Active pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine groups: Their group identities and attitudes toward science

Vaccine rejection is a problem severely impacting the global society, especially considering the COVID-19 outbreak. The need to understand the psychological mechanisms underlying the active involvement of the pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine movements is therefore very important both from a theoretical and practical perspective. This paper investigates the group identities of people with positive and negative attitudes towards vaccination, and their attitudes toward general science. A targeted sample study of 192 pro-vaccine and 156 anti-vaccine group members showed that the group identity of pro-vaccine individuals is higher than of anti-vaccine individuals. and that both pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine individuals had a positive attitude toward science. Results are discussed in context of the heterogeneity of motivations causing vaccine rejection and the relation between active involvement in online discussion and group identity.

„Jutro należy do kotów”. Problemy (eco) science fiction w powieści Bernarda Werbera

Why tomorrow should not belong to humans, but to another species? Science fiction seems to answer this question with alarmingly accurate arguments. SF texts often seem like prophecies that predict the future. We most willingly accept visions in which man is the author of innovative technologies as well as cultural and economic progress. What if this development is not ascribed to the human race, but for example: to monkeys or cats? The classic repertoire of science fiction heroes, apart from humans, includes robots, cyborgs, androids or newcomers from another planet (aliens). Their humanoid character — anthropomorphic features of appearance, behavior, development of the species in the form of created (or mid creation) civilization and culture — is designed to break the anthropocentric view of man. The function of the Other in science fiction can, however, be taken over by a creature much closer and longer known to man than a newcomer from a foreign planet or a creature of highly developed technology — an animal. The essay is an attempt to analyze Bernard Werber’s novel Tomorrow the cats from the perspective of general science fiction and ecofiction issues. At the same time, the issue of species chauvinism and the ways in which it manifests itself in literature are discussed.

STRATEGI KEPEMIMPINAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS PROGRAM UNGGULAN TAHFIDZUL QUR’AN

Takhassus Al-Qur'an Kalibeber Junior High School located in the Wonosobo area is a school that has connections with the Al-Asy'ariyah Islamic Boarding School with its founder Al-Mukarram KH. Muntaha Alh. This school combines religious knowledge with general science in order to create a balance between worldly knowledge and the science of the hereafter. The most prominent program in this school is the flagship program of Tahfidz, where in the Wonosobo area there is no school that has this program. The purpose of holding the flagship program is to produce students who memorize the Qur'an. There have been many graduates of Takhassus Al-Qur'an Middle School who have become hafiz and hafizah. These are all results of the success of the leader in leading an institution. A good leader is he who is able to make his school successful from year to year to make progress. For the sake of realizing the superior program, as a leader it is obligatory to provide training to tahfidz teachers and of course to the students themselves in order to improve the program.

SCIENTIFIC INTEGRATION OF ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOLS

This study aims to find out how the concept of integrating religious knowledge with general science is at the Nurul Huda Yaspin Islamic Boarding School and how to apply the integration of religious knowledge and general science at the Nurul Huda Yaspin Islamic Boarding School. This type of research is case study research or field research, where researchers go directly to the field to obtain data and information on the research carried out. Meanwhile, this research approach uses a descriptive approach. The results of the study show that the concept of integrating religious knowledge and general science at Nurul Huda is inseparable from the basic values (qiyam HAM) that are embedded in every step and educational activity carried out in it. Nurul Huda Yaspin cults himself as a boarding school of etiquette, etiquette is an acronym for Takwa, Tafaqquh, Khidmah and rahmatan lil alamin. Nurul Huda's three basic values serve to underlie, integrate and direct his orientation. The application of the curriculum at Nurul Huda does not distinguish between religious knowledge and general science. In terms of concepts, religious knowledge and general science are both taught in recitations at Nurul Huda, such as Sufism, logic or mantiq lectures, philosophy, interpretation studies, falaq science and so on, all organized in curriculum units according to each study program. which is in Nurul Huda.

MEMBENTUK KARAKTER PESERTA DIDIK MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN IPS DI MI TARBIYATUS SHIBYAN

This investigation expects to break down how to shape the personality of understudies through friendly examinations learning at MI Tarbiyatus Shibyan The exploration technique utilized is subjective with an enlightening methodology that is library research. In light of the information acquired, the analysts tracked down that in molding the personality of understudies through friendly investigations learning, in particular by utilizing the CTL learning strategy. This examination likewise contributes in giving a nitty gritty depiction of the use of the joining of character esteems with science to be utilized as a source of perspective for the execution of instructing and learning exercises. Furthermore, the examination is additionally done to help educators and scholastic activists so that there is no detachment between strict information and general science. Keywords : Character, IPS, Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

Developments and Emerging Trends of Blended Learning: A Document Co-citation Analysis (2003–2020)

This study aims to analyze and visualize the research hotspots, evolution, and emerging trends of blended learning in a holistic way. In this study, 1657 biblio-metric records together with 48310 citations are collected from SCIE, SSCI and A&HCI databases. CiteSpace is adopted in the analysis and visualization. Results show: enhancing collaborative learning, pattern, and teacher training are the re-search hotspots in Period I, instructor perception, possible future direction, and research trend are the research hotspots in Period II, general science classroom, blended learning environment, and measuring student engagement are the re-search hotspots in Period III; the themes of covid-19 remain similar along the de-velopment, while the themes of digital health education change a lot; blended learning environment, online component, covid-19 pandemic, procrastinating be-havior, active blended learning, and observed learning orientation are the emerg-ing trends. These findings could provide research directions for future studies in blended learning.

Smartphones as detector the speed of sound: A classroom explanation and demonstration

This paper presents how smartphones determine the speed of sound (C) with a classroom explanation and demonstration to design a variety of lab instruments. Smartphone sensors such as mics and speakers were used as experimental tools by students for calculating the value of speed of sound. Mathematics is used to describe physics principles using only the mean of repetitive experimental results. After conducting an experiment with 43 students, majoring in general science, faculty of education and educational innovation, Kalasin University, the students report the value of the speed of sound nearly to theoretical values with a percentage difference of less than 0.1%, equipment used in everyday life in the classroom, equipment that is cheap, along with a simple calculation of speed of sound, is an advantage of this experiment.

Area of Specialization and Teaching Performance of the Secondary Science Teachers in Negros Oriental, Philippines

The K to 12 reform and the new Philippine Professional Standard for Teachers have changed the landscape of teacher quality requirements in the Philippines. It is in this context that this study is deemed necessary to determine the area of specialization and the teaching performance of the public secondary school Science teachers in terms of science content knowledge with this new educational schemeThere were 46 respondents in this study from the Department of Education-Guihulngan City Division, Negros Oriental Philippines. Findings reveal that the science teachers’ area of specialization can be categorized as Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) major in General Science, BS in Scientific Field (Nursing, Biology, and Chemical Engineering) and the Non-Science Field (English, TLE, Social Science). It indicates that majority of them lack the needed educational qualification to teach all science disciplines in the K12 curriculum. Furthermore, it shows that the BSED-General Science teachers with outstanding rating perform better than the B.S. in Scientific Field group and the non-science teachers with very good and good performance ratings respectively. It is an indication of lack of science content knowledge among the non-science teachers. Furthermore, the result discloses that the area of specialization is a determining factor in their teaching performance. It revealed that among the three groups of respondents, the general science teachers appear to be the most efficient. They are followed by those in the B.S. in Scientific field, and the non-science teachers came out to be the lowest. Hence, it clearly suggests that the BSED-General Science teachers are the most qualified to teach science since they have the sufficient educational preparations. The B.S.in Scientific Field teachers need to undergo more training and enroll in graduate studies to master all the science areas in the K12 curriculum. While the non-science teachers are discouraged to handle science subjects since they lack the necessary educational preparation to teach science.

ANALYSIS OF PUNJAB TEXTBOOK OF GENERAL SCIENCE IN CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT 8TH GRADE

The current research was carried out to analyze the content and to assess teachers’ perception regarding content of general science textbook at the elementary level for grade 8th in the environmental education context. For content analysis general science recommended by Punjab Textbook has been taken. For getting teachers perception, five-point Likert scale was utilized which consisted of 27 statements under the consideration of three components of Palmer’s teaching and learning model a) education about the environment b) education in or from the environment c) education for the environment. The outcomes of the research showed that activities of the content related to environment are more emphasizing towards psychomotor domain instead of equally focusing all domains. On the other hand, teachers’ perception indicate that more improvement is needed in textbook in relation to providing opportunities to boost the skills, knowledge, attitudes among students in order to protect the environment. For instance, an environmental day can be organized in which awareness, knowledge, skills related to environment are provided