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Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Bangun Ruang Di Smp Dengan Pendekatan Pendidikan Matematika Realistik, Wiwin Rita Sari Dec 2016

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Bangun Ruang Di Smp Dengan Pendekatan Pendidikan Matematika Realistik, Wiwin Rita Sari

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk berupa perangkat pembelajaran bangun ruang SMP dengan pendekatan pendidikan matematika realistik yang valid, praktis, dan efektif ditinjau dari ketercapaian kompetensi dasar, kemampuan koneksi matematis, dan minat terhadap matematika. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian pengembangan menggunakan model 4-D yang terdiri atas empat tahap yaitu tahap pendefinisian, perancangan, pengembangan, dan tahap penyebaran. Hasil penelitian berupa perangkat pembelajaran bangun ruang yang terdiri dari silabus, RPP, LKS, dan tes hasil belajar berupa tes ketercapaian kompetensi dasar (TKKD) dan tes kemampuan koneksi matematis (TKKM) yang valid, praktis, dan efektif. Kevalidan perangkat mencapai kategori sangat baik ditinjau dari penilaian ahli. Kepraktisan …

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Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Melalui Pendekatan Pembelajaran Student Teams Achivement Division, Deka Purnama Sari, Nurochmah Nurochmah, Haryadi Haryadi, Syaiturjim Syaiturjim Dec 2016

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemahaman Matematis Melalui Pendekatan Pembelajaran Student Teams Achivement Division, Deka Purnama Sari, Nurochmah Nurochmah, Haryadi Haryadi, Syaiturjim Syaiturjim

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman matematis siswa setelah dilakukan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan Students Teams Achievement Divisons (STAD). Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah pre-experimental dengan bentuk One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Subjek penelitian adalah salah satu kelas dari sebuah instansi di daerah Tangerang yang teridi dari 17 siswa. Instrumen penelitian meliputi tes pemahaman matematis dan pedoman wawancara. Pokok bahasan yang menjadi bahasan dalam penelitian ini adalah materi perbandingan senilai. Data dari hasil penelitian dianalisis secara kuantitatif-deskriptif. Peningkatan kemampuan pemahaman matematis dilihat dari perhitungan N Gain dan hasil wawancara dijelaskan secara deskriptif. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dari penelitian, …

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Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Bercirikan Active Knowledge Sharing Dengan Pendekatan Saintifik Kelas Viii, Rusnilawati Rusnilawati Dec 2016

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Bercirikan Active Knowledge Sharing Dengan Pendekatan Saintifik Kelas Viii, Rusnilawati Rusnilawati

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran bercirikan Active Knowledge Sharing dengan pendekatan saintifik dalam upaya meningkatkan pengetahuan, kemampuanpemecahan masalah, dan sikap terhadap matematika siswa SMP Kelas VIII Semester 2 yang valid, praktis, dan efektif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan (Development Research). Penelitian ini mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran yang meliputi: silabus; Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP); dan Lembar Kegiatan Siswa (LKS) dengan menggunakan model pengembangan 4-D yang dikembangkan oleh Thiagarajan, Semmel, dan Semmel. Hasil validasi menunjukkan perangkat yang dikembangkan layak digunakan dengan kategori sangat baik. Hasil uji coba menunjukkan bahwa perangkat yang dikembangkan praktis dan efektif. Ketuntasan belajar …

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Keefektifan Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Masalah Dan Penemuan Terbimbing Ditinjau Dari Hasil Belajar Kognitif Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif, Sri Rochani Dec 2016

Keefektifan Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Masalah Dan Penemuan Terbimbing Ditinjau Dari Hasil Belajar Kognitif Kemampuan Berpikir Kreatif, Sri Rochani

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan keefektifan pembelajaran matematika berbasis masalah dan pembelajaran penemuan terbimbing ditinjau dari hasil belajar kognitif dan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa kelas VIII SMP. Penelitian ini adalah eksperimen semu. Populasi penelitian mencakup seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta tahun pelajaran 2014/2015 yang terdiri atas sembilan kelas. Sampel penelitianmenggunakan kelas VIII.8 dan VIII.. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) pembelajaran berbasis masalah efektif ditinjau dari hasil belajar kognitif dan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa kelas VIII SMP, (2) pembelajaran penemuan terbimbing efektif ditinjau dari hasil belajar kognitif dan kemampuan berpikir kreatif siswa kelas VIII SMP, dan (3) pembelajaran …

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Pengaruh Math Phobia, Self-Efficacy, Adversity Quotient Dan Motivasi Berprestasi Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Matematika Siswa Smp, St. Rahma Sami Ahmad Dec 2016

Pengaruh Math Phobia, Self-Efficacy, Adversity Quotient Dan Motivasi Berprestasi Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Matematika Siswa Smp, St. Rahma Sami Ahmad

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung phobia matematika, self-efficacy, Adversity Quotient dan motivasi berprestasi terhadap prestasi belajar matematika siswa kelas VII di Kabupaten Gowa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian ex post facto. Subjek penelitian adalah 217 siswa SMP kelas VII yang berasal dari 8 sekolah di 8 kecamatan yang berbeda. Data dianalisis dengan metode analisis deskriptif dan analisis jalur dengan bantuan program pengolahan data statistik SPSS 21 dan AMOS. Selain itu dilakukan uji Sobel untuk menguji hipotesis variabel intervening. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan phobia matematika, self-efficacy, Adversity Quotient dan motivasi berprestasi memiliki pengaruh …

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Pengaruh Problem Posing Dan Pbl Terhadap Prestasi Belajar, Dan Motivasi Belajar Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika, Risnawati Amiluddin, Sugiman Sugiman Dec 2016

Pengaruh Problem Posing Dan Pbl Terhadap Prestasi Belajar, Dan Motivasi Belajar Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika, Risnawati Amiluddin, Sugiman Sugiman

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh pendekatan problem posing dan pendekatan problem-based learning; dan untuk mengetahui mana yang lebih baik antara pendekatan problem posing dan pendekatan problem-based learning ditinjau dari prestasi belajar, dan motivasi belajar mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika FKIP Universitas Dayanu Ikhsanuddin Baubau. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain pretest-posttest non-equivalent comparison-group design. Populasi penelitian mencakup seluruh mahasiswa pendidikan matematika Universitas Dayanu Ikhsanuddin Baubau yang mengambil mata kuliah Kalkulus II. Instrumen penelitian meliputi tes prestasi belajar, dan angket motivasi. Analisis yang digunakan, yaitu uji one sample t-test, T2 Hotteling's, dan uji …

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Pengembangan Multimedia Pembelajaran Trigonometri Menggunakan Adobe Flash Cs3 Untuk Siswa Sma, Nanang Khuzaini, Rusgianto Heri Santosa Dec 2016

Pengembangan Multimedia Pembelajaran Trigonometri Menggunakan Adobe Flash Cs3 Untuk Siswa Sma, Nanang Khuzaini, Rusgianto Heri Santosa

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan multimedia pembelajaran trigonometri menggunakan ADOBE FLASH CS3 untuk pembelajaran matematika siswa SMA kelas X semester II dan mengetahui kelayakan produk multimedia dari aspek kevalidan, kepraktisan, dan keefektifan untuk pembelajaran matematika di SMA Kelas X Semester II. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan multimedia pembelajaran matematika menggunakan model pengembangan Borg dan Gall yang dilaksanakan melalui tiga tahapan yaitu: pertama, pendahuluan yaitu studi pustaka dan studi lapangan; kedua, pengembangan yaitu perencanaan dan pengembangan produk awal; dan ketiga, uji lapangan yaitu uji pengembangan terbatas, uji coba kelompok kecil, dan uji coba lapangan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa multimedia yang …

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Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Open-Ended Approach Untuk Mengembangkan Hots Siswa Sma, Ernawati Ernawati Dec 2016

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Open-Ended Approach Untuk Mengembangkan Hots Siswa Sma, Ernawati Ernawati

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran matematika berupa Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP), Petunjuk Kegiatan Siswa (PKS), dan Tes Ketercapaian Kompetensi (TKK) berbasis open-ended approach yang layak dalam mengembangkan keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi pada siswa SMA. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang terdiri atas 3 tahap utama, yaitu pendahuluan, desain produk, dan pengembangan dan evaluasi. Subjek uji coba penelitian yaitu 105 siswa, seorang guru SMAN 1 Barabai, seorang guru SMAN 2 Barabai, dan seorang guru SMAN 8 Barabai. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah lembar validasi, lembar penilaian guru, lembar penilaian siswa, lembar observasi keterlaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran, dan TKK. Penelitian ini …

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Analisis Kesulitan Dan Self-Efficacy Siswa Smp Dalam Pemecahan Masalah Matematika Berbentuk Soal Cerita, Novferma Novferma Dec 2016

Analisis Kesulitan Dan Self-Efficacy Siswa Smp Dalam Pemecahan Masalah Matematika Berbentuk Soal Cerita, Novferma Novferma

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan letak, jenis, faktor-faktor kesulitan, dan self-efficacy siswa SMP swasta di Kabupaten Sleman, DIY dalam memecahkan masalah matematika berbentuk soal cerita. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian survei dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Subjek penelitian adalah 124 siswa SMP swasta di Kabupaten Sleman, DIY yang berasal dari empat sekolah dengan kategori tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Sampel penelitian ditentukan dengan stratified proportional random sampling technique. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa tes diagnostik terdiri atas 5 butir soal, angket self-efficacy, dan pedoman wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kesulitan siswa dalam pemecahan masalah matematika berbentuk soal cerita terletak pada pengetahuan faktual, pengetahuan …

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Peningkatan Motivasi Dan Keterampilan Hitung Pecahan Desimal Melalui Media Manipulatif Pada Pembelajaran Tematik-Integratif Sd, Yuni Ristanti Dec 2016

Peningkatan Motivasi Dan Keterampilan Hitung Pecahan Desimal Melalui Media Manipulatif Pada Pembelajaran Tematik-Integratif Sd, Yuni Ristanti

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengetahui apakah penampilan guru dalam mengajar berada pada klasifikasi baik untuk mendukung peningkatan keterampilan hitung dan motivasi belajar, (2) meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa, dan (3) meningkatkan keterampilan hitung pecahan desimal siswa kelas 4 SDN 15 Ulu Gadut (Padang) melalui media manipulatif pada pembelajaran tematik integratif dengan menggunakan desain penelitian tindakan kelas. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan: observasi, tes tskala motivasi, catatan lapangan, dan tes kemampuan hitung. Analisis data dilakukan secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukan: (1) penampilan guru dalam mengajar memperoleh skor 160,5; 174; dan 179,17 dengan klasifikasi baik pada siklus 1, 2, dan 3. …

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Keefektifan Problem Solving Dan Guided Inquiry Dalam Setting Tai Ditinjau Dari Prestasi Belajar, Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis, Dan Kedisiplinan Diri, Hesti Setianingsih Dec 2016

Keefektifan Problem Solving Dan Guided Inquiry Dalam Setting Tai Ditinjau Dari Prestasi Belajar, Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis, Dan Kedisiplinan Diri, Hesti Setianingsih

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan dan membandingkan keefektifan problem solving setting team assisted individualization (TAI) dengan guided inquirysetting TAI ditinjau dari prestasi belajar, kemampuan berpikir kritis, dan kedisiplinan diri siswa. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Lebaksiu yang terdiri atas 9 kelas. Dari populasi yang ada diambil secara acak dua kelas, yaitu kelas VII H dan kelas VII I sebagai sampel kelas penelitian. Kelas VII H diberi treatment dengan pendekatan pembelajaran problem solving setting TAI, sedangkan kelas VII I dengan guided inquiry setting TAI. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji one sample t-test, …

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Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Statistika Smp Dengan Pendekatan Saintifik, Choirul Mahmudah Dec 2016

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Statistika Smp Dengan Pendekatan Saintifik, Choirul Mahmudah

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran statistika SMP dengan pendekatan saintifik, meliputi rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran (RPP) dan lembar kegiatan siswa (LKS) yang valid, praktis dan efektif. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan mengacu model pengembangan Borg & Gall. Sebagai sumber data, dilibatkan enam orang siswa kelas IX, 56 siswa kelas VII, dan tiga orang guru SMP Negeri 1 Tulang Bawang Udik, Provinsi Lampung. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan instrumen lembar validasi, lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran, lembar penilaian kepraktisan oleh siswa, lembar keterbacaan, lembar penilaian kepraktisan oleh guru, dan instrumen kefektifan perangkat pembelajaran. Analisis data dilakukan dengan mengkonversi total skor data kuantitatif …

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Keefektifan Pendekatan Problem Posing Dan Problem Solving Dalam Pembelajaran Kalkulus Ii, Markus Palobo Dec 2016

Keefektifan Pendekatan Problem Posing Dan Problem Solving Dalam Pembelajaran Kalkulus Ii, Markus Palobo

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan pendekatan problem posing dan problem solving serta membandingkan keefektifan pendekatan problem posing dengan problem solving ditinjau dari sikap mahasiswa terhadap Kalkulus dan prestasi belajar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain pretest-posttest non equivalent comparison group design. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Universitas Musamus Merauke. Sampel penelitian adalah mahasiswa Jurusan Pendidikan Matematika semester II yang dibagi dalam dua kelompok. Pengujian keefektifan pendekatan problem posing dan problem solving menggunakan uji one sample t-test dan untuk mengetahui pendekatan mana yang lebih efektif menggunakan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) pendekatan …

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Keefektifan Pendekatan Problem Solving Dengan Setting Stad Dan Tai Ditinjau Dari Prestasi Dan Self-Confidence, Adhetia Martyanti Dec 2016

Keefektifan Pendekatan Problem Solving Dengan Setting Stad Dan Tai Ditinjau Dari Prestasi Dan Self-Confidence, Adhetia Martyanti

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan keefektifan dan perbandingan keefektifan dari pendekatan problem solving dengan setting pembelajaran kooperatif tipe STAD, pendekatan problem solving dengan setting pembelajaran kooperatif tipe TAI, serta pendekatan konvensional ditinjau dari aspek prestasi belajar matematika dan self-confidence siswa dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain nonequivalent group pretest-posttest design. Populasi penelitian mencakup seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Prambanan. Selanjutnya dengan memilih secara acak dari keseluruhan kelas tersebut, terpilih kelas VIII A, VIII C dan VIII D sebagai sampel penelitian. Uji keefektifan masing-masing pendekatan pembelajaran menggunakan one sample t-test. Selanjutnya untuk …

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Winter 2016, Transformations Dec 2016

Winter 2016, Transformations

Transformations

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Closing The Achievement Gap In Mathematics For Students With Learning Disabilities Utilizing The Resource Room As An Intervention, Esta H. Brownstein Dec 2016

Closing The Achievement Gap In Mathematics For Students With Learning Disabilities Utilizing The Resource Room As An Intervention, Esta H. Brownstein

Theses and Dissertations

Students with learning disabilities are placed in general education classrooms in increasing numbers. Many of these students receive additional services in Resource Room programs taught by a special education teacher. The intent of this study was to determine if students with disabilities, who were struggling in mathematics, increased achievement utilizing Resource Room instruction as an intervention. Students in the study were in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades and performed at least one grade level below expectations for that grade in mathematics. All of the students had a specific learning disability. This study investigated the correlation, if any, between the amounts …

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The Development And Support Of Geometric And Spatial Concepts In Preschool- And Kindergarten-Aged Children, Laura J. Becker Dec 2016

The Development And Support Of Geometric And Spatial Concepts In Preschool- And Kindergarten-Aged Children, Laura J. Becker

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of the literature review is to discuss the development of geometric and spatial concepts in preschool- and kindergarten-aged children. This development can be seen through the children's mental and manual rotation, as well as children's experiences with spatial reasoning. The factors that influence these concepts, such as spatial talk and spatial play are also examined. This review identifies ways that teachers can support the development of geometric and spatial concepts in the classroom, such as exposure to materials, pedagogy, interventions, and their own professional development. The conclusion of this literature review synthesizes the evidence, discusses recommendations, and provides …

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Planning And Implementing A Successful Nsa-Nsf Gencyber Summer Cyber Academy, Bryson R. Payne, Tamirat Abegaz, Keith Antonia Dec 2016

Planning And Implementing A Successful Nsa-Nsf Gencyber Summer Cyber Academy, Bryson R. Payne, Tamirat Abegaz, Keith Antonia

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

The GenCyber program is jointly sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help faculty and cybersecurity experts provide summer cybersecurity camp experiences for K-12 students and teachers. The main objective of the program is to attract, educate, and motivate a new generation of young men and women to help address the nationwide shortage of trained cybersecurity professionals. The curriculum is flexible and centers on ten cybersecurity first principles. Currently, GenCyber provides cyber camp options for three types of audiences: students, teachers, and a combination of both teachers and students. In 2016, over 120 …

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Associating Mathematics To Its History: Connecting The Mathematics We Teach To Its Past, Joseph M. Furner, Ernest A. Brewer Dec 2016

Associating Mathematics To Its History: Connecting The Mathematics We Teach To Its Past, Joseph M. Furner, Ernest A. Brewer

Transformations

Across the USA and around the world now, globalization has taken a strong hold. The purpose of this paper is to explore the historical considerations that can be incorporated in the teaching of mathematics. The paper will also provide suggestions for teaching math by interweaving historical elements into the mathematics instruction. Teachers should strive to bridge the cultural and historical gap among all students by incorporating innovative ideas as well as historical and cultural connections into their teaching so to foster understanding, appreciation, and tolerance for the richness inherent in diversity and a sound understanding of mathematics and appreciation for …

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Every Student Can Be An Einstein: Addressing Math Anxiety In Today’S Classrooms, Joseph M. Furner Dec 2016

Every Student Can Be An Einstein: Addressing Math Anxiety In Today’S Classrooms, Joseph M. Furner

Transformations

This article is geared toward mathematics educators in hopes that they can ultimately excite young people about mathematics, encourage students to be confident in their ability to solve problems, understand mathematical concepts, and see math as a human endeavor. The author believes that as students feel less anxious about and more confident in their abilities to do math that their performance will improve. As math test scores are often a concern for principals, teachers, and society at large, success and confidence with mathematics is critical in our high-tech globally competitive world. Math anxiety has become a growing concern in the …

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Using Technology And Media-Rich Platforms To Help Teach The Pythagorean Theorem, Hui Fang Huang Su, Denise Gates, Janice Haramis, Farrah Bell, Claude Manigat, Kristin Hierpe, Lourivaldo Da Silva Dec 2016

Using Technology And Media-Rich Platforms To Help Teach The Pythagorean Theorem, Hui Fang Huang Su, Denise Gates, Janice Haramis, Farrah Bell, Claude Manigat, Kristin Hierpe, Lourivaldo Da Silva

Transformations

The history of mathematics is quite extensive, dating back to ancient times and elapsing several centuries. Many great mathematicians, philosophers, scientists, and scholars have contributed to mathematics on the subject we see today. For the purpose of this research project, we have chosen to highlight the great mathematician Pythagoras and his famous Pythagorean Theorem. We investigate the history of the Pythagorean Theorem, relationships among Pythagorean numbers, and unusual proofs of the Theorem. This paper provides a suggestive lesson plan, activity, and presentation for classroom use.

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Number Pattern, Hui Fang Huang Su, Denise Gates, Janice Haramis, Farrah Bell, Claude Manigat, Kristin Hierpe, Lourivaldo Da Silva Dec 2016

Number Pattern, Hui Fang Huang Su, Denise Gates, Janice Haramis, Farrah Bell, Claude Manigat, Kristin Hierpe, Lourivaldo Da Silva

Transformations

In this manuscript, we study the purpose of number patterns, a brief history of number patterns, and classroom uses for number patterns and magic squares. We investigate and summarize number patterns and magic squares in various charts: 6 x 6, 7 x 7, 13 x 13, 21 x 21, and 37 x 37. The results are established by each number pattern along with narrative conjectures about primes and multiples of six from each pattern. Numerical charting examples are provided as an illustration of the theoretical results.

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Art-Integration Through Making Dioramas Of Women Mathematicians’ Lives Enhances Creativity And Motivation, Audrey C. Rule, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine, Clayton M. Edwards, Mindy M. Gordon Dec 2016

Art-Integration Through Making Dioramas Of Women Mathematicians’ Lives Enhances Creativity And Motivation, Audrey C. Rule, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine, Clayton M. Edwards, Mindy M. Gordon

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

Creativity is essential for solving problems in the workplace, natural environment, and everyday life, necessitating that creativity be nurtured in schools. Identification of factors that intrinsically motivate students to learn difficult or initially unappealing content is also important. This project, in which 24 racially diverse fifth grade girls created dioramas of the lives of diverse successful women mathematicians, explored the girls’ reactions to art integration into mathematics through a phenomenological qualitative analysis of their products, essays, and responses to questionnaires. The project supported the Next Generation Science Standard for engineering design, Standard 3-5-ETS1-1 and two National Core Arts Standards for …

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Three- And Four-Year Olds Learn About Gears Through Arts Incorporation, Dessy Stoycheva, Leann M. Perkins Dec 2016

Three- And Four-Year Olds Learn About Gears Through Arts Incorporation, Dessy Stoycheva, Leann M. Perkins

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This research paper explores art integration into a science lesson unit that follows the Next Generation Science Standards (K-PS2-1) and focuses on the effects on memory retention of key concepts along with levels of enjoyment. An experiment was conducted with children ages 3 and 4 teaching scientific concepts about gears while incorporating student-made art products. The children were assigned to alternating experimental (art-integrated) or control (no art) conditions during the four stages of the lesson. The results did not show statistically significant differences at the alpha = 0.05 level between conditions in the amount of information retained based on the …

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Fourth Graders Make Inventions Using Scamper And Animal Adaptation Ideas, Mahjabeen Hussain, Anastasia Carignan Dec 2016

Fourth Graders Make Inventions Using Scamper And Animal Adaptation Ideas, Mahjabeen Hussain, Anastasia Carignan

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This study explores to what extent the SCAMPER (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, and Rearrange) technique combined with animal adaptation ideas learned through form and function analogy activities can help fourth graders generate creative ideas while augmenting their inventiveness. The sample consisted of 24 fourth grade students (14 female, 10 male) ages 9-10 at a suburban Midwestern elementary school. A repeated-measures design involving all participants alternately in the two conditions measured students under each treatment condition. In the experimental condition, students used SCAMPER charts with animal adaptation ideas to generate ideas to improve a product using …

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Second-Graders Beautify For Butterflies, Andrea E. Anderson, Jessica A. Meier Dec 2016

Second-Graders Beautify For Butterflies, Andrea E. Anderson, Jessica A. Meier

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This practical article presents activities that support previous research suggesting the integration of art with science is beneficial to the learning and cooperative processes of children. The project showcased here highlights the ability of elementary school children to collaborate with their peers for problem solving and critical thinking through the artistic use of observation and sketching. This article discusses effective lesson activities in which students combined art and science by creating and cultivating a butterfly garden on the school’s property.

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Who Moved Those Rain Clouds To Town? Making Windbirds To Learn About The Power Of Wind, Deepanee Samarakoon, Latisha L. Smith Dec 2016

Who Moved Those Rain Clouds To Town? Making Windbirds To Learn About The Power Of Wind, Deepanee Samarakoon, Latisha L. Smith

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

In this practical article, a kindergarten teacher shares a lesson designed to teach students about the power of wind. To address the Next Generation Science Standards engineering standards, students discussed the negative and positive aspects of wind and made daily weather observations (K-ESS2-1). Students constructed bird-shaped windsocks, called windbirds, to explore how the shape of the object allowed it to move in the wind (K-2-ETS1-2). To address the National Core Arts Standards, creative arts were integrated as students designed cylindrical windbirds of colorful materials. The windbirds were used to observe the effects of wind in the students’ outdoor environment at …

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Water Play, Jane E. Cline, Brandy A. Smith Dec 2016

Water Play, Jane E. Cline, Brandy A. Smith

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

The inclusion of activities to develop sensory awareness, spatial thinking, and physical dexterity, operationalized through hands-on science lessons such as water play, have long been part of early childhood education. This practical article addresses Next Generation Science Standards K-2 ETS1-3 and K-2 ETS1-2 by having four-year-old prekindergarten students direct the path of water on a vertical pegboard water table with strategically-placed, attached plastic cups with holes drilled into them that leak streams of water into each other. Students enhanced their retelling of the story of the Billy Goats Gruff by placing student-made watercolor artwork along the path of the water, …

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Using Creativity From Art And Engineering To Engage Students In Science, Mason Albert Kuhn, Scott Greenhalgh, Mark Mcdermott Dec 2016

Using Creativity From Art And Engineering To Engage Students In Science, Mason Albert Kuhn, Scott Greenhalgh, Mark Mcdermott

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

STEAM education, referring to integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics, is a contemporary buzzword that is popular in many schools. In particular, many elementary school teachers who have been tasked to incorporate STEM teaching, because of the requirements of the Next Generation Science Standards, attempt to apply the arts in their science curriculum because they feel more comfortable using instructional approaches that incorporate creative activities such as crafts, drawing, and model construction than the core practices of STEM disciplines. Teachers can use the creative arts activities in two ways to enhance the STEM learning environment: 1) Using creative processes …

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Spatial Thinking Skills And Stem Connections: How Does This Issue Address Them?, Audrey C. Rule Dec 2016

Spatial Thinking Skills And Stem Connections: How Does This Issue Address Them?, Audrey C. Rule

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

In this editorial, the Editor considered the importance of spatial thinking skills to STEM careers, provided examples of ways scientists use spatial thinking, noted sex and socioeconomic differences in spatial skill proficiency, and reviewed ways that activities included in articles in this issue involved spatial thinking. Brief summaries and preview images were provided for the articles in the issue. The four-component spatial thinking classification scheme with categories of intrinsic-static, intrinsic-dynamic, extrinsic-static and extrinsic dynamic was applied to the activities from this issue of the Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions. All categories of this classification scheme were addressed, providing …

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