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Collective Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale for Elementary School Teachers
No full textCollective Teacher Self-Efficacy refers to the beliefs of the faculty of a school about their ability to work as a team and achieve positive results. Although it presents itself as a promising concept related, the research is relatively scarce and the existing instruments have some limitations. The present work aims to provide new psychometric evidence for a recently created instrument. For this, an expert judgment test was carried out that evaluated content validity, and the instrument was administered to a sample of 309 subjects to analyze internal structure and testcriterion validity. Good content validity was observed, evidenced by the satisfactory evaluations of the pertinence and clarity of the items. Evidence of a five-dimensional factor structure was provided (self-efficacy for decision making, teaching, familial participation, community participation and positive school climate), with good fit indexes and internal consistency. As was expected, relationships with job satisfaction, institutional belonging, job stress, institutional commitment, and job wellbeing were found. Finally, the possible applications of the instrument are discussed
Employment the Word Cloud in Brainstorming via the Web and Its Effectiveness in Developing the Design Thinking Skill
No full textThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using word clouds in brainstorming on developing design thinking skills through the web environment among Taibah University students in Saudi Arabia, and the degree of design thinking skills among students. The lesson of E-learning course was developed in two different modes, brainstorming via the web and virtual classes. Quasi experimental factorial design was adopted in this research. The independent variables were the two modes of courseware (the mode brainstorming through a word cloud, and the second mode virtual classes). The dependent variables were the design thinking skills. The study sample consisted of 72 students and were randomly (simple random sample) selected from ten classrooms. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to analyse the collected data through the SPSS software. Analyses of covariance (MANCOVA) were performed to examine the main effects of the independent variables (Brainstorming) on the dependent variables (Design thinking skills). The findings of this study showed that students using the brainstorming via the web mode performed significantly better than those in the virt
Development of Local Potential-Based Environmental Care Instrument and its Ability to Reveal Students' Caring Attitudes at Genders and Grades
No full textThis study aimed to develop an environmental care instrument for students based on local potential and test its effectiveness on different genders and grades. This research is development research of three stages, i.e., literature analysis and preparation of instrument items, the validity of instrument content, and constructs validity using EFA and CFA. The instrument consists of 25 positive and negative statement items using 5 rating scales. The environmental care attitude instrument development results have met the criteria of construct validity through EFA and CFA. The EFA validation yielded 23 items (1 item eliminated from the 1st EFA and another from the 2nd EFA). The results of the final validation using CFA showed that all items met the fit criteria and formed three factors. The analysis results of the instrument effectiveness show that the instrument has been able to reveal students' environmental care attitudes which is differentiated by gender and grade. The results of the analysis showed that female students have a better environmental care attitude than male students and students of class XI have a better environmental care attitude than students of class X. Overall, the instrument has met content and construct validity and is effectively used to reveal students' environmental care attitudes
Understanding Research Trends in HyFlex (hybrid flexible) Instruction Model: A Scientometric Approach
No full textThe onset of the Covid-19 pandemic necessitated that higher education institutions go online and utilize a HyFlex instruction model. The current study used a scientometric approach to evaluate the current status of HyFlex, as well as a visual analysis of the topic. Published research from 1989-2021 was retrieved from Web of Science (WoS) and the search generated 1453 results, which were analysed by title, year of publication, authors, country, journal, and research area. The data was processed using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix R software to visualize trends for HyFlex. The research identified document types, author collaborations, annual scientific production, most relevant journals, collaboration network between authors, institutions, country, cluster coupling of authors, documents and sources, thematic evolution, and co-occurrence of all keywords. The results indicated the topic gained interest in 2008, with the highest number of articles published in 2019-2020. The top collaborator and country with the highest volume of citations and published articles was the United States. Word clusters indicated the most repetitive words were students, education, performance, and knowledge. The visualization of data offers information on trends on the body of research as well as providing researchers an understanding of the topic
Improving Students’ Social Intelligence Using Folktales during the Covid19 Pandemic
No full textNumerous studies have been conducted on education during the Covid-19 pandemic, but none have been done on efforts to improve students’ social intelligence throughout the pandemic. The objective of this study was to illustrate how folktales were used to improve students’ social intelligence in Kedurang Bengkulu while they were studying at home, given that social ability is one of key aspects of life (Salavera et al., 2017). The researchers collected the necessary data using a mixed method approach. Statistical analysis, observations, interviews, and documentation studies were used to obtain the data. This study revealed that folktales could be used as educational materials to help students enhance their social intelligence. It was based on the result of statistical analysis that showed the value of t-score is -45.633 with a P value of 0.000 < 0.05, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in the mean score of the pre-test and post-test. Additionally, it was supported by the results of interviews with several teachers, families, and students. The utilization of folktales as a learning resource was able to shape students’ social intelligence in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
The Influence of Wayang Beber (The Legend of Wasis Joyokusumo) as a Character-based Learning Media on Students’ Critical Thinking Ability
No full textCritical thinking ability and character education seem to be interesting educational topics that are being discussed in the digital era of 21st century. It is necessary to optimize the character education in the learning process earlier using various learning media. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence learning process of legend story the theme of “obligation and right me” using the a character-based media of wayang beber (the legend of Wasis Joyokusumo) on the students’ critical thinking ability. This study is quasi experimental research using post-test only non-equivalent. The samples or participants are two classes in Pati city, namely SD Ngepungrejo 01 Pati as the control class with 36 students and SD Payang 2 Pati as the experimental class with 38 students. Cluster sampling is a technique used to determine the research subject. The data then collected using several techniques, namely observations, interviews, tests, and document analysis. In analyzing the data, descriptive and inferential statistical analysis methods are implemented. In this case, the content validity and construct validity are utilized to test the internal validity. The external validity is tested using try out test of instruments on the sample of study. The validity and reliability tests are implemented. After that, the questions are eligible to be used to obtain the data. The conclusion of study is that the implementation of wayang beber as a characterbased learning media influences the students’ critical thinking ability because the significance value is less than 0,01
Examining Some of Students’ Challenges and Use of Algorithmic ProblemSolving Approaches in Electrochemical Titrations
No full textRedox titration problems are considered difficult for students to learn due to their abstract nature, the myriad amount of representations, and the mathematical competency required to learn and solve. The goal of this research project is to examine challenges students face in learning about redox titration-related problems, approaches they use in learning about electrochemical titration problems, and reliance on algorithmic problem-solving instead of conceptual understanding in solving these problems. The research project took place at the City College of New York, which is an urban, minority serving, and public institution. The research instrument used in this research investigation is a survey comprised of Likert-type and open-ended questions. The number of research participants is n = 184. The data was collected and analyzed and histograms and figures were made based on the data analysis. A single factor ANOVA method was performed on the Likert-type questions which showed evidence against the null hypothesis and that shows a strong relationship between variables. The data indicate that the principal barrier to learning about redox titration related problems is that students’ reliance on algorithmic problems solving, rote learning, and mathematical approaches. Students’ dependence on rote learning and memorization in problem solving could be attributed to the lack of well-developed understanding of the concepts. The investigation shows that students focus on surface features in learning and this translates to hindrance of knowledge transfer
Mediating Effects of Mobile Phone Use on the Relationship between Mobile Addiction and Academic Behavior
No full textSince there is little research on the mediative effect of excessive mobile phone use on mobile addiction and academic behavior among university students, hence, the current study sought to study the relationship between these three variables. Data was collected from 435 university students through an online Google form survey sent through a WhatsApp link. Overall, the result shows that that level of mobile addiction was moderate. More than 40% of the respondents had experienced the impact of excessive use of mobile phone while more than 16% experienced negative academic behaviour. Besides, structural equation model fit and measurement models were used to analyze the data with a two-stage structural equation modelling. The first stage involved the assessment of measurement model or also known as Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) for negative academic behavior, excessive mobile phone use and mobile addiction. The measurement model achieved a good fitness index where, RMSEA = 0.064, NFI = 0.9, CFI = 0.932, TLI = 0.921, and Relative Chi-square (Chisq/df) = 2.855. In the second stage of assessment of the structural equation model, the study confirmed that excessive mobile phone use mediates the relationship between mobile addiction and negative academic behavior among students in higher education in Malaysia. The novelty of this study lies in the exploratory analysis of these three variables with a systematic method to find a conclusive result. In summary the findings imply that higher education institutions need to have better guidelines to regulate mobile phone use among students in higher learning institutes
Teachers’ Perceived Effectiveness in Online Teaching During Covid-19 Crisis: Comparing Jewish/Arab Teachers in Israel
No full textThe research examined teachers’ perceptions of factors affecting their perceived effectiveness in online teaching in the Israeli educational system, comparing Jewish and Arab teachers' views during the Covid-19 crisis. The research employed quantitative and qualitative approaches. 295 teachers responded to a questionnaire, and 22 teachers participated in a semi-structured interview. Quantitative data analysis found that the variables socio-economic status, the teacher’s age, technological competence, frequency of synchronous teaching and their satisfaction with the profession significantly predicted perceived effectiveness in online teaching. Comparison between Jewish and Arab teachers indicated the correlation between sector and perceived effectiveness in online teaching is mediated by the number of teachers’ synchronous teaching hours. Above all the variables, Jewish teachers’ perceived effectiveness in online teaching is best explained by the number of synchronous teaching hours. Jewish teachers taught on average more synchronous online hours per week in comparison to Arab teachers, and the number of synchronous teaching hours predicted perceived effectiveness in online teaching. Quantitative and qualitative data, gathered from the interviews with the teachers were triangulated, reinforcing findings and explaining the quantitative data. Findings revealed that the transition to online learning may increase extant gaps between Israeli society's sectors
Probing the Flipped Learning Literature in Social Sciences and Humanities Education
No full textIn the last decade, major progresses have been made and the flipped learning has been increasingly implemented in diverse educational settings to enhance the physical, cognitive, personal and social abilities of students as well as to improve their learning outcomes. The advantages and challenges of flipped learning have been explored and quantified in terms of students learning. Despite the popularity of the flipped learning research, there is a lack of empirical evidence to review the knowledge of the concept more systematically, and flipped learning is not well known in a social sciences and humanities at the university setting. The study purpose is to investigate the positive effectiveness of implementing the flipped learning in social science and humanities settings. The analysis included filtering from a large number of publications to 21 primary studies published between 2015-2021. The result indicates a positive impact on students learning outcomes such as academic, personal, social and cognitive skills. The result also revealed that English language was the main focused filed in the employment of flipped learning compared to others. In addition, it was seen that the majority of the flipped learning studies included first year's students as the study level. Meanwhile, the most significant challenges encountered by students and instructors is the activities design depending on the technology being used and limited resources and time. The results revealed that the flipped learning is an effective approach in promoting positive outcomes and the needed century skills. Collaborative research amongst countries on the effect of flipped learning in the future studies to produce more complete findings