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Writing A Critical Fantasy Short Story:The Development Of Foklore-Based Teaching Materials, Sutrisno Gustiraja Alfarizi, Yuni Pratiwi, Karkono Karkono

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research develops teaching materials for writing fantasy short story texts by utilizing Situbondo folklore as a background for writing while developing critical and creative responses to local culture. The research model used in developing this teaching material is ADDIE, developed by Branch in five stages of development. The validity of this teaching material was assessed by expert validators in the field of developing teaching materials, learning to write critical fantasy short stories, and Situbondo folklore, as well as Indonesian language teacher practitioner validators. The results show that the teaching materials are feasible and ready to be implemented. This study …

We’Re Not Migrating Yet: Engaging Children’S Geographies And Learning With Lands And Waters, Anna Lees, Megan Bang

Occasional Paper Series

Considering the places, the geographies, of children’s learning, of human learning, is fundamental to seriously considering not only the “whats” or the content of learning but perhaps more importantly the “whys” and the “hows” of learning and the overall goals of education. The whys and hows of education construct what is deemed relevant and irrelevant as well as what is rendered invisible to the “here and now” to children’s lives (Apple, 2004; Iorio & Parnell, 2015; Nxumalo et al., 2011; Tesar, 2015). We argue in our work that issues of place, and relevancy to the “here and now”, is always …

The Perceived Impact Of Project-Based Learning (Pbl) On Middle School Students’ Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem) Identity And Engagement, Jonathan Olivera

Theses and Dissertations

Despite multiple calls to action, the United States educational system is not producing enough viable contributors in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). These fields continue to grow, and the STEM workforce continues to expand. However, the pool of citizens prepared to enter these professions is not keeping up with the demand. Part of this issue can be attributed to a diminishing interest in STEM by students, particularly during their identity forming adolescent years. Active learning strategies have proven successful in preventing this decline with project-based learning (PBL) being one of the most successful active learning strategies. …

High-Growth Middle Schools In Arkansas Based On Performance On The Act Aspire Examinations, Sarah C. Mckenzie

Arkansas Education Reports

This section highlights middle schools across the state whose students demonstrated high growth on the Arkansas ACT Aspire exams. The ACT Aspire was administered to students in grades 3 through 10 in April 2022 in Math and ELA courses which include English, Writing, and Reading.

Each table in this section presents the Top 20 schools for the noted subject area and school level. In addition, these tables include the region in which the schools are located, the grades served at the school, the weighted achievement score, and the content growth score in that particular subject.

The level of the schools, …

High-Growth Elementary Schools In Arkansas Based On Performance On The Act Aspire Examinations, Sarah C. Mckenzie

Arkansas Education Reports

This section highlights elementary schools across the state whose students demonstrated high growth on the Arkansas ACT Aspire exams. The ACT Aspire was administered to students in grades 3 through 10 in April 2022 in Math and ELA courses which include English, Writing, and Reading.

Each table in this section presents the Top 20 schools for the noted subject area and school level. In addition, these tables include the region in which the schools are located, the grades served at the school, the weighted achievement score, and the content growth score in that particular subject.

The level of the schools, …

High-Growth High Schools In Arkansas Based On Performance On The Act Aspire Examination, Sarah C. Mckenzie

Arkansas Education Reports

This section highlights high schools across the state whose students demonstrated high growth on the Arkansas ACT Aspire exams. The ACT Aspire was administered to students in grades 3 through 10 in April 2022 in Math and ELA courses which include English, Writing, and Reading.

Each table in this section presents the Top 20 schools for the noted subject area and school level. In addition, these tables include the region in which the schools are located, the grades served at the school, the weighted achievement score, and the content growth score in that particular subject.

The level of the schools, …

Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem) Project-Based Learning (Pbl) Education: A New Mexico Case Study For Equity And Inclusion, Kimberly A. Scheerer

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

This research addresses how student participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) project-based learning (PBL) education activities encourages underrepresented minority student achievement in STEM career field trajectories. Seven New Mexico high school counselors and 12 STEM organization personnel were interviewed during this study. Their responses represent the nuanced professional voices where New Mexico public education intersects with STEM student interest and cultural influence.

For students, STEM PBL can foster deep integration across educational disciplines and enhance STEM career trajectory interest and readiness. STEM education converged with PBL methodologies has the ability to leverage community support while broadening student networks. …

Integrating Computing Into Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs Across The Core: Language, Mathematics, And Science, Lauren E. Margulieux, Patrick Enderle, Pier Junor Clarke, Natalie King, Caroline Sullivan, Michelle Zoss, Joyce Many

Journal of Computer Science Integration

This paper describes the beginning of a design-based research project for integrating computing activities in preservice teacher programs throughout a middle and secondary education department. Computing integration activities use computing tools, like programming, to support learning in non-computing disciplines. The paper begins with the motivation for integrating computing that encouraged widespread buy-in, design goals, and design parameters. The primary motivating factor for this work was preparing teachers to use technology to support learning in their classrooms. Involving computing education faculty in the preparation enabled the activities to include computer science and spread computational literacy. The paper also describes the process …

Cognitive Load In Asynchronous Discussions Of An Online Undergraduate Stem Course, Emily Faulconer, Beverly Wood, Charlotte Bolch

Publications

Purpose

As online course enrollments increase, it is important to understand how common course features influence students' behaviors and performance. Asynchronous online courses often include a discussion forum to promote community through interaction between students and instructors. Students interact both socially and cognitively; instructors' engagement often demonstrates social or teaching presence. Students' engagement in the discussions introduces both intrinsic and extraneous cognitive load. The purpose of this study is to validate an instrument for measuring cognitive load in asynchronous online discussions.

Collective Proving Activity In A Synchronous Online Environment, Tenchita Alzaga Elizondo

Dissertations and Theses

Given the well documented fact students often struggle with proof and proof-related activity for various reasons, more educators have shifted to incorporating pedagogies involving collaborative learning given their benefits to student learning. However, there is still surprisingly little research focused on the nature of students' collaborative proving activity. Moreover, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent shift to remote learning, forced educators and students to adapt and learn how to work within a new learning environment. In this dissertation project, I investigate how students engage in collaborative proving activity in a synchronous online introduction to proofs course. In the first paper, …

Humanizing Mathematical Biology Research And Education, Carrie Diaz Eaton, Ognyan Simeonov

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Modeling Our World With Mathematics: Incorporating Math Modeling Into A General Education Curriculum, Brittany Stephenson

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Interaction Effects Of Undergraduate Students' Factors And Two Instruction Modalities On Academic Performance In A Stem Course, Olubusayo Foluso Adebusuyi Dr., Ademola K. Badru Dr

Essays in Education

Presently, schools are changing from a face-to-face (F2F) teaching mode to an online or virtual mode of teaching. Research has shown the two instruction modes to affect students' success positively. However, studies investigating the interaction effects of students' factors that could enhance the effectiveness of the two modes of instruction are limited. This study examines how age, socioeconomic status (SES), and course of study affect how well students do in both face-to-face and online settings.

The study employed an ex post facto design. Students' assessment results and demographic data were utilized to collect data for the study. The sample comprised …

Computational Thinking And Coding For Young Children: A Hybrid Approach To Link Unplugged And Plugged Activities, Daisuke Akiba

Publications and Research

In our increasingly technology-dependent society, the importance of promoting digital literacy (e.g., computational thinking, coding, and programming) has become a critical focus in the field of childhood education. While young children these days are routinely and extensively exposed to digital devices and tools, the efficacy of the methods for fostering digital skills in the early childhood classroom has not always been closely considered. This is particularly true in settings where early childhood educators are not digital experts. Currently, most of the efforts in standard early childhood settings, taught by teachers who are not digital experts, appear to revolve around “unplugged” …

Implementing Diversity Training Targeting Faculty Microaggressions And Inclusion: Practical Insights And Initial Findings, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Patrice M. Buzzanell, Brittany J. Wright, Cassondra Batz-Barbarich, Amy C. Moors, Charlene Sullivan, Klod Kokini, Andrew S. Hirsh, Kayla Maxey, Ankita Nikalje

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Despite the importance of faculty diversity training for advancing an inclusive society, little research examines whether participation improves inclusion perceptions and belongingness. Integrating training and diversity education literature concepts, this study examines the effectiveness of training targeting microaggressions in six STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) oriented departments at a research-intensive university. Reactions data collected at the end of face-to-face training suggested that participation generally increased inclusion understanding. Self-assessments on inclusion concepts collected from 45% of participants before and three weeks after training suggest participation increases perceptions of the importance of inclusion, microaggression allyship awareness, inclusive behaviors, and organizational identification. Compared …

Investigating Students' Interpretations Of Ecological Food Webs, Christopher Neil Grissett

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

To better prepare undergraduate students for current and future biological challenges, scientists, educators and researchers in the Vision and Change report recommended five core conceptual areas essential for the improvement of biological literacy, one of which is biological systems. Systems are an identified core concept that may help promote biological literacy. One example of a system that students have difficulty understanding is an ecological food web, which consists of parts or components interacting with one another to perform a given phenomenon. The intricacies of this system tend to confuse students and can produce naïve conceptions that could hinder future learning …

The Constructivist Flipped Classroom, William Robertson

Selected Works Temporary Series

In science education, the value of the constructivist methodology has long been integrated with experiential and hands-on learning while offering a framework for teaching and learning. In recent pre- and future postpandemic times, as various online modalities have been leveraged in the teaching of science, there should be a complementary approach taken to content and experiences in the online environment. Specifically, a hybrid approach that integrates in-person experiences and instruction with online learning opportunities and content delivery, when integrated with constructivism, can provide an appropriate framework for the flipped classroom. By leading with face-to-face active learning opportunities to explore conceptual …

Diverse Assessments That Encourage Creativity Among Gifted Students, Sowmya Anjur

Faculty Publications & Research

No abstract provided.

A Guided Chatbot Learning Experience In The Science Classroom, Jennifer Davis

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

This dissertation describes a practitioner’s design-based development of a prototype chatbot to guide students in learning biological concepts of genetic mutations and protein synthesis. This chatbot’s architecture provides learning activities, feedback, and support throughout a series of short, connected lessons. The chatbot is designed to scaffold learners through a predict, observe, explain model of inquiry learning. It utilizes real-world phenomena to lead students through biology core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. Results of prototype testing include survey results in support of the proof of concept among both students and teachers, as well as accuracy measurements of chatbot …

Why I Keep Doing Science Fair: Using Constructivist Grounded Theory To Study Out-Of-School-Time Science Learning Among Females And Underrepresented Minorities, Justin Andersson

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Science education in the United States has endured substantial reform due to national needs for a bolstered, more diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce. Recent reform efforts call for students to be engaged in scientific inquiry through the practices of scientists and engineers. Opportunity gaps exist in science education and in the STEM pipeline for those who have traditionally been underrepresented, especially females and minorities. Research highlights the potential of science fair experiences to engage students in inquiry learning that could meet the needs of updated standards. Furthermore, students from diverse backgrounds might benefit from out-of-school time science learning …

The Constructivist Flipped Classroom, William Robertson

Departmental Papers (TE)

In science education, the value of the constructivist methodology has long been integrated with experiential and hands-on learning while offering a framework for teaching and learning. In recent pre- and future postpandemic times, as various online modalities have been leveraged in the teaching of science, there should be a complementary approach taken to content and experiences in the online environment. Specifically, a hybrid approach that integrates in-person experiences and instruction with online learning opportunities and content delivery, when integrated with constructivism, can provide an appropriate framework for the flipped classroom. By leading with face-to-face active learning opportunities to explore conceptual …

The Junior High School Students' Attitudes And Self-Efficacy Towards Science Subjects, M. Dwi Wiwik Ernawati, Aulia Sanova, Dwi Agus Kurniawan, Yulita Dwi Citra

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study was conducted with the aim of 1) knowing the attitudes and self-efficacy of students towards science subjects, 2) knowing the differences in attitudes that students have towards science subjects, 3) knowing the differences between students' self-efficacy towards science subjects, 4) knowing the differences in attitudes and self-efficacy of students, 5) knowing the relationship between students' attitudes and self-efficacy towards class science subjects. The type of research used in this research is a quantitative research type with the samples used are 74 students in 8^th grade in Jambi. Through the results of data analysis, the results obtained are …

Implementing Web-Based E-Scaffolding Enhances Learning (Esel) At The Center Of Mass Conceptual Understanding, Lia Laela Sarah, Yudi Ananto, Dona Octonary, Lissiana Nussifera

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Many online learning models are alternatives due to the Covid-19 pandemic in synchronous, asynchronous, or mixed-mode. However, resources to support independent student learning in Indonesia were still limited. The focus topic of the study is developing students' understanding of the physics concept of center of mass. A Web-based E-Scaffolding Enhance Learning (ESEL) was identified and implemented. This study used a quasi-experiment, one group, pretest-posttest design. Forty-one students participated in the research. The ESEL model involved four phases: sense-making, process management, articulation, and reflection. Students undertook ESEL-based activity developed for the online asynchronous mode implementation. In addition, synchronous meetings and sharing …

Increasing Students' Higher Order Thinking Skills In Science Learning Through Discovery Learning Assisted By E-Worksheet Based On Google Docs, Widodo Setiyo Wibowo, Megeng Anung Wasana, Fikri Nur Muhammad

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aims to determine the optimal application of discovery learning assisted by an Electronic Worksheet based on Google Docs and to determine the improvement of HOTS of students in Junior High School Students. This research was classroom action research (CAR) with a spiral design by Kemmis and MC Taggart, including the stages of Planning, Implementation, Observation, and Reflection. Learning was carried out in two cycles, each consisting of two meetings. The research subjects were 32 students in the academic year 2021/2022. Data were collected using an instrument of learning implementation observation and test. Data were analyzed descriptively …

E-Module Design Based On Golabz For Online Physics Learning About Rlc Series Circuits, Karina Indra Dewi, Debora Natalia Sudjito, Alvama Pattiserlihun

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

There are many virtual physics laboratory applications, i.e., Golabz and Crocodile Physics. This study aims to design online physics learning about RLC series circuits using Golabz, which integrates Crocodile Physics and investigates its effectivity on students' understanding. The research method used here is the development research with the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The online physics learning design based on an inquiry about the RLC series circuit using Golabz consists of three learning activities according to the learning objectives. Each learning has five steps, i.e., orientation, conceptualization, investigation, discussion, and conclusion. The …

Learning Instructional Using Webbed Models Based On Local Potential "Pulau Kembang" To Enhance Ecological Literacy Skill, Desy Purwasih, Insih Wilujeng, Vietgar Membalik, Suhandi Hasan

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The research is developing a webbed integrated science learning model based on the local potential "Pulau Kembang" discovery learning (DL) model to improve ecological literacy skills. The purpose of this research is to produce a product that is feasible, practical, and effective for use in learning. The type of research is educational research design by adapting the Borg & Gall development model, consisting of ten stages. Media experts, material experts, and practitioners conducted the feasibility assessment, totaling five people. The effectiveness was obtained from a limited trial with a pretest experimental design and a posttest control group design. There is …

Improving The Skills Of Prospective Elementary Teachers In Designing Earth And Space Science Digital Teaching Materials: Tpack Framework, Diki Rukmana, Sri Lestari Handayani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

This study aims to implement an Earth and Space Science lecture program based on the TPACK framework to improve the skills in designing earth and space learning materials prepared for teaching at the elementary school level by integrating pedagogy and technology. The lecture program is structured based on 3 levels of the TPACK framework where at the first level 3 basic competencies are introduced, namely pedagogical knowledge (PK), content knowledge (CK), and technological knowledge (TK). At the next stage, lecture activities are designed by integrating two of the three basic knowledge, namely pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), technology pedagogical knowledge (TPK), …

Video Project In Distance Learning During The Pandemic: Readiness, Processes, And Benefits, Abdul Rasid Saraha, St. Hayatun Nur Abu, Fitriyana Ibrahim, Nurfatimah Sugrah, Khusna Arif Rakhman

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Research on video-making on project-based distance learning (VPjDL) was conducted for prospective chemistry teacher students to solve the problem in an educational system due to the Coviv-19 pandemic. In this study, a questionnaire analysis was conducted on the readiness of resources, the learning process and student motivation in distance learning based on video-making projects. In contrast, learning outcomes are measured based on aspects of creative thinking skills. This study aimed to determine the relationship between resource readiness, learning process, and motivation for distance learning based on video-making projects on creative thinking skills. The relationship between resource readiness, learning …

Scaffolding In Guided Inquiry Learning With Google Classroom: Effect On Physics Conceptual Understanding, Murih Rahayu, Ardian Asyhari, Adis Veliana Anjani

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of student's conceptual understanding on the topic of elasticity and Hooke's Law utilizing a scaffolding-based technique guided inquiry facilitated by Google Classroom. The quasi-experimental design method is used in this investigation. This study's design includes all class XI students from one of Bandar Lampung's schools for the 2018/2019 academic year. This study employed systematic random sampling to obtain 30 students in each of the experimental and control groups. The research instrument employed was a concept understanding exam consisting of 20 two-tier diagnostic questions with a reliability level of 0.84 in …

Development Of Electronic Handouts For Class X High School Ecosystem Materials For Online Learning, Jeklin Hutagaol, Ervan Johan Wicaksana, Jodion Siburian

Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan IPA

Students' low interest is the most common problem in online learning. As a solution, we need media that is attractive and easy to use. This study aims to (1) develop electronic handouts on the Ecosystem topic for class 10th-grade senior high school for online learning, (2) determine the feasibility of handouts, (3) determine teacher perceptions of handouts, and (4) determine student perceptions after using handouts in learning. This study uses a 4D development model. The subjects of this study were 10th-grade high school students consisting of small groups (6 students) and large groups (26 students). The results of this study …