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Investigating Mathematical Conversation In Remote Learning Of Mathematics During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Ayunda Sri Wahyuningrum, Titin Latifah Dec 2020

Investigating Mathematical Conversation In Remote Learning Of Mathematics During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Ayunda Sri Wahyuningrum, Titin Latifah

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Remote learning that must be carried out by schools in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for most teachers. This study aimed to investigate mathematical conversations maintained by the teachers in remote learning of mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a descriptive qualitative study that was analyzed based on school time during the pandemic, online teaching platforms used, the way the teachers carry out remote learning of mathematics, and how the teachers and the students interact. The data were collected from three mathematics teachers and eight students in a public senior high school in Bekasi District, Indonesia. …

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Proses Metakognisi Mahasiswa Calon Guru Matematika Dalam Memecahkan Masalah Piramida Hitung, Erlina Prihatnani, Daniel Supriyadi Dec 2020

Proses Metakognisi Mahasiswa Calon Guru Matematika Dalam Memecahkan Masalah Piramida Hitung, Erlina Prihatnani, Daniel Supriyadi

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Metakognisi merupakan salah satu faktor penentu keberhasilan seseorang dalam memecahkan masalah. Penelitian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk men­deskripsikan proses metakognisi mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam menyelesaikan soal Piramida Hitung (Pitung) yang merupakan permasalahan non rutin terkait operasi bilangan bulat. Subyek penelitian adalah tiga maha­siswa Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga angkatan 2019. Kriteria pemilihan subyek yaitu: mahasiswa yang berhasil memecahkan tiga tantangan dalam Pitung (tepat dua operasi hitung, tepat tiga operasi hitung, dan tepat empat operasi hitung), komunikatif, dan bersedia menjadi subyek. Data dikumpulkan melalui tes tertulis, think aloud, dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses metacognitive awareness (menyadari …

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Inisiasi Kahoot! Sebagai Variasi Pembelajaran Kalkulus Bagi Mahasiswa Teknik Lingkungan, Achmad Fauzan, Muthia Citra Safira, Elita Nurfitriyani Sulistyo Dec 2020

Inisiasi Kahoot! Sebagai Variasi Pembelajaran Kalkulus Bagi Mahasiswa Teknik Lingkungan, Achmad Fauzan, Muthia Citra Safira, Elita Nurfitriyani Sulistyo

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian bertujuan untuk menguji perbedaan hasil belajar antara mahasiswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran Kalkulus menggunakan media Kahoot! dengan yang tidak menggunakan Kahoot! serta tingkat kesesuaian dari penggunaan media pembelajaran Kahoot!. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa baru Prodi Teknik Lingkungan Tahun Angkatan 2019/2020 sebanyak 82 orang dan Angkatan 2018/2019 sebanyak 40 orang. Digunakan t-test dan Wilcoxon test untuk menguji perbedaan signifikansi rata-rata dari dua grup yang saling bebas. Tingkat kesesuaian dianalisis menggunakan Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) yang menggambarkan antara kinerja dengan harapan. Sebagai bahan evaluasi diberikan feedback yang dianalisis menggunakan text mining dengan sentiment analysis yang divisualisasikan menggunakan …

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Kontribusi Kompetensi Guru Matematika Smp Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa, Tika Abri Astuti, Jailani Jailani Dec 2020

Kontribusi Kompetensi Guru Matematika Smp Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa, Tika Abri Astuti, Jailani Jailani

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kontribusi kompetensi guru matematika SMP terhadap prestasi belajar siswa. Kompetensi guru dikelompok­kan ke dalam empat ranah, yaitu kompetensi pedagogik, profesional, sosial, dan kepribadian. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei. Data penelitian dikum­pulkan melalui angket, data sekunder hasil Ujian Kompetensi Guru (UKG) tahun 2015, dan nilai UAS siswa kelas VII tahun ajaran 2016/2017. Populasi penelitian adalah guru matematika SMP di Kabupaten Sleman dengan sampel pene­litian sebanyak 72 guru. Sampel ditentukan dengan proportional random sam­pling. Untuk mengetahui hubungan antara variabel kompetensi guru dan pres­tasi belajar siswa digunakan analisis Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Hasil penelitian …

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Pengembangan Film Animasi Aritmetika Sosial Berbasis Ekonomi Syariah Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa Mts, Wilda Yumna Safitri, Heri Retnawati, Imam Rofiki Dec 2020

Pengembangan Film Animasi Aritmetika Sosial Berbasis Ekonomi Syariah Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa Mts, Wilda Yumna Safitri, Heri Retnawati, Imam Rofiki

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan film animasi aritmetika sosial berbasis ekonomi syariah yang valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan minat belajar siswa. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan model Plomp yang terdiri dari tiga fase, yaitu fase penelitian pendahuluan, fase pembuatan prototype, dan fase penilaian. Uji coba prototype dilakukan kepada 21 siswa kelas VIII MTs di Sidoarjo, Indonesia. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari lembar validasi ahli untuk menilai kevalidan, angket respons siswa untuk menilai kepraktisan, dan angket minat belajar siswa untuk menilai keefektifan film animasi. Penelitian ini menghasilkan film animasi aritmetika sosial berbasis ekonomi syariah untuk meningkatkan minat belajar siswa MTs terhadap …

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Keefektifan Model Pembelajaran Core Ditinjau Dari Kemampuan Koneksi Matematis, Representasi Matematis, Dan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa, Eka Puspita Sari, Karyati Karyati Dec 2020

Keefektifan Model Pembelajaran Core Ditinjau Dari Kemampuan Koneksi Matematis, Representasi Matematis, Dan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa, Eka Puspita Sari, Karyati Karyati

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan mendeskripsikan keefektifan model pembelajaran CORE (Connecting, Organizing, Reflecting, Extending) ditinjau dari kemampuan koneksi matematis, representasi matematis, dan kepercayaan diri siswa SMP kelas VIII. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuasi eksperimen dengan nonequivalen pretest-postest control-group design. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 26 Banjarmasin tahun ajaran 2020/2021. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara acak (simple random sampling) sehingga diperoleh kelas VIII B sebagai kelas eksperimen (n = 14) dan kelas VIII D sebagai kelas kontrol (n = 18). Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui tes kemampuan koneksi matematis, kemampuan representasi matematis, dan …

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Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Statistika Dan Peluang Untuk Mengembangkan Statistical Literacy Siswa Smp, Firda Hariyanti, Dhoriva Urwatul Wutsqa Dec 2020

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Statistika Dan Peluang Untuk Mengembangkan Statistical Literacy Siswa Smp, Firda Hariyanti, Dhoriva Urwatul Wutsqa

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran statistika dan peluang untuk mengembangkan statistical literacy siswa SMP yang valid, praktis dan efektif; dan (2) mendeskripsikan karakteristik perangkat pembelajaran statistika dan peluang untuk mengembangkan statistical literacy siswa SMP. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan. Pengembangan perangkat pembelajaran menggunakan model Plomp yang terdiri dari tiga tahapan, yaitu analisis, perancangan dan pengembangan prototipe, dan evaluasi. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari lembar validasi, lembar keterbacaan, lembar penilaian guru, lembar penilaian siswa, lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran, dan instrumen tes statistical literacy. Penelitian ini menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran statistika dan peluang untuk mengembangkan statistical literacy siswa SMP …

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Kinerja Guru Matematika Smp Dalam Membangun Minat Dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa, Hardi Tambunan Dec 2020

Kinerja Guru Matematika Smp Dalam Membangun Minat Dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa, Hardi Tambunan

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kinerja guru matematika SMP dalam membangun minat dan motivasi belajar siswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian ex post facto. Populasi mencakup semua siswa kelas 8 SMP di 4 sekolah negeri dan 3 sekolah swasta di Sumatera Utara, dan sampel diambil secara acak sebanyak 243 siswa. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan angket, dan data penelitian dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara umum kinerja guru matematika dalam membangun minat belajar siswa berada pada kategori cukup. Ketika membangun minat belajar siswa, dilihat dari aspek menyampaikan tujuan pembelajaran, menjelaskan manfaat pembelajaran, dan pendekatan pembelajaran yang digunakan, kinerja guru …

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Bagaimana Hasil Penyetaraan Paket Tes Usbn Pada Mata Pelajaran Matematika Dengan Teori Respon Butir?, Eri Yusron, Heri Retnawati, Ibnu Rafi Dec 2020

Bagaimana Hasil Penyetaraan Paket Tes Usbn Pada Mata Pelajaran Matematika Dengan Teori Respon Butir?, Eri Yusron, Heri Retnawati, Ibnu Rafi

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Dalam melakukan standarisasi pendidikan di Indonesia maka dilakukan Ujian Sekolah Berstandar Nasional (USBN).Karena perangkat tes yang digunakan dalam USBN tersebut sebagian besar butir tesnya dikembangkan oleh guru, perangkat tes yang diujikan kepada siswa di daerah yang satu akan berbeda dengan daerah yang lainnya meskipun sama-sama mengacu pada kisi-kisi dari pemerintah. Oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan penyetaraan perangkat tersebut. Penelitian deskriptif eksploratif dengan pendekatan kuantitif ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kesetaraan perangkat USBN tahun 2018/2019 pada mata pelajaran matematika wajib. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui dokumentasi respon siswa pada USBN 2018/2019 untuk mata pelajaran matematika wajib. Respon siswa tersebut berasal dari lima paket …

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Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Stem Dengan Augmented Reality Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Spasial Matematis Siswa, Alif Maulana Arifin, Heni Pujiastuti, Ria Sudiana Dec 2020

Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Stem Dengan Augmented Reality Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Spasial Matematis Siswa, Alif Maulana Arifin, Heni Pujiastuti, Ria Sudiana

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk berupa media pembelajaran berbasis STEM dengan augmented reality yang valid, praktis, dan efektif dalam meningkatkan kemampuan spasial matematis siswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan dengan model ADDIE yang diadaptasi dari Lee & Owens yang meliputi yaitu analyze, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Implementasi media yang dikembangkan dilakukan di SMK Negeri 1 Pandeglang dengan melibatkan 25 orang siswa kelas XII RPL 2 dan 2 orang guru matematika. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah sebuah media pembelajaran yang diberi nama "Artic" yang valid, praktis, dan efektif. Media pembelajaran dinyatakan valid berdasarkan penilaian dari tiga orang …

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Identifikasi Proses Berpikir Siswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Aljabar Dengan Menggunakan Representasi Graf, Siti Lailiyah, Kusaeri Kusaeri, Wenda Yulian Rizki Dec 2020

Identifikasi Proses Berpikir Siswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Aljabar Dengan Menggunakan Representasi Graf, Siti Lailiyah, Kusaeri Kusaeri, Wenda Yulian Rizki

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Representasi graf banyak digunakan, salah satunya untuk menggambarkan proses berpikir siswa. Caranya dengan melihat hubungan antara langkah penyelesaian satu dengan lainnya dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merepresentasikan proses berpikir siswa dalam menyelesaikan masalah aljabar dengan bantuan representasi graf. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 3 dari 38 siswa kelas IX-A SMP Negeri 26 Surabaya, yang diambil dengan teknik snowball sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode wawancara berbasis tugas. Tugas atau masalah yang diberikan berupa dua soal open onded dan hasilnya dianalisis serta direpresentasikan melalui graf: graf pohon biner, graf pohon rentang, dan graf pohon keputusan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan …

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An Analysis Of Place Value Content In The Curriculum 2013 Thematic Textbooks For Grades 1 And 2, Salsabila Shiellany, Budi Poniam Dec 2020

An Analysis Of Place Value Content In The Curriculum 2013 Thematic Textbooks For Grades 1 And 2, Salsabila Shiellany, Budi Poniam

Jurnal Riset Pendidikan Matematika

Textbooks play a key role in teaching mathematics in many Indonesian classrooms. Therefore, the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture provides textbooks for use in schools to support the teaching and learning process in the classroom. In implementing the Curriculum 2013 (Kurikulum 2013) in elementary schools, the textbooks were designed and developed by integrating various competencies and subjects, including mathematics, into several themes. This study aimed to describe the place value content in students' thematic textbooks for elementary school students in grades 1 and 2. A descriptive qualitative method in the content analysis was conducted by focusing on three areas …

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Drawing Parallels In Art Science For Collaborative Learning: A Case Study, Karen Westland Dec 2020

Drawing Parallels In Art Science For Collaborative Learning: A Case Study, Karen Westland

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

This research paper explores drawing as a tool to facilitate interdisciplinary practice. Outlined is the personal experience of PhD researcher [name removed] in their physics/craft research project, combined with thoughts and opinions from collaborators gathered through group discursive interviews. Interdisciplinary projects face interpersonal and conceptually ambiguous challenges which can be addressed through adopting drawing techniques for educational purposes. Findings highlight that drawing can assist across a breadth of applications as a learning tool for everyone, regardless of drawing ability, to improve the functionality of collaborative projects. Specifically, drawing combined with other communication techniques develops a performative communicative approach that enriches …

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Possible Adventures In Impossible Figures, Knarik Tunyan Dec 2020

Possible Adventures In Impossible Figures, Knarik Tunyan

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

This interdisciplinary article aims to engage student into stepping outside traditional disciplinary boundaries by combining the arts, math, and programming. First, we explore a geometric pattern in the Penrose triangle. Then using the fundamental concepts of geometry, we find geometric relationship, calculate the vertices coordinates, and digitally reconstruct the Penrose triangle using coding. Students are encouraged to further explore this topic by finding another pattern, creating modifications of the Penrose triangle by changing measurements, or considering other impossible figures.

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Visual Arts Enhance Instruction In Observation And Analysis Of Microscopic Forms In Developmental And Cell Biology, Max Ezin, Christina Noravian, Amira Mahomed, Adam Lyle, Aveleen Gill, Tamira Elul Dec 2020

Visual Arts Enhance Instruction In Observation And Analysis Of Microscopic Forms In Developmental And Cell Biology, Max Ezin, Christina Noravian, Amira Mahomed, Adam Lyle, Aveleen Gill, Tamira Elul

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

Two important skills for scientists in developmental and cell biology, as well as in fields such as neurobiology, histology and pathology, are: 1) observation of features and details in microscopic images of cells, and 2) quantification of cellular features observed in microscopic images. However, current training in developmental and cell biology does not emphasize observation and quantitative analysis of microscopic images, and it is unclear how best to teach students these skills. Here, we describe our experiences applying visual artistic approaches to instruct undergraduate and graduate students in how to observe and analyze cellular forms in microscopic images. At Loyola …

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Secondary Mathematics Teacher Beliefs: Heterogeneous Or Homogenous Tracking And Ability Grouping, Andrew Hughes Dec 2020

Secondary Mathematics Teacher Beliefs: Heterogeneous Or Homogenous Tracking And Ability Grouping, Andrew Hughes

Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice

This study focused on secondary school mathematics teachers’ beliefs about tracking (ability grouping across classes) and ability grouping within classes and their perceived effects on student achievement, student affects and behaviors, and instruction. Case study methodology was employed, and semi-structured interviews conducted with a purposive sample of six teachers from two schools in a city within the southeastern United States. Three teachers worked in a school that predominantly tracks their students while the other three teachers worked in a school that mixes their students by ability across classes. Data from this study are consistent with social inequities reported in tracking …

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The Relationship Between Spatial Ability And The Conservation Of Matter In Middle School, Merryn Cole, Jennifer Wilhelm, Briana Marie-Mcknight Vaught, Corinne Fish, Hailey Fish Dec 2020

The Relationship Between Spatial Ability And The Conservation Of Matter In Middle School, Merryn Cole, Jennifer Wilhelm, Briana Marie-Mcknight Vaught, Corinne Fish, Hailey Fish

Teaching and Learning Faculty Research

Research has shown that spatial ability plays a key role in understanding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) content, including chemistry. Conservation of Matter (CoM) is an essential but challenging topic for chemistry students of all ages to grasp; it is often taught in a way where students memorize it but do not learn what it means conceptually. This research explored the relationship between understanding spatial ability and conceptual understanding of CoM in middle school students. CoM was examined in two ways using the Conservation of Matter Assessment (CoMA): through questions on conservation of atoms and the conservation of mass. …

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What A Difference A Decade Makes. The Evolving Gender Gap In Students’ Goal Endorsement And Stem Career Choice, Chen Chen, Gerhard Sonnert, Philip M. Sadler Dec 2020

What A Difference A Decade Makes. The Evolving Gender Gap In Students’ Goal Endorsement And Stem Career Choice, Chen Chen, Gerhard Sonnert, Philip M. Sadler

Journal of Sustainable Social Impact

Two national datasets of first-year college students, collected a decade apart, asking the same questions about career interests and life goal endorsement, allowed us to investigate the extent to which the life goals and career interests had converged among young men and women. We compared the gender differences in four types of goal endorsement (communal, material, intellectual, and free-time goals) by career interest groups (science, engineering, medicine, health, and other professions) between the two cohorts (2007 vs. 2017). Conversely, we compared the gender differences in career interests by goal endorsement between the two cohorts. Our specific focus was on science, …

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Review Of Mathematical Imagining: A Routine For Secondary Classrooms By Christof Weber, Geoff Krall Dec 2020

Review Of Mathematical Imagining: A Routine For Secondary Classrooms By Christof Weber, Geoff Krall

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Christof Weber's Mathematical Imagining yields insight into the routine of mathematical imagining and offers practitioners advice on how to incorporate the routine in the classroom. A brief summary of the book is provided, followed by commentary on potential benefits of mathematical imagining, connection to other research, and suggestions for accommodating for emergent bilingual students. Readers are encouraged to follow up with a reading of the original book.

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Virtual Manipulatives: Making Effective Instructional Choices, Katie L. Anderson-Pence Dec 2020

Virtual Manipulatives: Making Effective Instructional Choices, Katie L. Anderson-Pence

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This article gives three tips for the effective use of virtual manipulatives in mathematics instruction to promote active engagement and student learning: (1) match the virtual manipulative to the learning target; (2) determine the task to pose to students; and (3) encourage discourse.

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Factors Impacting Students’ Perceptions Of Mathematics, Amber Souza Dec 2020

Factors Impacting Students’ Perceptions Of Mathematics, Amber Souza

Honors Program Theses and Projects

I want to be able to present math in a positive light to all of my future students, regardless of race, gender, and math background. However, for teachers as a whole to be able to take this important step, they must first develop a deeper understanding of why math is a sore spot for many students.

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Is Kinesiology A Bridge To Stem Engagement? Sport Science Labs In High School, Judy A. Schultz, Robert W. Danielson, Robert D. Catena, Christopher P. Connolly, Kasee Hildenbrand Dec 2020

Is Kinesiology A Bridge To Stem Engagement? Sport Science Labs In High School, Judy A. Schultz, Robert W. Danielson, Robert D. Catena, Christopher P. Connolly, Kasee Hildenbrand

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

Improving STEM education in schools is important to prepare students for the increasing number of STEM related jobs. As a STEM discipline, kinesiology, which includes the study of sport, exercise, movement and well-being, may be an effective link between science concepts and students’ everyday lives and thus may stimulate science engagement. Our university’s kinesiology programs developed a set of sport related kinesiology labs which were presented by faculty and students during one semester in local high school Freshmen and Senior science classes. Survey data included information about STEM engagement, scientific inquiry, and knowledge of kinesiology as a STEM field. Findings …

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Personal Reflections / 12.14.20, José M. Torres Dec 2020

Personal Reflections / 12.14.20, José M. Torres

Personal Reflections

On Saturday, December 7, 2020, I got up early at 5:00 a.m., put on a white shirt, a black jacket, and shorts, and joined a zoom call broadcasted from Alexandria, Egypt. A longtime friend, Bill, passed away at age 90 from COVID-19 complications. Bill and his wife Peg, who passed away 12 years ago, opened their home to me in 1980, when I was only 20 years old and needed a place to stay. Six months later, I found a more permanent home. While my time living with them in their home was short, this experience and our continued relationship …

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Effect Of Flour Type On Sourdough Starters, Irene (Sooah) Park, Kenith Taukolo '23 Dec 2020

Effect Of Flour Type On Sourdough Starters, Irene (Sooah) Park, Kenith Taukolo '23

Methods in Scientific Inquiry

After deciding on world hunger as our topic for our Methods in Scientific Inquiry (MSI) project, we decided to conduct an experiment about sourdough starters. In particular, we were asking how the type of flour (ie, whole wheat and all-purpose) may affect the rise of sourdough starters. The differences in height in the different types of sourdough starters using whole wheat and all-purpose flour were identified. We used paired t-tests for deciding if the heights of the starters grew overtime and a two-sample t-test to find if the mean change in height was statistically significant between the different types of …

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Student Perceptions Of An Inquiry‐Based Molecular Biology Lecture And Lab Following A Mid‐Semester Transition To Online Teaching, Jeremy L. Hsu, Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Dec 2020

Student Perceptions Of An Inquiry‐Based Molecular Biology Lecture And Lab Following A Mid‐Semester Transition To Online Teaching, Jeremy L. Hsu, Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

The transition to online learning in spring 2020 was abrupt for both students and instructors. While many instructors moved to asynchronous classes, some institutions relied more heavily on synchronous online courses. Here, we evaluate student perceptions of an inquiry‐based molecular biology lecture and lab course following this transition by comparing student survey responses from spring 2019, when the lecture and lab were fully in person, to spring 2020, when the lecture and lab started in person before transitioning to a synchronous online format. Students were asked to identify the main factors that supported their learning in lecture and lab, characterize …

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La Realite Du Phenomene De Competence Dans Le Systeme Didactique Libanais, Nawal Abou Raad Dec 2020

La Realite Du Phenomene De Competence Dans Le Systeme Didactique Libanais, Nawal Abou Raad

Al Jinan الجنان

Dans cet article, nous nous intéressons à la réalité du phénomène de compétence dans le système didactique libanais, et plus particulièrement au programme des mathématiques de la classe EB1. D’abord, nous procèderons par une revue historique sur les différentes approches du curriculum libanais des mathématiques en comparant leurs objectifs. Nous parlerons de l’introduction d’un terme nouveau dans les objectifs du curriculum, celui de compétences. Nous chercherons
en particulier, à savoir pourquoi les compétences occupent une place centrale dans notre système didactique.
Nous étudierons l’organisation des contenus mathématiques du programme et du manuel de la classe d’EB1 dans une fin de …

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Timss 2019 Australia. Volume I: Student Performance, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Sima Rodrigues, Elizabeth O'Grady Dec 2020

Timss 2019 Australia. Volume I: Student Performance, Sue Thomson, Nicole Wernert, Sima Rodrigues, Elizabeth O'Grady

TIMSS 2019

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study of student achievement directed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). TIMSS was first conducted in 1995 and the assessment conducted in 2019 formed the seventh cycle, providing 24 years of trends in mathematics and science achievement at Year 4 and Year 8. In Australia, TIMSS is managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and is jointly funded by the Australian Government and the state and territory governments. The goal of TIMSS is to provide comparative information about educational achievement …

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High School Students As Citizen Scientists To Decrease Radon Exposure, Ellen J. Hahn, Craig Wilmhoff, Mary Kay Rayens, Nicholas B. Conley, Emily Morris, Angela Larck, Trista Allen, Susan M. Pinney Dec 2020

High School Students As Citizen Scientists To Decrease Radon Exposure, Ellen J. Hahn, Craig Wilmhoff, Mary Kay Rayens, Nicholas B. Conley, Emily Morris, Angela Larck, Trista Allen, Susan M. Pinney

Nursing Faculty Publications

Residents in rural Kentucky (KY) and suburban Ohio (OH) expressed concerns about radon exposure and lung cancer. Although 85% of lung cancer cases are caused by tobacco smoke, radon exposure accounts for 10–15% of lung cancer cases. Academic and community members from the University of KY and the University of Cincinnati developed and pilot-tested a family-centered, youth-engaged home radon testing toolkit. The radon toolkit included radon information, and how to test, interpret, and report back findings. We educated youth as citizen scientists and their teachers in human subjects protection and home radon testing using the toolkit in the classroom. Youth …

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Copyright Information, Todd Pagano, Sami Kahn Dec 2020

Copyright Information, Todd Pagano, Sami Kahn

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

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Call For Manuscript, Todd Pagano, Sami Kahn Dec 2020

Call For Manuscript, Todd Pagano, Sami Kahn

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

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