ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Student Engagement in Public Universities in the Context of University of Raparin Kurdistan Region--Iraq
Author: Ahmad, Paiman Ramazan
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Learner Engagement,Undergraduate Students,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Second Language Instruction,Nursing Education,Student Responsibility,Student Role,Educational Environment,Student Surveys,Class Size,College Faculty,Teacher Student Relationship,Academic Achievement,Student Attitudes,College Libraries

To the best of our knowledge this is the first attempt to investigate student engagement in learning within the Kurdistan region in general and at University of Raparin in particular. Student engagement, self-learning, faculty-student interaction and promoting personal responsibility, besides environment of learning are the components for this research. Research has shown that the students who are motivated, engaged, and interactive are more likely to be successful during their study at university. In brief, this research presents a review of the literature and trends in order to determine the obstacles of better student engagement and student achievement in university of Raparin at undergraduate level sample study takes fourth year English department students and second year Nursing students.
Mathematical Critical Thinking Ability through Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach
Author: Kurniati
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Mathematics Education,Critical Thinking,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Context Effect,Primary Education,Preservice Teachers,Student Teachers,Algebra,Thinking Skills,Mathematics Achievement,Comparative Analysis,Correlation,Pretests Posttests,Measures (Individuals),Educational Experiments

This research aimed to examine the effect of the application of contextual teaching and learning (CTL) approach to the enhance of mathematical critical thinking ability (MCTA) of Primary School Teacher Students (PSTS). This research is an experimental study with the population of all students PSTS who took algebra subject matter of one university in the city of Bogor. The results showed: (1) the increase of MCTA of student who receive CTL better than students who receive TTL; (2) There are differences in the increase MCTA between students in groups of high MPA, medium MPA, and low MPA, both the student who received the CTL and TTL; and (3) There is no interaction between learning factors (CTL and TTL) with MPA (high, medium and low) toward the enhance of MCTA.
Utilizing Microsoft Mathematics in Teaching and Learning Calculus
Author: Oktaviyanthi, Rina
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Calculus,Mathematics Achievement,Computer Software,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Teaching Methods,Educational Technology,Pretests Posttests,Experimental Groups,Control Groups,Questionnaires,Instructional Effectiveness,Mixed Methods Research

The experimental design was conducted to investigate the use of Microsoft Mathematics, free software made by Microsoft Corporation, in teaching and learning Calculus. This paper reports results from experimental study details on implementation of Microsoft Mathematics in Calculus, students' achievement and the effects of the use of Microsoft Mathematics on students' attitudes in relation to such experience. Two classes of the students from the first year student in Universitas Serang Raya were participated in the study. This study found that students who taught by using Microsoft Mathematics had higher achievement and has a positive effect on students' confidence of mathematics.
Assessing Seventh Graders' Mathematical Literacy in Solving PISA-Like Tasks
Author: Dewantara, Andi Harpeni
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Grade 7,Mathematics Skills,Mathematics Achievement,Problem Solving,Foreign Countries,Formative Evaluation,Word Problems (Mathematics),Interviews,Mathematical Logic

This design research type development study aims at producing a set of PISA-like mathematics task which is valid and practical as well as has the potential effects. Then, activation of fundamental mathematical capabilities underlying mathematical process related to the mathematical literacy as the main potential effect of the developed PISA-like tasks would be the focus on this paper. The subject of this study were 28 seven graders of SMP Negeri 1 Palembang involved in field test. Data collecting techniques used were students' test result and interviews. Overall findings indicate that 10 items of PISA-like mathematics task developed potentially promote students' mathematical literacy within three mathematical processes. The result also shows that the highest percentage of students'achievement was on the interpreting tasks (52.55%). While achievement for employ and formulate tasks were 40.74% and 39.63% respectively.
Profile of Secondary School Students with High Mathematics Ability in Solving Shape and Space Problem
Author: Putra, Mulia
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Students,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Spatial Ability,Geometric Concepts,Foreign Countries,Interviews,Mathematical Concepts

This study aimed to describe the profile of secondary school students with high mathematics ability in solving shape and space problem in PISA (Program for International Student Assessment). It is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach, in which the subjects in this study were students of class VIII SMP N 1 Banda Aceh. The results show that in solving the problem PISA on shape and space, high mathematics ability students were able to identify the problem by making the information known from PISA issues related to the shape and space content.
Local Instruction Theory on Division in Mathematics GASING: The Case of Rural Area's Student in Indonesia
Author: Prahmana, Rully Charitas Indra
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Rural Schools,Mathematical Concepts,Concept Formation,Educational Innovation,Learning Activities,Preservice Teachers,Multiplication,Problem Solving,Elementary School Mathematics

Several studies on learning mathematics for rural area's student indicate that students have difficulty in understanding the concept of division operation. Students are more likely to be introduced by the use of the formula without involving the concept itself and learning division separate the concrete situation of learning process. This underlies the researcher to design division operation learning in the Mathematics of GASING (Math GASING), which always starts from concrete to abstract level. The research method used is a design research which describes how the Math GASING make a real contribution of students understanding in the concept of division operation.
Understanding Faculty Attitudes about Distance Education: The Importance of Excitement and Fear
Author: Bunk, Jennifer
Date: 2015-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Teacher Attitudes,Distance Education,Psychological Patterns,Web Based Instruction,Teaching Experience,Teacher Surveys,Multiple Regression Analysis,Stress Variables,Fear,Teacher Motivation,Emotional Response,Likert Scales,Mediation Theory,College Faculty

The purpose of the present study is to further understand faculty attitudes about distance education by exploring the psychological processes through which these attitudes are influenced. We explored the following research question: Do feelings of excitement versus fear mediate and/or moderate the relationship between online teaching experience and various faculty attitudes about online education? Survey data from 152 part- and full-time faculty from a midsize public university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States was utilized. Multiple regression analyses revealed that excitement versus fear mediates the relationship between online teaching experience and all of our outcome variables, and that excitement versus fear moderates the relationship between online teaching experience and the extent to which faculty feel that their institution is pushing too much instruction online. Our results demonstrate the importance of excitement versus fear in explaining why some faculty have negative rather than positive attitudes about distance education. Our results suggest that university administrators may find it helpful to implement policies and practices that instill a sense of excitement about distance education in all faculty.
Improving Intuition Skills with Realistic Mathematics Education
Author: Hirza, Bonita
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Education,Intuition,Mathematics Skills,Skill Development,Teaching Methods,Comparative Analysis,Elementary School Mathematics,Elementary School Students,Grade 5,Foreign Countries,Pretests Posttests,Educational Experiments,Statistical Analysis,Improvement

The intention of the present study was to see the improvement of students' intuitive skills. This improvement was seen by comparing the Realistic Mathematics Education (RME)-based instruction with the conventional mathematics instruction. The subject of this study was 164 fifth graders of elementary school in Palembang. The design of this study was a Pretest-Posttest Control Group Experiment. Data was analyzed with the help of SPSS. The result of this study showed that there was different improvement of students' skills. The improvement was higher in the class using the RME-based instruction that in conventional mathematics class.
Using Rasch Analysis to Explore What Students Learn about Probability Concepts
Author: Mahmud, Zamalia
Date: 2015-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Probability,Concept Teaching,Item Response Theory,Computer Assisted Testing,Mathematical Concepts,Mathematics Activities,Mathematics Achievement,Difficulty Level,Knowledge Level,Undergraduate Students,Rating Scales,Investigations,Electronic Learning,Foreign Countries,Student Surveys,Statistical Analysis

Students' understanding of probability concepts have been investigated from various different perspectives. This study was set out to investigate perceived understanding of probability concepts of forty-four students from the STAT131 Understanding Uncertainty and Variation course at the University of Wollongong, NSW. Rasch measurement which is based on a probabilistic model was used to identify concepts that students find easy, moderate and difficult to understand. Data were captured from the e-learning Moodle platform where students provided their responses through an on-line quiz. As illustrated in the Rasch map, 96% of the students could understand about sample space, simple events, mutually exclusive events and tree diagram while 67% of the students found concepts of conditional and independent events rather easy to understand.
Using Word Clouds in Online Discussions to Support Critical Thinking and Engagement
Author: deNoyelles, Aimee
Date: 2015-09-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Word Frequency,Internet,Visual Aids,Computer Mediated Communication,Critical Thinking,Learner Engagement,Online Courses,Electronic Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Incidence,Outcomes of Education,Student Surveys,Scores,Learning Strategies,Correlation,Mixed Methods Research,Quasiexperimental Design

Being actively engaged in a task is often associated with critical thinking. Cultivating critical thinking skills, such as purposefully reflecting and analyzing one's own thinking, is a major goal of higher education. However, there is a challenge in providing college students opportunities to clearly demonstrate these skills in online courses. This research explores the effectiveness of incorporating word clouds--visual representations of word frequency in a given passage of text--into online discussions. We sought to establish whether implementing word clouds in online discussions would result in a higher incidence of critical thinking and engagement. Survey results from undergraduate participants (n = 132) revealed that students analyzing text in word clouds reported moderately higher scores on critical thinking and engagement than students analyzing the text in a linear fashion. A positive relationship was found between critical thinking and engagement, as well as peer interaction. This strategy can be applied to a wide range of educational environments to stimulate critical thinking and engagement.
Learning One-Digit Decimal Numbers by Measurement and Game Predicting Length
Author: Astuti, Puji
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Number Concepts,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods,Design,Grade 4,Elementary School Mathematics,Foreign Countries,Measurement Techniques,Observation,Interviews,Documentation,Elementary School Teachers,Theories,Concept Formation,Arithmetic,Focus Groups

This paper aims to describe how students develop understanding of one-digit decimals. To achieve the aim, Local Instruction Theory (LIT) about the process of learning decimals and the means designed to support that learning are developed. Along with this idea, the framework of Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is proposed. Based on the aim, design research methodology is used. This paper discusses learning activities of three meetings from teaching experiment of the focus group students of the fourth grade elementary school in Surabaya: SDIT Al Ghilmani. The data indicated that the learning activities promoted the students' understanding of one-digit decimal numbers.
Developing Mathematics Problems Based on PISA Level of Change and Relationships Content
Author: Ahyan, Shahibul
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Junior High School Students,Secondary School Mathematics,Mathematics Skills,Problem Solving,Mathematics Achievement,Achievement Tests,Research Methodology,Knowledge Level,Algebra,Formative Evaluation,Self Evaluation (Individuals),Expertise,Field Tests,Data Collection,Interviews,Questionnaires,Validity,Mathematics Tests,Scores,Mathematical Applications

This research aims to produce mathematics problems based on PISA level with valid and practical content of change and relationships and has potential effect for Junior High School students. A development research method developed by Akker, Gravemeijer, McKenney and Nieveen is used this research. This development research consists of three stages; analysis, design, and evaluation. In the first stage, the researcher analyzed students, algebra material in school-based curricula (KTSP) and mathematics problems of PISA 2003 of change and relationships content. The second stage, the researcher designed 13 problems with content of change and relationships. The last, the researcher used formative evaluation design developed by Tessmer which includes self evaluation, one-to-one, expert review, small group, and field test. The data collect by walk through (step of expert review) to get valid problems in aspect of content, construct, and language; interview (steps of one-to-one, small group, and field test) to know problems practicality; questionnaire (step of field test) to know problems' potential effects. The result of this research indicated that 12 mathematical problems based on PISA level of change and relationships content that developed have validity, practically, and potential effects for Junior High School students.
Students' Initial Understanding of the Concept of Conservation of Area
Author: Funny, Rindu Alriavindra
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Conservation (Concept),Mathematical Concepts,Mathematics Skills,Mathematics Education,Elementary School Mathematics,Elementary School Students,Grade 3,Mathematics Activities,Focus Groups,Worksheets

The first idea that must be understood by the students to learn the concept of concept of conservation of area is recomposing shape. In recomposing shape, the students will see the fact that the shape can be transformed into a different form without adding or losing the part of the shape. So the students could conclude that the area of the shape before and after recomposing remains the same. Therefore, this study will answer how the students understand the initial idea (recomposing shape) of the concept of conservation of area. The instructional activity which was made in this study is based on realistic mathematics education. The activity was created for third grade elementary school students in SD Al-Hikmah Surabaya. The third grade students were used since they have not learned about area measurement. So they could focus just on the shape without disturbance of the area formula. The result of this study suggest that students still need more similar activities to ensure their understanding toward the idea that recomposing shape will preserve the area of the shape.
Teaching Multiplication of Numbers from 1 to 10 to STKIP Surya Students Using Matematika GASING
Author: Kusuma, Josephine
Date: 2014-01-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Mathematics Instruction,Multiplication,Teaching Methods,Manipulative Materials,Mathematical Concepts,Computation,Undergraduate Students,Foreign Countries,Concept Formation

Multiplication of numbers from 1 to 10 is very important as it provides the basis for learning multiplication of other larger numbers as well as other related mathematical operations. How do students learn multiplication? Usually students just memorize the results of multiplication. This is often performed without a complete comprehension of the concept of multiplication. This study aimed to discuss how to teach multiplication of numbers from 1 to 10 to STKIP Surya students using Matematika GASING. GASING stands for Gampang, ASyIk dan menyenaNGkan which is translated as easy, fun and enjoyable. The materials are taught according to its unique way of teaching mathematics which follows three stages: concrete, abstract and mental calculation. The first stage (concrete) encourages students to explore using concrete objects. This is done prior to the second stage called the abstract stage. Students are then able to move on to the third stage where they can do mathematical calculation mentally and instantly. By following these stages in this order, students can understand mathematics more easily and clearly. The research method used in this study was design research. It consists of three phases; they are preliminary design, teaching experiment and retrospective analysis. The sample was fourteen first-year undergraduate students (matriculation level) at STKIP Surya (Surya College of Education), Tangerang, Banten. The instruments used were both oral and written tests. They were used to measure the ability of performing mental computation as well as the ability to teach this material. This study showed that Matematika GASING helped these students to understand and be able to teach multiplication of numbers from 1 to 10 better.
Using Set Model for Learning Addition of Integers
Author: Lestari, Umi Puji
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Elementary School Mathematics,Grade 4,Mathematical Concepts,Numbers,Mathematical Models,Student Educational Objectives,Mathematics Activities,Educational Games,Mathematics Instruction,Teaching Methods

This study aims to investigate how set model can help students' understanding of addition of integers in fourth grade. The study has been carried out to 23 students and a teacher of IVC SD Iba Palembang in January 2015. This study is a design research that also promotes PMRI as the underlying design context and activity. Results showed that the use of set models that is packaged in activity of recording of financial transactions in two color chips and card game can help students to understand the concept of zero pair, addition with the same colored chips, and cancellation strategy.
The Impact of Problem-Based Learning Approach to Senior High School Students' Mathematics Critical Thinking Ability
Author: Widyatiningtyas, Reviandari
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Secondary School Science,High School Students,Mathematics Education,Mathematics Skills,Problem Based Learning,Problem Solving,Instructional Effectiveness,Thinking Skills,Critical Thinking,Mathematical Logic,Mathematics Tests,Statistical Analysis,Teaching Methods,Foreign Countries,Quasiexperimental Design

The study reported the findings of an only post-test control group research design and aims to analyze the influence of problem-based learning approach, school level, and students' prior mathematical ability to student's mathematics critical thinking ability. The research subjects were 140 grade ten senior high school students coming from excellent and moderate school level. The research instruments a set of mathematical critical thinking ability test, and the data were analyzed by using two ways ANOVA and t-test. The research found that the problem-based learning approach has significant impact to the ability of students' mathematics critical thinking in terms of school level and students' prior mathematical abilities. Furthermore. This research also found that there is no interaction between learning approach and school level, and learning approach and students' prior mathematics ability to students' mathematics critical thinking ability.
A Study on Students' Affective Factors in Junior High School English Teaching
Author: Zhu, Biyi
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Junior High School Students,English (Second Language),English Instruction,Student Attitudes,Affective Behavior,Second Language Learning,Anxiety,Inhibition,Self Esteem,Expectation,Learning Motivation,Nonverbal Communication,Cooperative Learning,Student Interests,Student Needs,Questionnaires,Grade 7,Achievement Need,Foreign Countries

Affect is considered as aspects of emotion, feeling, mood or attitude which condition behaviors in second language acquisition. Positive affect is good for studying while negative affect will inevitably hinder learners' learning process. As we know, students in junior high school are special groups as they are experiencing great changes both in physiology and psychology. Their affect can be easily influenced by external and internal factors. Therefore, it is of vital importance to pay close attention to students' affective factors in English learning process, particularly to the negative ones. Based on the results of the previous research about affects in second language acquisition, the study finds that junior high school students have the following negative affective factors such as boredom, anxiety, hopelessness, inhibition and low self-confidence in their English learning. Then some suggestions for cultivating and improving students' affect are put forward in the hope of improving junior high school English teaching and learning.
Ability Grouping as a Way towards More Academic Success in Teaching EFL--A Case of Iranian Undergraduates
Author: Khazaeenezhad, Bahareh
Date: 2012-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,English (Second Language),Second Language Instruction,Second Language Learning,Ability Grouping,Academic Achievement,Undergraduate Students,Comparative Analysis,Measures (Individuals),Statistical Analysis

This research is an attempt to find out if grouping learners, through using a placement test will significantly help students become more successful in learning English. 320 non-English major undergraduates studying at the University of Isfahan participated in this research. The final scores of 121 freshmen who attended their general English courses in homogenised classes were compared with those of 199 freshmen who did not undergo any placement procedure. The analysis of data suggested that grouping the learners and dividing them into different ability groups had a significant impact on the participants' academic success, in their course of general English. In addition, the results suggested that ability grouping provides sufficient ground for methodological decisions and hence sequencing of teaching materials and procedures.