Penerapan Model Gradual Release of Responsibility dalam Penguatan Pembelajaran Literasi dan Numerasi

Best Practice dilakukan berdasarkan urgensi penguatan pembelajaran literasi dan numerasi dengan melibatkan enam sekolah binaan pada SMA di Kota Yogyakarta. Model Gradual Release of Responsibility mengaktualisasikan pelepasan tanggung jawab secara bertahap, meliputi langkah: 1) focused lesson, 2) Guided Instruction, 3) Collaborative Learning, dan 4) Individual Work untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan keterampilan guru dalam pembelajaran literasi dan numerasi. Analisis data menunjukkan peningkatan pemahaman guru tentang literasi dalam pembelajaran dari 56% menjadi 69%, atau meningkat 13%. Sementara itu, pemahahaman guru tentang numerasi dalam pembelajaran merangkak dari 36% menjadi 61%, meningkat 25%. Keterampilan guru dalam menyusun perencanaan pembelajaran literasi mengalami peningkatan sebesar 15%, dari 70% menjadi 85%. Keterampilan guru dalam perencanaan pembelajaran numerasi mengalami peningkatan tajam sebesar 35%, dari 38% menjadi 75%. Data ini menunjukkan pembimbingan dengan model Gradual Release of Responsibility berdampak signifikan walaupun belum mencapai hasil optimal. Kendala dalam pelaksanaan pembimbingan ditemukan berkaitan dengan terbatasnya waktu akibat bersamaan dengan kegiatan penuntasan vaksin bagi guru dan siswa serta persiapan pembelajaran tatap muka terbatas. Terbatasnya literatur tentang implementasi model Gradual Release of Responsibility dalam kepengawasan sekolah menjadikan hasil dan temuan best practice ini sebagai wawasan baru dan merupakan kebaruan yang sangat bermanfaat baik dalam tataran praktek maupun teori. Selanjutnya direkomendasikan bagi pengawas dan sekolah untuk mengadopsi model Gradual Release of Responsibility baik untuk pembimbingan guru maupun siswa dalam meningkatkan kemampuan literasi dan numerasi.

BASAER Team: The First Arabic Robot Team for Building the Capacities of Visually Impaired Students to Build and Program Robots

the purpose of this study was to examine whether visually impaired students can build educational robots and program them if they receive adapted materials and instructions with guided instruction from well-trained educators in the fields of inclusive STEM Classrooms. Discussion of the technologies and our experimental approach is presented in this paper and validated through the continued successful effort with visually impaired students for two years of the program and specialists in the field of visual impairment and STEAM, we also validated our approach by performing experimental classes for students with different visual impairments and ages. The results indicated that the approach used by BASAER team was successful in enabling the blind and visually impaired students to build and program educational robotics and to participate effectively in national and international STEAM programs and competitions, with some limitations and Challenges encountered and explored during this research. The results from this study will be used to suggest a fully adapted system to support full inclusion for blind and visually impaired students in educational robots in STEAM context and to promote the adoption of this study and similar studies toward Inclusive STEM Classrooms.

Air, Air, Air: a champion midwife programme in Tanzania using HOT neonatal resuscitation—lessons learned

Background Tanzania has approximately 40 000 newborn deaths per year, with >25% of these linked to intrapartum-related hypoxia. The Helping Babies Breathe© and Golden minute© (HBB©) programme was developed to teach skilled intervention for non-breathing neonates at birth. While Helping Babies Breathe© and Golden minute©, providing training in simulated bag and mask ventilation, is theoretically successful in the classroom, it often fails to transfer to clinical practice without further support. Furthermore, the proclivity of midwives to suction excessively as a first-line intervention is an ingrained behaviour that delays ventilation, contributing to very early neonatal deaths. Methods The ‘champion’ programme provided guided instruction during a real-life resuscitation. The site was Amana Hospital, Tanzania. The labour ward conducts 13 500 deliveries annually, most of which are managed by midwives. Brief mannikin simulation practice was held two to three times a week followed by bedside hands-on training (HOT) of bag and mask skills and problem solving while reinforcing the mantra of ‘air, air, air’ as the first-line intervention during a real-life emergency. Results Champion midwives (trainers) guided instructions given during a real emergency at the bedside caused learners beliefs to change. Trainees observed changes in baby skin colour and the onset of spontaneous breathing after effective ventilation. Conclusions Visible success during an actual real-life emergency created confidence, mastery and collective self-efficacy.

The Use of Videoconferencing and Unprescribed Conversation for Listening Comprehension in L2 Spanish

The following research investigates the effect that unprescribed1 conversation with native speakers of the target language had on learners' L2 listening comprehension skills at the beginning (n=21) and advanced intermediate levels of Spanish (n=27). Treatment groups completed two-thirty-minute conversations with native speakers via videoconferencing throughout the semester, while the control groups carried out unilateral oral exams using the Canvas course management system. Data was collected using the Avant Stamp Test, an online testing program that is based on the national standards outlined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (i.e., ACTFL). The results of the study revealed that learners at the Intermediate I (InterI) level significantly improved as a result of the oral interactions, while the Intermediate II learners (InterII)—who possessed more developed grammatical and lexical skills, as well as overall experience in L2 than their Intermediate I level counterparts—did not significantly improve as a result of the treatment. Although many of the studies in this area of inquiry emphasize the need for guided instruction, explicit strategy and lexical recognition in aural development, it is argued here that unprescribed conversation with native speakers—a much less contrived and more authentic approach to aural acquisition—can also significantly improve listening ability in L2. Therefore, with the present study, the authors contribute to current literature in Second Language Acquisition that centers on aural development and the role of native speaker interaction in learners' auditory growth.

Education Quality and Teaching Practices

Improving school quality with limited resources is a key issue of policy. This article uses a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to estimate the effectiveness of guided instruction methods as implemented in under-performing schools in Chile. The intervention improved performance substantially, and equally for boys and girls. However, the effect is mainly accounted for by children from relatively higher-income backgrounds. Basing our study on the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) instrument, we document that the quality of teacher–student interactions is positively correlated with the performance of low-income students; however, the intervention did not affect these interactions. Guided instruction improves outcomes, but the challenge to reach the most deprived children remains.

The Value of Direct Instruction for At-Risk Students

Students of color and low-income students are at a much higher risk of dropping out of school than more privileged students. Dropping out of school can lead to severe social issues -- students who drop out of school are much more likely to end up incarcerated and to remain unemployed for long periods of time. However, strong empirical research indicates that certain teaching methods are highly beneficial for the academic achievement of at-risk students in addition to being beneficial for the achievement of all students in general. These teaching methods are based around direct, teacher-centered instruction. In contrast, teaching methods based around minimally-guided instruction tend to be ineffective (or even detrimental) for at-risk students. This text outlines the benefits of direct instruction and the potential risks of minimally-guided instruction, along with specific steps for implementing effective teaching strategies.

Need Analysis on The Inclusive English Materials for The Primary Graders: Voices from Practitioners

This study is aimed at conducting a need analysis on the existence of English materials for the students ofelementary level in an inclusive classroom. The data is obtained from inclusive teacher who has ELTundergraduate educational background and the students of pre-service training of PGMI at IAIN Jember. Theresult shows that teachers take a very important role in conducting an inclusive classroom in primary level due tothe fact that they have to prepare materials and activities specifically for the students who have social, emotional,and behavioral difficulties (SEBD). Listening and speaking skill (oracy cycle) are considered as the first skills tobe taught and introduced to the students of the primary level in order to be able to make interrelationship with othersmore easily. English materials that compatible with the students of primary level in an inclusive classroom are thematerials that encourage their multiple intelligences and recognize their learning style. The teaching procedure isemphasized on the role play in the form of guided instruction flowing from fully guided, partly guided, to fullyfree learning so the scaffolding of presenting materials which emphasized on touching their feeling can improvetheir sense of empathy and sense of taking care of others as well as building their social skill.

Developing critical thinking in STEM education through inquiry-based writing in the laboratory classroom

Laboratory pedagogy is moving away from step-by-step instructions and toward inquiry-based learning (IBL), but only now developing methods for integrating inquiry-based writing (IBW) practices into the laboratory course. Based on an earlier proposal (Science 332:919 (2011)), we designed and implemented an IBW sequence in a university bioinformatics course.We automatically generated unique, double-blinded, biologically plausible DNA sequences for each student. After guided instruction, students investigated sequences independently and responded through IBW writing assignments. IBW assignments were structured as condensed versions of a scientific research paper, and because the sequences were double blinded, they were also assessed as authentic science and evaluated on clarity and persuasiveness.We piloted the approach in a seven-day workshop (35 students) at Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine in Kuala Lumpur. We observed dramatically improved student engagement and indirect evidence of improved learning outcomes over a similar workshop without IBW. Based on student feedback, initial discomfort with the writing component abated in favor of an overall positive response and increasing comfort with the high demands of student writing. Similarly encouraging results were found in a semester length undergraduate module at the National University of Singapore (155 students).

Developing the Pedagogical Capabilities of Elementary Mathematics Specialists during a K-5 Mathematics Endorsement Program

This mixed-methods study explored the pedagogical practices of Prospective Elementary Mathematics Specialists (PEMSs) as they completed a university K-5 Mathematics Endorsement program. Participants were 13 elementary teachers at an urban, high-needs charter school. Data were collected via individual interviews, written reflections on enacted teaching practices, two observations of classroom teaching practices, and a 36-item Cognitively Guided Instruction Teacher Knowledge Assessment. The findings show the PEMSs were connecting their learning during program courses with instructional practices in their classrooms, as 85% were implementing standards-based learning environments (SBLEs) at a high level, with the classroom event of providing their students opportunities to make conjectures about mathematical ideas as a relative struggle. The PEMSs described pedagogical shifts across the program, providing insights into these changes, along with how particular program components contributed, with the emergent themes of skepticism, trying it on, shifters, and need more support.