8th Grade Classes Research Articles

Analysis of Students Scientific Literacy Skills on Ecosystem Materials at Boalemo District Junior High School

This study aims to determine the level of scientific literacy skills of stutends on ecosystem learning material in Boalemo Regency Junior High School. The research applied a survey research type with a quantitative descriptive approach. The population in this study are 2 classes of 8th grade of SMP N 2 Dulupi with 42 students, A class of 8th grade SMP 8 Satap Dulupi with 26 students, and 5 classes of 8th grade of SMP N 1 Tilamuta with 120 students. The total samples amounted o 188 students. The sampling technique used random sampling. The research sample consisted of 60 students, consisting of 20 grade 8 students at SMPN 2 Dulupi, 20 grade 8 students at SMP 8 satap Dulupi, and 20 grade 8 students SMPN 1 Tilamuta. The instrument used is a question of students scientific literacy, which consists of 17 questions. The research data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the level of scientific literacy skills of students in Boalemo Regency Junior High School s was 54.4, which was in th “low” category. The scientific literacy level of students on multiple choice questions has an average score of 57.85 at SMP N 1 Tilamuta, 53.57 at SMP N 2 Dulupi, and 51.78 at SMP 8 Satap Dulupi. On the question of attitude assessment, the average score was 56.67 at SMP N 1 Tilamuta, 62.08 at SMP N 2 Dulupi, and 60.83 at SMP 8 Satap Dulupi.

Abordagem didática do tema Paleontologia em uma escola de ensino fundamental da rede pública em Ponta Grossa, PR

Paleontology is a fundamental theme for the study and understanding of the origin and evolution of life on earth and is included in documents that govern basic education in Brazilian schools. The city of Ponta Grossa is widely known for its sites with abundant fossiliferous content. Based on the relevance of the theme and the characteristics of the region, this study evaluated the level of knowledge about Paleontology and the preservation of Paleontological Heritage among elementary school students of a public school. We used questionnaires, lectures, exhibitions of fossils from the region, and analysis of the textbooks used by the school with two classes of 7th and 8th grade. In general, the students of the four classes demonstrated a similar level of initial knowledge about the theme, presenting basic conceptualization difficulties and a lack of knowledge about the occurrence of fossils in the region. A lack of approach to the theme in the analyzed textbooks was also verified, which corroborates the low level of knowledge of the students. The activities applied were effective in the appropriation of knowledge, with changes in the level of understanding of the students at the end. The importance of using different methodologies for teaching this science is emphasized.

Ensino de língua portuguesa com a mediação das tecnologias digitais em tempos de pandemia

Este artigo apresenta uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória, cujo objetivo é mostrar práticas educativas com uso de tecnologias digitais (TDs), de modo a compreender as potencialidades e as fragilidades do uso delas no Ensino Remoto Emergencial. Para isso, apresenta-se um relato de experiência sobre o uso de ferramentas digitais na disciplina de Língua Portuguesa para três turmas de 8º ano, durante dois trimestres de 2020, do Ensino Fundamental, de uma escola da rede privada de ensino, situada na cidade de Caxias do Sul - RS, durante um período da pandemia de COVID-19. Neste horizonte, quatro ferramentas digitais foram utilizadas: (i) Publisher; (ii) Meme Generator- imgflip; (iii) Mentimeter e (iv) Quizlet. O estudo revelou que as TDs, enquanto mediadoras do conhecimento, apontam para mudanças significativas na postura do professor e dos alunos em relação aos processos de aprender e ensinar no ERE, tendo permitido identificar potencialidades e fragilidades, no que se refere ao uso das ferramentas tecnológicas digitais adotadas.

Synthetic Phonics on the Development of Reading Aloud

This study aims to know the effect of synthetic phonics on the development of students reading aloud skills. This study was conducted at State Junior High School 3 Babelan, Bekasi, Indonesia. This study used a quantitative method, true-research experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. The population of this research is all 8th grade students, and for two classes of 8th grade were taken as the sample, where one class is experimental and the other is control with the total number of 72 participants. A pre-test and post-test were given to know whether synthetic phonics is effective. The obtained result of both tests from the two classes were compared. The findings showed that the lowest score in the experimental class was 71 while the highest was 89. Meanwhile, the lowest and the highest score of control class were 62 and 75, respectively. The difference of the highest scores between that obtained in the experimental and that in the control class is 14, meaning that experimental class gained 14 scores. It can be concluded that synthetic phonics is effective in the development of students’ reading aloud skills, this study recommends continuation using synthetic phonics to develop students’ reading aloud skills.