scholarly journals Active Learning to Improve Fifth Grade Mathematics Achievement in Banten

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Andri Suherman ◽  
Soesaptri Oediyani ◽  
Ika Handayani ◽  
Lia Uzliawati ◽  
Ina Indriana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
International Development ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Grade 5 ◽  
Training Evaluations ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
The University

Teaching for active learning is a pedagogical technique that has been actively promoted in Indonesian education through government reform efforts and international development assistance projects for decades. Recently, elementary schools in Banten province received training in active learning instructional strategies from the USAID-funded project, Decentralized Basic Education 2. Post-training evaluations conducted by lecturers from the University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (UNTIRTA: Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) suggested that teachers were successfully employing active learning strategies in some subjects, but not mathematics. In order to understand the difficulties teachers were having in teaching for active learning in mathematics, and to assist them in using active learning strategies, a team of lecturers from UNTIRTA designed and carried out an action research project to train teachers in an elementary school in the city of Cilegon to use a technique called Magic Fingers in teaching Grade 5 multiplication. During the course of the project the research team discovered that teachers were having problems transferring knowledge gained from training in one context and subject to other school subjects and contexts. Key Words: Mathematics, Teaching for Active Learning, Indonesia, Banten

scholarly journals Active Learning in Language Study and Science: Transforming Teacher Practice in North Sumatra’s Elementary Schools

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ely Djulia ◽  
Tita Juwitaningsih ◽  
Abdul Hamid ◽  
Roslin Siallagan ◽  
Parapat Gultom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

AbstractAn action research project to investigate the implementation of active learning strategies to improve the quality of teaching and learning was conducted in three government elementary schools (Sekolah Dasar) in North Sumatra that had received training in teaching for active learning under the auspices of the USAID-sponsored project, Decentralized Basic Education 2. Three cycles of data collection utilizing classroom observations, focus group discussions, and participant observation were conducted in each school. Data were analyzed both holistically and categorily to develop a better understanding of teachers’ successes and challenges in teaching for active learning. Finally, an intervention strategy involving modeling of teaching for active learning strategies was designed and implemented by members of the research team in each school. Our results suggest that language and science teachers developed more confidence in utilizing active learning strategies in their classrooms as a result of the intervention. Students also appeared to respond positively to the new active learning teaching strategies employed by their teachers. We conclude that the DBE-2 training provided to these schools can be considered successful; however, more attention needs to be paid to concrete factors that facilitate or impede teaching for active learning in Indonesian elementary schools in order to continue improving the quality of instruction for Indonesian children. Key Words: Islamic Education, Active Learning, Religious Studies, Indonesia

scholarly journals Active Learning and Student Engagement in Mathematics at Madrasah Ibtidâ’iyah Al-Jauharotunnaqiyah

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ir. Kartina ◽  
Udi Samanhudi ◽  
Siti Aisyah ◽  
Lukman Nulhakim ◽  
Sutrisno Sadji Evendi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Models Of Teaching ◽  
Collaborative Intervention ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
The University

Teaching for active learning has been widely recognized as a more effective teaching methodology than traditional transmission models of teaching. However, numerous studies have documented the persistence of traditional teaching methods despite the extensive research literature on the effectiveness of teaching for active learning and frequent efforts to train teachers to use this approach in their classrooms. In this article a team of lecturers from the University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (UNTIRTA: Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa) in Indonesia report on an action research project carried out at an elementary-level madrasah in the city of Cilegon. Members of the team gathered qualitative data through interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations in order to better understand the challenges teachers faced in teaching for active learning before designing and carrying out a collaborative intervention designed to help teachers use active learning strategies in a mathematics classroom. Key Words: Active Learning, Madrasah, Mathematics, Indonesia

High Impact Practices Through Experiential Student Philanthropy: A Case Study of the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project and Academic Success at Northern Kentucky University

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512095208
Author(s):  
Kajsa C. Larson ◽  
Megan S. Downing ◽  
Joseph Nolan ◽  
Mark Neikirk
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Credit Hours ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Student Philanthropy ◽  
The University

High impact educational practices are active learning strategies that benefit learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and support student retention. This study examines the retention and persistence impact of student philanthropy, an active learning approach that engages students with the community by incorporating a philanthropy component into college courses. Results from this study demonstrate that students who participated in one or more student philanthropy courses had a substantially higher four-year graduation rate in comparison to students overall. Participants also exhibited a greater number of completed credit hours compared to the general university population and a higher semester-to-semester retention rate. This affirms the value of student philanthropy as a High Impact Teaching Practice (HITP) that actively engages students inside and outside of the classroom, around the university campus, and in the community.

Language Support Strategies in First Year Chemistry

2011 ◽  
pp. 18-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam James Bridgeman
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Peer Instruction ◽  
First Year ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Chemical Concepts ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
The University

In-class and online active learning strategies, which have been implemented at The University of Sydney, are described to respond to the challenge of teaching chemistry at a first year level, to students with a wide range of abilities and levels of motivations. Core to the design of these activities is the belief that students learn chemical concepts most effectively when they are actively engaged in doing and talking, rather than rote learning and listening. The strategies described have been developed within the context of large classes and limited resources. They are fully adaptable to other topics beyond first chemistry and to other sciences. They are also necessarily designed to be scalable to large or small classes and to be sustainable. Online resources are useful for helping students become familiar with chemical language and symbolism and to provide them with a means of practicing their use. Online quizzes are an invaluable means of students self-assessing their progress and of providing meaningful assessment of their level of mastery. In-class activities involving student response systems and student-centred, inquiry based approaches are built around active learning and on-going formative assessment. To develop language skills, social interaction via peer instruction and group discussions can be utilized to ensure that classes are vibrant and engaging.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of a training program based on active learning strategies among students of the College of Basic Education and their logical thinking

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 4319-4326
Author(s):  
Wafa Abd Al-Razzaq Abbas Al-Anabi, Dr.Saeed Hussain Ali Al-Thallab
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Logical Thinking ◽  
Partial Control ◽  
First Semester ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of the current research is to identify (the effectiveness of the training program based on active learning strategies among students of the College of Basic Education and their logical thinking, and to achieve the goal of the research, the experimental design with partial control was used for two equivalent groups, one experimental and the other a control. The research sample was chosen randomly from the research community and the number of the sample was selected) 80) male and female students, where the training program was applied to the members of the experimental group after the researcher built and prepared it by reviewing the studies and special resources in building programs as well as the literature on active learning and its strategies, as well as building and preparing the test for logical thinking, Where it was applied to all the research sample after the completion of the training program on the experimental group, which was for a period of (12) weeks in the first semester of the year (2019-2020), and the researcher reached a set of results through which conclusions, recommendations and proposals that feed the field were drawn Educational information that helps the development of the educational progress process.

Faculty Adoption of Active Learning Strategies via Paired Teaching: Conclusions From Two Science Departments

2019 ◽  
Vol 049 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Strubbe ◽  
Jared Stang ◽  
Tara Holland ◽  
Sarah Bean Sherman ◽  
Warren Code
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Science Departments

EARTH SCIENCE IN ACTION! ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyca N. Spinler ◽  
◽  
René A. Shroat-Lewis ◽  
Michael T. DeAngelis
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Physical Geology
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