted. It can be stated that guided discovery is effective in teaching reading comprehension, and can be used as the alternative technique for teaching reading comprehension to the eleventh grade students of MAN Arahan.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN METODE EKSPERIMEN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS PADA ANAK USIA DINI

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Elsa Nurfuady ◽  
Heris Hendriana ◽  
Ghina Wulansuci
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Method ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Basically humans have had creative potential since he was created. With the potential of its natural creativity, it is expected that early on, children will need activities related to creative ideas through coaching so that children can develop their creative potential optimally. For that we need a learning method that can improve children's creativity, one of which is the experimental method. Through the experimental method children can be trained in developing creativity. The purpose of this study is to examine the achievement of children's creativity in using experimental methods. This study used a quasi-experimental method with Nonequevalent Control Group Design research design using two classes consisting of B1 experimental group and B2 control class at Al-Masruroh Kindergarten. Based on data processing and research results obtained the results of the pre-test showed that there were no significant differences between the experimental group and the control group (TK Al-Masruroh) with p-value> 0.05 which was 0.145> 0.05, while the post test results showed creativity after the application of the experimental method there is a significant difference with the value of pvalue <0.05 which is the result of 0.000 <0.05. Based on the results of this study, the researcher recommends to child educators that the experimental method can be used as one of the learning methods to improve children's creativity.

scholarly journals The Effects of Google Word Coach Game and Vocabulary Mastery on Students’ Speaking Skill

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Suryadi Suryadi ◽  
Winda Widyaningrum ◽  
Fajar Erlangga
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

The research aims to examine the effects of google word coach game and vocabulary mastery on students' speaking skills. This quasi-experimental study uses a 2x2 nonequivalent control group design with a factorial design carried out in four parallel classes, namely class XI IPS 1, XI IPS 2, XI IPS 3 and XI IPS 4 MA Negeri 1 Serang. Learning outcome data are obtained through pretest and posttest activities. The samples are 80 students randomly taken by adjusting to the condition and aim of the research. The results show a significant difference between the posttest of the experimental group and that of the control group. FO value is 5.225 and Sig. is 0.025 < 0.05. Thus, it shows that the null hypothesis is rejected, and the research hypothesis is accepted. It also means that there is a difference between the interaction effect of Google Word Coach game and that of vocabulary mastery on students’ speaking skills.

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