scholarly journals The Effectiveness of the National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitat Program: Fourth-grade Students’ Standardized Science Test Scores and Science Grades

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. McFarland ◽  
Benjamin J. Glover ◽  
Tina M. Waliczek ◽  
Jayne M. Zajicek
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Science Test

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) Schoolyard Habitat Program (SYHP) had an effect on the science standardized test scores or science grades of fourth-grade primary school students in Houston, TX. To conduct the study, five pairs of Houston elementary schools were selected as either treatment or control schools. The treatment group included a total of 148 fourth-grade students whose teachers reported using the NWF’s SYHP. The control group consisted of a total of 248 fourth-grade students whose teachers used a traditional science curriculum. To measure academic achievement, scores on a standardized science test and science grades were compared between the treatment and control students. Results from this study indicated Caucasian students scored higher than minority students on the Stanford standardized science exam. Significant differences existed in the Stanford standardized science exam scores between male and female students for the treatment group only. Overall, the results from this study also showed that the SYHP was equally as effective at science instruction as the traditional curriculum within the Houston Independent School District (HISD) after teachers gained familiarity with using the habitat for instruction.

scholarly journals The Effect of the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat Program on Fourth Grade Students' Standardized Test Scores

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.E. Danforth ◽  
T.M. Waliczek ◽  
S.M. Macey ◽  
J.M. Zajicek
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Reading Scores ◽  
Standardized Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
School Students ◽  
Math Scores ◽  
Fourth Grade Students

The purpose of this study was to determine if participation in the National Wildlife Federation's Schoolyard Habitat Program (SYHP) had an effect on the standardized test scores of fourth grade primary school students in Houston, Texas. To conduct the study, three pairs of Houston elementary schools were matched by student demographics of ethnicity and economics. The treatment group included a total of 306 fourth grade students whose teachers were using the SYHP. The control group consisted of a total of 108 fourth grade students whose teachers used a more traditional curriculum. To measure academic achievement, changes in standardized test scores (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) were compared between students' third grade data and their fourth grade data. Results showed that those students participating in the SYHP had significantly increased math scores when compared with peers in schools that were taught using a more traditional curriculum. However, overall, few differences were found in comparisons of reading scores of those students taught with SYHP and those taught using a more traditional curriculum.

scholarly journals KESAN PENGGUNAAN PETA PEMIKIRAN TERHADAP PENGAJARAN PENULISAN KARANGAN MURID TAHUN LIMA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORLIZA ABDULLAH ◽  
ZULKIFLI OSMAN ◽  
ABDUL MUNIR ISMAIL
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Thinking Maps ◽  
School Students ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Post Test

Kajian lalu menunjukkan kebolehan mengarang karangan dalam kalangan murid sekolah rendah adalah rendah. Oleh hal yang demikian, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji kesan penggunaan peta pemikiran terhadap tahap penulisan karangan Bahasa Melayu dalam kalangan murid tahun lima. Penyelidik menggunakan kaedah eksperimen kuasi melibatkan satu sampel kajian yang terdiri daripada 64 murid sekolah rendah yang dibahagikan sama rata kepada satu kumpulan perlakuan dan satu kumpulan kawalan. Para murid dalam kumpulan pertama menggunakan peta pemikiran dalam pengajaran karangan, sementara kumpulan kedua menggunakan kaedah tradisional. Ujian pra dan ujian pasca digunakan untuk mendapatkan data yang dianalisis dengan Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS) versi 21. Bagi kumpulan perlakuan, analisis data menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid adalah lebih tinggi dari skor pra ujian min mereka, sekali gus menunjukkan mereka memperoleh peningkatan dalam penulisan karangan dari segi kandungan dan pengolahan idea. Dapatan yang sama juga menunjukkan skor pasca ujian min murid dalam kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih tinggi dari min skor yang sama bagi mereka dalam kumpulan kawalan, sekali gus menunjukkan kumpulan perlakuan adalah lebih berprestasi daripada kumpulan kawalan. Dapatan kajian ini mempunyai implikasi dalam amalan pengajaran semasa. Guru mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu boleh menggunakan peta pemikiran sebagai satu alat pengajaran bagi membantu murid sekolah rendah belajar menulis karangan dengan lebih berkesan.   Studies have shown that students’ essay writing abilities of primary school students are low. As such, this study was carried out to examine the extent of the effects of using thinking maps on the teaching of Malay language essay writing among Year Five students. In this study, the researchers used a quasi-experimental method involving a study sample consisting of 64 primary school students were divided equally into a treatment group and a control group. The former used thinking maps in essay writing learning, while the latter used a traditional method. A pre-test and a post-test were used to obtain the data, which were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. For the treatment group, the analysis of data showed students’ mean post-test scores were significantly higher than their mean pre-test scores, indicating they made significant improvements in essay writing in terms of content and ideation. The same analysis also showed students’ mean post-test scores in the treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group, indicating the former outperformed the latter. These findings have a practical implication for the current teaching practice. Malay language teachers can use thinking maps as a teaching tool to help primary school students effectively learn to write essays.

scholarly journals Impact of Bilateral Coordinated Movement on Manipulative Skill Competency in Elementary School Students

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 517
Author(s):  
Jun Chen ◽  
Xiaozan Wang ◽  
Weiyun Chen
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Sports Skills

Background: Researchers have found that manipulative skill competency in childhood not only helps to improve physical activity participation but also helps adolescents learn specialized sports skills. This study aimed to examine the effects of an eight-week bilateral coordinated movement (BCM) intervention on manipulative skill competency in school-aged children. Methods: The participants were 314 fourth-grade students from two elementary schools in China. This study used a two-arm quasi-experimental research design. For one elementary school, two fourth-grade classes were assigned to the BCM group and another two fourth-grade classes were assigned to the control group. For the other elementary school, one fourth-grade class was assigned to the BCM group and another fourth-grade class to the control group. The students in the BCM group received an eight-week, two 40 min BCM lessons in soccer, and another eight-week, two 40-min BCM lessons in basketball. The control group received an eight-week two regular 40 min PE lessons in soccer and basketball, respectively. The students’ manipulative skill competency in soccer and basketball skills were pre- and post-tested using the two PE metric assessment rubrics. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests, and ANCOVA and ANOVA repeated measures. Results: The results showed a significant main effect of time (pre-test vs. post-test) in soccer skills (F = 273.095, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.468) and in basketball skills (F = 74.619, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.193). Additionally, the results revealed a significant main effect of the group (BCM group vs. control group) in soccer skills (F = 37.532, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.108) and a marginal significant main effect of the groups in basketball skills (F = 3.619, p = 0.058, η2 = 0.011). Furthermore, there was a significant interaction effect between the time and the group in soccer skills (F = 37.532, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.108) and in basketball skills (F = 18.380, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.056). Conclusions: It was concluded that after participation in the eight-week, 16 40 min lessons of BCM, the fourth-grade students showed greater improvement in soccer and basketball dribbling, passing and receiving skills, compared to the control group.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Remote Learning in Secondary Education: Evidence from Brazil during the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Lichand ◽  
Carlos Alberto Dória ◽  
Onicio Leal Neto ◽  
João Cossi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Local Disease ◽  
Remote Learning

The goal of this paper is to document the pedagogic impacts of the remote learning strategy used by an state department of education in Brazil during the pandemic. We found that dropout risk increased by 365% under remote learning. While risk increased with local disease activity, most of it can be attributed directly to the absence of in-person classes: we estimate that dropout risk increased by no less than 247% across the State, even at the low end of the distribution of per capita Covid-19 cases. Average standardized test scores decreased by 0.32 standard deviation, as if students had only learned 27.5% of the in-person equivalent under remote learning. Learning losses did not systematically increase with local disease activity, attesting that they are in fact the outcome of remote learning, rather than a consequence of other health or economic impacts of Covid-19. Authorizing schools to partially reopen for in-person classes increased high-school students test scores by 20% relative to the control group.

The Effect of Language Games with Audio Visual Aids on Students’ Speaking Competence at Fourth Graders of Tunas Daud Elementary School

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Susnawati. K ◽  
Marhaeni A.A.I.N ◽  
Ramendra D.P
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Language Games ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Competence Test ◽  
Better Than

Study aimed to determine the effect of language games with audio visual aids on students' speaking competence at fourth grade students of Tunas Daud elementary school and to describe the implementation of language games with audio visual aids on students’ speaking competence. The design used in this research was a mixed method design. It was explanatory design since this research was started with quantitative design (experimental design with post test only control design) followed by qualitative design. The samples were 62 students; 31 students of the experimental group and 31 students of the control group of fourth grade Tunas Daud elementary students. The data were collected by using speaking competence test and analyzed by IBM SPSS 22 with independent t-test. The data were also collected through an observation sheet for observing the implementation of the language games with audio visual aids. The results showed there was a significant effect of the language games with audio visual aids on students' speaking competence in which the mean score of the students who were taught by using language games with audio visual aids is better than the students who were taught without language games with audio visual aids. For the implementation of the language games with audio visual aids, it can be seen that the implementation of the language games with audio visual aids were done in a very good way. The games was suitable for the students since it could give good impacts for the students. The students are active and confident to speak.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Language Patterns of Standardized Reading Comprehension Tests and their Effect on Student Performance

1974 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-366
Author(s):  
Eugene Jongsma
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Language Patterns ◽  
Comprehension Tests ◽  
Reading Comprehension Tests

A random sample of passages was drawn from standardized reading comprehension tests for fourth grade students. The number and types of language patterns found in the test passages were determined through a method of linguistic analysis. The patterns identified on the tests did not reflect the patterns used most frequently in the oral language of fourth grade children. When the test passages were rewritten using a larger percentage of high frequency oral language patterns, and administered to comparable groups of students, no significant difference in comprehension performance was observed between those students taking the revised test and those taking the intact standardized test passages.

scholarly journals Survey Tingkat Kebugaran Jasmani Siswa Kelas IV SDN Puhrubuh I dan MI Mambaul Hikam di Kabupaten Kediri Tahun Ajaran 2016/2017

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Irma Wirnantika ◽  
Budiman Agung Pratama ◽  
Yulingga Nanda Hanief
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
School Year ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Saturated Sample

This study aims to determine the physical fitness of the fourth grade students of SDN Puhrubuh 1 and MI Mambaul Hikam in Kediri Regency academic year 2016/2017.This study uses quantitative approach with test survey technique. The population is 24 students infourth grade in SD Negeri Puhrubuh I and MI Mambaul Hikam in Semen Sub-district. Sampling technique in this research uses saturated sample technique, where all population used as sample. The research instrument in this research uses test and measurement. To know the physical fitness of the students the researchers performed the Tests of Physical Fitness Indonesia (TKJI). Data analysis, the results of the physical fitness level of elementary school students Puhrubuh 1 and MI Mambaul Hikam, there were 11 or 45,83% students who were included in the medium category, 9 or 37,50% students were included in the poor category, 2 or 8,33% students were included in both categories with percentage of, 2 or 8,33% students were included in the category of the least ones. According to the research results and percentage descriptive analysis, it can be concluded that physical fitness of fourth grade students of SDN Puhrubuh I and MI Mambaul Hikam 2016/2017 school year in the category medium reached as many as 11 or 45,83% students.

scholarly journals Contribution of Naturalist Intelligence and Learning Participation toward Students’ Knowledge Competence in Science

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 366
Author(s):  
Ni Made Karisma Yulianti ◽  
I Gusti Agung Oka Negara ◽  
I Wayan Sujana
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Fourth Grade Students

Science competence of students continues to develop because it is influenced by factors of intelligence and participation. Lack of understanding of the importance of student participation in obtaining more optimal learning outcomes is no longer one of the priority factors, so students tend to feel lazy, and find it difficult to express opinions which cause the competence of science knowledge does not increase. This study aimed to analyze the significant effect of naturalist ability on the competence of science knowledge, the significant effect of learning participation on the competence of science knowledge, and the significant effect together of naturalist ability and learning participation on the competence of science knowledge of fourth grade students. This type of research is ex-post facto. The population in this study were all fourth-grade students, amounting to 490 students. The sample was determined by proportional random sampling technique and obtained a total sample of 214 people. Naturalist ability data collection and learning participation were obtained by distributing questionnaires and competence in science knowledge was obtained by recording documents. The data analysis technique used was multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that there was a significant effect of naturalist ability on the competence of science knowledge with a contribution of 12.68%, there was a significant influence of learning participation on the competence of science knowledge with a contribution of 35.44%, and there was a significant influence on naturalist ability and learning participation. to the competence of science knowledge with a contribution of 48.12%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that naturalist abilities and learning participation contribute to the competence of science knowledge of fourth grade elementary school students

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Reciprocal Teaching Berbasis Penilaian Kinerja Terhadap Kompetensi Pengetahuan IPA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Ni ketut Feby puspita ◽  
I wayan Darsana ◽  
I b g s Abadi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Reciprocal Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to know about the affect of reciprocal teaching model based on performance assessment againts the competence science knowledge of fourth grade students of elementary school Gugus I Gianyar district in 2017/2018. This research type is quasi experiment research with nonequivalent control group design. The population of this study is all students of class IV elementary school Gugus I Gianyar district which 440 students. Sample were taken by random sampling technique, so that the IVA class in elementary school 7 Gianyar as the experimental group and the IVB class in elementary school 6 Gianyar as the control group with the total students in each group of 30 students. The data collection was done by the test method, the type of test was the usual multiple-choice objective test. The data obtained were analyzed using t-test analysis of separated variance. The result of data analysis is tcount = 7.067> ttable = 2,000 at 5% significance and dk = 58, then H0 is rejected and Ha accepted. The average value of science knowledge competence of the experimental group X ̅ = 0,46 , while average science knowledge competence of control group X ̅ = 0,26. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that the Reciprocal Teaching learning model based on performance assesment affect the knowledge competence of science students fourth grade students of elementary school Gugus I Gianyar districts year 2017/2018

scholarly journals OHIS Differences on Primary School Students in Relation to Little Dentist Training

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asep Arifin Senjaya ◽  
Ni Made Sirat ◽  
I Nyoman Wirata ◽  
Ni Ketut Ratmini
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Difference

Dental healthcare is very important since dental and oral hygiene should be maintained. Statistics showed that more than 80% of children in developed and developing countries suffer from dental disease. This study aimed to see the safety of OHIS (Oral Hygiene Index Simplified) in primary school students who got and did not get little dentist cadre training in Bangli Regency in 2019. The study was done in an experimental design: pre and post-test with control design, which was conducted in August-September 2019. The sample in this study is 366 students. The difference in OHIS scores before and after treatment in the control group and treatment group was carried out by the bivariate Mann Whitney U Test. The results of the study showed that before dental health training was conducted, there were 54.3% of primary school students in the treatment group with good OHIS score criteria, and after the training was carried out as many as 98.4% of the students in the treatment group had a good OHIS. Additionally, prior to the training, 57.5% of the control group had fair OHIS criteria score. Then, after the training was carried out, 73.7% of the control group had good OHIS score. Hence, the study concluded that there was a significant difference in the OHIS of primary school students who got little doctor training prior to and after the training. Also, there was a significant difference in the OHIS of the students who did not get such treatment before and after the training.

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