scholarly journals Raising the Bar for College Admission: North Carolina's Increase in Minimum Math Course Requirements

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles T. Clotfelter ◽  
Steven W. Hemelt ◽  
Helen F. Ladd
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
College Performance ◽  
High School Graduation Rates ◽  
High School Math ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Enrollment Rates ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Math Test

We explore the effects of a statewide policy change that increased the number of high school math courses required for admission to four-year public universities in North Carolina. Using data on cohorts of eighth-grade students from 1999 to 2006, we exploit variation by district over time in the math course-taking environment encountered by students. Purely as a result of a student's year of birth and location, students faced different probabilities of encountering a sequence of math courses sufficient to qualify for admission. Within an instrumental variables setup, we examine effects of this policy shift. We find that students took more math courses in high school following the state's announcement, with relatively larger increases for students in the middle and bottom quintiles of their eighth-grade math test scores. Our results suggest this increased math course-taking led to higher high school graduation rates. It also led to increases in enrollment rates at universities in the University of North Carolina system, with the largest increases being in the quintiles of student achievement from which universities were already drawing the bulk of their enrollees. Finally, we find scant evidence of boosts in post-enrollment college performance due to increased math course-taking in high school.

scholarly journals فعالية استخدام لعبة سلسلة القصص كالوسيلة التعليمية لترقية مهارة الكتابة بمدرسة سونن كالي جاغا الثانوية الإسلامية سورابايا

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
Rahmat Dandan Pranawa ◽  
Umi Hanifah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Collection Methods

The majority of Eighth grade students at Sunan Kali Jaga Islamic High School Surabaya are weak in our Islamic scholarship. They have difficulty in composing sentences in accordance with the correct rules of writing Arabic. This study aims to determine how effective the use of the game "Fairy Tale Chains" to improve the maharah of students of the eighth grade of Sunan Kali Jaga Islamic High School Surabaya. The research method used in this study is a quantitative method using data collection methods consists of methods of observation، tests، interviews، and documents by taking a sample of 40 eighth grade students of Sunan Kali Jaga Islamic High School Surabaya. From this research it can be seen that there is an increase in our students' happiness after applying the game "Fairy Tale Chains". with the analysis obtained with the t-test: t_0 the result is 16.29 and tt is 1.699 because t_0 is greater than tt then the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is acceptable.

Teaching Materials of Problem-Based Linear Equation System with Two-Variables for Eighth-Grade Students in Junior High School

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-123
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Abbas ◽  
Nancy Katili ◽  
Dwi Hardianty Djoyosuroto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Linear Equation ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Equation System ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Teaching Material ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Linear Equation System ◽  
Eighth Grade Students

This research is motivated by the lack of mathematics teaching materials that can make students learn on their own. The teaching material can be created by teachers as they are the ones who possess the knowledge about their students’ characteristics. Further, learning materials are a set of materials (information, tools, or texts) that can aid teachers and students to carry out the learning process. The two-variable linear equation system (SPLDV) is one of the mathematics materials taught to eighth-grade students of junior high school; it contains problems related to daily life. However, it is found that this material is still difficult to master by most students. Therefore, it is necessary to develop the SPLDV teaching materials that can help students learn and solve problems as well as be used as examples by teachers in developing other materials. This research aimed to make problem-based SPLDV teaching materials. The research method refers to the Four-D Model by Thiagarajan, Semmel, and Semmel (1974). It consisted of defining, designing, developing, and disseminating. The results showed that problem-based SPLDV teaching materials could be used in learning activities as the students and the teachers had shown their positive responses after going through expert assessments. This study also suggested that the teachers use this teaching material and adopt teaching materials for other similar materials.

scholarly journals KEEFEKTIFAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PICTURE AND PICTURE DAN MODEL SUGESTI IMAJINASI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS PUISI PADA SISWA KELAS VIII SMP

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Qeis Karina Puspasari ◽  
Nas Haryati Setyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstrak             Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan model Picture and Picture dan Model Sugesti Imajinasi dalam pembelajaran menulis puisi pada siswa kelas VIII SMP. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 5 Banjarnegara. Sampel penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas VIII-D kelompok eksperimen 1 menggunakan model Picture and Picture dan VIII-C Kelompok eksperimen 2 menggunakan model Sugesti Imajinasi. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah quasi experimental design dengan bentuk nonequivalent control group design. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model Picture and Picture lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan model Sugesti Imajinasi dalam pembelajaran menulis puisi pada siswa kelas VIII SMP.   Kata Kunci: model picture and picture, model sugesti imajinasi, teks puisi.   Abstract This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the Picture and Picture Model and Imagination Suggestion Model in learning to write poetry for eight-grade students of Junior High School. The population in this study were eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Banjarnegara. The samples of this study were the class VIII-D students as in the experimental group 1 using the Picture and Picture and VIII-C as in the experimental group 2 using the Imagination Suggestion model. The design used in this research is quasi experimental design with nonequivalent control group design. The results showed that the Picture and Picture model was more effective than the Imagination Suggestion model in learning to write poetry for the eighth-grade students of Junior High School.

On Describing an Incidence Sample

1982 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwyneth M. Boodoo
Keyword(s):  
Variance Components ◽  
Generalizability Theory ◽  
Standard Errors ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Mean And Variance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Variance Estimates

Parameters used to describe an incidence sample are estimated using the theory of generalized symmetric means and generalizability theory. The former is used to compute estimates of the mean and variance components in an ANOVA framework, while the latter is used in obtaining generalizability coefficients. Standard errors of the variance estimates are obtained. The procedure is illustrated using data from two competency-based tests given to eighth grade students in mathematics and reading.

Sharing Teaching Ideas: Detective Stories in Junior High School Mathematics

1981 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-490
Author(s):  
Ernest Woodward ◽  
J. Sam Tolleson ◽  
James Metz ◽  
Eleanor M. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Detective Story ◽  
Entire Class ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Detective Stories ◽  
Teaching Ideas

One of our goals should be to present students with challenging and motivating problem-solving activities. The detective story format is one setting that seems to capture the interest of our eighth-grade students. In creating these stories one of our purposes was to construct clues to reinforce previously developed concepts and skills. Usually we presented individual students with mimeographed copies of the detective stories, along with directions for solving the problems. Occasionally we presented the clues, one by one, to the entire class. We used detective stories as part of regular assignments, but they can also be used as problem-of-the-week items or as bonus problems on tests.

scholarly journals The Influence of Information Literacy Learning and Problem-based Learning on Students’ Learning Outcome in Social Science Subject at Public Junior High School 2 of Kendit in Situbondo

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-97
Author(s):  
Mohamad Na'im ◽  
Boiman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Literacy Learning ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Science Subject

The objectives of this study are aimed at: 1) analyzing the effect of Information Literacy Learning model on the learning outcome of eighth-grade students of Public Junior High School 2 of Kendit in Situbondo in social science subject; 2) analyzing the effect of Problem-based Learning model on the learning outcome of eighth-grade students of Public Junior High School 2 of Kendit in Situbondo in social science subject; 3) analyzing the differences in the learning outcome of eighth-grade students of Public Junior High School 2 of Kendit in Situbondo between the application of the Information Literacy Learning model and Problem-based Learning. This research is a correlational study. Based on the results of data analysis, the study has drawn several conclusions. First, there is a very significant influence, marked at 53.7%, of the Information Literacy Learning on learning outcome. Second, there is a significant effect of the Problem-based Learning on learning outcome, as evinced by a correlation magnitude of 57.7%. Third, the analysis has identified no significant difference between Information Literacy Learning and Problem-based Learning on learning outcome shows. This shows that both learning models are equally well applied to improve learning outcome.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN MISSOURI MATHEMATIC PROJECT (MMP) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA

Numeracy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-108
Author(s):  
Muhsin Muhsin ◽  
Husna Husna ◽  
Putri Raisah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
T Test ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
P Value ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Eighth Grade Students

Mathematical learning activities are mostly carried out independently with limited guidance from the teacher. This raises the consequences of the demands for student independence in learning. Independence of student learning in the learning process will affect student learning outcomes, students who are independent in learning will enjoy working on problems independently. In fact, not all students have a sense of awareness to be independent in learning, sometimes even during the learning process, students often feel bored and lazy. This may be caused due to the lack of approaches and learning models used by educators. One solution to improve student learning independence through the Missouri Mathematics Project (MMP) learning model. The purpose of this study was to determine the increase in students' learning independence. The population in this study were all eighth grade students of Junior High School 4 Sakti. Sampling using Purposive Sampling class VIII1 was selected as an experimental class and class VIII3 as a control class. The instruments used in the form of an initial test (pretest) and final test (posttest) and a questionnaire of student learning independence. Data processing was performed using SPSS 16.0 using t-test statistics, namely independent sample T-test at a significant level of 0.05. From the results of data processing it is obtained that p-value = 0.001, because p-value <0.05 then H0 is rejected H1 is accepted. Thus it can be concluded that the application of the Missouri Mathematics project (MMP) learning model can improve the learning independence of eighth grade students of Junior High School 4 Sakti. Abstrak Kegiatan pembelajaran matematika sebagian besar dilakukan secara mandiri dengan bimbingan terbatas dari guru. Hal ini memunculkan konsekuensi adanya tuntutan kemandirian siswa dalam belajar. Kemandirian belajar siswa dalam proses belajar akan mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa, siswa yang mandiri dalam pembelajaran akan senang mengerjakan soal secara mandiri. Pada kenyataannya tidak semua siswa memiliki rasa kesadaran untuk mandiri dalam belajar, bahkan kadang saat proses belajar berlangsung, siswa sering merasa bosan dan malas. Hal ini mungkin di sebabkan karena minimnya pendekatan dan model pembelajaran yang digunakan oleh pendidik. Salah satu solusi untuk meningkatkan kemandirian belajar siswa melalui model pembelajaan Missouri Mathematics Project (MMP). Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan kemandirian belajara siswa. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 4 Sakti. Penarikan  sampel menggunakan Purposive Sampling maka terpilih kelas VIII1  sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas VIII3 sebagai kelas kontrol. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa tes awal (pretest) dan tes akhir (postest). Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan bantuan SPSS 16.0 menggunakan statistik uji-t yaitu independent sampel T-test pada taraf signifikan 0,05. Dari hasil pengolahan data maka diperoleh bahwa p-value=0,001, karena p-value < 0.05 maka H0 ditolak H1 diterima. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan penerapan model pembelajaran Missouri Mathematics project (MMP) dapat meningkatkan kemandirian belajar siswa kelas VIII  SMP Negeri 4  Sakti. Kata Kunci: Kemandirian Belajar, Missouri Mathematics Project

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran SAVI (Somatis, Auditori, Visual, dan Intelektual) terhadap Kemampuan Komuniasi Matematika Siswa

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-82
Author(s):  
Elya Rosalina ◽  
Harumi Citra Pertiwi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Homogeneity Test ◽  
Eighth Grade Students ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of the study is to determine the significant effect of SAVI learning model on mathematic communication skill of the eighth grade students of Karang Dapo State Junior High School in academic year 2016/2017. The study used True Experimental Method with design of control group pretest posttest. The Data analysis techniques used include normality test, homogeneity test and t-test. This research was carried out in class VIII Karang Dapo state Junior High School in academic year 2016/2017. This study was conducted in 5 (five) meetings, including 3 (three) learning meetings, 1 (one) pretest and 1 (one) posttest. 103 students as the members of 4 groups of eighth grade randomly selected to have equal opportunities to be the sample. Based on the results of data analysis with a significant level of α = 0.05 it can be concluded that there is a significant effect of SAVI learning model on the mathematic communication skills of eighth grade students of Karang Dapo State Junior High School in Academic Year in 2016/2017.The average score of students' mathematic communication skills in the experimental class was 25.64 and the control class was 17.02. Keywords: SAVI, communication, mathematics

scholarly journals Pengembangan LKS Berbasis PMRI Menggunakan Konteks Etnomatematika pada Materi SPLDV

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Rini Prabawati ◽  
Yufitri Yanto ◽  
Novianti Mandasari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Developmental Study ◽  
Eighth Grade Students

The purpose of this study was to develop a realistic worksheet using the Ethnomatematics on SPLDV material and to determine the quality of worksheets in terms of validity and practicality. The method used in this study is the Research and Dependency (R&D) method which is a developmental study referring to the 4-D development model, namely define, design, develop, and disseminate modified to 3-D. The instruments used to measure the quality of worksheets that were developed include validation sheets, and practicality questionnaires. The product of this research is a realistic worksheet using ethnomatematics context on SPLDV material with the advice of eighth grade students of junior high school. The results showed that: (1) the quality of worksheets seen from the validity aspects included in the valid category with an overall average score of 3.06; and (2) the quality of worksheets seen from the practical aspect is categorized very practical with an overall average score of 3.5. Conclusion, the development of PMRI-based worksheets in the context of ethnomatematics in SPLDV material was declared valid and practically used by students. Keywords: Ethnomatematics worksheet, PMRI, SPLDV

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