Do Flipped Learning and Adaptive Instruction Improve Student Learning Outcome? A Case Study of a Computer Programming Course in Taiwan

Flipped learning could improve the learning effectiveness of students. However, some studies have pointed out the limitations related to flipped classrooms because the content of the flipped course does not vary according to the needs of the students. On the other hand, adaptive teaching, which customizes the learning mode according to the individual needs of students, can make up for some of the shortcomings of flipped teaching. This study combines adaptive teaching with flipped teaching and applies it to face-to-face classroom activities. The purpose of this research is to explore whether the implementation of flipping and adaptive learning in a computer programming course can improve the learning effectiveness of students. The experimental subjects of this study are the sophomore students in the Department of Information Management. The flipped classroom with adaptive instruction has been realized in the limited course time. This study uses questionnaires to collect pre- and post-test data on the “learning motivation” of students. The learning effectiveness was evaluated based on the students' previous programming course (C language) and the semester scores of this course. Research results show that the post-test “learning motivation” has improved overall compared with the pre-test, and the learning effect is significant. The results of this research not only prove the effectiveness of modern teaching theories in programming courses but also lay the foundation for future teaching design.

Integrating Critical Thinking Into Instruction, Assignments, and Discussions Improves Students’ Critical Analysis and Evaluation Skills in an Online Course

Background Critical thinking is an important student learning outcome in all psychology courses and included in the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) goals for the undergraduate major. Objective The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of integrating a general model of critical thinking into the instruction, assignments, and discussions in an online course on students’ development of critical analysis and evaluation skills. Method Two raters scored 34 students’ written responses on a critical thinking test administered at the beginning and end of the semester that had students analyze psychological studies as reported in media reports and evaluate position statements on a controversial issue. During the term, students completed assignments on identifying the parts of a scientific study and discussions on identifying weaknesses in thinking. Results Students showed large gains in critical analysis and critical evaluation scores from pretest to posttest. Specific comparisons revealed that students significantly improved their abilities to identify the theoretical point of view of a study, relevant psychological concepts, assumptions, and implications. Conclusion Integrating critical thinking in a direct way into a course can lead to substantial improvements in critical thinking over the span of a single semester. Teaching Implications The conceptualization of critical thinking used is broadly applicable to any psychology course at any level of education.

Peningkatkan Motivasi dan Prestasi Belajar Bahasa Indonesia Tema Kegiatanku Melalui Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Make A Match Berbantuan Media Kartu Gambar Pada Siswa Kelas I SD 8 Kandangmas Semester I Tahun Pelajaran 2018/2019

This study aims to increase the motivation and achievement of grade I students of SD 8 Kandangmas semester I for the 2018/2019 academic year in Indonesian subjects on the theme of my activities through the cooperative learning model (Cooperativ Learning) Type of make a match assisted by picture card media. This research uses Classroom Action Research which is designed in two cycles. The procedure in each cycle includes the following stages: 1) planning, 2) implementation, 3) observation, 4) reflection. The action research carried out in two cycles resulted in the results in the first cycle, from 20 students there were 11 students or 55% achieved the predetermined completeness while the remaining 9 students or 45% had not achieved completeness. The highest score obtained by students is 90 while the lowest score is 50, the average student learning outcome is 65. The average increase in learning outcomes in the first cycle is 35% of the pre-cycle average achievement. Cycle II data shows that from 20 students there are 18 students or 90% have reached the predetermined completeness while the remaining 2 children or 10% have not achieved completeness. The highest score obtained by students was 100 while the lowest score was 70. The average student learning outcome was 80. The increase in learning outcomes that occurred in the second cycle was 18.77% of the average learning achievement in the first cycle. Based on the actions taken It can be concluded that the application of the make a match type of cooperative learning model assisted by picture card media can increase the motivation and achievement of first grade students at SD 8 Kandangmas semester I for the 2018/2019 academic year in the Indonesian language subject, the theme of my activity.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi dan prestasi siswa kelas I SD 8 Kandangmas semester I tahun pelajaran 2018/2019 pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia pada Tema kegiatanku melalui model pembelajaran kooperatif (Cooperativ Learning) Tipe make a match berbantuan media kartu gambar. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis Penelitian Tindakan Kelas yang didesain dalam dua siklus. Prosedur dalam setiap siklus mencakup tahap-tahap: 1) perencanaa, 2) pelaksanaan, 3) pengamatan, 4) refelksi. Penelitian tindakan yang dilakukan sebanyak dua siklus diperoleh hasil pada siklus I, dari 20 siswa sudah terdapat 11 siswa atau 55 % mencapai ketuntasan yang telah ditetapkan sedangkan sisanya 9 siswa atau 45% belum mencapai ketuntasan. Nilai tertinggi yang diperoleh siswa adalah 90 sedangkan nilai terendah adalah 50,rata-rata hasil belajar siswa adalah 65. Peningkatan rata-rata hasil belajar pada siklus I adalah sebesar 35% dari rata-rata prestasi pra siklus. Data siklus II menunjukkan bahwa dari 20 siswa terdapat 18 siswa atau 90% telah mencapai ketuntasan yang telah ditentukan sedangkan sisanya 2 anak atau 10 % belum mencapai ketuntasan. Nilai tertinggi yang diperoleh siswa adalah 100 sedangkan nilai terendah adalah 70. Rata-rata hasil belajar siswa adalah 80. Peningkatan hasil belajar yang terjadi pada siklus II adalah sebesar 18,77% dari rata-rata prestasi belajar pada siklus I. Berdasarkan tindakan yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan penerapan model pembelajaran kooperatif Tipe make a match berbantuan media kartu gambar dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan prestasi siswa kelas I SD 8 Kandangmas semester I Tahun pelajaran 2018/2019 pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia tema kegiatanku.

The Long and Winding Road: Early Years of the Accreditation for Gerontology Education Council

The long road of establishing an accreditation entity began in August 2010 when the AGHE Accreditation Task Force was convened. After numerous meetings complete with loud and vigorous debates, AGEC, the Accreditation for Gerontology Education Council emerged in 2016. Over the subsequent years, the Standards hit the hard road of reality leading to various revisions to the Handbook. The symposium’s first presentation concerns the history of AGEC and its further development into an independent entity. The key purpose of AGEC is assuring gerontology programs educational quality and enhancement governed by the principle of self-evaluation and peer review that engenders trust. The next presentation discusses the marketing aspect of AGEC built on getting feedback from the public. One of the outcomes of conducting focus groups and surveying the public is the discovery that prospective students really see the value of accreditation. The penultimate presentation focuses on refinements to procedures alluded to in the first presentation in response to the feedback received in meeting with institutions and faculty about what accreditation offers to students, stake-holders, and ultimately the older adults served by the graduates in the work force. The key goal is to clarify the expectations and simplify the application process. On no other issue has more time been spent than on the assessment of students’ competency. Our last presentation explains competency-based education consisting of well-articulated student learning outcome measures that are consonant with the program’s mission that lead to "closing the loop" of continuous and durable improvements in the learning environment.

The Application of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model through Lesson Study in the Grade X of State Vocational High School/SMK in Sukoharjo

<p>Cooperative learning model Jigsaw which collaborated with lesson study is one of the strategies used to stimulate the students’ participation in the learning process, especially in solving and explaining each answer of problems given by the teacher so that the learning process is not only centered on the teacher but also the students. The purposes of this research are to: (1) determine the application of the appropriate steps in order to increase students’ participation and students’ learning outcome through Jigsaw cooperative learning model with lesson study; (2) to know the improvement of students’ participation and students’ learning outcome for the Engineering Mechanics subject of grade X of state SMK in Sukoharjo through the implementation of Jigsaw cooperative learning model with lesson study. This research is a classroom action research which conducted in three cycles.</p><p>The results showed that: (1) there was appropriate application of steps in improving the students’ participation and students’ learning outcome in accordance with the Jigsaw cooperative learning model through lesson study; (2) students became more active in participating in grade, such as asking, giving opinion, and discussion. The percentage of completeness of students’ learning outcome in the cognitive area of pre-cycle was 30%, 64.71% in the first cycle, 79.41% in the second cycle, and 82.35% in the third cycle. Then, in term of students’ learning outcome in the affective area, most students were predicated Very Good and Good. Next, the percentage of completeness student learning outcome in the pre-cycle of psychomotor was 26.67%, 61.76% in the first cycle, 79.41% in the second cycle, and 85.29% in the third cycle. From this analysis, it can be concluded that the implementation of Jigsaw cooperative model through lesson study with appropriate steps has succesfully increased the students’ participation and students’ learning outcome of grade X of state SMK in Sukoharjo on the subjects of Engineering Mechanics.</p>

Understanding the Congruence Between Teacher Intention and Student Learning Outcome

<p>Research into what takes place between the instructional intent of a teaching act and students’ experience of the same act is central to better understanding teaching and learning. In this case study, individual teacher and student interviews, qualitative observation and textual analysis were used to compare teacher intention with student learning outcome, to judge congruence between the two. The study, in a large urban primary school, focused on two classrooms of students from 9-­‐13 years old. Congruence between teacher intention and student learning outcome, was examined over five consecutive lessons that aimed to achieve a particular outcome. It was found that teachers’ and students’ explanatory context was influential. In particular, the alignment between conceptions of learning informing teacher intention and task was significant. Where the conceptions aligned, there was greater congruence. Where there was a disjuncture, congruence was compromised. In addition teacher knowledge of curriculum content, the pervasiveness of task perception and the impact of outcome space was material. The study highlights an opportunity for further research into the congruence between teacher intention and student learning outcome where deep conceptions of learning inform instructional intent and into the impact of teacher belief systems on the conceptions of learning held.</p>

Understanding the Congruence Between Teacher Intention and Student Learning Outcome

<p>Research into what takes place between the instructional intent of a teaching act and students’ experience of the same act is central to better understanding teaching and learning. In this case study, individual teacher and student interviews, qualitative observation and textual analysis were used to compare teacher intention with student learning outcome, to judge congruence between the two. The study, in a large urban primary school, focused on two classrooms of students from 9-­‐13 years old. Congruence between teacher intention and student learning outcome, was examined over five consecutive lessons that aimed to achieve a particular outcome. It was found that teachers’ and students’ explanatory context was influential. In particular, the alignment between conceptions of learning informing teacher intention and task was significant. Where the conceptions aligned, there was greater congruence. Where there was a disjuncture, congruence was compromised. In addition teacher knowledge of curriculum content, the pervasiveness of task perception and the impact of outcome space was material. The study highlights an opportunity for further research into the congruence between teacher intention and student learning outcome where deep conceptions of learning inform instructional intent and into the impact of teacher belief systems on the conceptions of learning held.</p>

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA PESERTA DIDIK DENGAN MENERAPKAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN CYCLE LEARNING 5E

AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui cara menerapkan model pembelajaran cycle learning 5E dalam meningkatkan aktivitas belajar, hasil belajar matematika serta mengukur respons peserta didik kelas VIII SMP Negeri 02 Kota Bengkulu. Jenis penelitian adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Penelitian ini dilakukan 3 siklus dengan alur perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian adalah peserta didik Kelas VIII C SMP Negeri 02 Kota Bengkulu tahun ajaran 2018/2019 sebanyak 34 orang. Pengumpulan data diambil berdasarkan lembar observasi aktivitas, lembar tes hasil belajar, lembar respons peserta didik. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, disimpulkan aktivitas belajar, hasil belajar, dan respons peserta didik meningkat. Ini terlihat dari aktivitas peserta didik siklus I sampai siklus II dengan skor: 28,37; 36,62. Hasil belajar peserta didik ditingkatkan dengan cara: (1) tahap engagement, mengingat materi yang berhubungan dengan materi yang akan dipelajari; (2) tahap exploration, mengonstruksikan konsep; (3) tahap explanation, aktif dalam menyampaikan pendapat dan bertanya pada sesi diskusi; (4) tahap elaboration menerapkan konsep bersama kelompok; (5) tahap evaluation mengerjakan soal secara individu. Ini terlihat dari hasil belajar peserta didik dari siklus I sampai siklus II meningkat dengan skor: 60,69; 73,49; 82,07 dengan ketuntasan klasikal: 30,29; 30,50. Respons peserta didik dari siklus I sampai siklus II meningkat dengan skor: 30,29; 30,5.Kata Kunci: Cycle Learning 5E, Aktivitas Belajar , Hasil Belajar, Respon Peserta Didik AbstractThe aim of this research was to know how to apply cycle learning 5E model to improve mathematics learning activity and outcome and also measuring response from student Grade VIII State of Junior High School Number 02 Bengkulu City. The design of this research was classroom action research (CAR). This research did in 3 cycles with the steps were planning, acting, observing and reflecting. Subject of this research was student grade VIII C State of Junior High School Number 02 Bengkulu City. Data collection was done by student activity observation sheet, test sheet and response sheet. Based on this research cycle learning 5E model could improved student learning activity, outcome and response. Student learning activity improved from 1st cycle to 2nd cycle: 28,37; 36,62. Improved student learning outcome with: (1) Engagement step, remembering concept and combining with new concept; (2) Exploration step, constructing concept, doing experiment and group discussing; (3) Explanation step, student active talking the opinion and asking in discussion; (4) Elaboration step, applying concept with group; (5) Evaluation step, doing individually exercise. Student learning outcome improve from 1st cycle to 2nd cycle: 73,49; 82,07 with classical pass: 30,29; 30,50. Student Response improved from 1st cycle to 2nd cycle: 30,29; 30,5.Keywords: Cycle Learning 5E, Students Activities, Learning Outcome, Student Response.

Penerapan pembelajaran Discovery Learning untuk meningkatkan prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas V SDN 02 Donowangun

This study aims to examine the improvement of student learning outcomes through the application of discovery learning. The subjects in this study were grade 5 students at SDN 02 Donowangun, Talun. Based on the results of the study, in the first cycle the percentage of learning completeness was 52% and the average student learning outcome was 73, meaning that in the first cycle it did not meet the overall learning completeness criteria. While in the second cycle the percentage of learning completeness was 89.5% and the average student learning outcome was 85, meaning that in the second cycle it met the criteria for learning completeness as a whole. The activeness of students in the application of discovery learning in the first cycle met the moderate criteria, while the second cycle as a whole met the high criteria, meaning that there was an increase in student activity and collaboration in the application of discovery learning. The percentage of teacher skills in learning by using discovery learning increased from 80% in the first cycle to 87.5% in the second cycle with the high category.

DEVELOPING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MACROZOOBENTHIC INVERTEBRATES LEARNING MODULE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME IN BIOLOGY SUBJECT

This research is Research and Development (R&D) model used in the ADDIE model which was done on March until July 2019. The purpose of the study was to develop encyclopedia of macrozoobenthic invertebrates to improve student’s learning outcome. The research was conducted at a High School in Bogor, for the tenth grade students of MIPA 1 as the experimental class with the total number of 37 students and used one group pretest-posttest design. The instruments used in this study consist of expert validation sheets, multiple choice questions and questionnaire sheets to collect student responses about encyclopedia of learning module. Validation data shows that the feasibility test on the content of the material, language and presentations obtain values above 81% included the validity and appropriateness category for learning. The result of the questionnaire shows that a positive response was obtained with values above 82%. The average result obtained at pretest was 43,23 while the average result obtained at posttest was 79,90. The result of the N-Gain analysis shows a medium criterion of 0,6. In conclusion, the encyclopedia of macrozoobenthic invertebrates can improve student learning outcome.