scholarly journals The Effectiveness of a Biotechnology Enrichment Training Program in Improving Gifted Students’ Reflective Thinking Skills and Academic Achievement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalid Hammouri
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Thinking Skills

The impact of integrated STEM education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devrim Akgündüz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Education Academic

This research has been conducted to evaluate the effects of integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education. This study, which used pre-test–post-test and semi-experimental model with permanence test, control group as a research model, was conducted with 44 students attending to the 6th grade of a public school in 2015–2016 academic year. The study consisted of the control group with constructivist teaching and the experimental group with integrated STEM education. Academic achievement test and reflective thinking scale towards problem solving were applied. In SPSS 24 package program, analysis of quantitative data was performed using t-test and Mann–Whitney U test. In conclusion, the integrated STEM education does not significantly increase success, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and their effects on permanence according to constructivist teaching, but provides positive contributions to academic achievement.   Keywords: Integrated STEM education, science education, academic achievement, problem solving, reflective thinking skills.  

scholarly journals Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effects on Gymnastics Self-Concept: Social Comparison Processes in a Physical Setting

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julien P. Chanal ◽  
Herbert W. Marsh ◽  
Philippe G. Sarrazin ◽  
Julien E. Bois
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Social Comparison ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
Class Participation ◽  
Physical Setting ◽  
Class Average

In sport/exercise contexts, individuals use the performances of others to evaluate their own competence. In big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) in educational settings, academic self-concept is positively predicted by one’s academic achievement but negatively predicted by the average achievement of others in one’s school or class. Participation in programs for academically gifted students leads to lower self-concept. In apparently the first test of the BFLPE in the physical domain, multilevel models of responses by 405 participants in 20 gymnastics classes supported these predictions. Gymnastics self-concept was positively predicted by individual gymnastics skills, but negatively predicted by class-average gymnastics skills. The size of this negative BFLPE grew larger during the 10-week training program (as participants had more exposure to the relative performances of others in their class), but did not vary as a function of gender, age, or initial gymnastics skills.

scholarly journals Reflective Thinking, Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Iranian EFL Students in Higher Education: Is there a Relationship?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Asakereh ◽  
Nouroddin Yousofi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The present study investigated the relationship between reflective thinking, general self-efficacy, self-esteem and academic achievement of Iranian EFL students. To this end, 132 Iranian EFL students from three state universities were recruited. To collect the data, the participants completed four questionnaires, namely background information questionnaire, the reflective thinking skills questionnaire (Kember et al., 2000), the general self-efficacy scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995) and Rosenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The results of two correlation matrixes revealed that there were statistically significant positive relationships between general self-efficacy, self-esteem and academic achievement of Iranian EFL students, while reflective thinking had no significant relationship with self-esteem, self-efficacy and academic achievement of the participants; in addition, no significant relationship between the components of reflective thinking and academic achievement of Iranian EFL students was observed. Moreover, the results of multiple regression analysis showed that between self-esteem and self-efficacy, the former was a stronger predictor of academic achievement of the Iranian EFL students. 

The impact of integrated STEM education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulcan Sarican ◽  
Devrim Akgunduz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Education Academic

Abstract This research has been conducted to evaluate the effects of Integrated STEM education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving, and permanence in learning in science education. This study, which used pre-test-post-test and semi-experimental model with permanence test, control group as a research model, was conducted with 44 students attending to the 6th grade of a public school in 2015-2016 academic year in the "force and motion", "light and sound", "matter and heat" and "electrical conduction" units. Working groups of the study consisted of the Control group with constructivist teaching and the experimental group with integrated STEM education. Academic achievement test, reflective thinking scale towards problem solving were applied to determine the students' academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and their effects on permanence of integrated STEM education. In SPSS 24 package program, analysis of quantitative data was performed t-Test and Mann Whitney U test. In conclusion, it has been seen that integrated STEM education does not significantly increase success, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and their effects on permanence according to constructivist teaching. However, it has become clear that integrated STEM education provides positive contributions to academic achievement. Keywords: Integrated STEM education, science education, academic achievement, problem solving, reflective thinking skills

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Training Program Based on TRIZ Theory to Develop the Creative Thinking Skills for the Teachers of king Abdullah ll Schools for Excellence in Jordan: فاعلية برنامج تدريبي يستند إلى نظرية تريز لتنمية مهارات التفكير الإبداعي لدى معلمي مدارس الملك عبد الله الثاني للتميز في الأردن

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaa Yousef Al-Sheyyab, Feryal Abd Al-Hadi Shnekat
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Academic Qualification ◽  
Schools Of Excellence ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a training program based on the Therese theory to develop creative thinking skills for teachers of King Abdullah II Schools of Excellence in Jordan. The study sample consisted of (40) teachers from teachers of King Abdullah II schools for excellence in Al Balqa governorate and Madaba Governorate, In the second semester of the year 2018/2019, and they were chosen intentionally from the study community. They were divided into two groups: the control group by (20) male and female teachers from the schools of King Abdullah II for Excellence in the Madaba governorate who were not subjected to treatment. The experimental group of (20) male and female teachers of King Abdullah II Schools of Excellence in Al Balqa governorate underwent the training program, and the researcher prepared a training program based on the theory of promotion to develop creative thinking skills. The Torrance test was used for creative thinking - the words "A"The study reached the following results: • There were statistically significant differences between the averages of the performance of the post-study members on the test of creative thinking skills, total and sub-due to the group variable (experimental, control), where the differences were in favor of the experimental group. The absence of statistically significant differences between the averages of the performance of the post-study individuals on the test of creative thinking skills, college and sub, due to the variable of the academic qualification and specialization and the interaction between the group variables and the academic qualification and specialization. The study recommended conducting studies to compare programs based on the Therese theory with programs based on other theories to see whether developing creative thinking skills among teachers improves their teaching methods for gifted students.

scholarly journals The impact of integrated STEM education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gulcan Sarican ◽  
Devrim Akgunduz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Reflective Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Constructivist Teaching ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Education Academic

This research has been conducted to evaluate the effects of integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education on academic achievement, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and permanence in learning in science education. This study, which used pre-test–post-test and semi-experimental model with permanence test, control group as a research model, was conducted with 44 students attending to the 6th grade of a public school in 2015–2016 academic year. The study consisted of the control group with constructivist teaching and the experimental group with integrated STEM education. Academic achievement test and reflective thinking scale towards problem solving were applied. In SPSS 24 package program, analysis of quantitative data was performed using t-test and Mann–Whitney U test. In conclusion, the integrated STEM education does not significantly increase success, reflective thinking skills towards problem solving and their effects on permanence according to constructivist teaching, but provides positive contributions to academic achievement. Keywords: Integrated STEM education, science education, academic achievement, problem solving, reflective thinking skills

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