Showing papers in "Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences in 2020"
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of virtual reality (VR) enhanced learning environment on the 7th-grade students' academic achievements in reading and writing in English in Izmir, Turkey.
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual reality (VR) enhanced learning environment on the 7th-grade students’ academic achievements in reading and writing in English. Within the scope of the experimental application of the research, the “planets” unit topic was selected from the 7th-grade syllabus of the 2018 Turkish English Language Teaching (ELT) curriculum for primary and secondary schools and a VR application about planets was developed for the research. In this study, a quasi-experimental research design was used. The achievement test, which was developed by the researchers before the experiment, was applied to both 15 experimental group and 11 control group students, who were volunteers and who were selected randomly in the seventh grade of a public secondary school in Izmir, Turkey. Before the study, the students in the experimental group were informed how to use VR headset and components. After a total of 3 weeks of implementation, the achievement test was applied to the students in the experimental and control groups. It is found that the experimental implementation has a positive effect on the academic achievement of the experimental group students regarding the reading and writing in English. In addition, the findings reveal that immersive VR is superior to frontal teaching by teachers and all other classical materials especially textbooks by delivering students sensory information in three dimensions. This study is based on quantitative research. For that reason, further studies based on qualitative research design can provide extra insights to get more educational evidence on the use of VR-Applications in English teaching.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the effect of a differentiated mathematics instruction program developed for gifted and talented students on their mathematical attitudes and found that the program increased the mathematics attitude of the students.
Abstract: Mathematically gifted and talented students are different from other students when it comes to their needs and requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and apply programs suitable for their readiness, interest and learning profiles. For this purpose, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a differentiated mathematics instruction program developed for gifted and talented students on their mathematical attitudes. In the study, “Mathematics Attitude Scale” developed by Baykul (1990) was used to measure the mathematics attitude of students in Turkey diagnosed as gifted and talented. The study was designed as a controlled pre-test post-test experimental study. The study sample consisted of twenty-four fifth grade gifted students, 12 children in the experimental and 12 in the control group. The statistical analysis of the data collected in the study was made using SPSS 16.0 and it was found that a differentiated mathematics teaching program prepared by the researcher increased the mathematics attitude of gifted and talented students.
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TL;DR: In this article, the attitudes of students who receive sports education at higher education level to elearning and opinions of academicians who work in these institutions to e-learning were revealed by adopting a mixed method research.
Abstract: This study was aimed to reveal the attitudes of students who receive sports education at higher education level to e-learning and opinions of academicians who work in these institutions to e-learning by adopting a mixed method research. For the students who receive sports education, the scale, “Attitude to E - Learning Scale (AEL)†was implemented. The gathered data was analysed with parametric and non-parametric tests by using SPSS 22.0 package software. For the academicians who work in sports education institutions, face-to-face interviews were conducted. The analysis of the gathered data was conducted by using qualitative content analysis processes and the modeling of the inferred situation was done by using QSR NVIVO-10 software. In the analysis of the attitudes of students who receive sports education to e-learning, in the gender variable of the AEL scale, significant differences were detected between the Inclination to E-Learning (IEL) sub-scale and the gender, marital status and the studied department. In the correlation analysis, it was determined that the strongest relationship was between IEL and AEL scales and it was at a high-level. In the regression analysis, it was determined that the IEL sub-scale explains the 64% of the whole AEL scale.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors employed a Basic Qualitative Inquiry on three participants aged between 18 to 21 years old to understand how emotion regulation skills can assist adolescents to cope with drug abuse, while dealing with emotional problems caused by internal conflicts, stress, family issues, and peer pressure.
Abstract: Adolescence, a transition between childhood and adulthood is viewed as a phase of increased decision making, pressure and understanding one’s self. In search of their identity, adolescents experienced peer pressures and tend to engage in social problems such as drug abuse which leads them to believe in expressing their inner selves. Research on emotion regulation among adolescents has burgeoned in recent years to better understand their emotional development and ability to control emotion. Based on Gross’ Emotion Regulation Theory, emotion regulation is an emotion management skill that require individuals to better manage their emotion in an emotional experience. Past studies have indicated that this skill can help to change the way a situation is interpreted thereby decreasing its emotional impact. This paper aims to understand how emotion regulation skills can assist adolescents to cope with drug abuse, while dealing with emotional problems caused by internal conflicts, stress, family issues, and peer pressure. This study employed a Basic Qualitative Inquiry on three participants aged between 18 to 21 years old. It was found that avoiding venues associated with drug abuse, managing their thoughts, and avoiding non-supportive friends; are some methods that have helped the adolescents to have better control of themselves. This study hopes to contribute in better understanding the coping skills that can be developed to assist students who are involved in drug abuse.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the extent to which scenario-based learning (SBL) method used in a Statistics for Research in Education course were related to improvement in postgraduate students' attitude toward statistics.
Abstract: Teaching introductory statistics to postgraduate students from multidisciplinary background and with diverse mathematics ability is a huge challenge that many statistics lecturers do not deny. The large ability range can make it very difficult for lecturers to fine tune the right level for effective course delivery. Even though an introductory statistics course has been seen as a necessary component for many postgraduate programs, research has shown that students have come to perceive statistics negatively. One suggestion for improving students’ attitude toward statistics is through the use of innovative instructional approaches. This paper investigates the extent to which scenario-based learning (SBL) method used in a Statistics for Research in Education course were related to improvement in postgraduate students’ attitude toward statistics. Nineteen students who enrolled in the course during the first semester of 2019/2020 were taught using the SBL instructional method. Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics-36 (SATS-36) was used to measure six statistics attitude components at the beginning and at the end of the course. Overall results show that there is a difference between mean score of attitude before and after exposure to scenario-based learning method. Scenario based learning has some positive effect on student attitude toward statistics.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of STEM practices on the choices of gifted and talented students for future profession was investigated in a Science and Arts Centre (SAC) affiliated to Ankara Provincial Directorate of National Education during 2016-2017 academic year.
Abstract: This study proposed to determine the effect of STEM practices on the choices of gifted and talented students for future profession. The research was carried out in a Science and Arts Centre (SAC) affiliated to Ankara Provincial Directorate of National Education during 2016-2017 academic year. The study group composed of 17 gifted and talented students. The research was designed according to the case study design that is one of the qualitative research methods. The data were collected through a semi-structured interview form generated by the researchers. Content analysis technique was conducted to analyse the qualitative data collected during the research. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was revealed that the STEM practices enabled the students to recognize the profession they wanted to choose, that the STEM education improved the professional thoughts of the students, and that the STEM practices had a positive effect on STEM professions.
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TL;DR: Probability is not about predicting whether a particular event will take place but about determining how the probability is propagated over the possible events.
Abstract: Various solving strategies in probability of events could complicate the students in choosing the best strategy in problem solutions. This research was carried out to identify the favourite solving strategies used by college students to solve probability and event problems. As a preliminary of a case study, only three students were selected as participants. In this study, the participants have learnt the probability topic in secondary schools as they must apply the knowledge in college level. Think aloud analysis was used to evaluate the influence thought and behaviour of the participants when solving the task. An in-depth semi-structured interview was conducted together with the think-aloud analysis to gain rich and thick descriptions from the participants. Protocols were coded and analyzed to determine the strategies used and the reason of choosing those strategies to solve the problems. Results indicated that participants loved to use tree diagram as solving strategies in solving probability problems without knowing the accuracy of its effect. Therefore, educators can plan strategies, set problems, or prepare activities for students to understand the probabilistic situation and probabilistic reasoning to solve problems. Otherwise the students are merely copying procedures presented in class.
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TL;DR: In this article, a case study with 41 pre-service science teachers participating in an education technologies and material design class was conducted to determine the perceptions of teachers on alternative assessment tools they developed using a feedback process.
Abstract: This study aimed to determine the perceptions of pre-service science teachers on alternative assessment tools they developed using a feedback process. The pre-service teachers received written and verbal feedback during the process; however, they decided themselves to do revisions or not. Consequently, the second purpose of the study was to investigate why the pre-service teachers did not make revisions entirely based on the feedback which was given by researchers. This was a case study with 41 pre-service science teachers participating in “Education Technologies and Material Design” class. Data was collected using perception form including open ended questions as well as interviews conducted with the participants. The written explanations provided by the pre-service teachers to the open-ended questions and interview data were analysed using descriptive analysis. The participants’ perceptions of the alternative assessment tools created using a feedback process were categorized themes including suitability to the objectives, daily life association, visual aspects, and higher-order thinking. The study results revealed that the participants perceived themselves as deficient especially in terms of higher-order thinking and daily life association categories. Additionally, the rate of participants benefiting from the feedback process was limited. Study results suggested that practice-based classes in undergraduate teacher training programs may be conducted using rubrics and feedback process. Feedback given to teachers about their performances would be beneficial.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify students' perception towards implementing collaborative learning in classrooms and determine students' understanding, knowledge, and attitude towards collaborative learning, in order to identify the relationship between collaborative learning and some demographic factors, such as gender and family background.
Abstract: In 21st century education, students are required to be active learners in the learning process from various aspects. Therefore, besides planning for students’ academic achievement, there is a need for development of their desired skills such as communication and interaction with the society. In this regard, collaborative learning plays an important role in developing students’ social interaction skills. This research aims to identify students’ perception towards implementing collaborative learning in classrooms. Moreover, this research determines students’ understanding, knowledge, and attitude towards collaborative learning in order to identify the relationship between collaborative learning and some demographic factors, such as gender and family background. In addition, this study also examines the relationship between collaborative learning and students’ interaction skills. The survey questionnaire was randomly distributed to a total of 100 secondary school students in Klang, Malaysia. Results show that students prefer to work in groups rather than individually. Therefore, collaborative learning shows a significant effect on students’ social interaction skills. Students believe that collaborative learning encourages everyone to work best with others and enhances socialization among members.