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The Impact Of Implementing A Gamified Application On Teaching And Learning Vocabulary In A Fourth Grade English Classroom In The Uae, Amani Mohammed Almostafa

Theses

This thesis is concerned with the impact of using digital games or gamification on learning vocabulary for English language fourth graders in a classroom in the UAE. The main objective of this thesis is to examine how the use of digital games may affect the process of learning vocabulary in a grade four classroom. Another purpose of this study is to investigate learners' and teachers' perceptions of learning vocabulary items. A Quasi-experimental mixed method design has been implemented in this study. Three Grade four classes experimented with independently engaging in gamified vocabulary software named Blooket. The three classes were each …

Exploring The Indicators Of The Two Social And Emotional Learning Competencies And Their Relationship To Community College Grade Point Average, Arvinder Kaur Gill

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study was done to help understand how social emotional learning impacts student academics and performance for incoming freshmen college students. The study looks at students who have had some social-emotional learning versus those who have not had any social-emotional learning skills and if impacts them at a community college setting. Also, this study looked at the relationship between instructors and students and how instructors can play a positive role in student success. A student survey on incoming freshmen entering a community college was recorded along with instructor/professor interviews to get a better idea of student experiences and outcomes. The …

Exploring Stem Teaching Assistants’ Self-Efficacy And Its Relation To Approaches To Teaching, Cody R. Smith, Deepika Menon, Annette Wierzbicki, Jenny M. Dauer

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants (TAs) play large roles in introductory undergraduate education despite having little to no teaching experience or professional development (PD). Self-efficacy and teaching approach have each been studied as independent variables that impact teaching performance and student learning in the absence of practiced skill or developed knowledge. This study explored relationships between TAs’ teaching approaches and teaching self-efficacy. Self-efficacy was measured using the Graduate Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale (GTA-TSES), and teaching approach was measured using the Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI). The following research questions guided the study: What is the relationship between TAs’ approaches to teaching …

Gratitude Journal As An Instrument To Increase The Level Of Gratitude Among Adolescent In Ambon During Covid-19, Theophanny Paula Theresia Rampisela, Yulian Hermanus Wenno

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

COVID-19, which has plagued the world since 2020, has brought changes in the order of human life globally, and ultimately has an impact on the psychological state of individuals, including teenagers. The aim of this study is to find the differences between students’ gratitude score before and after the implementation of writing gratitude journal regularly. Participants on this study was 20 adolescents in Ambon City Maluku Indonesia, consists of 6 boys and 14 girls. The participants age was between 15-16 years old. Quantitative Method with experimental design used in this study. From the results, it was found that the significant …

Analysis Of The Flat Sided Volume Of Elementary Mathematics Textbook Based On Praxeology, Miranda Abung, Tatang Herman

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Geometry is one of the materials that must be understands by students in mathematics. Even though, students still find difficulties while studying geometric, especially the con-cept of the volume of a cuboid. The difficulties experienced by students can be handled in various ways, one of which is by using books as a source of student learning. This study analyzed the mathematics textbooks for fifth-grade elementary school, which is the Electronic School Book (BSE). The result of this research is an analysis of the presented material on the concept of the volume of the cuboid. The volume of cuboid analyzed consisted …

Analysis Of The Effectiveness Of Learning Models Among Rasa For Life And Inner Acting Of Activating Material, Welly Suryandoko

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for passion and inner acting of reactor material. This study uses data analysis in the form of percentage descriptive techniques and t-tests, namely (1) tests to determine the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for passion and (2) tests to determine the effectiveness of the among rasa learning model for inner acting. The results of the study (1) the effectiveness of the learning model for the passion of calculating the significance value. A sig (2-tailed) of 0.000 or a significance of <0.05 (0.000 <0.05). (2) the effectiveness of the learning model for inner Acting obtained a Sig significance value (2- tailed) of 0.000 or a significance of < 0.05 (0.000 <0.05).

Development Of Digital Pocket Book Based On Realistic Mathematics Education (Rme) Fort Supports Students' Literacy Ability, Rohati Rohati, Marlina Marlina, Sri Winarni, Ade Kumalasari

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research aims to create a digital pocket book that supports reading skills and is based on Realistic Mathematics Education. Research and development are the term for this type of study. This development study was carried out with the use of a 4-D model. A total of 30 students from SMP Negeri 7 Muaro Jambi participated in field trials. The digital pocketbook met the validity, practicality, and effectiveness requirements, according to the findings. Teachers should be able to develop creative ideas for developing teaching materials that support reading skills based on the findings of this study.

Strengthening Character Education Based On Ethnic Advantage Through Higher Education Curriculum Integration In The Industrial Revolution Era 4.0, Carolina M. Lasambouw, Neneng Nuryati, Ediana Sutjiredjeki, Ajeng Ayu Milanti, Florida Mathilda

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Strengthening character education in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0 is urgent to anticipate the dehumanization of students. This research using exploratory qualitative methods has found seven superior ethnic characteristics in Indonesia as the most dominant: independent, consistent, hardworking, honest, challenging, assertive, and happy to work together. This paper describes the framework for strengthening character education by integrating prominent ethnic characters in Indonesia with the characters that become learning outcomes in national compulsory courses and skills courses in the higher education curriculum. As a result, student achievement in character aspects asses in an integrated manner at the end of …

Impact Of Covid-19: Explosion Of Saturation On Distance Learning In Elementary Schools, Desy Nur Wulandari, Riyadi Riyadi, Sri Marmoah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Learning independently can decrease for students during the Covid-19 pandemic if students experience saturation in learning so that they are lazy to do the tasks given. This research uses a qualitative approach with a type of case study. The research, placed in Banjar sari Surakarta, used respondents totaling 27 upper-class students from grades 4-6 and 5 interviews with teachers. Data were collected through interviews and direct observation with respondents. Overall, the level of saturation and independence of students is at an alarming level; this is because students often experience fatigue and boredom, so they are reluctant to do learning and …

Curriculum Application: Designing Aims Andlearning Outcomes In The English Department, Yulia Agustina, M. Adib Nazri, Hary Murcahyanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The purpose of this study was to determine curriculum developers in determining curriculum objectives, learning outcomes, and aspects of the design of English study programs. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. Data triangulation, observation, interviews, and documentation were used to collect data using a list of questions related to the curriculum and documentation. The result of this finding is that the English department curriculum is by the applicable standards in Indonesia. In designing the language curriculum, there is only one aspect that has not been applied as an indicator in its design, namely environmental analysis.

Going In To The Field: The Sensory Experience Of Design Students On Spatial Atmosphere Of Art Fashion Retail, Eri Naharani Ustazah, Purwanita Setijanti, Arina Hayati

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Today's retail architecture is developed by creating experiences, sensory experience is one of its aspects. Design students are expected to understand the concept, so this study aims to explore the sensory experience of students in a special retail space, namely art fashion retail. This research uses the qualitative photo elicitation method, participants are brought into real retail space and follow-up interviews are accompanied by photos. The findings revealed that only a small of participants paid attention to both tangible and intangible elements. So, for further assessment, it is necessary to match knowledge between education and the real world.

Religiosity And The Fraud Triangle As A Cause Of Student Academic Fraud In Online Lectures, Christina Sososutiksno, Jefry Gasperz, Adonia Anita Batkunde

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to test and analyze the influence of moderation of religiosity variables on the impact of independent variables, namely the dimension of the fraud triangle (Pressure, Opportunity, and Rationalization) to dependent variables (student academic cheating actions) during online lectures. This research is essential because the potential for student academic fraud can arise due to the three dimensions of the fraud triangle. This research is a type of quantitative research using questionnaires for data collection. The population in this study were undergraduate students of the Accounting Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, Pattimura University, Ambon. The sample in this …

The Stakeholder's Perception Of The National Education Standard Fulfilment Based On School Accreditation Grade (A Preliminary Study), Marselus Ruben Payong, Hendrikus Midun, Oswaldus Bule

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This study aims to explore the opinions of basic education stakeholders regarding the fulfilment of national education standards in terms of school accreditation ratings. For this purpose, 307 stakeholders were involved (school principals, teachers, school committee members, and parents) from 43 elementary schools and 20 junior high schools in two sub-districts in Manggarai Regency, NTT. The method used was a cross-sectional survey. Data collection used a four-option (1-4) Likert scale questionnaire based on eight national education standards. The study results show that of the eight standards that stakeholders have assessed, two of them, namely the standards for teachers and standards …

Community In The Online Science Classroom, Emily Faulconer

Publications

As online course offerings rise, it is important to design and facilitate courses to promote community so students feel connected to each other and the instructor and feel a sense of belonging as a scientist. Online discussions are a common feature for building and nurturing community and combating isolation. Discussions stimulate active learning, a strategy to promote participation in knowledge construction. This sense of community and science identity is important for both persistence and performance. I will share efforts to promote community while reducing extraneous cognitive load through discussion design and targeted instructor professional development. I will share data on …

Alternative Techniques For Blind Low Vision Students Enrolled In Coding Courses, Robert Jaquiss

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

BLV (blind low vision) students face difficulties when taking coding classes. Individual Development Environments (IDE) can be inaccessible which make it difficult if not impossible for BLV students to complete coursework. Alternative techniques are described which will allow a BLV student to successfully complete coursework. The author has found the Command Line Interface (CLI) is often a recommended alternative to a Windows based IDE interface. Many blind computer programmers use the Windows and Linux command interfaces which are described as part of this discussion.

Differentiating Leadership Styles And Behaviors Of Teacher-Leaders, Joshua Desantis, Stacey N. Dammann, Anastasia Clayton

Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership

The rapidly changing landscape of education necessitates that schools build the capacity to swiftly pivot to new modalities, curriculum, and operations models. Much of the onus for positively responding to these changes falls to teacher-leaders. In many schools, teacher leaders are untrained and designated by virtue of their seniority. The authors posit that differences exist in the leadership styles and behaviors of professional educators depending on their role, status, and professional learning journey. Findings from the present study affirm the existence of some of these differences and, thus, could inform future efforts to designate and train teachers for leadership roles …

Difficulties Facing Teachers In Teaching Mathematics To Students With Learning Disabilities In Light Of Corona Pandemic And Proposed Solutions From The Teachers' Point Of View, Laial Mohammad Damrah

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The study aimed to reveal the difficulties facing teaching students with learning disabilities in Mathematics in light of Corona pandemic and proposed solutions to them from the point of view of their teachers. To achieve this goal, the analytical descriptive approach was used, the study tool (questionnaire) was distributed randomly on a sample of 58 teachers was chosen out of 123 (47% of the study population) from all resource rooms in 5 directorates in Amman (26 male and 97 female teachers) for the academic year 2020/2021 to respond to a questionnaire items. The result showed that the most problems facing …

The Effectiveness Of Powerpoint Software In Developing Mathematical Skills Among Of Students With Special Needs In Jordan, Wafa Ebraheem Ahmad Qasem, Mohammad M. Al-Hileh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of the PowerPoint software in developing the skills of mathematical operations among students with special needs in Jordan. To achieve the aim of the study, the method was used (semi-experimental) for its suitability for the purposes of the study, where the researchers chose an intentional sample of (40) students with special needs and they were randomly distributed into two groups (experimental and control), and the two study tools were prepared, which were the achievement test (pre-post). And test the transmission of the effect of learning after verifying their validity and reliability. The results …

Research Trends Of Teaching Islamic Education Published In Scientific Journals Issued By Jordanian And Palestinian Universities During (2020-2021), Majdi Suliman Almashaleh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The study aimed to reveal the trends of teaching Islamic education research published in scientific journals issued by Jordanian and Palestinian universities for the years (2020-2021), which numbered (38) research published in (22) journals, and to achieve the objectives of the study, the content analysis method was used. The content analysis card was also used, and the results indicated that the percentage of research related to teaching Islamic education in these journals amounted to (1.60%), and that most of the research was in the component of teaching strategies (55.26%), while no study examined the component of educational objectives. And that …

Teaching Science For Social Justice: Curriculum, Pedagogy, And Critical Science Agency In Independent School Classrooms, Selene Y. Willis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Research on social justice continues to be conducted in urban, diverse schools, while independent schools are traditionally overlooked and absent from research in many disciplines, including science education. This embedded case study uses a critical pedagogical lens to examine this gap in the research literature by examining and describing what it looks like to teach science for social justice within a suburban independent school in the southeastern United States.Research on social justice continues to be conducted in urban, diverse schools. In contrast, independent schools are traditionally overlooked and absent from research in many disciplines, including science education. This embedded case …

Naval Engineering For Grades 4-6, Patrick Young

Publications & Research

Reading The Girl with a Mind for Math, we learn about the career of Raye Montague, an African-American woman who broke every barrier to pioneer computer-aided ship design and become the first female program manager in the United States Navy. Lessons are provided for using free, online software to design ships while exercising several Common Core Math standards and NGSS standards for engineering design.

Including The Literary Arts As The A In Steam, Lindsay E. Cunningham

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

This article examines the integration of literature into secondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) classes in British Columbia, Canada. Data were collected through interviews with nine secondary STEM subject teachers and focus on teachers’ perceptions of the effects of including literature, what/how literature has been included, as well as the barriers, both real and perceived, to doing so.

A review of the literature demonstrates that integrating literature into STEM can be appealing to a broad range of students and teachers and can help to engage students with a variety of interests, perspectives, and backgrounds. The arts, including the literary arts, …

Centering Community In Disciplinary Literacy Implementation: One District’S Story, Jenelle Williams, Stacie Angel, Jennifer Wilcox, Angela Church

Michigan Reading Journal

In this article, the authors describe the various ways they have centered community while implementing disciplinary literacy in their district. They outline how the work began, the role of professional learning, and the systemic approaches that are effectively moving the work forward. This story offers an alternate approach to implementation--one that honors educators' expertise, differentiates approaches, and develops collective efficacy.

The Best Way To Learn A Pedagogy Is Practice: A Project-Based Learning Journey, Kelly C. Margot, Katherine Worden

Michigan Reading Journal

Project based learning (PBL) is an instructional practice that gives students an opportunity to learn while focused on sustained inquiry. The teacher becomes a facilitator of learning by guiding students through an inquiry-process that includes authentic learning leading to a student-created product that will be shown to an authentic audience. Preservice teachers often lack exposure to this type of inquiry-based learning from their own school experiences and may be intimidated by this type of pedagogy. This manuscript tells the story of one English preservice teacher’s experience learning to be more comfortable with PBL and the role teacher education played by …

Forced Isolation In An Era Of Inclusion Within U.S. K-12 Public School Communities, Cheryl Burleigh, Andrea Wilson

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the forefront disparities and inequities in U.S. K–12 public school systems that affected both educators and the students they served—not only during school closures but also after in-person instruction resumed. The purpose of this scholarly essay is to shed light on the levels of isolation that occurred during the pandemic and still affect educators in K–12 public schools as they seek to foster academically rigorous and inclusive school communities. Recognizing, and then quickly responding to, historic events by implementing strategies that take into account the social determinants of learning and health is the starting point …

A Call For Digital Citizenship Curriculum In Early Childhood Education, Jenna K. Ladd, Joel J. Traver

Essays in Education

Accessibility of information (factual or fabricated), social interconnectedness, and more of our daily lives being lived in the digital world has created challenges and opportunities for children and families around the world. As a result, there exists an emerging need for families with children aged birth-to-five to receive education and support through standards-based digital citizenship curriculum to navigate living online. Several models of digital citizenship curriculum have been created for the K-12 education to provide education and guidance for teachers, administrators, and parents of older children. Thus, we call for the development and implementation of standards-based digital citizenship curriculum in …

Why Are There Microscopes In The Art Room?, Joyce Symoniak

Professional Learning Day

During this presentation we will explore how working cross curriculum enhances learning within the visual arts, science and mathematics. We will discuss how the visual arts curriculum can be created in order to bond with STEM courses for student success. Through exploration we will discuss how collaboration within these courses can be used to solidify cross curriculum understanding and learning. Attendees are asked to bring a sample project or lesson.

E2: Equity And Excellence Framework, Adrienne Coleman

Professional Learning Day

Considering there is a national and global equity focused call to action, IMSA engaged in a process to institutionalize and operationalize Equity and Excellence to address educational inequities. This included policy development, capacity building to engage in equity work, an inclusive and comprehensive data collection methodology, data meaning making, as well as an equity and excellence plan and scorecard development. This presentation will provide participants with an understanding of educational equity, share tools to assist in drafting datainformed policy/plans, and provide a framework to score and measure progress in advancing equity. It will share how to approach equity and excellence …

Statistics With The Amazing Web-Slinging Spiderman!!!, Brian Trainor

Professional Learning Day

An introduction to linear regression, prediction, and linear transformations featuring the Amazing Spider-Man!!! Students will collect data and create a linear model with the goal of predicting how much "web" Spider-Man will need to use in order to land safely on the ground. Attendees must bring a computer.

Visualization Tools And Analogies To Model Strong Vs. Weak Acids, Angela Ahrendt, Laura Kopff

Professional Learning Day

We will present two different ways to introduce the difference between a strong acid and a weak acid. The first one uses a Phet simulation where the students can change different parameters in an inquiry based approach. The second one is a hands-on activity using a guided packet and manipulatives to model the differences between strong and weak acids. Attendees must bring a computer.