The Trouble With Think Alouds: Generating Data Using Concurrent Verbal Protocols

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Branch
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Protocol Analysis ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Verbal Protocol ◽  
Verbal Protocols ◽  
School Students ◽  
Verbal Protocol Analysis ◽  
Think Alouds

Verbal protocol analysis is a methodology that is frequently used in cognitive psychology and education. The use of this method in library and information studies, however, is still very limited. Verbal protocol analysis aims to find cognitive processes while solving a problem. However, concurrent verbal protocols have been seen to cause problems when the task involves a high cognitive load, when the information is difficult to verbalize because of its form, i.e., visual data, or when the processes are automatic for the participants. This paper looks at studies using concurrent verbal protocols and summarizes the findings of this research. Then, this paper compares and contrasts the analysis of 130 concurrent verbal protocols (Think Alouds) gathered from twelve junior high school students from Inuvik, Canada. These Think Alouds are from a case study of the information-seeking processes of junior high students when accessing information from CD-ROM encyclopedias. Preliminary analysis indicates that several of the participants experienced difficulty with Think Alouds. A discussion of possible reasons for these difficulties will be included.

scholarly journals Coping and Self-Medication in a Community Sample of Junior High School Students

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève Bianca V Bedard ◽  
Graham J Reid ◽  
Patrick J McGrath ◽  
Christine T Chambers
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Stomach Muscle ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Design Data

OBJECTIVE: To examine differences between high and low catastrophizers in terms of pain, self-medication, coping, age and sex.DESIGN: Data were collected from 651 junior high students. Coping was assessed in response to pain in general. Pain (intensity and frequency) and self-medication were assessed in response to five types of pain: headache, stomach, muscle and/or joint and/or back, ear and/or throat, and menstrual pains.RESULTS: Catastrophizing groups were formed based on scores from the upper and lower thirds of a catastrophizing scale. The high catastrophizing group had higher levels of pain intensity and frequency for all five types of pain, and self-medicated more for headache, and ear and/or throat pain, compared with the low catastrophizing group. High catastrophizers reported taking over-the-counter (OTC) medication more frequently than low catastrophizers. High catastrophizers used information seeking, problem solving, social support seeking, positive self-statements and externalization more often than low catastrophizers. Low catastrophizers used behavioural and cognitive distraction more often than high catastrophizers. High catastrophizers perceived themselves to have more difficulty in dealing with pain and less control over their emotions when in pain than low catastrophizers. There were no significant differences between high and low catastrophizers in terms of controllability of pain. There was a higher percentage of catastrophizers in grade 9 than in grades 7 or 8 and a higher percentage of girls catastrophizing than boys.CONCLUSIONS: More frequent use of coping strategies while experiencing greater pain intensity and frequency may reflect catastrophizers' general inability to reduce pain. Greater use of OTC medications by catastrophizers is likely due to their experiences of more frequent and intense pain.

PENGARUH CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING (CTL) TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN MEMBACA SISWA

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Anni Holila Pulungan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior High ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Better Than

The study deals with the Contextual Teaching and Learning of the students’ reading comprehension at junior high school. Contextual Teaching and Learning is a new alternative for every teachers to relate the materials to the real world. The aims of the research are to analyze the effect of non and CTL method of the students’ reading comprehension.  The research method is an experimental method. The data analysis is taken from the two classess. Then, they divided into two  groups, the control and experimental group. The major findings of the study shows that the effect of Contextual Teaching and Learning on the students’ reading comprehension is better than the non CTL method-lecture method for the junior high school students.

Menurunkan Dismenoreaa Primer melalui Hipnoterapi pada Siswi Sekolah Menengah Pertama

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oyoh O ◽  
Jenita Sidabutar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Primary Dysmenorrhea ◽  
School Students ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Average Value

Kejadian dismenorea primer di Indonesia sekitar 54,89%, sisanya 45,11% dismenorea sekunder. Dismenorea primer  pada siswi SMP X dari 35 siswi 25 siswi mengalami disminor bila haid. Salah satu pengobatan dismenorea secara non-farmakologis yaitu hipnoterapi. Hipnoterapi merupakan salah satu cara yang mudah, cepat, efektif, dan efisien dalam menjangkau pikiran bawah sadar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh hipnoterapi terhadap dismenorea pada siswi SMP. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Pre Eksperimental dengan rancangan penelitian one group pre-test-post-test. Jumlah populasi yang didapat 117 orang dan jumlah sampel yang diambil 20 orang, dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data diperoleh secara langsung dari responden dengan menggunakan alat ukur Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS). Analisis data melalui dua tahapan, yaitu univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji t-dependen. Hasil penelitian didapatkan nilai rata-rata skala dismenorea sebelum diberikan intervensi adalah 6,50 dan nilai rata-rata sesudah diberikan intervensi adalah 1,35, terdapat pengaruh hipnoterapi terhadap dismenorea (t=17,596, p-value= 0,001). Hipnoterapi dapat disarankan untuk diterapkan sebagai tindakan nonfarmakologis untuk mengatasi dismenorea.Kata kunci: Dismenorea primer, hipnoterapi, SMP.Effect of Hypnotherapy on Alleviating Primary Dysmenorrhea in Junior High School StudentsAbstractThe incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in Indonesia amounts to approximately 54.89%, while another 45.11% is secondary dysmenorrhea. 25 out of 35 female students at SMP Patriot Bangsa (Patriot Bangsa Junior High School) experience primary dysmenorrhea when menstruating. One of nonpharmacological treatments for dysmenorrhea is hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is an easy, fast, effective, and efficient way to treat dysmenorrhea by reaching the subconcious. This research aimed to identify the effect of hypnotherapy on dysmenorrhea in junior high school students. This research used a pre-experimental method with one group pretest- posttest design. The population of this research was 117 students and 20 students were chosen as sample with purposive sampling technique. Data were collected from respondents using Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) instrument. Data were analyzed in two steps, univariate and bivariate with t-dependent test. The results showed that the average value of dysmenorrhea before intervention is 6.5 and after intervention is 1.35. Hypnotherapy was found to have an effect on dysmenorrhea (t=17,596, p-value 0,001). It was suggested to the school that they should conduct nonpharmacological interventions such as hypnotherapy as treatment of dysmennorhea.Key words: Dysmenorrhea primer, hypnotherapy, SMP.

Analysis on Reading and Writing Section of Test Items in 2009/2010 English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Musarokah Siti ◽  
Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Final Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cognitive Domains ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Test Items

ABSTRACT This paper attempts to analyze the test items in the English National Final Examination (UAN) for Junior High School Students in the academic year 2009/2010. This study aims at analyzing the compatibility of the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination for Junior High School Students with the standard of graduate competence and the cognitive domains used in the test. The data were collected by using documentary method, while in analyzing the data the writers focused on matching the compatibility of the test items with the Standard of Graduate Competence and identifying the cognitive domain used. From the analysis, it was found that the test items of package A in reading and writing section of English National Final Examination 2009/2010 were in line with the Standard of Graduate Competence (SKL) arranged by the government. The cognitive domains in reading section mostly used level of comprehension. The cognitive domains in writing section used the application and the synthesis level. ?é?á Key words: analysis, test items, national final examination

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