scholarly journals The STEM Educational Framework Applied to “The Properties of Matter” by Using Real-life Activities:Providing Inspiration to Grade 2 Lower Secondary Students at Nongbuadaeng Secondary School to Grow Technical Skills and to Acquire a Life-long Scientific Attitude toward Problem Solving

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sriwai Kanhathaisong ◽  
Giorgio Morettini
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Scientific Attitude ◽  
Educational Framework

scholarly journals Embedded Information Problem-Solving Instruction to Foster Learning from Digital Sources: Longitudinal Effects on Task Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoli Pifarré ◽  
Esther Argelagós
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Task Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Internet Information ◽  
Information Problem Solving ◽  
Information Problem

This research paper is based on a longitudinal study to find out how long-term embedded whole-task instruction can help students to develop more efficient information problem-solving (IPS) skills that could lead to a better use of internet information for learning and solving digital tasks more effectively. To this end, we designed, implemented and evaluated a three-year instruction programme to promote students’ development of key IPS skills in real-life classroom settings. This research involved sixty-one secondary education students. Forty-two of them received the IPS instruction and their results were analysed longitudinally and subsequently compared to a control group which received the regular courses. The results showed that students who received the IPS instruction improved their performance significantly in tasks in which the use of IPS skills was needed and these students organised and presented the information found on the internet critically and gave personal arguments. The findings also revealed that during the three-year project, the scores of IPS task performance were statistically higher in the instructed students than those obtained in control group students. Our study then provides an insight into how secondary students develop IPS skills throughout long-term instructional support and shows a series of educational implications.

scholarly journals SUPPORTING SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS INVOLVING RATIO THROUGH THE BAR MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Siti Nurain Said ◽  
Khairul Amilin Tengah
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Study Data ◽  
T Test ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean

This study examined the effectiveness of the Bar Model as a problem solving heuristic in improving Year 8 students’ performance in solving word problems involving ratio. A total of thirty-three Year 8 students from a secondary school in Brunei Darussalam were involved in the study. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test. Paired sample t-test on the mean score of pre-test and post-test showed a significant improvement in the students’ mean marks (t = - 8.079).  The results also revealed that the Bar Model is capable of helping students of all abilities particularly the weaker students. Hence for this study, the Bar Model successfully enhanced the lower secondary students’ performance in solving word problems involving ratio.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN COIMBATORE DISTRICT

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-526
Author(s):  
Sutha N ◽  
Vanitha J
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Coimbatore District

The competence of problem solving has an energetic role in students’ academic outcomes and their construction of the ideas. Keeping this in vision, the current research has been planned out to inspect the effect of problem solving ability and the achievement in physics of higher secondary students in Coimbatore district. This study is under taken with an understanding to examining the association with problem solving ability and achievement in physics of different higher secondary students with the volume of 326 as sample size. The result concluded from the study that there is no significant relationship between problem solving ability and achievement in physics of higher secondary school students.

scholarly journals Students’ reflective thinking based on their levels of emotional intelligence in mathematical problem-solving

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84
Author(s):  
Dwi Priyo Utomo ◽  
Erentrudis Junirestu ◽  
Arif Hidayatul Khusna
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
High Level ◽  
Available Information

[English]: This qualitative research aims to analyze secondary students’ reflective thinking in solving mathematical problems based on their emotional intelligence (EI). It involved four secondary school students selected from twenty-nine students who were given the EI questionnaire. The research instrument was a test and an interview guideline. Data analysis was referred to as Polya's four problem-solving stages integrated with the indicators of reflective thinking. The findings reveal that students with a high level of emotional intelligence can fulfill the whole indicators of reflective thinking. In this case, the students can react to a given situation or problem by carefully understanding the available information, making comparisons between elements to formulate strategies, explaining in detail the steps to solve problems, and doing contemplation in checking step by step and correcting mistakes. Meanwhile, students with mid-levels of emotional intelligence are less reflective in making comparisons between elements to formulate strategies for problem-solving. [Bahasa]: Penelitian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pemikiran reflektif siswa sekolah menengah pertama dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika berbasis kecerdasan emosional. Subjek penelitian adalah empat siswa, dipilih dari 29 siswa yang mengisi kuesioner. Data dikumpulkan melalui tes dan wawancara kemudian dianalisis dengan merujuk pada empat langkah pemecahan masalah Polya yang diintegrasikan dengan indikator berpikir reflektif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan tingkat kecerdasan emosional tinggi memenuhi semua indikator berpikir reflektif dalam pemecahan masalah. Dalam hal ini, siswa mampu memberikan reaksi pada situasi atau permasalahan yang diberikan dengan memahami secara cermat informasi yang ada, melakukan komparasi antar elemen untuk menyusun strategi, menjelaskan secara rinci langkah memecahkan masalah, melakukan kontemplasi dalam memeriksa langkah demi langkah dan memperbaiki kesalahan. Sedangkan siswa dengan tingkat kecerdasan emosional sedang kurang reflektif dalam melakukan komparasi antar elemen untuk menyusun strategi pemecahan masalah.

scholarly journals PROFILE OF MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION’S ABILITY BASED ON LEVEL OF PROBLEM SOLVING’S ABILITY

Sigma ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Krisna Satrio Perbowo ◽  
Windia Hadi ◽  
Tuti Haryati
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Mathematical Ideas ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Solving Strategy

Abstract : This study was aimed to define profile of mathematical communication based on the level of problem solving ability on secondary students. This study used mixed methods model with explanatory type. This sample used 30 secondary school students who was chosen based on teachers’ recommendation. The result shown that there are 16,67% students whose problem solving’s ability  were placed on low level If we look on mathematical communication ability’s side, most of students faced on the diffulties of projecting figures into mathematical ideas. Students still made mistakes on calculating and the indicators was difficult when it stated to project any figures into mathematical ideas while the indicator that appear frequently was stated events or ideas in mathematical laguage. There are 70% students that whose problem solving ability were placed on medium level. If we look on mathematical conection ability most of information as shown unclearly and faced on difficulties when they summarize conclusion, they stated it into mathematical symbol. There are 13,33% students whose problem solving ability were pleced on high level and unclear to every single information that was told within solving strategy which directly on solving essentials. Keywords: Profile of mathematical Ability, Mathematical Communication, Problem Solving  

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

scholarly journals Black-Box-Based Mathematical Modelling of Machine Intelligence Measuring

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 681
Author(s):  
László Barna Iantovics
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Intelligent Agent ◽  
Difficult Problem ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Machine Intelligence ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Np Hard Problem ◽  
Box Method

Current machine intelligence metrics rely on a different philosophy, hindering their effective comparison. There is no standardization of what is machine intelligence and what should be measured to quantify it. In this study, we investigate the measurement of intelligence from the viewpoint of real-life difficult-problem-solving abilities, and we highlight the importance of being able to make accurate and robust comparisons between multiple cooperative multiagent systems (CMASs) using a novel metric. A recent metric presented in the scientific literature, called MetrIntPair, is capable of comparing the intelligence of only two CMASs at an application. In this paper, we propose a generalization of that metric called MetrIntPairII. MetrIntPairII is based on pairwise problem-solving intelligence comparisons (for the same problem, the problem-solving intelligence of the studied CMASs is evaluated experimentally in pairs). The pairwise intelligence comparison is proposed to decrease the necessary number of experimental intelligence measurements. MetrIntPairII has the same properties as MetrIntPair, with the main advantage that it can be applied to any number of CMASs conserving the accuracy of the comparison, while it exhibits enhanced robustness. An important property of the proposed metric is the universality, as it can be applied as a black-box method to intelligent agent-based systems (IABSs) generally, not depending on the aspect of IABS architecture. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the MetrIntPairII metric, we provide a representative experimental study, comparing the intelligence of several CMASs composed of agents specialized in solving an NP-hard problem.

scholarly journals What affordances do open-ended real-life tasks offer for sharing student agency in collaborative problem-solving?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juuso Henrik Nieminen ◽  
Man Ching Esther Chan ◽  
David Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Student Agency ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Mathematical Arguments ◽  
Life Tasks ◽  
Collaborative Construction

AbstractThe important role of student agency in collaborative problem-solving has been acknowledged in previous mathematics education research. However, what remains unknown are the processes of agency in open-ended tasks that draw on real-life contexts and demand argumentation beyond “mathematical”. In this study, we analyse a video recording of two student groups (each consisting of four students) taking part in collaborative problem-solving. We draw on the framework for collaborative construction of mathematical arguments and its interplay with student agency by Mueller et al. (2012). This original framework is supplemented by (i) testing and revising it in the context of open-ended real-life tasks, with (ii) student groups rather than pairs working on the tasks, and by (iii) offering a strengthened methodological pathway for analysing student agency in such a context. Based on our findings, we suggest that the framework suits this new context with some extensions. First, we note that differences in student agency were not only identified in terms of the discourse students drew on, but in how students were able to shift between various discourses, such as between “mathematical” and “non-mathematical” discourses. We identify a novel discourse reflecting student agency, invalidation discourse, which refers to denying other students’ agency by framing their contribution as invalid. Finally, we discuss the need to reframe “mathematical” arguments—and indeed student agency—while the task at hand is open-ended and concerns real-life contexts.

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