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Teacher Effectiveness and Digital Competence of High School Teachers in Shopian District, Jammu and Kashmir
Full text linkEffectiveness of teaching is essential condition, to make learning more meaningful, clear and fruitful to a student. Through the present study an attempt has been made by the investigator to study the Teaching Effectiveness and digital competence of High School Teachers in the Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir. Two scales were adopted and applied in the study namely (i) Teacher Effectiveness Scale (KTES) developed by the investigator (2021) and (ii) the Digital Competence scale developed by Ramakrishna (2017) for collection of the required data. The sample for the study was 330 (190 Male and 140 Female) High school teachers including contractual teachers. Stratified random sampling technique is used in this study. To make the statistical analysis descriptive method has been used by the investigator in the present study. The study reveals that Teacher Effectiveness of female teachers was found to be significantly higher as compared to the male teachers. Also, Teachers having higher levels of Digital Competence were found to be more effective than those having low levels of Digital Competence
What Is Shown by Bibliometric Analysis? A Review on Creativity Development in Science Class
Full text linkThe aim of this study is to provide an extensive bibliometric literature review on 'creative thinking skills’ and 'creativity' in science classrooms. Articles found by Publishing or Perish software (PoP) with Google Scholar (GS) database. There were 994 articles found from the GS database from 2010 to 2021, 498 articles were analyzed in this study. The selected references are then managed using reference manager software, namely Zotero. After managing the database, this research classifies and visualizes it using VosViewer software. Generally, the review provides an appropriate reference point for further research on the development of creativity and creative thinking skills in science classrooms. The keywords contained in network visualization and overlay visualization refer to the RADEC model as a contemporary teaching strategy that is expected to be able to build students' creativity and creative thinking skills in science class. Further research is needed to ensure that the RADEC model is a strategy capable of building students' creativity and creative thinking skills across academic and scientific levels
Epstein Model of Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Learners
Full text linkChildren do better in school when parents are involved in their academic lives. Parental involvement has a big influence on the academic performance of the learners. This involvement does not only focus on the learners’ academe but also on the learners’ proper behavior at home and schools, learners’ safety and social life, parents and school’s relations, parent-child communication and even financial support. Results revealed that all indicators, namely: learning at home; decision making; school-community involvement; and communicating, had a grand median of 5.00, verbally interpreted as “usually.” It is recommended that teachers and parents’ motivation and positive reinforcement on learning activities should be enhanced and intensified for higher academic performance. Parents should sustain their support and efforts in setting home conditions in child’s learning. Adopt-a-neighbor child program can help in achieving the goals of the department. A teacher can tutor the learners nearby who lack knowledge provider at home. The school can maximize the use of community through strengthening barangay partnership to ensure that quality learning still takes place in the new normal
The Use of Filipino and English as Mediums of Instruction in the Teaching of Engineering Courses at the Tertiary Level
Full text linkThis quasi-experimental research aimed to determine which language is more effective in teaching engineering courses at the tertiary level in selected universities. The research compared the performance of the experimental and control groups by utilizing a different language as the means of instruction. The Controlled Groups utilized the English language and the Filipino language for the Experimental The majority of the participants consisted of 135 Engineering students from four universities in Manila; 65 for the Controlled Group and 70 for the Experimental Group preferred English as their medium of instruction. Despite a strong preference for English, the Filipino language is still used as a strategic competence, especially when seeking clarifications. When it comes to concepts taught in English, the language barrier becomes an issue, and the Filipino language becomes the most accessible option when direct guidance and clarification are needed. Moreover, the two groups achieved a notable improvement in the pretest-posttest, in favor of the Experimental Group. On the other hand, the t-test revealed no significant difference in the performance of the two groups; the result shows that anything before and after the intervention had little effect on students’ comprehension including the motivation and the ability to achieve their desired goals. The research, however, was limited to engineering education, with implications for other disciplines. Similar studies may be conducted on a broader range of topics and at different educational levels. Revisiting the curriculum to evaluate the inclusion of language and skill development would be essential
The Analysis of Objectives of Grade 10 English Textbook for Ethiopia Using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy
Full text linkThe problem under this study was analyzing the objectives of Grade 10 English Textbook for Ethiopia. It was particularly targeted on finding out whether the objectives are measurable or not, and evaluating them in terms of Lower-Order and Higher-Order Thinking Skills. The study adopted purely descriptive quantitative research approach. The findings indicated that 85.1% of the textbook objectives are measurable, which are clear and achievable. The remaining 14.9% of the objectives are non-measurable, which are rather general and unclear. Regarding the cognition dimension dominating the objectives of the textbook, this study indicated that 78.47% of the textbook objectives are Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) focused. The remaining 21.5% of the objectives are Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).Finally, the study recommends textbook developers to make all objectives measurable, and reconsider the proportion of Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in the objectives they design in Grade 10 English Textbook for Ethiopia. More importantly, the English teachers have to give extra classroom activities related to HOTS
Covid-19 Pandemic and the Implications for Needs Listening Teaching Materials
Full text linkCOVID-19 pandemic has caused many new impacts on the listening learning process. This research was conducted to determine the need for listening teaching materials to the conditions after the Covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted on 120 students who were taking listening courses, using a descriptive quantitative method using the SPSS version 22 application. The researcher conducted a validity and reliability test with the results of the r-count value on all question items above 0.312 and a significant value of 0.554 greater than the value-r table 0.312, so it can be concluded that the instrument is valid and feasible to use. The results of the study show that students nowadays prefer to use digital teaching materials compared to printed teaching materials, especially in listening learning. The form of digital teaching materials that they need the most to support the listening learning process is a digital module. It is felt that it can save time, energy, and costs, make it easier for students to understand the material in the listening learning process because the material is presented in an interesting and not boring way. Students hope that the module is made by combining two or more media.
Comparative Analysis of Export Performance of Indian Cocoa during Pre and Post MIDH Periods
Full text linkA progress of cocoa cultivation was focused on the objective of estimating the growth rate of export quantity and value of Indian cocoa and identifying the trade direction of Indian cocoa. The study was based on the secondary data for 15 years (2006-07 to 2020-21), separated into period I (Pre-MIDH) and period II (Post-MIDH). Compound growth rate used to estimate the export quantity and value, Markov chain analysis for probability changes of cocoa exports to the major markets. The study found that the share of cocoa exports in agricultural exports in terms of value increased from 5.25% in 2011-12 to 10.83% in 2020–21 for the last decade of the study. The growth rate analysis, export quantity and value increased in the both periods. The transition probability matrix showed that Nepal was the most stable importing market for Indian cocoa in a period I, whereas the USA and Turkey were stable importers in period II. The other markets retained a probability share with a low probability and were considered unstable markets. Hence, the study concluded that a robust export policy is responsible for stabilizing the international market, disseminate export-oriented strategies of cocoa beans to farmers, and raise the level of price competition for Indian cocoa abroad. The government sector is responsible for setting Premium cocoa prices, building large-scale processing plants with high production rates and facilities for farmers producers organisations (FPO) to distribute cocoa beans, and luring international buyers by improving the quality of the beans
Proximate Analysis and Antioxidant Potential of Schizophyllum commune Ethanolic Extract
Full text linkMushrooms are vital components of the forest ecosystems that play an important ecological role, economic advantage and provide nutritious food to humans. The study used the standard protocol to determine the proximate analysis of a wild and edible mushroom, Schizophyllum commune. The ethanolic crude extract was analyzed for the total phenolic content (TPC) using the Folin-Ciocalteu method and the total flavonoid (TFC) using aluminum chloride. The antioxidant potential was evaluated using the 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. Proximate analysis of the sample revealed that apart from moisture content (60.60±0.122%), it has a high amount of bioactive carbohydrates (25.15±0.005%), crude protein content (7.63±0.325%), ash content (6.17±0.001%), crude fiber (0.18±0.032%), and fat content (0.27±0.263%) which worth it to be nutritious food. The final concentration for TPC is 1.27±006 mgGAE/g and TFC is 17.18±0.054 mgRE/g. The extract exhibited a potential antioxidant activity with an IC50 = 1.39±0.005 mg/mL. The results suggest that the ethanolic crude extract of S. commune contains a natural antioxidant potential, which could be used for future applications in food, dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical industries
Construction and Validation of Problem-Solving Ability Test
Full text linkThe study focused on the construction and validation of a problem-solving ability test. The test consists of 36 multiple choice items regarding numerical and reasoning ability tested on 810 students. The preliminary instrument consists of 46 multiple choice items was tested on 352 secondary school students. After the refinement of items using different procedures, 36 items were selected. The construction and development of the test was done by expert review, preliminary draft, item analysis, selection of items, preparation of final test, norms, validity, and reliability of the test. The Cranach’s (α) and split-half reliability of the test as found 0.909and 0.890 respectively with the intrinsic and criterion validity of the test was found to be 0.953and 0.781
Bibliometric Analysis of Mathematics Reflective Thinking Based on Scopus Database
Full text linkReflective thinking is one of the most crucial abilities in learning mathematics. This study aims to reveal bibliometric analysis, including mapping a general overview and exploring research opportunities on ‘mathematics reflective thinking’, has never been carried out before. The articles were derived from Publish or Perish (PoP) software using the Scopus database. A total of 173 articles were found since the beginning of the study on mathematics reflective thinking published until November 2021. After managing the database, this study classified and visualized it by network, overlay, and density visualizations using VOSviewer software. Overall, this review provides an appropriate reference for further research on the study of 'mathematics reflective thinking’