Technology: a workshop on labor training

The textbook discusses the main types of practical work on the subject of "Technology", highlights various types of artistic, creative and design activities of children that underlie this aspect of teaching younger schoolchildren. Detailed material is given on the processing methods and the possibilities of using various types of paper and cardboard. It can be useful for primary school teachers, educators and counselors of children's recreation camps, students of pedagogical colleges, parents, teachers of additional education.

Standardization, metrology and conformity assessment. Practicum

The textbook presents the methodology of practical work established by the work programs, as well as situational tasks. It is planned to use innovative pedagogical technologies in a number of works, such as analysis of practical situations, federal laws, standards and business games. The textbook is an addition to the textbook by M.A. Nikolaeva and L.V. Kartashova "Standardization, metrology and conformity assessment". Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. For university students studying in the areas of training 38.03.06 "Trade business" and 38.03.07 "Commodity science".

Complexity of Practical Work in Portuguese Primary Science Textbooks

Practical work and textbooks have an important role in primary science education. This study analyses the complexity of practical work in Portuguese primary science textbooks. The level of complexity was appreciated by the level of conceptual demand of practical work, as given by the type of practical work, the complexity of scientific knowledge, the complexity of cognitive skills and the degree of relation between theory and practice. The explicitness of practical work was also analysed. The study followed an approach that combines quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis and a total of 176 units of analysis were evaluated from six science textbooks, chosen among the most selected in Portuguese primary schools. The results showed that textbooks evidence a tendency towards a low level of conceptual demand of practical work, considering the proposals for practical activities and the related evaluation questions. Practical activities, mainly focused on practical exercises and illustrative experiences, tend to mobilize scientific knowledge and cognitive skills of a low level of complexity and point out to an apparent relation between theory and practice. The evaluation questions present a lower level of conceptual demand. The results also showed a weak concern with the explicitness of the practical work. However, findings also indicated that there are differences between the textbooks.

The Blunting of Occam’s Razor: Omnicompetent Reductionism Distorting Conceptions of Giftedness

Theoretical and practical work in gifted education has been dominated by mechanistic precision in measurements designed to select students for gifted programs and guide them through their development. Too much faith in mechanistic precision can become a form of dogmatism that obscures very important, less-measurable dimensions of human ability. This interdisciplinary analysis explores this form of dogmatism while illustrating some ways in which it misaligns gifted education with turbulent, complex 21st-century trends and issues.

Development of Arduino Basic Learning Kit in Robotics for Beginner Level Learning

This Basic Arduino Learning Kit in Robotics is developed to help someone who wants to learn the basic concepts of Arduino and its operation in the field of robotics which is becoming increasingly important in our daily lives. In this learning kit, it provides three practical works that allow students to deepen their knowledge of the Arduino Uno microcontroller in robotics step by step. In Practical Work 1, students are exposed to the experiment of lighting three LED lights with pattern of running lights and flashing lights. In Practical Work 2, students are exposed to measurement work using ultrasonic detector and displaying its reading on a computer screen and on the screen of a mobile phone with the Android operating system via a Bluetooth module. In Practical Work 3, students are shown how to build a three -wheeled prototype robot and how to control the robot using a mobile phone with the Android operating system. The effectiveness of this learning kit has been tested in a learning workshop on 21 Pre-Diploma students of the Session of June 2020 Polytechnic of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin and has shown very encouraging feedback.

ADAPTATION OF REMOTE PRACTICAL WORKS WITH SMART ELECTRONIC PLATFORM BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Distance learning is part of the educational process and has received little attention in current scientific research. However, this type of learning is fundamental in scientific and technical disciplines. It can meet real needs and complement or compensate for classes by a range of advantages such as ensuring the mobility and overcrowding of students and teachers and maintaining a healthy atmosphere within the faculty, saving time and effort. We will have the opportunity to work with many students simultaneously, develop their skills and improve their ability to work in several ways. This paper aims to adapt the remote practical work with an intelligent electronic platform using artificial intelligence techniques for the success and continuation of the educational process. Additionally, we will measure how students interact with an intelligent platform that we have created. This platform has been developed with a software background of LabVIEW, PHP, HTML, CSS, Python, and some artificial intelligence algorithms capable of managing and controlling remote practical work done by students.

Role of the Teacher in Development Creative Abilities for Children

The creative development of children is only effective when two components are combined in the educational process: the creative detail of children and the creativity of the teacher. Creative activity is a system of certain skills, ways of thinking and activity of children and pedagogic-ha. Each has its own specificity, which is defined by the role of the participant, and the nature of the activities. The democratic nature of education contributes to the development of creative activity of children. It takes a special research and development of practical work forms, methods and techniques of teaching that encourage the development of the child's creative intelligence. The main stimulator of Children is a creative activity of the teacher. Passion in creative activity, expressed how much feeling has a significant impact on the thinking and behavior of all participants in the pedagogical process. The main obstacle to the development of creative learning is its high standardization, which hinders creativity of the teacher.

PENDAMPINGAN PRAKTIKUM IPA KELOMPOK SISWA BELAJAR LURING BERBASIS SIMPLE EXPERIMENT TOOLS

ABSTRAK Pengabdian ini dilaksanakan untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang dihadapi oleh Kelompok siswa yang belajar secara Luring bukan di area sekolah melainkan di Desa-desa asal siswa. Siswa merupakan objek dalam PKM ini karena merupakan mitra yang membutuhkan penanganan khusus. Adapun permasalahan yang kami temukan setelah melakukan interview dan wawancara yakni (1) Siswa merasa kesulitan melaksanakan praktikum karena alat-alat berada di laboratorium sekolah, (2) Siswa merasa kesulitan dalam meresapi atau memahami materi-materi IPA tanpa dilakukan praktikum (3) Belum mengetahui informasi tentang praktikum berbasis Simple Experiment Tools. Tim Pengabdian menawarkan solusi berupa (1) Memberikan pendampingan kepada kelompok siswa cara melakukan praktikum berbasis Simple Experiment Tools. (2) Memberi praktik dengan modul praktikum berbasis Simple Experiment Tools. Metode yang dilakukan yaitu 1) Pra Lapangan; 2) Pelaksanaan PKM; 3) Evaluasi Pasca Pendampingan. Masing-masing item terdiri dari beberapa tahapan. Setelah melakukan pendampingan, siswa dapat melakukan praktikum berbasis Simple Experiment Tools. Dari hasil evaluasi yang dilakukan diperoleh 89% siswa dapat melakukan praktikum. 100%siswa sangat suka dengan praktikum IPA yang dilakukan. Kata kunci: praktikum IPA; belajar luring; simple experiment tools. ABSTRACTThis service is carried out to solve the problems faced by students who study offline, not in the school area but in the villages where the students come from. Students are objects in this PKM because they are partners who need special handling. As for the problems that we found after conducting interviews and interviews, namely (1) Students find it challenging to carry out practicum because the tools are in the school laboratory, (2) Students find it difficult to absorb or understand science materials without doing practicum (3) Do not know information about the Simple Experiment Tools-based practicum. The Devotion Team offers solutions in the form of (1) Assisting groups of students on how to do practicals based on Simple Experiment Tools. (2) Provide practice with a practicum module based on Simple Experiment Tools. The methods used are 1) Pre-Field; 2) Implementation of PKM; 3) Evaluation of Post Mentoring. Each item consists of several stages. After assisting, students can do practical work based on Simple Experiment Tools. From the evaluation results carried out, it was found that 89% of students were able to do the practicum. 100% of students like the science practicum carried out. Keywords: science practicum; offline learning; simple experiment tools.

PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF HOME-BASED PRACTICAL WORK UNDER EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING

Practical work is ubiquitous in science education, but its enactment is challenging in remote teaching contexts. The situation was exacerbated due to a moratorium on contact classes induced by the COVID-19 pandemic that necessitated strict health protocols. Home-based practical work (HBPW) became a significant option as academic institutions shifted to emergency remote teaching. The question is whether HBPW provides equivalent learning experiences in comparison to laboratory-based practical work (LBPW). This research therefore explored pre-service science teachers’ experiences of HBPW implemented at a particular South African university. Eighty-four preservice science teachers, who engaged in HBPW in a chemistry module, were purposively selected as the participants. The data were generated through individual reflections at the end of the semester. An adaption of the equivalence theory was ideal in analysing and interpreting the results. Results show that HBPW was flexible, empowering, contextualised, and enhanced active learning. New forms of interaction emerged in the absence of physical student-teacher and student-student interactions. Concerns over its ability to develop practical skills are expressed. Recommendations are made with a view to optimising HBPW. Keywords: emergency remote teaching, home-based practical work, laboratory-based practical work, pre-service science teachers, student-teacher interactions