Pengembangan Butir Soal Literasi Kimia pada Materi Sistem Koloid Kelas XI IPA SMA/MA

This study aims to develop a chemical literacy instrument on colloidal system material that can be used to measure the literacy level of students. The research design on the development of this chemical literacy instrument uses the Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER). This research has several stages including content structure analysis (curriculum analysis, content analysis, context analysis, content validity by subject matter experts) and teaching and learning research (student interview investigation). The content validity test is carried out by five validators and the results will be analyzed by the Rasch model using the facet application. The results of this study indicate that the value of exact agreements is 88.9%, while the value of the expected agreements is 89.6% so it can be said that the results of the examiner's assessment are not much different from the expected results of the assessment

Did the Student-Instructor and Peer-to-Peer Divide Widen with Instructional Changes during COVID-19?

The rapid shift to online and HyFlex learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused an abrupt reconceptualization of higher education and learning communities. It also provided a fertile ground for experimentation and observation about the student experience in a highly fluid learning environment. The work presented herein was a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the student experience grounded in the theory of transactional distance. It explored the divide between students and their peers and instructors. It was hypothesized that the distance students perceived between themselves and their peers, instructors, and content was affected by the modality (in-person, online, or hybrid) in which a course was offered during the Fall 2020 semester. The Revised Scale of Transactional Distance (RSTD) instrument was deployed as a quantitative tool, and it was found that modality was a significant factor in students' perceived transactional distance. In-person classes had the shortest perceived distance between students and their instructors and peers; conversely, online courses resulted in the largest divide. A systematic qualitative analysis identified three themes in student interview data: changes in learning environments, changes in learning strategies, and changes in relationships with professors. The implications of these data were discussed and mitigation strategies including intentionality in course design and collaborative spaces were presented.

Teachers' views on the level of cultural heritage knowledge that can be improved through innovative technologies

The purpose of this research is to determine primary school students' perceptions of cultural heritage and to evaluate student and teacher views on the level of cultural heritage knowledge that can be improved through innovative technologies. The research was carried out with 20 primary school students and 10 primary school teachers who were educated in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan in the 2020-2021 academic year. The research was designed in the case study pattern, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The data collection tools of the research were developed by the researcher. Semi-structured student interview form and semi-structured teacher interview form were used to collect data in the research. The analysis of the data was carried out using the content analysis method. The results of the research reveal that the students have a good grasp of some concepts related to the definition of cultural heritage and they partially know the tangible cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage items. While the teachers did not find the cultural heritage education sufficient, they stated that an education through innovative technologies would increase the level of student knowledge and made suggestions regarding this. Research findings reveal the necessity of using innovative technologies in cultural heritage education and accordingly the need for new regulations in education programs. Keywords; Cultural heritage, Innovative technologies, Cultural heritage education, Student knowledge level.

The Effect of Social Studies Lessons on Citizenship Perceptions of 7th Grade Syrian Immigrant Students

Providing people to acquire some skills and concepts, social studies lessons interact with various branches of science. One of them is citizenship education. When citizenship education is examined, it is seen that effective citizenship education comes to the forefront in present democracies. Concepts and issues such as respect for differences, empathy, globalization, cooperation, solidarity, identity, unity, and the feeling of togetherness are important considering immigrant students’ acquiring citizenship awareness via intercultural interaction. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of social studies lessons on citizenship perceptions of 7th grade Syrian immigrant students. For this purpose, opinions of 14 Syrian immigrant students, who attended 7th grade in three different secondary schools in Hatay in 2019, were asked. The research was designed in qualitative design and phenomenology model. Purposive sampling method was used to determine Syrian immigrant students participating in the research. A semi-structured student interview form was used to collect data. It was found that, immigrant students in the study group of the research know their rights and responsibilities, respect the rights of others, feel responsible and have patriotism. They stated that citizenship education they received in social studies lessons contributed greatly to their acquisition of these values. Considering these findings, it was concluded that social studies lesson has an important effect on the formation of citizenship perceptions of Syrian immigrant students; enabling them to be connected with the environment they live in with a sense of belonging, while enabling them to become more sensitive and responsible citizens towards their environment.

The Effect of Social Studies Lessons on Citizenship Perceptions of 7th Grade Syrian Immigrant Students

Providing people to acquire some skills and concepts, social studies lessons interact with various branches of science. One of them is citizenship education. When citizenship education is examined, it is seen that effective citizenship education comes to the forefront in present democracies. Concepts and issues such as respect for differences, empathy, globalization, cooperation, solidarity, identity, unity, and the feeling of togetherness are important considering immigrant students’ acquiring citizenship awareness via intercultural interaction. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of social studies lessons on citizenship perceptions of 7th grade Syrian immigrant students. For this purpose, opinions of 14 Syrian immigrant students, who attended 7th grade in three different secondary schools in Hatay in 2019, were asked. The research was designed in qualitative design and phenomenology model. Purposive sampling method was used to determine Syrian immigrant students participating in the research. A semi-structured student interview form was used to collect data. It was found that, immigrant students in the study group of the research know their rights and responsibilities, respect the rights of others, feel responsible and have patriotism. They stated that citizenship education they received in social studies lessons contributed greatly to their acquisition of these values. Considering these findings, it was concluded that social studies lesson has an important effect on the formation of citizenship perceptions of Syrian immigrant students; enabling them to be connected with the environment they live in with a sense of belonging, while enabling them to become more sensitive and responsible citizens towards their environment.

Washback Impact of the MUET: The Before and After Effect of a High-stake University English Test in Malaysia

This study seeks to explore the washback effect of the Malaysian University English Test (MUET), a high-stakes compulsory university entry test in the context of Malaysia. As simple and linear as it commonly appears, washback has been found to be far more complex than simply looking at the impact that a test might or might not have on the stakeholders. Therefore, this study aims to fill in this knowledge gap by systematically re-examining the beliefs on washback by investigating the relationship between the students’ perceptions of the MUET in terms of its importance and difficulty, with their language learning strategies whilst preparing for the test and after sitting the test. Using a mixed methods approach, a student questionnaire and student interview were utilised to elicit data from 30 male and 46 female students. The students were further divided into two groups, specifically those who were preparing for the MUET and those who had already sat the MUET. The findings suggest that preparing for the MUET encouraged the students to utilise a certain language learning strategy more compared to the others, specifically focusing on language skills that had not been formally tested before. Although the students’ perception did not significantly shape the students’ course of action when preparing for the test, it still had an impact on their overall view of the whole test-taking matter. This study is intended to add more insights to the less explored areas of washback, specifically the students’ perceptions and washback over time.

The Effect of Storytelling Skill Acquisition on the Impromptu Speaking Attitudes and Anxiety Levels of 6th Grade Students

People’s attitudes and anxiety towards impromptu speaking can negatively affect their performance and can create speaking anxiety in them. The aim of this study is to find out whether there is a significant relationship between the acquisition of storytelling skills and the impromptu speaking attitudes and speaking anxieties of 6th grade students. The nested pattern of the mixed method was used in the research. In the quantitative part of the research, a one-group, pretest-posttest experimental model was employed. The quantitative data were collected by the ‘Speaking Skill Attitude Scale’. Paired samples t-test was used to determine whether the storytelling training given to the students had an effect on their speaking attitudes, and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used to determine whether it had an effect on their speaking anxiety. Qualitative data were also collected with student interview form and observation form. As the result of the research showed, the acquisition of storytelling was significantly associated with students’ impromptu speaking attitudes and anxiety levels. Therefore, it is important to provide students with the acquisition of storytelling to influence their attitudes and anxieties when delivering impromptu speeches.

The Power of Interviewing Students

A teacher uses formative assessment interviews to uncover evidence of students’ understandings and to plan targeted instruction in a mathematics intervention class. We present an example of a student interview, a discussion of the benefits and challenges of conducting interviews, and actionable suggestions for implementing them.

The effectiveness of some practices of the academic supervision program in achieving satisfaction among college of education students at Sultan Qaboos university

The current research aimed at detecting the effect of some methods and practices used in the academic supervision program at the College of Education; on achieving students’ satisfaction and helping them avoid the risk of falling under academic probation. To achieve this goal, two tools were used: The first one was student evaluation Questionnaire of the academic supervisor, and the second was student interview form with the academic supervisor. The research tools were both applied, after finishing the spring semester 2018, on 61 mixed gender students who received the academic supervision program at the College of Education of Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman. The results of the qualitative analysis of students' responses to both tools have indicated a high level of students’ satisfaction with the academic supervision practices of the current program. The researcher recommends developing research tools and applying them more extensively and adding other criteria to further ensure that the academic supervision program achieves its full objectives.