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An Automated Classifier For Child-Directed Speech From Lena Recordings, Janet Y. Bang, George Kachergis, Adriana Weisleder, Virginia A. Marchman

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Pay It Forward: Realizing The Promise Of Oer For The Next Generation Of Learners, Kimberly S. Grotewold, Karen Kohler, Elisabeth M. Krimbill

Library Staff Publications (Archived)

Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice explores the opportunities and challenges of moving the discussion about open educational resources (OER) beyond affordability to address structural inequities found throughout academia and scholarly publishing. OER have the potential to celebrate research done by marginalized populations in the context of their own communities, to amplify the voices of those who have the knowledge but have been excluded from formal prestige networks, and to engage students as co-creators of learning content that is relevant and respectful of their cultural contexts. Edited by academic librarians with experience advocating across campus, Using Open Educational …

Global Engagement Model For Land-Grant Universities, A Grounded Theory., Lorena Ivonne Ballester

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study is to examine how land-grant universities engage with the public in the era of globalization; to explain the institutionalization of engagement processes accounting for the global context; and, to integrate this analysis into a Global Engagement Model for Land-Grant Universities (GEM) implementing a grounded theory research methodology.

GEM’s foundation is both theoretical and empirical. Applying the intensity sampling method, the universities selected for the empirical base were: The University of California, Davis, Michigan State University, and The Pennsylvania State University. Rather than an exact representation of individual universities’ engagement models, the model is the researcher’s …

Learning Mathematics While Black In Rural Appalachia: Black Students' Counterstories And Freedom Dreams About Mathematics Education, Sean P. Freeland

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation aims to illuminate and uncover the experiences of Black students’ learning mathematics in rural Appalachia and specifically West Virginia. The focal theory for this study is Critical Race Theory (CRT) which centers the experience of Black students and their voices. The intersection of race, mathematics education, and the context of rural Appalachia contribute to the analysis of these experiences in specific ways. Participants for this study included six Black high school students from various communities throughout West Virginia. Through interviews and mathematical autobiographies, these students shared their experiences learning mathematics across their schooling experiences and also considering their …

The Process And Case Study Approach To Implementing A Nutrition-Specific Dissemination And Implementation Science Training In Appalachia, Ayron E. Walker

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Introduction: Nutrition professionals face implementation challenges due to their lack of knowledge to incorporate D&I science into intervention design. To improve intervention outcomes, nutrition professionals must be trained in D&I science, which are currently absent in the field.

Aims: To identify and assess nutrition educators and practitioners perceived motivations, self-efficacy, and attitudes in using D&I science to inform the educational design and strategies of a nutrition-specific D&I curriculum for nutrition educators. Then to test feasibility of the nutrition-specific curriculum in increasing knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes by a case study approach, pre/post intervention design.

Methods: First, scoping review methodology involved the …

Examining The Relationship Among Perceived Academic Climate, Belongingness, And Engineering Identity, Sumaia Ali Raisa

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

An attempt to cultivate an inclusive learning environment in engineering is trending as a response to women's underrepresentation and a lower retention rate than men undergraduates. This study was situated in such an undergraduate engineering program where interventions were embedded in the course curriculum focusing on cultivating an inclusive engineering identity. Following a sociocultural perspective, the present study aimed to examine the relation of engineering identity with perceived academic climate, sense of belonging, and gender among two engineering cohorts (before covid and during covid context). A total of 482 first-year engineering undergraduates' survey responses were analyzed in this study using …

Student Understanding Of The Definite Integral When Solving Calculus Volume Problems, Krista Bresock

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The concept of integration appears in many different scientific fields, and students’ understanding of and ability to use the definite integral in applications is important to success in their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) classes. One of the first types of application problems that students encounter is finding the volume of a solid using the definite integral. How students approach these problems and how they use the definite integral to find volumes can have an impact on their future use and understanding of the definite integral.

This study involves a deep and thorough investigation of how ten students understand …

Characteristics Of Culturally Inclusive Art Education Pedagogy: A Historical Document Analysis Study, Fatemah A. Khawaji

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this mixed methods historical document analysis is to identify the characteristics of culturally inclusive art education pedagogy. Using the theoretical lenses of intersectionality, critical theory, and socially inclusive pedagogy, this study seeks to determine the reasons for the misapplication of diversity and inclusion in art education. Qualitative and quantitative methods are applied to the historical document analysis of National Art Education Association articles in two major journals: Art Education and Studies in Art Education. The findings indicate that for the last 20 years, 20% of the articles published in Studies in Art Education and 30% of …

Hostos Community College Academic Bulletin 2022-2023, Hostos Community College

College Bulletins

This is the official college catalog for 2022-2023. It contains course descriptions as well as information on degree programs, college resources and services, financial aid, admissions, and the academic calendar.

Educational Experiences Of First Generation Black African Students With And Without Dis/Abilities, Shehreen Iqtadar

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Several studies have focused on the disproportionate representation of students from historically multiply marginalized communities in special education (Artiles, 2011, 2013; Artiles et al., 2005; Brayboy et al., 2007; Cavendish et al., 2018; Cooc & Kiru, 2018; Dunn, 1968; Hosp & Reschly, 2004; O’Connor & Fernandez, 2006; Voulgarides et al., 2017). Only recently, researchers have begun to explore the connections between immigrant and refugee students and special education (Migliarini, 2017; Song, 2018; Qing, 2018). Missing in this literature are the critical accounts of students and (a) their perspectives about the nature of dis/ability and their placement within special education and …

Lexile Levels And Their Value To Public School Teachers, Kristin Schumacher

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis examines how teachers perceive Lexile level and its value, and whether or not their beliefs inform their practice. To address questions regarding teachers’ beliefs about Lexile level, I designed and implemented an online survey for public school teachers. My research shows that teachers have a favorable view of Lexile level, that they believe both students and parents should be informed of students’ Lexile level, that books should be labeled with Lexile level, and that asking students to read within their Lexile level range is a good practice. This survey research reveals the need to further interrogate whether or …

Variables That Affect Parental Goals For Visiting A Children’S Museum, Isabella M. Livingston

Honors Theses and Capstones

Children’s museums are informal educational environments that foster creativity, support sensory exploration, and provide places for both free play and learning (Gong et al., 2020). This study aimed to more fully understand parental goals for taking their children to a children’s museum, and how those goals varied based on characteristics known to play a role in how parents and children interact together. Subjects included 70 child-parent dyads. Each parent completed a demographic questionnaire, the Child Behavior Questionnaire-Very Short Form (Putnam & Rothbart, 2006) to assess temperament, and responded to an open-ended prompt related to visit intent. Dyads were then recorded …

2022 Viewbook, Office Of Admissions

Viewbook

IMSA fosters the discoverers. The thinkers. The problem-solvers of the future who can change the world. Our mission is to ignite and nurture creative, ethical, scientific minds that advance the human condition. We are a diverse community that promotes curiosity and exploration. We’re about more than great college prospects and great jobs, we’re about making our families proud. We’re about a better world for everyone through immersive learning experiences.

Developing An E-Module Of Making Edmodo-Based Hosanna Moda System Bustier To Improve Learning Independence And Learning Achievement, Lestari Rochmatun Choirunnisya', Putu Sudira

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

This study aims to: 1.) Develop an Edmodo-based e-module for making Hosanna Moda system bustier to increase independence and achievement in learning custom-made clothing; 2.) Describe the feasibility of the developed e-module; and 3.) Reveal the effectiveness of the developed e-module in increasing student learning independence and learning achievement. This research is development research, which was carried out on grade XII students of Fashion, State Vocational High School 3 Magelang. The product trial consisted of a validity test by three experts, a small-scale trial involving 12 students, a large-scale trial involving 24 students, and an effectiveness test involving one control …

Online Tutoring In Pandemic: An Investigation On Students' Mathematics Anxiety And Learning Motivation, Syafika Ulfah, Khoirunnisa Khoirunnisa, Collins Bekoe

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Learning activities should be shifted from offline to online mode as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several previous studies have stated that this situation affects the psychology of students. This study aimed to examine mathematics anxiety and learning motivation of junior high school students based on the availability of online tutoring support during the COVID-19 pandemic. We employed a survey method by distributing a Google Form link containing a questionnaire to a public junior high school in East Jakarta, Indonesia. The questionnaire consisted of 22 items of mathematics anxiety and 23 items of learning motivation with a 5-point Likert …

The Influence Of The Jigsaw Learning Model On Mutual Respect Attitudes For Grade Viii Junior High School Students, Lucky Nadya, Ridwan Santoso

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

This study aims to determine the effect of the use of Jigsaw learning model on mutual respect in grade VIII junior high school students. The study population consisted of 3 classes totaling 72 students. The sample of this research is class VIII students, amounting to 23 students. The determination of the sample class of this study was carried out using random sampling techniques. The research data were obtained through the distribution of pre-test and post-test in which validity were tested using the product moment formula. Research data were analyzed using quantitative techniques through independent sample t-test. The results showed that …

Transferable Skills Perception Analysus Of Vocational Teachers On-In-On-In Dual Skills Program, Purnomo Purnomo, Marsono Marsono, Tuwoso Tuwoso

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

The Ministry of Education and Culture in 2016 made one of the breakthrough programs in an effort to organize and fulfill productive teachers in Vocational High Schools (VHS), namely through the Dual Skills Program (DSK). The DSK is implemented to support the improvement of vocational education as well as education and job skills training. Meanwhile, DSK participating teachers must have new competencies that can be used to teach productive subjects in certain areas of expertise. Increasing the competence of DSK participants needs to take into account the development of transferable skills obtained after conducting training or in the process of …

Developing Assessment In Improving Students' Digital Literacy Skills, Erlida Amnie, Undang Rosidin, Kartini Herlina, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This research aims to develop an assessment of problem-solving skills in improving students' digital literacy skills. This research is directed to produce physics learning assessments that can improve students' digital literacy using problem-solving skills assessments. The use of assessments that refer to the problem-solving skills stage is expected to improve students' digital literacy. The study is an R & D research with the Borg and Gall development model. On the preliminary research, a questionnaire is needed to detect need analysis of an assessment that can help improving student digital literacy skills. Questionnaires were used to collect expert review data, while …

An Evaluation Of Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran (Mgmp) Program Of Indonesian Language Subject In Vocational School, Sigit Pambudi, Istiana Hermawati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This study aims to evaluate the administrative program for Indonesian MGMP teachers, one of which is the Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP). This research is evaluation research with the CIPP model. The research population was 59 members of the Indonesian Language MGMP of vocational school at the Sleman Regency Vocational and all students whom the members of the MGMP taught. The teacher sample was selected using the total sampling technique involving 59 members, while the student sample was selected using the proportionate random sampling technique involving 375 students. The validity in this study uses content validity and construct validity, while the …

Analysis Of The Difficulty Index Of Item Bank According To Cognitive Aspects During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Maizura Fauzie, Andi Ulfa Tenri Pada, Supriatno Supriatno

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

The Covid-19 pandemic is a major challenge for the education system. The face-to-face learning process shifted to online learning, including the school exams. In Aceh province, the school exams have changed from paper-based and computer-based. This research aims to analyze the difficulty index of an item bank based on cognitive aspects of Bloom's Taxonomy. The study samples included 850 students. The data were the item bank of a final semester exam consisting of 200 multiple-choice items, answer keys, and students' answer sheets. The empirical analysis of the item bank using classical test theory (CTT) found that 141 out of 200 …

Self-Evaluation In Perspective Of Surah Al-Isrä Verse 14th, Kasmah Usman, Achmad Abubakar, Muhsin Mahfudz

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

This paper describes, knows, understands, and analyzes self-evaluation from the perspective of surah Al-Isrā verse 14. Self-evaluation in psychology is called self-introspection, which means self-correction, while in Islam, it is called muḥāsabah or muḥāsabah al-nafá¹£. Muḥāsabah, in the person of a Muslim in particular, is an attempt to count and evaluate himself, how many sins he has committed and what good he has not done. This study is qualitative research under the literature study method, which focuses on the question of self-evolution from the perspective of surah Al-Isra verse 14. The data source comes from the ministry of …

The Role Of Student Activists In Strengthening Nationalist Characters In The Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era, Farid Fadillah, Suharno Suharno

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

This study aims to (1) identify roles, (2) describe the challenges and (3) the efforts of BEM UNY activist students in strengthening the nationalist character in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. This type of research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques of this research were interviews and documentation. The subjects of this study were seven student activists from BEM UNY for the period 2020 who were determined by purposive technique. This research data analysis using qualitative analysis which consists of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The results of this study are …

Profile Of The Ability Of Prospective Biology Teachers In Making Question Instruments Using Bloom's Taxonomy, Tengku Idris, Sepita Ferazona, Herlina Safitri

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

The purpose of this study is to determine students' ability to make Bloom's taxonomy questions. The study was conducted on students in the 5th semester of the 2020/2021 academic year who were taking evaluation courses and learning achievement techniques with a sample of 62 people. This research is a descriptive study using a checklist sheet as the main instrument that has been content validated by experts, questionnaires, and interviews as supporting data. Data were analyzed using the quantitative descriptive method. The results of the research show that students have very good abilities in making Bloom's taxonomy questions for the lower …

Pengaruh Adversity Quotient Dan Task Commitment Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematika, Rina Wiji Kartika, Priarti Megawanti, Arif Rahman Hakim

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripikan: (1) pengaruh adversity quotient dan task commitment secara bersama-sama terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika; (2) pengaruh adversity quotient terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika; dan (3) pengaruh task commitment terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika. Metode penelitian adalah survei korelasional dengan teknik analisis regresi ganda. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 83 siswa SMK di Jakarta Selatan yang diambil dengan teknik simple random sampling. Instrumen untuk mengukur adversity quotient dan task commitment menggunakan angket tertutup, sementara kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika diukur dengan tes uraian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) terdapat pengaruh positif signifikan adversity quotient dan task commitment …

Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving Terintegrasi Tpack Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah, Edy Waluyo, Nuraini Nuraini

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Guru perlu menerapkan model pembelajaran yang mampu mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi dan kemampuan pemecahan masalah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving (CPS) terintegrasi TPACK untuk mengembangkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam pemecahan masalah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan dengan model pengembangan Borg & Gall. Sampel penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII Sekolah Menengah Petama di Lombok Timur yang berjumlah 30 siswa, yang terdiri dari 12 siswa laki laki dan 18 siswa perempuan. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data meliputi pedoman validasi desain pembelajaran CPS terintegrasi TPACK, angket kepraktisan dan tes kemampuan pemecahan masalah pada materi …

Efektivitas Model Pembelajaran Creative Problem Solving Ditinjau Dari Kemampuan Penalaran, Komunikasi, Dan Self Esteem, Abdillah Rachman, Raden Rosnawati

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan perbedaan efektifitas model pembelajaran creative problem solving dan model pembelajaran konvensional ditinjau dari kemampuan penalaran, komunikasi, dan self-esteem. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian quasi-experiment dengan desain penelitian nonequivalent comparison group design. Subjek penelitian merupakan peserta didik di salah satu MAN di Purbalingga, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, pada materi transformasi geometri. Sampel terdiri dari 60 siswa dari dua kelas IPA yang masing-masing mengikuti model pembelajaran konvensional dan model pembelajaran creative problem solving. Instrumen penelitian ini terdiri dari tes kemampuan penalaran, tes kemampuan komunikasi serta angket self-esteem. Teknik analisis menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan Hotteling's Trace …

English As A Foreign Language (Efl) Learning Assessment In Single-Sex And Co-Educational Classrooms, Umi Farisiyah, Badrun Kartowagiran, Aminuddin Bin Hassan

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This study investigates the effects of Single-Sex and Co-educational classrooms on English learning outcomes. This study is a causal-comparative study in ex post facto design. The sample is three classes consisting of 73 students (boy and girl-single-sex classes and a co-educational class) from a private secondary school in Central Java, Indonesia. An integrated English test was used, equating the 2013 curriculum and CEFR for English. It tested four skills in English consisting of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Expert judgments have already checked the instrument through face validity. Item internal consistency from all skills was good, and the reliability was …

Analysis And Evaluation Of Law Number 12 Of 2012 Concerning Higher Education Based On Sports Needs For Students, Sandey Tantra Paramitha, Muhamad Fahmi Hasan, Leni Anggraeni, Marisa Noviyanti Fajrah Ilsya, Muhamad Gilang Ramadhan, Apriya Maharani Rustandi, Hikmat Kodrat

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

The sense of responsibility to educate students as "whole people" which lies on the shoulders of all higher education managers, sports programs will continue to have strategic programs in the higher education system in Indonesia. Therefore, researchers conducted a normative and juridical literature review to examine sports in higher education. The results of this review indicate that Article 35 (3) of the Higher Education Curriculum Law No. 12 of 2012 concerning sports higher education is needed to be used as a compulsory subject in higher education. Overall, this review provides an appropriate reference point for further research by identifying the …

Ecological Citizenship In The Textbook Of Pancasila And Civic Education Subjects At Secondary Level School, Rianda Usmi, Mukhamad Murdiono

Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan

This study was conducted to (1) identify the content of ecological citizenship in the Pancasila and Citizenship Education subject textbook and (2) describe the development of ecological citizenship as teaching material in Pancasila and Citizenship Education subjects at the secondary education level. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach with content analysis methods. Data collection was carried out through reading, observing the contents of the book, and taking notes with careful analysis of the ecological citizenship content contained in the textbook. The unit of analysis in this study was the content of ecological citizenship in the form of text, material …

Implementation Of The Online Learning During Covid-19: Between Obligations And Barriers, Ummi Mukarromah, Wiwik Wijayanti

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Vocational schools are no exception to implementing the online learning policy during the covid-19 pandemic, including students majoring in hotel accommodation. This study describes how the school develops its readiness to implement the policy, particularly its challenges. This study also aims to determine the constraints and impacts of implementing the policy. Using a qualitative method, this study involved two vocational schools in Yogyakarta that have a hotel accommodation field. The head of the departments, the productive teachers, and some students was invited to several interviews. Documentation was also used to obtain detailed information. The results were categorized into two aspects: …