Civic Content Research Articles

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In this article, the idea is formulated by studying the works of scholars and philosophical, psychological, and pedagogical analysis of various concepts in determining the essence of the concept of "patriotic culture". In the research work, based on the works of scholars the concept of "patriotic culture" can be considered as a multifaceted concept in the modern world. This concept is formed in the consciousness of mankind as the highest level of love through civic duty, preservation of national unity, a sense of responsibility for one's people, country, understanding of history, culture and native language. Human consciousness develops through a system of spiritual values, so it is necessary to form a patriotic culture among the younger generation. That is why now, in the transition to spirituality, patriotic culture is becoming relevant and socio-cultural significant at the state level. The patriotism inherent in the younger generation will gradually be filled with ideological, civic content and will become not only a moral, but also a moral and political quality. The only reason why an independent country occupies a worthy place in the global civilization - this is a patriotic culture. Attention was drawn to the concept of patriotic culture, as well as scientifically analyzed and studied from a theoretical and practical point of view in order to determine its full essence. Human in its spiritual development can become a patriot when he/she absorbs ideas, feelings of patriotism and consciously turns them into a spiritual need. Therefore, in order to form a patriotic culture that occupies a place in his/her spiritual world, it is necessary to define the essence of the concept of "patriotic culture". And this concept is based on culture. Culture is a set of spiritual and material values created and performed in the process of creative activity of mankind, reflecting the achieved stage in the historical development of society.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Civic Teaching in Higher Vocational English Courses under the Great Civic Teaching Landscape

Abstract As a general course of humanistic education, English for higher vocational education aims to cultivate English professionals with correct ideals and exemplary professionalism. This study focuses on the impact of teaching Civics and Politics in higher vocational English courses. After completing the construction of the English course’s Civics and Politics teaching model, the improved K-prototypes algorithm is utilized to establish a teaching effect assessment model to explore the English teaching effect of the sample higher vocational colleges and universities. Then, through the Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (FsQCA) method, we explore the combination of factors that affect the teaching of Civics and Politics in English courses to improve its teaching effectiveness. The results show that the effect of teaching Civics and Politics in English courses can be categorized into three categories, from good to bad, which are roughly 40%, 30%, and 20% respectively. The rating of “good” and above accounted for about 68%, and the overall teaching effectiveness of the sample was good. The study obtained two grouping paths to enhance and reduce the effectiveness of Civics teaching in English courses, in which the influence of the means of Civics integration and the breadth and depth of Civics content presented in the teaching process is more pronounced. This study can guide improving the quality of teaching Civics and Politics in higher vocational English courses.

Innovative Development of Civic and Political Education in Higher Vocational Colleges and Universities in the Context of Multiculturalism

Abstract Multicultural integration brings opportunities and challenges to the field of education, and the innovation of Civics education in higher vocational colleges and universities becomes increasingly essential. In this paper, the reinforcement learning algorithm is used to construct a Civics teaching mode with precise teaching intervention, which quantifies students’ learning ability and learning status by combining the Civics learning ability level parameter. The difficulty coefficient of Civics exercises determines the students’ mastery of Civics content. Based on the students’ Civics learning ability and learning status, a precise teaching intervention strategy was formulated, and the teaching intervention was used in practice to explore the effectiveness of the accurate intervention Civics teaching model in terms of the change of students’ ability and performance. The results show that under the Precision Intervention Civics Teaching Model, students with low collaborative learning and high problem-solving ability changed from unidirectional PR→RS to bidirectional PA↔PR, indicating that the Precision Intervention Teaching Model can improve students’ learning ability. The passing rate of students under this model were maintained at 70%, the average score was above 70, and the students’ performance in Civics was significantly improved compared with the traditional teaching model.

Meningkatkan Aktivitas dan Hasil Belajar PPKn Menggunakan Model PBL, HOA, dan TS di SDN Telaga Biru 6 Banjarmasin

The problems that occur in this study are the low activities and learning outcomes of Civics content, because learning is one-way, students have difficulty understanding the material, lack of activities that build a sense of cooperation, confidence and responsibility, lack of activities that require students to think critically, lack of student involvement actively in learning and the lack of learning activities that can develop student creativity. Efforts to overcome these problems are by using the PBL learning model, Hands On Activity and Talking Stick. The purpose of this research is to increase student learning activities and outcomes. The subjects of this study were fifth grade students at SDN Telaga Biru 6 Banjarmasin, which consisted of 30 students consisting of 12 boys and 18 girls. The method used is a qualitative approach with the type of PTK and using qualitative data obtained through observing the activities of educators and students, while quantitative data through student learning outcomes from individual written test results. These results show that the acquisition of educator activities at meeting IV obtained a score of 31 in the "Very Good" category. Student activity reaches 97% and learning outcomes have reached an indicator of success, namely ≥81. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that using a combination of Problem Based Learning, Hands On Activity, and Talking Stick can increase student activity and learning outcomes.

PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE TALKING STICK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA MUATAN PKN KELAS V DI SDN 015 TANDUNG, KECAMATAN TINAMBUNG, KAB. POLEWALI MANDAR

The problem in this study is the low learning outcomes of civics content for fifth grade students at SDN 015 Tandung, Tinambung District, Kab. Polewali Mandar, The aim of this researcher was to find out the application of the Talking Stick learning model to Civics content can improve the learning outcomes of fifth grade students at SDN 015 Tandung, Tinambung District, Kab. Polewali Mandar, This research approach is a qualitative approach. This type of research is classroom action research (PTK) which is conducted in two cycles, which include planning, implementing, observing, and reflecting. The focus of this research is the focus of the process and the focus of student learning outcomes on Civics content by applying the Talking Stick Type cooperative learning model. The subjects in this study were fifth grade students at SDN 015 Tandung, Tinambung District, Kab. Polewali Mandar for the 2022/2023 academic year, with a total of 25 students consisting of 9 boys and 16 girls, as well as a teacher. Data collection techniques used are observation, tests, and documentation. The data analysis technique used is data reduction, data presentation. The results showed that there was a significant increase in each cycle. The test results for the first cycle were in the Enough Category (C) and for the second cycle, there was an increase in Category (B). Polewali Mandar by applying the Talking Stick cooperative learning model has increased.

Internalisasi Nilai-Nilai Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter Melalui Pembelajaran Tematik Muatan PKn pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19 di Kelas V

This study discusses the internalization of the values of strengthening character education through thematic learning of Civics content during the COVID-19 Pandemic in class V SD Negeri 32 Seluma. The purpose of this study is to describe the planning, implementation, and evaluation of Civics Thematic learning as an internalization of PPK values during the COVID-19 pandemic in class V SD Negeri 32 Seluma. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative with data sources consisting of principal, teacher, students, and parents of students. The results of the study indicate that the internalization of the values of strengthening character education has been carried out through the learning process. At the planning stage, values are integrated in lesson plans, teaching materials, and student worksheets (LKPD). At the implementation stage, values are integrated in the stages of learning and providing teaching materials. As for the evaluation stage, values are integrated in the assessment of learning outcomes, attitude assessment journals, and counseling guidance agenda books.

Citizenship Learning Through Self Organized Learning Environment on Students' Learning Styles

Civics learning innovation in meeting the profile of future teacher candidates in the cyber pedagogy space with Honey and Mumford's theoretical approach with 4 student learning styles, namely theoretical, reflector, pragmatic, and activist. This study aims to describe civics learning in the 4.0 education era through a self-organized learning environment on student learning styles in the PPKn Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Medan. This study uses a qualitative method, the informants are lecturers of Civics Innovation courses at the PPKn Department of FIS Unimed; 2018 students, 2019 and 2020 as well as PPKn learning content. Obtaining data by observation, documentation study, and focus group discussion were then analyzed by data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that student learning styles tend to show reflector characteristics because they are influenced by the student learning environment with existing policies and rules, starting from the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic environments the birth of the MBKM program policy. Students with three learning climate anomalies, namely pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic, have an impact on the learning styles of students who feel that face-to-face learning in the classroom has a significant difference compared to online learning. Citizenship learning in the 4.0 era requires readiness and establishment as users (lecturers and students) on internet-based digital platforms. Civics content has experienced significant development due to the influence of the era of fast-paced change, access to information and communication goes hand in hand and is renewable in sharing citizenship issues both on ethnicity, national and global scale

Model Pembelajaran Numbered Heads Together Efektif Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Muatan PPKn di Kelas VI Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to 1) Improve learning outcomes for Civics content through the application of the NHT learning model to class VI students of SD Kerdonmiri II Gunungkidul Regency in 2019/2020) Increase student activity in Civics learning through the application of the NHT learning model to class VI students of SD Kedoniri II II Gunungkidul Regency in 2019/2020. This research is a classroom action research (CAR) conducted at SD Negeri Kerdonmiri II with the research subjects being class VI students, totaling 17 students. Data was collected by means of observation, document analysis, and tests. Analysis of the data used is the percentage of test results. The research process was carried out in two cycles which included four stages, namely the planning stage, the implementation stage, the observation and interpretation stage, and the analysis and reflection stage. process and results. Improving the quality of the learning process is marked by increased student activity in learning activities. The increase in the success of learning to explain Indonesia's free and active foreign policy is marked by an increase in student achievement who can achieve the KKM score, in the pre-cycle students who reach the KKM score of 43%, in the first stage of the cycle it increases to 71%, and in the second cycle it becomes 88%.

Planning community-centered inquiries: (Re)Imagining K-8 civics teacher education with/in rural and Indigenous communities

This phenomenological case study investigates how planning community-centered civics inquiries can prepare elementary pre-service teachers to better address inequities facing rural communities, including those located on Indigenous reservations. Specifically, the study addresses this research question: How does community-centered planning inform pre-service teacher readiness to support place-conscious and anti-colonial civics education within elementary contexts? Findings suggest that guided, community-centered planning leads to enhanced pre-service teacher confidence in preparing to facilitate equity-oriented elementary education, particularly as related to evolving understandings of civics content competence, relational commitments, and responsibilities of rural teachers.

Bridge or byway? Teaching historical reading and civic online reasoning in a U.S. history class

ABSTRACT This study investigated an approach to teaching students to evaluate online information in the context of a high school history class. Over the course of a semester, I collaborated with a teacher to teach and refine a series of eight lessons focused on civic online reasoning. We aimed to use students’ historical reading as a bridge to help them learn to evaluate online sources; however, tensions also arose between historical reading and civic online reasoning. We negotiated the content focus of the lessons. We asked students to investigate historical questions with contemporary ramifications instead of strictly civic questions, but we still balanced a need for students to build civics content knowledge to effectively evaluate online information. We also negotiated the degree to which we presented online evaluations as requiring different strategies than print historical sources. We emphasized similarities in the evaluative approaches but also learned to be explicit about differences. As teachers consider how to help students learn to evaluate online information, the question of how such lessons might be incorporated into existing disciplinary goals is a critical one. This study presents an in-depth analysis of design efforts in one such case.

Reading Contagion: The Hazards of Reading in the Age of Print

Reading Contagion: The Hazards of Reading in the Age of Print

Abstract 5462: Adding CIViC knowledge to variant annotation pipelines with CIViCpy

Abstract Precision oncology is dependent upon the matching of tumor variants to relevant knowledge describing the clinical significance of those variants. We recently developed the Clinical Interpretations for Variants in Cancer (CIViC; civicdb.org) crowd-sourced, expert-moderated, and open-access knowledgebase. CIViC provides a structured framework for evaluating genomic variants of various types (e.g., fusions, SNVs) for their clinical utility based on therapeutic, prognostic, predisposing, diagnostic, and functional evidence. CIViC has a documented API for accessing CIViC records: Assertions, Evidence, Variants, and Genes. Third-party tools that analyze or access the contents of this knowledgebase must programmatically leverage this API, often reimplementing redundant functionality in the pursuit of common analysis tasks that are beyond the scope of the CIViC web application. We recently published CIViCpy v1.0 (civicpy.org), a software development kit (SDK) for extracting and analyzing the contents of the CIViC knowledgebase. CIViCpy enables users to query CIViC content as dynamic objects in Python. Here we highlight new features and informative analyses introduced since the original publication. New features include an extended variant search functionality that supports queries by variant name, HGVS, and ClinGen Allele Registry ID (CAID). In addition to the CIViC-native GRCh37 coordinates, CIViCpy now supports variant queries from multiple alternative human genome builds, including hg18 and GRCh38. CIViCpy also includes multiple easy-to-use tools for straightforward installation in a variety of compute environments. A commonly requested feature is the annotation of user-provided variants in Variant Call Format (VCF) with CIViC data. CIViCpy now provides convenient methods, including a command line interface (CLI), for performing this task. We illustrate the use of newly added features by annotating pan-cancer VCF files from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). We show that CIViCpy is able to quickly and efficiently annotate patient variants in the context of the reported disease type, appending data about the associated CIViC Evidence and Assertions to the provided VCF files. The clinical interpretation of genomic variants in cancers requires high-throughput tools for interoperability and analysis of variant interpretation knowledge. These needs are met by CIViCpy, an SDK for downstream applications and rapid analysis. The new features discussed here allow users to easily incorporate CIViC knowledge into their variant annotation pipelines. CIViCpy (civicpy.org) is fully documented, open-source, and freely available online. Citation Format: Susanna Kiwala, Alex H. Wagner, Adam C. Coffman, Joshua F. McMichael, Kelsy C. Cotto, Thomas B. Mooney, Erica K. Barnell, Kilannin Krysiak, Arpad M. Danos, Jason M. Walker, Obi L. Griffith, Malachi Griffith. Adding CIViC knowledge to variant annotation pipelines with CIViCpy [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 5462.

Global citizenship education in conflict-affected settings: Implications of teachers’ views and contextual challenges for the Lebanese case

Despite embracing GCED themes, the Lebanese National Curriculum faces multifaceted challenges rooted in conflict. The 1997 curriculum is still in effect with revision attempts encumbered. Interviews with 56 public school teachers in Lebanon confirm prevalent knowledge transmission practices of prescribed civics content and lack of support for progressive teaching and critical dialogue. Findings suggest few teachers prioritise GCED constructs, while most promote nationalistic citizenship notions contributing to marginalisation. Moving forward, teacher education should develop teaching practice and mindsets for sustainable GCED with the intent of emancipating teachers and students from the limitations of national curricula.

CIViCpy: A Python Software Development and Analysis Toolkit for the CIViC Knowledgebase.

PURPOSEPrecision oncology depends on the matching of tumor variants to relevant knowledge describing the clinical significance of those variants. We recently developed the Clinical Interpretations for Variants in Cancer (CIViC; civicdb.org) crowd-sourced, expert-moderated, and open-access knowledgebase. CIViC provides a structured framework for evaluating genomic variants of various types (eg, fusions, single-nucleotide variants) for their therapeutic, prognostic, predisposing, diagnostic, or functional utility. CIViC has a documented application programming interface for accessing CIViC records: assertions, evidence, variants, and genes. Third-party tools that analyze or access the contents of this knowledgebase programmatically must leverage this application programming interface, often reimplementing redundant functionality in the pursuit of common analysis tasks that are beyond the scope of the CIViC Web application.METHODSTo address this limitation, we developed CIViCpy (civicpy.org), a software development kit for extracting and analyzing the contents of the CIViC knowledgebase. CIViCpy enables users to query CIViC content as dynamic objects in Python. We assess the viability of CIViCpy as a tool for advancing individualized patient care by using it to systematically match CIViC evidence to observed variants in patient cancer samples.RESULTSWe used CIViCpy to evaluate variants from 59,437 sequenced tumors of the American Association for Cancer Research Project GENIE data set. We demonstrate that CIViCpy enables annotation of > 1,200 variants per second, resulting in precise variant matches to CIViC level A (professional guideline) or B (clinical trial) evidence for 38.6% of tumors.CONCLUSIONThe clinical interpretation of genomic variants in cancers requires high-throughput tools for interoperability and analysis of variant interpretation knowledge. These needs are met by CIViCpy, a software development kit for downstream applications and rapid analysis. CIViCpy is fully documented, open-source, and available free online.

VALUABLE IMPERATIVES OF MODERN UKRAINIAN NATIONAL EDUCATION CONTENT

The article substantiates the need to use the term “imperative” to characterize the basic requirements for the formation and functioning of modern Ukrainian national education content. Compilation and systematization methods, retrospective and systematic analysis of philosophical, sociological, cultural, pedagogical works of scientists were used in the process of work on the topic to clarify the essence of the terms “imperative” and “content of national education”. The essence of the concept “imperative” is revealed as a principle that has the character of indisputable obligation and is based on deep moral and ethical beliefs. It is noted that value imperatives are always adaptable to social change. It is substantiated that the process of imperatives development acquires the character of continuous growth of new, improved rules of individuals’ interaction on the basis of those who have already completed their life cycle. The definition of the concept “national education content” has been presented. The importance of value imperatives as the most important factors in personal education has been considered. It is proved that the system of values and attitudes determines social development on the basis of human factor activation. The key imperatives of Ukrainian national education content through the prism of historical and cultural traditions, influences and axiological component (linguistic, social and civic content, man self-esteem, reorientation of society from mainly material to spiritual values of the nation and human civilization, etc.) have been determined. It is stated that the practical implementation of actual imperatives of Ukrainian national education content will contribute to the achievement of Ukrainians’ education goals at the present stage.

The internet as a global playground: young citizens and informal spaces of agency, a Portuguese case study

ABSTRACTThe recent rapid expansion of digital technologies brought with it the promise that these technologies would bring citizens, and especially youth, closer to political decision-making processes. But studies on youth participation and technology suggest that this promise has failed to materialize. The present article looks at nontraditional and informal online forms of civic participation to better understand students’ civic agency when using the Internet. Results from a countrywide survey of 11th- and 12th-grade students in Portugal suggest that their informal online civic participation (e.g., posting and sharing civically relevant items) is positively correlated with their formal civic participation offline (e.g., in community groups and school decision-making), perceived opportunities to participate offline, and formal online civic participation. In addition, students tend to react to and share civic content on online social networks more often than they perform more structured and formalized civic actions. The results suggest that the Internet is a space of youth civic agency and participation – a global playground – contrasting with formal institutional and formal online spaces, where youth lack a voice.

Destructive Civic Activity of Young People: Theoretical and Methodological Conceptualization

The authors analyze the interdisciplinary discourse and functional-content specificity of the phenomenon of youth civic activity, study the theoretical and methodological positions, categorical signs of destructive civic activity, as well as the contexts of possible manifestations of destructive youth civic practices. There is an increase in the need to study the civic youth activity, which acquires various forms of expression of positive and destructive orientation, reflecting the current political, economic, socio-cultural values of society. The processes of destabilization in society, negatively affecting the level of social protection of young people, due to youth maximalism, instability of life priorities, push to engage in socially dangerous activities, including extremist orientation. The potential space for the implementation of destructive practices of young people is expanding at the expense of social Internet networks, where their informal self-organization is activated. Internet activism is developing – purposeful actions in the online space, built around the situation-problems and aimed at its solution. The authors perform the categorization of civic activism of the youth through the analysis of cause-effect relations, which are necessary contiguous concepts as a response of young people to any social injustice, dysfunction of the economic and political system, an important condition for the normal functioning of society. The researchers define destructive behavior as a type of human activity that changes social objects through their destruction. Destructive civic activity of young people is understood as a sophisticated, multi-level, thematically diverse manifestation of social activity with a certain potential. The authors assume that destructive youth activism is expressed in aggressive individual and collective, verbal and non-verbal actions (including the form of destructive civic content in the Internet space). The paper states that destructiveness of civic activity is manifested in delinquent socially dangerous, aggressive forms. However, the authors conclude that destructive civil initiatives can also be socially useful, aimed at solving urgent problems related to social inequality, injustice, corruption, non-compliance with laws, and under certain conditions become the driving force of the "recovery" of society.

Algorithmic inference, political interest, and exposure to news and politics on Facebook

ABSTRACT The visibility of news and politics in a Facebook newsfeed depends on the actions of a diverse set of actors: users, their friends, content publishers such as news organizations, advertisers, and algorithms. The focus of this paper is on untangling the role of this last actor from the others. We ask, how does Facebook algorithmically infer what users are interested in, and how do interest inferences shape news exposure? We weave together survey data and interest categorization data from participants’ Facebook accounts to audit the algorithmic interest classification system on Facebook. These data allow us to model the role of algorithmic inference in shaping content exposure. We show that algorithmic ‘sorting out’ of users has consequences for who is exposed to news and politics on Facebook. People who are algorithmically categorized as interested in news or politics are more likely to attract this kind of content into their feeds – above and beyond their self-reported interest in civic content.

Market Demand for Civic Affairs News

This paper uses time series methods to test the relationship between civic affairs content and audience share for the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening news in the mid-1990s. Because these programs competed in the same market, but varied the amount of their civic affairs coverage, they present an excellent opportunity to analyze this relationship. The study uses hand-coded news abstracts and O.J. Simpson murder trial coverage as separate measures of news content. The study finds that lower levels of civic affairs content and higher levels of O.J. news are associated with greater audience share.

Type of education and voter turnout – Evidence from a register-based panel

The relationship between education length and voter turnout has been one of the most studied in the political participation literature in recent decades. However, few studies focus on education type, and most of the existing research on this topic relies on cross-sectional data. In the current study, we utilize a large register-based panel dataset to investigate the effect of education type. We find no effects of education type when investigating overall types of education, but we find substantial effects when examining a specific type of education program with a particularly high civic content.