scholarly journals Collaborative Learning Based on Harry Potter for Learning Geometric Figures in the Subject of Mathematics

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero ◽  
Marina Rondón García ◽  
Nazaret Martínez Heredia ◽  
Antonio-Manuel Rodríguez-García
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Geometric Figures ◽  
The Subject

Nowadays, education requires changes in the teaching and learning processes, through the implementation of innovative and motivating pedagogical actions, owing to the existing needs in society. Education, owing to the current needs of society, requires changes in the teaching and learning processes through the implementation of innovative and motivating pedagogical actions. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the collaborative method, based on the Harry Potter theme, with respect to the traditional method in the first year of Obligatory Secondary Education for the learning of geometric figures in the subject of mathematics. For this purpose, a quasi-experimental, quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study has been designed, using a standardized questionnaire as a technique to collect information. The sample is composed of 236 students from the first year of Obligatory Secondary Education distributed in eight groups (four control and four experimental) from a public high school in the city of Cádiz (Spain). The tests carried out show that collaborative learning generates improvements in the attitudes and mathematical dimensions. Therefore, the collaborative method, developed by means of the Harry Potter theme for students in the first year of Compulsory Secondary Education in the subject of mathematics, causes a better attitude of the student towards the teaching and learning process. Furthermore, it facilitates the acquisition of mathematical contents related to geometry, which does not directly affect the students’ grades because, although those of the experimental group are better than those obtained by the control group, the differences between the two are minimal.

scholarly journals Investigating the Effect of Teaching Aesthetic Skills to Faculty Members on Development of Their Effective Teaching Performance1

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Eslamian ◽  
Seyed Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Neyestani
Keyword(s):  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

AbstractThis quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of teaching aesthetic skills to faculty members on development of their effective teaching performance through a two-group pretest-posttest design. The sample included 32 faculty members at a major Iranian university who were divided into the experimental (11 participants) and control groups (21 participants). The experimental group was taught to use aesthetic skills in the teaching and learning processes; however, no intervention was applied to the control group. To evaluate the effective teaching performance of the faculty members, a tailor-made questionnaire was used in two pretest and posttest stages, where randomly chosen students were asked to express their opinions about the faculty membersí performance. The sample size of the students was 1096 in the pretest stage and 935 in the posttest stage. Paired t-test results showed that there was no significant difference between the mean effective teaching scores of the faculty members in the control group in the pretest stage and in the posttest stage. However, the mean effective teaching scores of the faculty members in the experimental group were found to be significantly higher in the posttest. In addition, although there was no significant difference between the mean effective teaching scores of the two faculty groups in the pretest, faculty members in the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in the control group. Based on the findings, applying aesthetic skills by faculty members in the teaching and learning processes can pave the way for sustainable development of their effective teaching performance. Therefore, faculty members are recommended to acquire the required knowledge and skills to better use aesthetic skills in the teaching process.

scholarly journals The Influence of Teaching Vocabulary by Using Picture

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Hanik Nuzulimah
Keyword(s):  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Control ◽  
Data Analysis Result ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Better Than

This paper attempts to explore whether there is significant difference of achievement in vocabulary between students taught by using pictures and those are not. The subject of this study is the first year students of SLTP Muhammadiyah Simo Susukan, Semarang where the sample contains 50 students that is divided into experimental group (with treatment) and control group (without treatment). The data is gathered from participants’ score obtained from pre test and post test. Using t test as technique of data analysis, result shows that students taught by using pictures perform better than those are not. It means that there is significant difference between the two groups. Keywords: Vocabulary Teaching; Picture

Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) prevention and control measures.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Nandeesha
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Initial Dose ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Primary Dose ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

Abstract In Bangladesh, CARE, an international NGO working in development with agricultural and natural resource management as an important component, operated a project funded by the European Union to test the potential of farmer participatory research as a tool to improve the agricultural productivity of farmers. As part of the project activities, participatory action research groups were formed involving farmers with interest to work on the concept. Farmers were encouraged to identify their own farming problems and, based on the identified problems, farmers were assisted to develop their own strategies to solve their problems. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) emerged as an important problem in aquaculture for farmers practicing carp culture. Based on the available information on the subject and in consultation with experts in the subject area, treatment strategies were developed by the farmers to manage this major disease, which occurs during the winter season from October to February. Lime, salt, a combination of lime and salt in a 1:1 ratio, or ash, were identified as potential treatment measures during the first year trials. Farmers agreed to apply lime and salt at the rate of 1 kg decimal-1 (1 decimal = 40 m2) as a primary dose followed by a fortnightly application at half the initial dose until the end of the season. Ash was applied at a higher dose of 3 kg 40 m-2 as a primary dose, followed by half the initial dose until the end of the season. A control group of farmers was also maintained within the Participatory Action Research Groups (PARGs). Farmers were not given any financial support for the purchase of inputs, but they were given technical support. Though all farmers did not follow the periodic application at the agreed level of chemicals, all the farmers had made more than one application. The results obtained at the end of first year with 315 farmers were highly encouraging, with good results obtained from the application of lime, salt, or ash. In addition to disease prevention, increase in fish production was noticed by the farmers as a result of application of these inputs to the pond. Following these initial encouraging results at field level, the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK, provided technical and monetary support to continue the study. The results conducted with another group of 232 farmers during second year confirmed the beneficial effects of lime, salt and ash and proved their popularity. In addition to the above treatments, two new treatments involving application of neem (Azadirachta indica) stems with leaves as well as application of adequate fertilisers to ensure green colour of water were also tried. The results confirmed the efficacy of lime, salt and ash as treatment materials to prevent the disease. Though neem stems were not highly effective, farmers were able to derive some relief, but the application of fertilisers to ensure adequate plankton production gave highly encouraging results. Many of these field results could not be replicated under laboratory conditions. Furthermore, a treatment that was effective in one pond did not have a similar effect in a neighbouring pond. These varied results support the view that individual pond ecology influences the effect of treatments adopted. It is thus advisable that every farmer should experiment with the successful treatments in their own pond environment to evolve suitable procedures. Most interestingly, ash, which is commonly available to most farmers as a non-purchased input, can be effectively used to prevent the disease as well as increase fish pond productivity.

Education for Sustainability

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Caroline Baillie ◽  
Victoria Remenda
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
First Year ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Core Courses ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Pass Through

Courses which are intended to help students learn 'attitudes' or ways of thinking, as well as or instead of the more common 'knowledge' and 'skills,' are notoriously difficult to get right—particularly for younger students. Most courses relating to environmental issues or sustainability are electives within general science or engineering programs or they are within specialized environmental degree programs. In this paper, we examine two compulsory core courses designed to help students develop an appreciation of sustainability of the environment, one within a common first-year program of 600 students and one within a second-year geological engineering program of 35 students. In the first-year course, the sustainability component is situated within a course on 'Professional Skills,' which is taught in an innovative week-long intensive module. Students in this course have difficulties with the teaching and learning approach as much as with the subject matter. In the second-year course the main focus is on sustainability and the environment, taught using enquiry-based learning, a similar, interactive, innovative approach. In this course students respond much better to the concepts and appear to enhance or transform their perspectives. Students may be considered to pass through a 'threshold.' We examine the factors which seem to prevent students from passing through the threshold and consider possible strategies for aiding the pathway.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of different ways of presenting neuroanatomy illustration in powerpoint slides on nursing student’s short -term learning memory

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Gyem Dorji ◽  
Kanokwan Wetasin ◽  
Kuenzang Chhezom ◽  
Nargis Sultana ◽  
Minjur Dorji
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Control ◽  
Difficult Subject

Introduction: Neuroanatomy is considered as difficult subject as it consists mostly of complicated microscopic structures. However, understanding of the subject structure is very important for nursing students to know its functions and dysfunctions for enhancing nursing practices. To date, teaching neuroanatomy relies heavily on illustrations and the most common way is by using PowerPoint slides, but teachers are often faced with dilemma on how to use illustrations effectively. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of different ways of presenting neuroanatomy illustrations in PowerPoint slides on nursing students’ short[1]term learning memory. Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan between June 2020 and November 2020 by comparing an Experimental (n= 70) and a Control group (n= 69) of first year nursing students for their ability to answer questions based on those seven-way slides. Independent sample t-test was used for statistical analysis. Results: Significant difference was found at 95% CI between the performance of the Experimental and Control groups regarding Way 1 (Sequencing of labels) and Way 6 (Magnifying from the original structure) of presentation (tWay 1(135.99) = 2.695, p= .008, d = .458, 95% CI = [0.059, .385]; tWay 6(135.61) = 2.351, p= .020, d = .399, 95% CI = .031, .355], respectively). Conclusions: The use of different ways like sequencing the labels and magnifying from the original structure of presenting illustration in PowerPoint slides are found to be helpful in increasing short[1]term memory in students.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning with Gift Envelope Game Media on Statistics Learning Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Minalasari ◽  
Hobri Hobri ◽  
Susi Setiawani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Testing Method ◽  
The Subject

This study aims to know the effectiveness of collaborative learning with gift envelope game media on statistic learning outcomes. Student learning outcomes are measured only on the subject of collection and presentation data. This research is pure experimental research with a posttest only control group design. The population of this study were students of class VII SMP Negeri 12 Jember and the sample was class VII B as the experimental class and class VII D as the control class. The hypothesis testing method used is T-Test (Independent Sample T-test). Based on the results of data analysis, the value of tcount = 5.993 ≥ ttable = 2.00665 or ρ-value = 0,000 < 0.025 at the first meeting, while at the second meeting tcount = 5.069  ≥ ttable =2.00324 or ρ-value = 0,000 < 0.025. Based on the results of these calculations it can be concluded that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted which means collaborative learning with gift envelope game media is effective for student’s learning outcomes

scholarly journals The Optimization of Blended Learning in Extensive and Intensive Reading Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Musdalifah Ifah Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Education ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Education Department ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Intensive Reading ◽  
Online Conversation

This study aimed to describe 1) the application of Blended Learning in extensive and intensive reading subjects, and (2) the students’ perception of the application of blended learning.  The subject of this study was the students of the English education department at the Muhammadiyah University of Enrekang. The data in this study were the activities of students and the lecturer in the teaching and learning processes and the students’ perception of the learning process in the classroom.  The results showed that (1) the students and the lecturer were actively engaged in live learning and online conversation, and (2) the students had a positive perception of learning.

scholarly journals Role of regular yoga practice in improvement of various pulmonary parameters in first year medical students

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 2523
Author(s):  
Kislay Kumar ◽  
Devesh Kumar ◽  
Pooja T. Pandey ◽  
Divya .
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
First Year ◽  
Pulmonary Functions ◽  
Yoga Group ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
And Control

Background: tress at any stage of life virtually produces several respiratory limitations and reduces tolerance to physical efforts, sometimes leading to pulmonary diseases in individuals. Various yoga and Pranayama like Kapalbhati and Nadi-sodhan involves powerful strokes of exhalation, which trains the subject to make full use of diaphragm and abdominal muscles.Methods: This study is performed on 1st yr. medical students whose stress level is in higher side due to academic burden. 55 medical students were selected as participants through counseling and were divided into Yoga group (n= 27) and control group (n=28). Pulmonary functions of subjects were tested using Pony FX advanced desktop spirometer manufactured by Cosmed. Yoga is performed 1 hr/day for 6 days /week for 12 weeks by yoga group.Results: Pulmonary functions tested in Yoga and control group were FVC, FEV1, PEF and FVC/FEV1. There were significant improvements in pulmonary functions in yoga group. In Yoga group (FVC- 5.8% increases, FEV1- 5.2% increase, PEF- 34% increase and FVC/FEV1- 3.15% increase). In control group also, all parameters increased but P value was not significant.Conclusions: This study concludes that practicing Yoga has shown a significant improvement on pulmonary functions in 1st year medical students.

scholarly journals The implementation of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Secondary Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Vassilios Giannakos ◽  
Maria Darra
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning ◽  
Modern Greek ◽  
Experimental Group

The main purpose of this survey is to investigate the effectiveness of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) in the teaching of Modern Greek in Lyceum. The survey was carried out in the form of a field experiment, with one experimental group and one control group. An didactic intervention in the form of a training scenario was carried out. Fifty (50) students of the Second Class of Lyceum of the Prefecture of Attica were the sample of the survey. The survey was conducted from 10 October 2016 to 20 December 2016 and lasted thirteen hours. The results of the research revealed that, after the experiment, there was a positive change in the attitudes of the experimental group's students regarding the use and utility of the computer.

Using the WebQuest Approach to Elicit Student Engagement in a University Course

2018 ◽  
pp. 454-478
Author(s):  
Stephen Asunka
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
University Course

Following a realization that first year undergraduate students at a private university in Ghana engaged very minimally in their learning processes, and consequently obtained very weak grades in their courses, this study adopted a qualitative research approach to investigate whether the integration of a WebQuest into the learning processes can help foster student engagement through interactivity, and thus improve learning outcomes. Five students and one instructor participated in the study, and over the course of one academic semester, teaching and learning processes were varied by introducing WebQuest-based learning. Data were gathered by observing student activities as they engaged in the learning processes, and also assessing student learning and satisfaction by looking at student grades and also administering a survey questionnaire to students. Findings indicate that educational technologies such as the WebQuest can potentially foster student engagement in learning and also help improve learning outcomes. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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