Achievement In Science Subjects Research Articles

Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level

Comparing Students' Science Motivation and their Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary Level

Increasing the Principal’s Leadership in Student Achievement in the Science Learning at Sebatik Vocational School

This research aims to identify and analyze efforts to improve the principal's leadership in student achievement in science learning at Sebatik Vocational School using a qualitative approach. The problem of limited laboratory facilities and science equipment is the main focus in this research. The data analysis method is based on qualitative data analysis techniques developed by Miles and Huberman. There were 4 respondents in this study, namely, school principals, teachers and students. Data collection techniques through interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this research found that efforts to improve school principal leadership include advocacy for budget allocations, initiatives to expand access to teaching materials, and close communication between stakeholders. The hope is to improve responsive and inclusive leadership strategies in the quality of science learning at Sebatik Vocational School and improve student achievement in science subjects.

Hubungan Antara Motivasi Belajar dan Prestasi Akademik Dalam Mata Pelajaran IPA di Sekolah Dasar

Learning motivation has a strong relationship with academic achievement in science subjects in elementary schools. Learning motivation refers to the drive that comes from within the students or from their surrounding environment that encourages them to learn. This study employs a literature review method to examine the relationship between learning motivation and students' academic achievement in science subjects in elementary schools. The results show that high learning motivation will encourage students to be more diligent, persistent, and enthusiastic in learning science. Active involvement in the learning process, ability to manage study time, and perseverance in completing science assignments will positively impact the attainment of optimal academic achievement in science subjects in elementary schools.

A Study of Learning Progression in Science of Class IX Students of Balangir District, Odisha

A Study of Learning Progression in Science of Class IX Students of Balangir District, Odisha

Using English and Indonesian in Increasing Students' Understanding and Knowledge in Science Lessons

The Indonesian Ministry of Education has introduced the basis for teaching Science and Mathematics in English. However, the learning outcomes obtained by students in science learning are still superior when using Indonesian compared to English. Even though English dominates all learning sources. This is an urgent matter to research because there is a gap between theory, expectations, and facts in the field. The aim is to analyze the impact of language on student achievement in science subjects by correlating two tests with different languages (English and Indonesian) on one measurement scale. The research method uses a survey. The research subjects were junior high schools, numbering 1000 people. Data collection techniques use test instruments and analysis techniques use the Test Analysis Program (TAP). Results and Findings show that changes in language policy, the Indonesian Examinations Institute, and the Indonesian Examinations Council use bilingual examinations for the learning process and assess subjects for all levels much better. It was found that student achievement on the Indonesian version of the test was still better than the English version of the test. The implications for the learning process in schools are fully using Indonesian in implementing the material taught compared to using English.

PENINGKATAN PRESTASI BELAJAR MELALUI METODE PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STAD TENTANG PERPINDAHAN PANAS DENGAN CARA RADIASI

The purpose of this study is to (1) improve student achievement in science subjects, the subject of heat transfer and (2) determine the effect of the STAD type cooperative learning model on the subject of heat transfer on student learning systems. Classroom action research (CAR) was conducted in 2 cycles, each cycle. The subjects of this study were grade VI students of SDN Karangbinangun Kec. Karangbinangun, Lamongan Regency with a total of 18 students. The improvement that can be observed from the application of STAD type cooperative learning methods is the teaching and learning process centered on student activities through the application of this method students are more active because of the pleasant learning atmosphere, easy to understand the material because it is assisted through concrete learning media, discussions, questions and answers and peer tutors . The results of the study were quite good, in the first cycle of 18 students, 13 students increased (72.2%), 5 students did not increase (18%). In the second cycle of 18 students, 16 students increased (88.8%), 2 students did not increase (11.2%).

Effect of Instructional Leadership on Student Academic Achievement in Science Subjects at Secondary School Level

The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of instructional leadership on students’ academic achievement in science subjects (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) at secondary level. Instructional leadership includes the leadership capacity of an individual such as head teacher to provide instructional resources, maximize instructional time for teachers, and maximize instruction related activities to improve student achievement. The population of the study included all science teachers and their students of grade 10 in public high schools in Baluchistan. Instructional Leadership Questionnaire (ILQ) was adopted after getting consent from the authors. Pilot-testing was conducted to ensure the reliability of the questionnaire. Later on, using the multistage sampling technique, 2797 students and 388 teachers were selected from 6 districts (Quetta, Pishin, Sibi, Lasbela, Killa Abdullah, and Chaman) of Balochistan. Instructional Leadership Questionnaire was found to be highly reliable. (α=.84). The achievement scores of the 2797 students in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology were collected from their respective schools. Moderate positive relationship of instructional leadership and students’ achievement in Physics, Chemistry, and biology were found. Multiple regression analysis showed that Instructional leadership predicted 46% of variance in Physics achievement, 38% in Chemistry, and 49 % in Biology achievement. The study recommended implementing instructional leadership practices in schools to increase students’ achievement in science subjects.

The impact of the four-pillars strategy on the acquisition of scientific and motivational concepts in third-grade middle students in physics

The study aimed to know the strategy of the four pillars in acquiring scientific concepts and motivation for third-grade secondary school students in physics. The researcher chose Al-Warka Secondary School for Boys in Baghdad as an intentional sample for the experiment. The research sample was 50 students from the third-grade secondary school students, divided them into two groups with 25 students for each of the two research groups. The researcher made the two groups equal in the varieties of intelligence and previous academic achievement in science subject in the second grade and the chronological age in months. The researcher prepared a test for acquiring scientific concepts and adopted a measure of motivation. After verifying the validity and reliability of the researcher’s use of the T-test to find out the results, the researcher concluded that the strategy of the four pillars has an active effect on the acquisition of scientific concepts and motivation for the experimental group compared to the control group, and the researcher suggested a number of recommendations and suggestions.

Impact of Science Motivation towards Secondary Grader Students’ Learning

The basic focus of this study was to find out the impact of motivation towards science on the learning level in secondary classes. Accordingly, the hypothesis “there is no effect of motivation on students’ achievement at the secondary level” was designed. Data from 390 teachers were collected and analyzed to address the designed objective and hypothesis, as the study aimed to investigate the impact of motivation on learning achievement in science subjects among secondary-level students. Motivation was categorized into three levels: Low, Moderate, and High. ANOVA analyses were conducted to compare the effects of different motivation levels on students' achievement. The results revealed a significant difference in learning achievement based on motivation levels. Post hoc tests showed significant differences between Low and High motivation levels, while Moderate and High levels were not significantly different. These findings suggest that motivation plays a vital role in students' academic performance, particularly in science subjects.

ការអនុវត្តវិធីសាស្ត្របង្រៀនតាមបែបចម្រុះ ដើម្បីជួយសិស្សឱ្យរៀនសកម្មក្នុងមុខវិជ្ជាវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រនៅកម្រិតថ្នាក់ទី៣

Teaching methods and strategies play an important role in encouraging students' active participation in learning and thinking, skills, knowledge, and attitudes, and they have a strong influence on students' learning outcomes and practices to help develop students' personalities. However, most teachers still use teaching methods that are not up to date with the new era (e.g., teacher-centered approach), which leads to students being inactive, not united and cooperative, not communicating well, not having critical thinking, not having problem solving skills, and having incomplete knowledge. The purpose of this research was to find out reasons for using blended learning to help students be active in their studies and to improve their achievement in science subjects in Grade 3. There were 19 students (five females) and four observers (four females) who participated in this study. Research tools such as observation checklists and interview guides were developed, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Pre-test and post-test and observation checklists were analyzed by Microsoft Excel, focusing on descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that blended learning helped students to be active in learning by improving lesson objectives, teaching materials, teacher methods, student learning behaviors, student satisfaction, and participation. Concerning learning activities, self-study at home with the help of parents or guardians helped improve students’ learning outcomes (Mean pre-test = 1.61, SD = 0.89 and Mean post-test = 6.82, SD = 1.74). The t-test results showed a significant difference (p<0.05), meaning that the results are 95% reliable. Overall, the use of blended learning has helped students to be active in learning and improving their academic achievement in science subjects in Grade 3.

Efforts to Increase Interest and Achievement in Learning Science Through the Discovery Learning Learning Model in Grade IV Students of State Elementary School 1 Lesmana

This class action research is motivated by the results of observations and interviews in grade IV of State Elementary School 1 Lesmana student interest and learning achievement in low science subjects, the author is interested in researching about students' interest and learning achievement in science subjects, aiming to find out the increase in interest and learning achievement of students in science subjects through the discovery learning learning model of Grade IV students of State Elementary School 1 Lesmana. The type of research used is Classroom Action Research. The subjects of the study were class IV students totaling 20 consisting of 6 men and 14 women. Data collection techniques use test and non-test techniques. The results showed that the discovery learning model can effectively increase interest in learning and effectively improve student learning achievement. The results showed that the Discovery Learning model can increase students' interest in learning and effectively improve learning achievement, the results showed that the first cycle with the percentage of completeness obtained by students was 60.90% with sufficient criteria. Cycle II with the percentage of completion obtained by students is 85.24% with very good criteria. The Discovery Learning model can also improve learners' learning achievement in each cycle. This can be seen from the results of the evaluation showing that the average of the first cycle is 41.91 with a percentage of completion of 40%. Learning achievement in cycle II can be seen from the average evaluation value in cycle II is 80.50 with a percentage of completion of 83%.

A Comparative Study of Constructivist and Traditional Methods of Teaching Science to Grade V, Primary Level Public School of District Korangi, Karachi

Constructivist teaching approach is beneficial for effective and long-lasting learning of students especially in young children. The current study was conducted to identify the effect of constructivist teaching approach on fifth-grade students’ science achievement. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 30 fifth grade students at a public primary school in district Korangi, Karachi. Data was collected with a self made test. SPSS software was used to analyze the data collected from respondents. Experimental pre-test post-test design was used to check the effectiveness of constructivist teaching approach on students’ achievement in science subject. The results illustrated that constructivist teaching approach improved students’ achievement in science. In order to have effective learning for students there is a need to transform the old style of teaching into an innovative and constructive one. Therefore, the researcher utilized activity-based learning approach to foster the students’ learning. Two-way communication between a teacher and the students provides a baseline for activity-based learning. The findings of the current study highlighted the importance of innovating teaching methodology like activity-based learning that significantly proves beneficial in improving the students’ science achievements. It also reflected that the activity-based teaching methodology helped the students perform better than the students who taught with traditional methods.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Wall Chart Terhadap Peningkatan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran Fiqih

Wall charts are printed materials that show a location, usually in the form of a diagram or process cycle diagram. So that the wall chart looks more attractive to students or teachers, the wall chart is designed using a good color arrangement and proportion settings. The purpose of this research is to find out whether there is an effect of using wall chart media on student achievement and to find out how much influence the use of wall chart media has on increasing student achievement in science subjects. This study uses quantitative research using product moment correlation. The results of this study indicate that there is an influence of wall chart media on increasing learning achievement, this is based on the results of data analysis obtained from respondents using the questionnaire method by applying it to the product moment correlation formula and the media wall chart has a large effect on learning achievement, this is based on the results of data analysis after consulting the r value interpretation table which states the value of r work is 0.751 in the range 0.600 to 0.800 with a high interpretation.

Tingkat Penggunaan Gadget (Smartphone) dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa

The development of the era is also followed by technological developments in terms of communication, this can be seen by the increasing sophistication of smartphones, causing students to be more interested in these sophisticated objects than having to study to achieve learning achievements at school. The purpose of this study is to see the level of use of smartphone gadgets and student achievement. Haomasan and Nofharina (2018) mean that teenagers' use of smartphone gadgets varies, some are due to the sophistication of their features, being able to access the internet quickly, easily accessing social media, as a means of entertainment, and helping to complete school assignments. This research uses quantitative research. The results of this conclusion indicate that the use of smartphone gadgets is placed in the frequent category with the sum of the average or mean values ​​(M) = 3.97. and the results of student achievement in science subjects are in the very good category. The advice from this study is to maintain the level of student achievement, but don't forget to control the time when using smartphone gadgets because it will hurt student achievement if you use smartphone gadgets too often.

Impact of SMASSE Programme on Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Physics in Bomet County, Kenya

Science subjects are the backbone of the scientific and technological advancements in the world. Achievement in science subjects in secondary schools in Kenya has been below average. The low achievement in the national examinations has been attributed mainly to teacher centered teaching approaches used by teachers. In an attempt to address the low achievement in Physics, the Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education (SMASSE) teaching program was introduced through In-service Education and Training INSET) in the whole of Kenya in 2004.Therefore, this study was an attempt to fill this gap. The objectives of the study were; to find out whether SMASSE approach had impacted the achievement in physics and whether there was a gender difference in the achievement in Physics among secondary school students in Konoin sub-county. The study used expost-facto research design as well as a survey research design. Stratified and systematic sampling was employed to select schools for this study. The population was the KCSE candidates in Konoin Sub- County and the accessible populations were the 2000-2003 candidates before SMASSE was introduced and 2012-2015 KCSE candidates immediately after. There was a total of 5017 candidates in this target class in 24 secondary schools in Konoin Sub-County in period 2000-03 and 5204 in the period 2012-15. The schools were in 3 categories, these were extra-County, county, and sub-county schools and both stratified, systematic sampling and purposive sampling were used to select 12 schools with a total of 826 students for the period 2000-2003 and 1390 in the same 12 schools for the period 2012-2015 took part in this study. The research instruments used for the study were a Document analysis tools. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis of data t-test and ANOVA were used as inferential statistic to test the null hypothesis. All statistical tests were subjected to a test of significance at coefficient alpha (α) of 0.05. The study found out that there was no statistically significant difference between those students who were exposed to SMASSE and those who were not. The findings may inform decisions and action towards improving teaching and learning of Physics in Kenya. The study also may help to sensitize teachers, curriculum planners, policy makers and other education stake holders as far as SMASSE program is concerned on the areas that require improvement. Keywords: SMASSE, Kenya, teaching and learning of Physics DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-3-07 Publication date: January 31 st 2023

Effects of Learning Using EDPUZZLE Interactive Video Application on Students' Interest, Engagement and Achievement in Science Subjects

This study was conducted to identify the effect of learning methods using the Edpuzzle interactive video application on students' interest, engagement, and achievement in science subjects. The purposive sampling technique was used in this study to select the sample. A total of 40 students were selected as a sample in this study. The selected sample is students from a primary school in the Batu Pahat Johor district. The sample was selected from two classes of year 2 students who had similar ICT backgrounds in primary school. Pre-tests, post-tests, checklists, and questionnaires were used as instruments in this study. This study's objectives are to identify the effectiveness of the use of the interactive video application, Edpuzzle in increasing students' interest, engagement, and achievement in science subjects. The data were analysed through inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. The data analysis results show significant differences in the level of interest, engagement, and achievement of primary school students in science subjects when using the EdPuzzle application. This suggests that the use of interactive video in the classroom has a promising approach to improve the quality of teaching and learning (TnL) among science teachers. However, considering the limitations of the research, specifically in relation to the context and the period of application, more studies are needed with different methodological approaches and in extended periods and samples.

Meta-Analysis: Correlation Study Between Science Process Skills and Learning Outcomes

Science process skills are essential for students to obtain and apply knowledge in science education. This meta-analysis aims to estimate the correlation between science process skills and academic achievement in science subjects. The data were collected from 10 journal articles that reported the correlation between science process skills and academic achievement in physics, chemistry, or biology. The results showed a significant positive correlation between science process skills and academic achievement (z = 2.978; p = 0.032; 95% CI [0.039; 0.879]). The effect size of science process skills on academic achievement was moderate (rRE = 0.459). This study suggests that enhancing science process skills can improve students’ learning outcomes in science subjects.

Effects of Student’s Use of Social Media on Academic Performance (A case study of Secondary School students in Onitsha)

Abstract The impact of social media use on academic achievement in science subjects among senior secondary school students in Anambra State, Nigeria, was studied using a descriptive survey design. The study’s goals are to determine the relationship between social media usage and academic performance in science subjects among Anambra State Senior Secondary School students, as well as to determine whether there is a difference in the relationship between social media usage and academic performance in science subjects between male and female Anambra State Senior Secondary School students. The study’s participants are all Senior Secondary School students in Onitsha, Anambra State. The population in its entirety is 1,450. According to the research advisers’ requirements, the study’s sample size is two hundred and sixty (260) senior secondary school students from Onitsha North and South. To test hypothesis one, the data was analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation (r). The use of PPMC was based on the assumption that it can be used to form relationships. Because hypothesis two had multiple independent variables, regression analysis was utilized to test them. There is no significant association between social media usage and Academic Performance in Science Subjects among Anambra State Senior Secondary School Students, although there is a significant difference between male and female Senior Secondary School Students in Anambra State. The following recommendations were made based on the study’s findings: teachers should encourage students to use social media positively for academic activities, teachers and school counselors should treat both male and female students with social media disorder equally, adequate ICT facilities should be provided to both local governments, and secondary school teachers should use the same motivational measures for using social media for academic purposes.

PENERAPAN METODE DEMONTRASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KREATIVITAS DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR

This study aims to describe the application of the demonstration method to increase creativity and student achievement. The research that was conducted was Classroom Action Research and continued with quasi-experimental research. Classroom Action Research was carried out in three cycles, each cycle going through the stages of planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The research subjects were sixth grade students of SD Negeri 2 Merapi Timur Lahat. The instruments used are observation sheets and test sheets. The technique of collecting data was by observing and testing, while the experimental class only tested the demonstration method. Data analysis was carried out using the t test and the classical mean value. Based on the data analysis of this study, it was concluded that (1) the application of the demonstration method could increase students' creativity; (2) The application of the demonstration method can improve student achievement; (3) There is an effective use of the demonstration method to improve student achievement in science subjects for class VI at SD Negeri 2 Merapi Timur Lahat

Family Background as an Indicator of Students’ Academic Achievement in Science Subjects among High School Students in Nigeria

Research has shown that students’ home background is a major factor to consider when assessing students’ learning outcome in science subjects among high school students. This paper therefore investigates how family background determines students’ academic achievement in science among high school students in southeast Nigeria. Among the three research questions raised by the study, the main one is- how does family background influence students’ academic achievement in science subjects among high school students in Southeast Nigeria? A total N=220 randomly selected from a population of science students in senior secondary schools in southeast Nigeria formed the sample size. Student’s survey questionnaire (SSQ) on a 5-point Likert scale was used as an instrument for data collection. A quantitative research design was adopted while the collected data was descriptively measured to establish the association between the two variables. The result shows that students whose parents acquired better education and higher income levels would positively support their children’s education in science subjects compared to those with lower education and income. The study concludes that the learning outcome of students in science subjects are pre-determined by the kind of family background they have, this indicates that the socio-economic status (SES) of parents is a key determinant of students’ academic achievement in science subjects in Southeast Nigeria. Keywords: Family Background: Socio-Economic Status: Parents’ Education: Parents’ Employment Status: Academic Performance.