One of the weaknesses of secondary science teachers today is the lack of ability to develop integrated science learning. A descriptive study, followed by a developmental research has been done to determine the factors that caused the weakness, and to find the right solution. In addition, this research involving 25 teachers as subject, has also examined how far the treatment was able to overcome the problems. The descriptive research showed that almost all of the teachers were not skillful enough to teach integrated science. This was due to the teachers' background, in which not all of them studied the integrated science education. Most of them came from biology, physics and chemistry education. They have actually attended the training (arranged by a government) on integrated science teaching, but it apparently has not succeeded. The eight steps of learning approach has been developed and implemented along the training were: (1) Building common perception on science literacy; (2) integrated science analysis based on current curriculum and lesson analysis; (3) presentation; (4) designing lesson plan in groups; (5) simulation; (6) designing lesson plan individually; (7) evaluation-reflection; and (8) rewards. After the treatment, the teacher's ability to develop the lesson plans as well as the understanding of integrated science concepts eventually improved much better. Only three teachers have to follow remedial in making lesson plan since they could not meet the requirements.
Recently, group learning has been introduced in various countries as part of educational reform. While there are various approaches to group learning, the focus of this study is on collaborative learning, which is based on mutual help-seeking and consultation. This requires teachers' decision to integrate collaborative learning into their practices and all actors to participate therein. This demonstrates whether implementing and participating in collaborative learning is a game theoretic situation. However, in the majority of studies on group learning, the game theoretic aspect has not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, this paper aims to provide a conceptual discussion on this situation in collaborative learning using a comparative institutional analysis (CIA) framework.
The comprehensiveness of teacher professional identity (TPI) studies conducted by African and Asian researchers highlights the importance of valid TPI indicators across Africa and Asia. Questionnaire TPI indicators are important to obtain valid direct comparisons between teachers in Africa and Asia. The process of developing a questionnaire served as an avenue for researchers from Asian and African regions to learn about TPI pointers from each other. This study used the Delphi technique to achieve consensus on valid TPI indicators across African and Asian regions. Fourteen researchers from the Asia-Africa University Dialogue Network for Educational Development (AAD) were selected using purposive sampling. TPI in this study is defined as a multifaceted concept comprising contextual and personal factors that differ across national borders. The indicators in the questionnaire represented personal, social and institutional factors perceived by teachers and outlined in the literature. In the Delphi study process, the researchers used three rounds to validate the initial 40-item TPI questionnaire. Subsequent analysis of the results indicated high importance and consensus among experts. Owing to its standardized procedure, the TPI questionnaire makes it possible to collect and compare the TPI dimensions from the different socio-economic contexts in which teachers work in Africa and Asia. The findings of this study guide African and Asian researchers on the common understanding of TPI characteristics prevalent across African and Asian regions. Research protocols for fostering quality research toward addressing challenges faced by the teacher education sector in African and Asian countries is also implied.
Keterampilan berpikir kritis merupakan keterampilan abad 21 yang harus diajarkan guru kepada peserta didik melalui pemanfaatan teknologi digital. Latar belakang penelitian dan pengembangan ini adalah peserta didik yang sulit memahami materi teks cerita fiksi serta untuk menghasilkan media pembelajaran komik digital sebagai inovasi pembelajaran pada mata pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia kelas IV Sekolah Dasar. Model pengembangan ADDIE yaitu mengimplementasikan secara langsung prosedur Analyze, Designe, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation.Subjek dalam penelitian ini berupa produk media komik digital materi cerita fiksi. Metode dan instrumen pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan rating scale berupa lembar penilaian yang diberikan kepada 1 orang ahli materi, 1 orang ahli media, 1 orang praktisi dan 30 orang siswa kelas IV SD untuk mengetahui validitas media komik digital. Media komik digital vaid dengan : (a) hasil review ahli materi menunjukkan produk berpredikat sangat baik (92%), (b) hasil review ahli media komik digital berpredikat sangat baik (92%), (c) hasil review pengguna menunjukkan komik digital berpredikat sangat baik(98%). Ini berarti media komik digital valid secara isi dan layak digunakan sebagai media dan sumber belajar, sehingga menjadi solusi meminimalisir hambatan proses pembelajaran yang kurang optimal karena keterbatasan media pembelajaran dan sumber belajar.
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