An Intervention of Academic Peer Mentoring Program towards Mathematics Grade among Secondary Students in Malaysia

Academic peer mentoring program between peer mentors and mentees has been widely implemented by school counselors. However, few researches have been examined the outcome of the Peer Mentor Module (PMM) on mathematics grade achievement in school. The PMM aim to improve the peer mentor’s soft skills namely in interpersonal relationship, communication, motivation, empathy and emotional stability. The present study examines the effect of participation of form four students in a secondary school in academic peer mentoring program as well as differences between individual and group approach on mathematic grade achievement. A total of 45 sampel form four students who failed in mathematic monthly tests whereby 30 students as mentee served as treatment group while the remainder 15 students as a control group. All 20 peer mentor students participated in an eight hours workshop using the Peer Mentor Module. The subjects were examined at week one for pre-test and post-test at week eight. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean, with inferential analysis using Mann-Whitney U tests. Statistical analysis included (group x time) measures t-test to determine between and within group mean differences. The finding supports the hypothesis that PMM intervention shows positive effects on increasing the mathematic grade. It was found that the mathematic grade of Individual Peer Mentor Treatment Group is higher than the Group Peer Mentor Treatment Group. Therefore, a one-on-one session (one peer mentor and one mentee) provide better individualized attention for students as well as establish understanding of the content and advices from a peer mentor. This approach can become an important aspect in implementing the guidance and counselling practice that focus in academic peer mentoring.

Relationship between Student’s Anxiety Level and the Grade Achievement of Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Practice

Clinicalpracticelearningisthemainfactorthatsupportsteachingandlearningprocess in nursing education to produce quality graduates who are competent in their fields. One of the inhibiting factors for achieving student’s competence is anxiety before and during clinical practice. The aim of this study was to find out the characteristics of respondents, student anxiety levels, grade of clinical practice and the relationship between students’ anxiety level and the grade achievement of Medical Surgical Nursing clinical practice. Cross sectional research design was utilized to conduct this study on 101 total sample of diploma nursing students from school of health science Panti Rapih. Technique using the HARS questionnaires, and analyze used Sprearman’s. The study was conducted in Dec 2018-Feb 2019. Result showed that more than half (86.1%)of respondents were female,andaged19yearsold.Student anxiety levels were 19.8% not anxiety, 24.8% mild anxiety, 32.7% moderate anxiety, 20.8% severe anxiety and 2% very severe anxiety. The grade rate for clinical nursing practice is 96.03%. AnalysisofdataSprearman’srhoshowednegativesignificantrelationshipbetweenthe level of anxiety and the grade achievement of the clinical practice clarity with p 0,345 (0.50). Conclution that there is no relationship between the level of anxiety and the grade achievement on medical surgical clinical practice.Suggestions before the clinical practice were held sharing from sister level about practical experience and clinical practice overview, and given overview of clinical setting using video.

PENINGKATAN KREATIVITAS DAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE-STAD TERINTEGRASI ICT

This research was conducted for 2 weeks in October at SMAN 11 Medan. This type of research is classroom action research. Before the action is taken first, the initial test is given. From the results of the initial test, the average student achievement was 20.62 with a classical completeness level of 0%. After giving action I to creative thinking tests the level of student study in classical is 15%, with an average grade achievement of 33.75. To test student learning outcomes the level of completeness obtained by students is 17.5%, with an average grade achievement of 26.42. After the implementation of action II for creative thinking tests the level of student study learning in classical is 85%, with an average achievement of 72.85 classes. To test student learning outcomes the level of completeness obtained by students is 90%, with an average grade achievement of 77.17. From this there is an increase in the level of classical completeness by 70% for students 'creative thinking and 72.5% for students' mathematics learning outcomes. Keywords: Mathematical Creativity, Mathematics Learning Outcomes, ICT Media, Cooperative Type-STAD Model.

Adolescent Mental Health Problems, Behaviour Penalties, and Distributional Variation in Educational Achievement

Prior research shows that mental health problems are linked to worse student achievements in school, but few studies address whether the consequences of such problems vary by student achievement level and the role of teachers’ grading practices in these processes. In this study, I examine the relationship between mental health problems and grade achievement at the end of compulsory education using a population-based Norwegian health survey, the Young-HUNT study, matched with administrative data. The results show a robust negative influence of attention problems and conduct problems on average grade achievement, and a positive role of internalizing problems, in fixed-effects models controlling for unobserved characteristics of school context. Further, conduct problems are more strongly related with student achievement in the lower end of the grade distribution, indicating that low-achieving students are disproportionally affected by mental health problems. I also compare grades assigned by classroom teachers with anonymously graded exams, and find that part of the negative association between externalizing problems and achievement reflect a ‘behavioural penalty’ due to teacher-bias in grading practices.