Educational Books Research Articles

Tracing Some Challenges of Higher Education Historically in Nepal through Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University (TU) is the oldest and only central university in Nepal. It set a historical record in 2023 by convocating more than twelve thousand students at one time. Despite the presence of many regional and technical institutes and universities that contribute to Nepali society in higher education, Nepali students often prefer to study abroad after completing their school-level certificates. This trend has compelled Nepali university planners, educators, political parties, and governments to review the reasons for the brain drain among youth. The article aims to restore faith among Nepali citizens in the higher educational institutions available in the country, especially TU, and to encourage stakeholders to recognize the sensitivity of the issue so that brain drain can be reduced. To achieve this, the author selects various media writings on the higher education sector, websites, reports, and books on Gagne's psychological theory and the history of higher education in Nepal, adhering to qualitative research methods. The findings indicate that there is a need for correction and self-evaluation among TU authorities, Nepali political parties, and other stakeholders to contribute positively and help the university maintain its good image.

Gender stereotypes in the physical education textbook

Gender stereotypes in media, including books, can play an important role in the process of gender identity construction. The purpose of this study is to analyze gender representation in Elementary School Physical Education, Sports and Health textbooks. The analysis was conducted by tabulating images and looking at the appearance of gender characters in the text in the elementary physical education books from grade one to grade six. Visibility and Firstness refer to the number of times a male or female character appears first in an exercise. Gender stereotypes (such as female characters doing rope games, male characters playing big ball games) were counted. Based on this data, it can be seen that in classes 1,2,4,5 and 6 there are more male images than female, only in class 3 there are more female images than male. Furthermore, the results of Gender Stereotyping data show that males are more dominant in Floor Gymnastics, Water Sports, Physical Fitness Activities, Invasion Games, Net Games, Maintenance of Reproductive Hygiene, Pencak Silat Martial Arts, and Athletics. In contrast gymnastics materials and Rhythmic Gymnastics Activities are dominated by women. Such stereotypes are considered as one of the ways in which gender identity is influenced and constructed. They can limit individuals' choices in relation to their roles, interests and aspirations, as individuals tend to conform to what is perceived as the gender norm in society.

An integrative conceptual framework for analysing professional learning processes in reading groups for teachers (RGfTs)

ABSTRACT It has been proposed that reading groups for teachers (RGfTs), sometimes called teacher book clubs or professional book study programmes, can be a low-cost yet effective approach to teacher professional development. Yet research on this approach has been relatively fragmented, particularly in its conceptual and theoretical underpinnings, thereby limiting future progress in the field. This conceptual paper addresses this gap by critically appraising and synthesising the theoretical foundations and empirical findings of this nascent field. Adding to our synthesis, we then propose four theoretical resources which we argue are integral to teacher learning, resulting in an integrative conceptual framework that allows researchers to ‘zoom in or out’ on two salient principles and four learning processes that pertain to RGfTs.

Fostering the Golden Generation 2045: Embedding Pancasila Values in Early Childhood Education

Children represent the nation’s investment and future, destined to become the leaders of tomorrow. Introducing Pancasila values at an early age is essential to nurturing competent individuals with strong character and noble morals. This article explores how integrating Pancasila values in early childhood education can contribute to realizing Indonesia's vision for a “Golden Generation 2045.” Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, this study uses library research methods to gather data. The findings highlight that the incorporation of Pancasila values in early childhood can be effectively achieved through the Merdeka Curriculum, where structured play activities serve as a foundation for learning. By aligning stimulating play with children’s interests, their potential can be fully optimized. Moreover, the Pancasila Ideology Education and Development Book (PPIP) provides a critical resource for enhancing understanding of the Pancasila ideology, ultimately strengthening the nation's cultural resilience and fostering the development of a progressive, modern, and morally grounded society.

Meningkatkan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Katolik dengan Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning (PBL) Berbantuan Media Video Meteri Suara Hati Kelas X SMA Negeri 1 Bandar Khalipah

Something that should be thanked to the Holy Trinity (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) God Almighty, with the policy of the Government, especially the Minister of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) to publish the lesson books, including the lesson books for Catholic Religious Education and character. Apart from the researcher's gratitude for the publication of Catholic Religious Education and Books, the researcher also as one of the Teachers of Catholic Religious Education and character for the High School Level, that education plays an important role for the development of human for the better life , in terms of critical thinking. However, in realizing Catholic Religious Education and ethics to students, there are still many problems, one of the weakness is, the students' critical thinking skills which has an impact on decreasing their learning outcomes in class. Researcher as the teacher try to solve the problem which is faced in the classroom with a variety of learning models, one of the learning model which is used by the researcher is PBL (Problem Based Learning) .This learning model is implemented by two cycles ,that starting on Friday, September 13, 2024. Hopefully by applying this PBL model which is assisted by the video, can improve the Critical thinking of grade X Catholic students at SMA Negeri 1 Bandar Khalipah , in accordance with the vision and mission of the school and one of the objectives of National education, namely the formation of the Pancasila Student Profile (P3) character contained in the independent curriculum that is being promoted by the current government through the education minister of the Republic of Indonesia, namely Nadiem Anwar Makarim, B.A., M.B.A.

Educational Comics Based-Local Folktales and Its Effects on Reading Literacy of Rural Primary School Students

Reading is a basic literacy that plays an important role in the intellectual development of students. Based on various surveys, it was identified that the reading competence of Indonesian students was very low. The research aims was to implement educative comics based on local folktale and examine its effect on increasing reading literacy of in rural rural primary school students. The research is a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test non-equivalent control group design. The participants were 3rd grade elementary school students in rural Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Sampling was done by purposive sampling and cluster random sampling technique. There were 58 students in the experimental group and 56 students in the control group from 2 different elementary schools, but their qualifications were both in the good category. In learning to read, the experimental group used educational comic books containing local folktales while the control group used texts containing local folktale. Reading literacy competency data was obtained through paper and pencil tests. The data obtained were analysed descriptively and inferentially using t-test. The results of the study prove that there is a significant effect of educational comics based on local folktale on students' reading literacy competence. Local folktale supported by images is suspected to facilitate the availability of context so that the substance of the text is easier to understand. Therefore, teachers are advised to use image support in learning to cover learning losses due to the pandemic, especially in rural schools which experience many obstacles in distance learning.

Development of Android-Based Banten Cultural Introduction Media for Children at the Amanah As-Sodiqiah Rajeg Orphanage

This research started with the demand for innovation in the world of learning, along with the increasingly rapid development of technology that is beneficial to the world of education, one of which is the use of Android-based educational games to introduce Banten culture. This research aims to make it easier for orphanage children to learn about Banten culture in Indonesia. Another reason for the purpose of making this educational game is none other than to get an idea of the differences in the results of foster children's knowledge between educational games and books of knowledge. The software that I use is Construct 2. The research uses data collection methods and a problem approach which includes literature, observation, design and testing and implementation. The result shows that the application has been created has a percentage of 79.42% where this value means that this application is fairly good.

Importance and Didactic Conditions of Teaching the Pedagogical Heritage of Beyimbet Maylin

The article analyzes the pedagogical heritage of Beyimbet Maylin, which has not yet entered scientific circulation, and has not been noticed by methodologists-scientists, and their importance in the development of domestic science is evaluated. For the first time, four educational books written by Beyimbet Maylin, a prominent writer, who have their own place in Kazakh literature, are being studied. In the study, the ways of studying the history of the writing of textbooks left behind by the writer, introducing their content-structural system to future philology teachers were differentiated. Providing information about the history of the formation of domestic textbook science, the possibilities of forming professional-cognitive and research competences of students are analyzed. The main idea in the research work is that students need to effectively use new educational technologies and interactive teaching methods during the analysis of historical heritage, because this, in turn, expands the opportunities for improving the quality of professional education of students. The scientific importance of the article is demonstrated by the unified methodological system of applied teaching and the analysis of educational materials and the effectiveness of using their selection criteria in the organization of students' project work, in the performance of complex text analysis tasks. This proves the innovativeness of the proposed research work, dedicated to a new topic. The article analyzes the effective ways of presenting textbooks written by Beyimbet Maylin to philology students, systematizes the technological conditions. During the pedagogical experiment, it is planned to develop students' professional qualifications related to theoretical and historical-pedagogical heritage, critical thinking skills related to educational materials. They are followed by analyzing the progress and results of work included in one module of a special elective subject. Such complexity ensures the integrity of the research results presented in the article and the reliability of the proposed principles. Historical-pedagogical, system-typological, genre-style analyzes were used in the research work in conjunction with teaching technologies in accordance with modern requirements. The results of the study fully demonstrated the effectiveness of this unit.

Self-regulation through storytelling: A demonstration study detailing the educational book Game On for resilience building in early school children

ABSTRACT Resilience to cope with setbacks has acquired a prominent place within Australia’s school curricula. One core component of resilience is children’s capacity to resolve conflict. Conflict resolution is the ability to regulate emotions, understand your temperament, and solve problems. This article demonstrates how a storytelling book, titled Game On, helps early school children understand their temperament and regulate their feelings. Using qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with teachers and sport deployment officers, as well as structured focus groups with children aged 4–7, this case-study evaluated the participants’ perspectives of Game On to improve self-regulation and stress control in young children. It demonstrates that teaching self-regulation through storytelling at an early age has the potential to equip young children with strategies of coping with normative stress. Such strategies include regulating or altering one’s psychological state or behaviour, and voluntarily inhibiting, activating and changing attention or behaviour through self-authored responses.

Development of Karate Martial Arts Material Heian Nidan Kata in Junior High School through Teacher Book Media and Android Applications

Development of Karate Martial Arts Material Heian Nidan Kata in Junior High School through Teacher Book Media and Android Applications

Writing a Teaching Book

Writing a Teaching Book

Trends in Malaysian Adolescents’ Mathematics Performance Across Two Decades: What Factors Matter?

The relationship between individual and school factors plays a crucial role in shaping adolescents' mathematics achievement. Individual factors, such as a student's motivation and educational expectation, directly influence their engagement and persistence in mathematical learning. Concurrently, school factors, including teacher quality and the availability of resources, create an environment that either fosters or hinders students' academic success in mathematics. Together, these factors underscore the need for a holistic approach to education that recognizes the interconnectedness of personal and institutional influences on student performance. Thus, this study investigates what individual and school factors have been associated with adolescents’ mathematics achievement over the last two decades. We examined six-wave data of Malaysia from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Multilevel modeling technique was employed for data composed of 5557, 5314, 4466, 5733, 9726, and 7065 eighth-grade students participating in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019, respectively. The results showed that 65.17%, 57.44%, 65.89%, 73.00%, 43.16%, and 61.69% of the total variance in mathematics achievement was due to school differences in these years. The findings also indicated that students with higher mathematics motivational beliefs scored higher. Students who more frequently spoke the language of the test at home achieved lower scores in the four waves of TIMSS; however, this trend changed in 2015 and 2019. Student educational aspiration emerged as a positive predictor of mathematics achievement in the last two assessments of TIMSS. Home educational resources and book ownership also significantly correlated with mathematics achievement. At the school level, teacher gender was negatively associated with achievement in all TIMSS waves except 2019. Students whom female teachers taught outperformed those whom male teachers taught. The longitudinal study of Malaysian students' mathematics performance reveals critical insights for educational stakeholders. The findings indicate that 43.16% to 73.00% of the variance in mathematical achievement is linked to school differences, underscoring the importance of equitable resource distribution. Moreover, students' motivational beliefs significantly influence their mathematics scores, suggesting a need for interventions that foster positive attitudes. The evolving correlation between home language proficiency and achievement emphasizes the necessity of integrating language support into educational strategies. Additionally, promoting educational aspirations is vital for enhancing performance, while the role of gender dynamics in teacher effectiveness warrants further exploration.

Comparison of End-of-Theme Assessment Questions of Turkish as a Foreign Language Teaching Books According to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

Comparison of End-of-Theme Assessment Questions of Turkish as a Foreign Language Teaching Books According to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

An Expert Usability Evaluation of a Specialized Platform for Designing and Producing Online Educational Talking Books

Educational institutions are increasingly using audio-based learning resources and technologies nowadays, especially for students who are auditory learners and visually impaired. The ability to design and create online educational talking books with a pedagogical foundation has become essential for students studying instructional and information technology in the age of digital learning. With the need to enhance such skills to target students in higher educational institutions, instructional and information technology students have no specialized platform for designing and producing an online educational talking book without web programming challenges. This study suggests a new specialized, web-based platform that can assist students in developing online educational talking books. In this study, fourteen instructional technology experts evaluated the proposed platform’s usability. An online questionnaire was utilized to gather data, applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The results show that the proposed platform is appropriate for creating and developing an online educational talking book for the intended audience of students. Furthermore, the suggested platform’s current version had a workable design that was appropriate for helping students acquire the necessary abilities.

The Influence of The Student Facilitator and Explaining Model in Differentiating IPAS Learning in The Independent Curriculum in Primary Schools

Science is a combination of Natural Sciences (IPA) and Social Sciences (IPS) which is now a new subject in the Independent Curriculum. Science and Technology began to be taught in elementary schools to develop students' basic abilities in natural sciences and social sciences. In science and science subjects, teachers are still monotonous or too often rely on student books and teacher books. As we know, elementary school students are still children, so if the teacher is always monotonous teaching will be boring. This research aims to determine the effect of the Facilitator and Explain learning model on the science learning outcomes of class IV students at SDN Cibiru 6 KCKB. This type of research is experimental research. The sampling technique uses Purposive Sampling. The instrument in this research is a test of student learning outcomes, while the data analysis technique uses the t-test. Based on the results of the research, the average value of the experimental class was 83.00 and 73.40 in the control class. It can be seen from the results of the data analysis that has been carried out that t count (3.29) > t table (1.68), so the hypothesis is accepted. From the research results it can be concluded that there is an influence of the Facilitator and Explaining model on students' science learning outcomes. For this reason, it is recommended that teachers who teach science subjects apply the Facilitator and Explaining model in the learning process.

Enhancing Educational Comic Book Innovation Through Design Thinking

Indonesia's significant demographic dividend presents a valuable opportunity that should be leveraged to achieve the vision of Indonesia Emas 2045, with a key focus on enhancing educational quality. Despite government efforts to increase the number of schools, the quality of education in Indonesia still lags behind international standards. To address this issue, the Indonesian government needs to develop a learning environment that caters to students' diverse needs and learning styles, particularly in Mathematics. Technological advancements have introduced innovative educational tools, including math educational comics. This research aims to develop an innovative math educational comic that aligns with students' and parents' needs and preferences, utilizing the design thinking approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with the target customers of this product—the analysis of this data involved open coding, pattern coding, and triangulation to ensure validity. The findings indicate that while the product aligns with the respondents' needs and preferences, there is room for improvement in the comic's sentence structure. Feedback from participants should be carefully considered before finalizing the product, underscoring the importance of design thinking in effectively addressing the needs and preferences of the target audience.

Project Based Learning (PjBL) Oriented Textbook to Increase Student Creativity

The learning process that takes place so far has yet to maximize and encourage students' thinking skills and learning creativity. This can be seen from the learning process of social studies education courses, which tends to use approaches that do not maximize the development of student creativity. This study aims to create teaching materials in the form of teaching books for social studies education courses oriented to project-based learning and see the potential effect on student creativity. The subjects in this study amounted to 45 students and involved three types of experts: material experts, design experts and linguists. This type of research is development research, with the development model used as the ASSURE model modified with formative evaluation from Tessmer. The data collection methods used in this research are tests, questionnaires, observation techniques, and interviews using instruments in the form of questionnaire sheets and tests with essay forms. After collecting the data, they were analyzed using descriptive qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods like n-gain. The main results of this study indicate that the project-based Learning-oriented textbook products developed meet the criteria of validity, practicality, and effectiveness. So, the product of the Project-based learning-oriented Social Studies Education course textbook developed is valid, practical, and effective in increasing student creativity. This research makes a meaningful contribution to the field of education, especially in developing project-oriented teaching materials.

Study on the Role of English Picture Books in Primary School English Education

English is an important tool for international communication. With the accelerated development of globalization, the significance of learning English has been increasingly prominent. It is common for students in China to learn English from primary school, so it is a key stage to lay a foundation for English learning. The traditional way of teaching English in primary school tends to be boring and for a variety of reasons, the teaching result is not that satisfied in this way. This essay explores the influences of involving English picture books in English teaching for primary school through a method of literature review. In the key part of this essay, there are three main parts including the definition of English picture books, the impacts of involving English picture books in primary school English education, and strategies for Applying English Picture Books to English education in primary school. This essay is trying to illustrate that involving English picture books in primary school English education can benefit students in many dimensions and give some suggestions of what educators can do to promote English learning in the future.

Development of Science Teaching Materials Integrated with Islamic Values to Improve Science Learning Outcomes

The aims of the research were to develop instructional materials for science integrated with Islamic values, to determine the appropriateness and the effectiveness of the developed product for increasing learning output. Science learning output is consisting of attitude (religious attitudes and positive attitudes toward science) and learning achievement. This research is Research and Development (R&D) using the Borg & Gall model. Data analysis techniques using gain score, independent t-test, and MANOVA test. Instructional materials in the form of MTs student books and MTs teacher books. Product assessment of the MTs student books according to matter experts and media experts are categorized "very well". The MTs teacher books according to matter experts are categorized "good", and according to media experts are categorized "very well". Learning to use student books showed that religious attitudes had risen high (the mean gain score was 0.70), positive attitudes towards science had risen middle (the mean gain score was 0.57), and science learning achievement had risen middle (the mean gain score was 0.55). MANOVA test showed that Sig value is 0.00.

The Impact of Flipped Classroom Instructional Strategy on 7th Grade Students Reading Comprehension in Jordan: An Empirical Study

The current study investigated the impact of flipped classroom instructional strategy on 7th grade student's reading comprehension in Jordan. A semi-experimental pre-posttest design was used through a sample consisting of (43) female students from the 7th grade selected purposefully. These were randomly assigned into two groups, the experimental group consisted of (23) female students and the control group consisted of (20) female students. The experimental groups were taught through the Flipped Classroom strategy, whereas the control group was taught according to the guidelines and procedures of teaching reading from the teacher's book. The study's results revealed a statistically significant difference between the means scores of students of the experimental and control groups and reading comprehension posttest in favor of the experimental group taught using a flipped classroom. This study may help language students capitalize on simple and interesting technology such as CDs, DVDs, Electronic platforms, and interactive applications for presenting educational materials.