bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Opportunity Makes the Cheater: High School Students and Academic Dishonesty
Authors: Šorgo Andrej , Vavdi Marija , Cigler Urška , Kralj Marko 
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to reveal data about cheating behaviours in Slovenian upper secondary schools, to raise awareness and to lower tolerance for such behaviour. To acquire information about demographics, cheating behaviour, and opinions on such behaviour, we compiled a questionnaire that targeted a university population of first-year students(N=323). From the results, it was revealed that cheating is a way of life in Slovenian schools, and almost all students at least occasionally indulge in some academic misbehaviour. It seems that a culture tolerant or even supportive of such behaviour has been established among students, parents and teachers, all working together to “help” students climb the ladder of success. The open question is whether all kinds of cheating are even recognized as such. Cheating is most common in homework, but at the other end, even systems such as external exams are not immune to fraud. At the moment, classic methods of cheating dominate. Differences between characters (e.g. gender) and educational institutions in most cases are non-existent or small, a finding that could aid in establishing measures to prevent cheating inside schools as institutions.
Didactic Strategies and Competencies of Gifted Students in the Digital Era
Authors: Gojkov Grozdanka , Stojanović Aleksandar , Gojkov-Rajić Aleksandra 
Published: November 2021

This paper presents the findings of explorative research undertaken on an intentional sample consisting of 112 master’s students of pedagogy in Serbia, assumed to be potentially gifted and to have demonstrated academic giftedness, since their average mark during their studies was above 9.00 on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0. The intention was to examine the influence of didactic strategies and methods on the competencies of gifted students and thus verify the hypothesis on the significance of certain didactic strategies and methods for the contribution of higher education teaching in order to encourage intellectual autonomy in learning in the case of gifted university students. The method of systematic non-experimental observation was used, accompanied by an assessment scale used by students to estimate the level of the presence of the listed strategies, methods or procedures during studies and to what an extent learning and teaching strategies used in lectures, exercises, seminars, and consultations addressed their needs and contributed to the development of competencies. When making a choice between didactic strategies, methods and procedures, particular attention was paid to the 52 offered methods in order to include 30 of those that refer to problem learning,creative approaches to learning, critical autonomy etc., and for the list of 35 competencies of which 30 refer to independent thinking and are elements of critical thinking and indicators of, above all, approaches to the learning of gifted students. The essential finding was that the achieved competencies with higher average values were, mostly, those that are important for intellectual functioning, but that were not directly connected to what explains critical thinking, intellectual autonomy, as well as to the knowledge of basic concepts, the understanding of facts, and the giving explanations of events.
Personal Constructions of Biological Concepts – The Repertory Grid Approach
Authors: McCloughlin Thomas J. J. 
Published: November 2021

This work discusses repertory grid analysis as a tool for investigating the structures of students’ representations of biological concepts. Repertory grid analysis provides the researcher with a variety of techniques that are not associated with standard methods of concept mapping for investigating conceptual structures. It can provide valuable insights into the learning process, and can be used as a diagnostic tool in identifying problems that students have in understanding biological concepts. The biological concepts examined in this work are ‘natural kinds’: a technical class of concepts which ‘appear’ to have invisible ‘essences’ meaning carrying more perceptual weight than being perceptually similar. Because children givemore weight to natural-kind membership when reasoning about traits, it would seem pertinent to apply such knowledge to deep-level research into how children reason in biology. The concept of natural kinds has a particular resonance with biology since biological kinds hold the distinction of being almost all natural kinds, such as when the same ‘stuff or thing’ takes many different forms. We have conducted a range of studies using a diversity of biological natural kinds, but in this paper, we wish to explore some of the theoretical underpinnings in more detail. To afford this exploration, we outline one case-study in a small group of secondary school students exploring the concept of ‘equine’ – that is, what is an equine? Five positive examples were chosen to engaged with by the students and one ‘outlier’ with which to compare the construction process. Recommendations are offered in applying this approach to biological education research.
The Anti-Gender Movement in Europe and the Educational Process in Public Schools
Authors: Kuhar Roman , Zobec Aleš 
Published: November 2021

Mass protests across Europe against marriage equality, reproductive rights, gender mainstreaming and sexual education have centralised in the past few years around so-called “gender theory”. This theory is explained as a new threat to the “traditional family” and “natural masculinity and femininity”, as it allegedly aims at cultural revolution: a post-binary gender world. Many of these debates (and concrete actions) are targeted at schools and the educational process. It is believed that “gender theory” is already being taught in schools, which will have detrimental consequences for pupils. Agents of the anti-gender movement claim that children are being sexualised and brainwashed by “gender theory”.Taking this debate as the starting point, we first examine the roots of the term “gender theory” and point to its nature as an “empty signifier”. We then analyse the types of anti-gender actions across Europe that interfere with the educational process in public schools. Finally, we consider the role of parents and their right to intervene (or not) in the educational process. On the basis of the existing rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, we argue that the provision that parents are entitled to educate their children in accordance with their religious and moral beliefs does not mean that teachers in schools should avoid issues that might “morally distress” pupils or their parents, as long as schools avoid indoctrination, and providing the topics (like any other topics) are conveyed in an objective, critical and pluralistic manner.
To what Extent Do School Leaders in Slovenia Understand Physical School Environments as a Learning Factor?
Authors: Cenčič Majda 
Published: November 2021

School leaders are a central factor of the quality of learning and teaching in schools. It is generally believed that the staff model their behaviour on leaders, which means if school leaders understand the physical school environment to be an important factor of learning, school staff (teachers and other professional staff) will also do so. To discover how school leadersassess the school environment as a factor of learning, 150 school leaders in primary education in Slovenia were invited to complete an online questionnaire. They were asked about their views regarding to what extent their school as physical environment encouraged certain factors. Fourteen listed factors were assessed on five-point numeric scales. The results showthat in their school environment, school leaders assessed ecology, movement, and respect the highest, and feelings, imagination, and space the lowest. Their estimates of the assessed factors differ depending on the type of school building (new, old, renovated) only on the factors of movement, creativity, and logic and mathematics in favour of old schools. The resultsprovide interesting information especially for school policy and everyone involved in the planning, building, or renewal of school premises.
Emerging Entrepreneurial Universities in University Reforms: The moderating role of personalities and the social/economic environment
Authors: Berács József 
Published: November 2021

University education, research and other services are increasingly becoming private goods as opposed to the traditional public goods concept. This trend is a highly debated process, and its consequences for universities are unquestionable. One of the consequences may be the diffusion of entrepreneurship in the higher education sector. The aim of the present paper is to highlight some of the characteristics of this process. Starting with the classics of entrepreneurship literature, Schumpeter defined the entrepreneur as somebody who goes against the stream. A new combination of production factors is the soul of entrepreneurship, and of any changes such as university reforms. Earlier research by Clark shed light on the environment of emerging entrepreneurial universities, which happened to be mainly new, relatively small universities. He found five indicators that are components of entrepreneurial universities. Taking this concept as a point of departure, we extended it in two directions. First, we go back to the economics literature and collect several other indicators/statements about entrepreneurship that are also worth considering in higher education. Second, we present a number of successful entrepreneurial cases of large top universities, looking for other indicators. Summarising these indicators in a table, two reforms of the Corvinus University of Budapest and its predecessors are discussed. Both of the reform processes lasted about five years, and there was a gap of approximately 20 years between the two processes. We would expect this to be successful, as a university needs to be reformed every 20 years, but this was not the case. Wecome to the surprising conclusion that, at least in case of the Corvinus University of Budapest, the two reforms in the socialist period were more entrepreneurial than the reforms we are experiencing now in a market economy environment. The explanation for this situation is twofold: the general socioeconomic environment is not really supportive of reform initiatives, and there is a lack of charismatic leadership.
Teaching Mathematical Problem-Solving with the Brain in Mind: How can opening a closed problem help?
Authors: Ambrus András 
Published: November 2021

In the international literature, increasing numbers of articles and books are published about teaching and learning, with the brain in mind. For a long time, I have been sceptical about this question. However, seeing many unresolved issues in the teaching and learning of mathematics, I slowly started to study the relevant literature and have attempted to implement some ideas in my teaching. In this article, I will report on my experience with a selected mathematical problem in mathematics lessons and group study sessions; I will demonstrate how I modified the problem, based on my experience with the students, and I will reflect on my studies of brain-based mathematics teaching and learning.
Teaching Chemistry about ‘Stevia’ – A Case of Cooperative Curriculum Innovation within PROFILES in Germany
Authors: Stuckey Marc , Lippel Marianne , Eilks Ingo 
Published: November 2021

PROFILES is a project of teacher education and curriculum innovation funded by the FP7-programme of the European Union. The aim of PROFILES is implementing innovative science teaching practices incorporating a societal perspective and compassing inquiry-based science learning. The University of Bremen, Germany, as one of the partners, combines teacher continuous professional development with the research-based design of new teaching and learning modules for science teaching. This paper presents – as an exemplary case – how the University of Bremen is operating PROFILES. This case is illustrated according to the development of a teaching and learning module on sugar and sweeteners, incorporating the use of advertising in science education.
Applying Cooperative Techniques in Teaching Problem Solving
Authors: Barczi Krisztina 
Published: November 2021

Teaching how to solve problems – from solving simple equations to solving difficult competition tasks – has been one of the greatest challenges for mathematics education for many years. Trying to find an effective method is an important educational task. Among others, the question arises as to whether a method in which students help each other might be useful. The present article describes part of an experiment that was designed to determine the effects of cooperative teaching techniques on the development of problem-solving skills.
Constructing Meaning in Interaction through Picture Books
Authors: Lugossy Réka 
Published: November 2021

This qualitative study describes and analyses young language learners’ spontaneouscomments while sharing picture books during EFL sessions. It also explores teachers’ responses to learners’ comments, and considers reasons teachers may choose to ignore children’s talk in their first language (L1). Data were collected from young Hungarian learners (ages 5–12) and their teachers, through qualitative processes. The main findings give insights into the role of classroom talk in negotiating meaning in the foreign language and in developing literacy.
In Search of Teaching Quality of EFL Student Teachers through Teaching Practicum: Lessons from a Teacher Education Program
Authors: Azkiyah Siti Nurul , Mukminin Amirul 
Published: November 2021

This study was intended to investigate the teaching quality of student teachers when they conducted their teaching practicum. Teaching quality is conceptualised based on eight classroom factors (orientation, structuring, modelling, application, questioning, building classroom as a learning environment, assessment, and time management) of the dynamic model, which have previously been found to affect student outcomes. The study used a mixed-methods design: a survey on students’ perceptions of the teaching quality of their teacher (student teachers) and classroom observation. The study was conducted in Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia, involving English as a Foreign Language (EFL) student teachers in the EnglishEducation Program, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia and 199 students of three different schools. The findings revealed that the student teachers did not yet practice the classroom factors of the dynamic model. Some recommendations include incorporating the classroom factors of the dynamic model in the curriculum or syllabus related to pedagogical skills to better prepare teachers in the future. It is also beneficial to study the possibility of sending student teachers to school earlier not only for the teaching practicum but also for other relevant purposes.
Researching Oral Production Skills of Young Learners
Authors: Szpotowicz Magdalena 
Published: November 2021

This chapter focuses on the development of young learners’ ability to communicate in a foreign language. An empirical study was carried out to determine whether, after four years of learning English as a compulsory school subject, children are ready to engage in oral interaction in a semicontrolled task and produce answers and questions in English. A convenience sample of ten-year-old children was selected from 180 participants in ELLiE2 in Poland. Six learners from one class of each of seven schools were selected on the basis of teachers’ reports to ensure equal proportions of learners with low, medium and high ability. Schools were chosen to represent different socio-economic milieux. The results of the Year Four oral test (an interactive task) showed that almost all the participating childrencould respond to questions but only half were able to ask questions. Considering generally positive attitudes to speaking activities, the results suggest that ten-year-old children are already developing their interactive skills and could benefit from more interaction-focused classroom activities. Further experimental classroom-based studies are necessary to gain better insight into potential oral achievements in this age group. The results are discussed in the context of national curriculum requirements, drawing on the Common European Framework of Reference level descriptors.
PENDEKATAN INKUIRI TERBIMBING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETRAMPILAN BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK PADA PEMBELAJARAN TEMATIK SDN 3 CANDIMULYO TAHUN 2018/2019
Authors: Fitriyanti Fitriyanti 
Published: November 2021

<p>Kegiatan pembelajaran yang menggunakan kurikulum 2013 mengharapkan guru bisa mengimplementasikan pembelajaran yang mengajak peserta didik untuk dapat menemukan sendiri masalah yang ada dalam kegiatan pembelajaran. Peserta didik diharap selalu aktif dalam mengikuti kegiatan pembelajaran tersebut. Kegiatan pembelajaran yang melibatkan peserta didik secara maksimal untuk dapat melibatkan peserta didik dalam mencari dan menyelidiki sesuatu secara kritis dan logis sehingga mereka dapat menemukan dan merumuskan sendiri temuannya atau dapat menyelesaikan masalah yang mereka hadapi. Pada pembelajaran di SDN 3 Candimulyo tema benda-benda di sekitar kita sub tema benda tunggal dan campuran peserta didik diharapkan memiliki ketrampilan untuk melaporkan hasil pengamatan sifat campuran dan komponen dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Dalam hal ini guru mempunyai peran aktif dalam menentukan permasalahan dan tahap-tahap pemecahannya. Pendekatan inkuiri terbimbing merupakan salah satu pendekatan yang sangat cocok digunakan untuk peserta didik yang kurang berpengalaman belajar dengan pendekatan inkuiri lainnya. Dengan pendekatan ini peserta didik belajar lebih beorientasi pada bimbingan dan petunjuk dari guru hingga peserta didik dapat memahami konsep-konsep pelajaran. Pada pendekatan ini peserta didik akan dihadapkan pada tugas-tugas yang relevan untuk diselesaikan melalui diskusi kelompok.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Kata Kunci : Ketrampilan, inkuiri terbimbing, kehidupan sehari-hari</p>
MENINGKATKAN KINERJA GURU BIMBINGAN KONSELING MELALUI DIKLAT PENYUSUNAN ADMINISTRASI BERBASIS TAGIHAN RUTIN SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS NEGERI 8 PURWOREJO SEMESTER GANJIL TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019
Authors: Narti Sri 
Published: November 2021

<p><em>Konselor atau Guru Bimbingan dan Konseling di satuan pendidikan bertugas merencanakan, melaksanakan, mengevaluasi dan melakukan tindaklanjut layanan bimbingan dan konseling.Tanggungjawab pengelolaan program layanan Bimbingan dan Konseling pada satuan pendidikan dilakukan oleh kepala satuan pendidikan. (Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Nasional Nomor 27 Tahun 2008).</em><em> Untuk mewujudkan tanggungjawab tersebut maka penulis sebagai kepala satuan Pendidikan akan melakukan tindakan pendidikan dan pelatihan berbasis tagihan rutin dalam rangka meningkatkan kinerja Konselor atau guru bimbingan konseling dalam menyusun</em><em> </em><em>administrasi. </em><em>Rentang waktu penelitian ini selama semester ganjil tahun pelajaran 2018/2019. Siklus pertama dilaksanakan pada triwulan pertama semester ganjil (Juli s.d. September 2018) dan siklus kedua dilaksanakan pada triwulan kedua semester pertama (Oktober s.d. Desember 2018).</em><em> </em><em>Indikator kinerja tersebut digunakan untuk mengukur kinerja individu setiap guru Bimbingan Konseling. Kinerja kolektif semua guru BK di SMA Negeri 8 purworejo pada akhirnya juga akan diukur dengan menggunakan indikator yang sama. </em><em>Penelitian Tindakan akan diakhiri bila hasil yang diperoleh sudah mencapai kriteria Baik atau Kinerja Guru BK SMA Negeri 8 Purworejo sudah mencapai kriteria Standar (Rata-rata skor 39 sampai dengan 77.5). Penelitian ini dilakukan dua Sikulus karena setelah dilakukan tindakan Siklus II hasilnya sudah mencapai indikator keberhasilan yaitu mencapai kriterian baik atau mencapai Standar kinerja Guru Bimbingan Konseling. Pengaruh </em><em>diklat</em><em> penyusunan administrasi BK berbasis tagihan rutin untuk</em><em> meningkatkan kinerja guru bimbingan konseling di SMA </em><em>Negeri 8 Purworejo </em><em>Tahun Pelajaran 2018/2019</em><em> semester ganjil</em><em> yaitu pada kondisi awal kategori </em><em>kinerja guru bimbingan konseling adalah Dibawah Standar dengan skor rata-rata 4,5 setelak dilakukan tindakan dua siklus berubah meningkat menjadi kategori Standar dengan skor rata-rata 58,67.</em></p>
PENANAMAN KARAKTER CINTA LINGKUNGAN MELALUI PROGRAM INTEGRASI LITERASI DENGAN MEDIA KARTU KWARTET UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KARAKTER CINTA LINGKUNGAN BAGI SISWA MI MAARIF ARROSYIDIN
Authors: Rekha Agnira , Dianastiti Firstya Evi , Ismawati Riva 
Published: November 2021

<p><em>Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu (a) mendeskripsi best practice program integrasi literasi dengan media kartu kwartet untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dan karakter cinta lingkungan bagi siswa, serta (b) mendeskripsi peningkatan pemahaman siswa ihwal literasi lingkungan. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan yakni pendekatan kualitatif dengan tradisi studi naratif. Subjek penelitian yakni siswa kelas tiga </em><em>MI Ma’arif Arrosyidin sejumlah 44 siswa. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Maret sampai Mei 2019. Integrasi pembelajaran dilaksanakan pada jam mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia dan Muatan Lokal/Bahasa Asing. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik observasi, evaluasi hasil penilaian dan perubahan motivasi siswa, serta didukung dengan teknik wawancara. Berdasarkan implementasi pembelajaran dan best practice yang telah dilaksanakan dapat disimpulkan bahwa penanaman pendidikan karakter cinta lingkungan dapat dilakukan dengan program integrasi literasi dengan media kartu kwartet. Kartu kwartet cinta lingkungan yang digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran memiliki lima seri, yaitu (1) ayo, cintai tanaman, (2) ayo, pelihara udara, (3) ayo, kenali sampah, (4) ayo, jaga air, dan (5) ayo, sayangi fauna. Selain adanya peningkatan ketertarikan siswa untuk belajar memahami lingkungan hidup, terjadi pula meningkatkan kesadaran anak tentang fenomena kerusakan lingkungan dan aksi nyata yang dapat mereka lakukan untuk menjaga kelestarian alam dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.</em><em></em></p>
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA FISIKA SISWA PADA MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PREDICTION GUIDE
Authors: Darmawan Harefa Darmawan 
Published: November 2021

<p><em>Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peninkatan hasil belajar IPA fisika siswa pada model pembelajaran Prediction Guide. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode quasi eksperimen yang bersifat kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas IX SMP Negeri 1 Maniamolo. Hasil penelitian, berdasarkan hasil uji hipotesi diperoleh bahwa t<sub>hitung</sub> sebesar 2,018 sedangkan t<sub>tabel</sub> sebesar 1,670 dengan demikian, maka H<sub>a</sub> diterima dan H<sub>0</sub> ditolak pada taraf signifikan 5 %. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah model pembelajaran Prediction Guide berpengaruh positif terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar siswa kelas IX pada mata pelajaran IPA di SMP Negeri 1 Maniamolo. Saran peneliti yaitu bagi guru, khususnya mata Pelajaran IPA supaya dapat menggunakan model pembelajaran Prediction Quide demi meningkatkan kemampuan yang dimiliki siswa.</em><em></em></p>