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Using Primary Source Projects to teach undergraduate mathematics content: analysis of instructor implementation and perceptions

ABSTRACTThis study investigates changes in instructor teaching tendencies, instructor’s perception of impact on student learning and dispositions, and methods of implementation of Primary Source Projects (PSPs). PSPs are curricular modules designed to teach core mathematical topics from primary historical sources rather than from standard textbooks. In essence, they are a form of inquiry-based learning that incorporates the history of mathematics through original source texts. We provide an overview of results from two semesters of implementation reports and surveys administered at the beginning and end of the semester by instructors who implemented PSPs in their undergraduate mathematics classes.

Integration of traditional and complementary medicine into medical school curricula: a survey among medical students in Makerere University, Uganda

ObjectiveTo describe the disposition and sociodemographic characteristics of medical students associated with inclusion of traditional and complementary medicine in medical school curricula in Uganda.DesignA cross-sectional study conducted during May 2017....

Improving Students’ Productive Disposition through Realistic Mathematics Education with Outdoor Approach

This study aimed to improve the students’ productive disposition (PD) through Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) learning with an outdoor approach based on school level. Productive disposition development is intended so that students can appreciate mathematics as a science needed for their lives. The method used in this research was a quasi-experimental study. The population was 210 students of the fifth grade of Elementary School from five schools. The sample was 75 fifth grade students. The data were collected by using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test to find out the difference between the experimental and the control group. The results of this study indicate that RME learning with the outdoor approach more influential than the conventional learning in improving PD in high school level. Otherwise, in medium and low level school, the conventional learning was more influential than the RME learning with the outdoor approach to improve the students’ PD. Therefore, it can be concluded that the school level needs to be considered in improving students’ productive disposition through RME learning with an outdoor approach. Moreover, RME learning with an outdoor approach as an alternative model to improve productive disposition of students.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MCTS LEARNING MODEL TO IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND DISPOSITION

MCTS learning model (Making Critical Thinking Students) is a learning model that refers to self regulated learning and uses ICT as a learning media. The purposes of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the MCTS model to improving the critical thinking skills and disposition of students. This research was carried out to physics education students of Palangka Raya University who was attended the research methodology lecture. The effectiveness of the MCTS learning model is based on (1) the results of critical thinking skills and disposition of students and (2) students respons to the model. The results of the study show that critical thinking skills of physics education students at Palangka Raya University have increased significantly, with α = 5%, N-gain average critical thinking skills are consistently at very high criteria. Critical thinking disposition of learning a significant increase in positive criteria. Physics education students at Palangka Raya University averaged 95.33% giving a positive respons to MCTS learning model and its devices. Conclusion based on the results of the study of the effectiveness of the MCTS learning model is effective applied in learning to improve the critical thinking skills and disposition of physics education students of Palangka Raya University as a candidate physics teachers.

Maker-Centered Teacher Professional Development: Examining K-12 Teachers’ Learning Experiences in a Commercial Makerspace

There has been increased interest in utilizing making activities in classroom-based educational environments and research suggests these activities may promote desirable student dispositions such as increased confidence and agency. To realize these benefits, teachers must experience maker-centered learning in order to design and integrate these types of activities into their curriculum. This qualitative study examined K-12 teachers’ perceptions of an eight-week professional development experience designed to expose participants to making activities and the culture inherent in a commercial makerspace. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 15 teachers who participated in the experience during Summer 2017. An analysis of the interview data describes participants’ learning experiences within three modes of teacher learning: formal, informal and independent. This paper describes how and what teachers learned during the professional development experience, as well as their perceptions of learning in a commercial makerspace.

The Skilled, the Knowledgeable, and the Motivated: Investigating the Strategic Allocation of Time on Task in a Computer-Based Assessment.

In large scale low stakes assessments, students usually choose their own speed at which to work on tasks. At the same time, previous research has shown that in hard tasks, the time students invest is a positive predictor of task performance. From this perspective, a relevant question is whether student dispositions other than the targeted skill might affect students’ time on task behavior, thus potentially affecting their task performance and in turn their estimated skill in the target domain. Using PISA 2009 computer based assessment data, the present research investigated for the domain of reading digital text whether three variables that can be assumed to predict performance in digital reading tasks, comprehension skill, enjoyment of reading, and knowledge of reading strategies would also predict how much time students would devote to digital reading tasks, and in particular, whether they would adapt time on task to task difficulty. To address this question, two linear mixed models were estimated that predicted the time students spent on a task, and the average time students spent on relevant pages within each task, by the interaction of task difficulty with comprehension skill, enjoyment of reading, and knowledge of reading strategies. To account for time on task being nested in students and tasks, random effects for persons and tasks were included. The interaction of task difficulty with gender and Socio-Economic Status (SES) was included for control purposes. Models were estimated individually for 19 countries, and results integrated meta-analytically. In line with predictions, for both time on task indicators, significant positive interactions were found with comprehension skill, enjoyment of reading, and knowledge of reading strategies. These interactions indicated that in students with high comprehension skill, enjoyment of reading, and knowledge of reading strategies there was a stronger association of task difficulty with time on task than in students low in either of these variables. Thus, skilled comprehenders, students enjoying reading, and students in command of reading strategies behaved more adaptively than lower skilled, motivated, or knowledgeable students. Implications of these findings for the validity of self-paced computer-based assessments are discussed.

Pengaruh Kecerdasan Logika Matematika Terhadap Disposisi Matematis Siswa

This study aims to determine the influence of logic smart on students' mathematical dispositions. The method is quantitative with ex post facto approach — the population of class XI MIPA MAN 2 Cirebon and three samples taken by random sampling. Data collection uses logic smart tests and questionnaires was then analyzed using a simple regression test. Analysis and interpretation of data show that logic smart of students at coherent level with the average value is 65.93 and 57%, mathematical disposition of students is at a high level with a percentage of the average indicator value is 70%, and there is a significant influence between logic smart with the mathematical disposition of 63.2% and a significance value of 0.00<0.05. So, the teacher should improve the logic of smart students through logical thinking, as well as counting ability accompanied by observations to solve mathematical problems because it has implications for the ability of students' mathematical dispositions.

Improving Written Communication Skills and Mathematical Disposition of Tenth Grade IPS 4 Students by Using Think-Talk-Write (TTW) Learning Strategy at SMAN 50 Jakarta

The aim of this research was to improve mathematical written communication and mathematical disposition of students by using think-talk-write (TTW) learning strategy in tenth grade IPS 4 students at SMAN 50 Jakarta 2017/2018 academic year. The design of this study was a classroom action research. The subject of this research consists of 6 students, 2 students with low written communication skills with moderate disposition skills, 2 students having medium-skilled and medium disposition ability and 2 students who have high disposition ability with medium and high disposition ability. The data collection techniques were consist of 1) Giving mathematics written communication ability test, 2) Spreading mathematic disposition questionnaire, 3) Doing filed notes, 4) Interviewing with the research subjects. The result was based on the end of the third cycle, it was obtained all subject experienced has increase in mathematical written communication ability and 4 out of 6 subjects experienced has increase in mathematical disposition ability. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the TTW learning strategy can increase mathematical written communication and mathematical disposition ability in tenth grade IPS 4 students at SMAN 50 Jakarta 2017/2018 academic year. In this research, an improvement made at the thinking stage was to write answers on the worksheet so that students will be more passionate about thinking of how to solve problems. On the talking stage, students were not only explaining completion but also helping team members who having difficulties. On the write stage, students could write the answer using their own phrase so that they will understand more about the completion based on observations and the results of questionnaires to increase the ability of mathematical disposition it can be seen that students experience increased self-confidence in explaining the ideas obtained, able to solve problems in various ways and have the willingness to solve mathematical problems. Besides, when the teacher asks students to re-examine the result of the work, it can be seen that students check their work while checking if there was a problem-solving problem.

Development and validation of the critical thinking disposition inventory for Chinese medical college students (CTDI-M)

BackgroundThis study aimed to develop and conduct psychometric testing of the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory to measure the critical thinking disposition of Chinese medical college students.MethodsThe study was conducted in two stages: (a) item generation, reliability analysis and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and (b) confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and testing of psychometric properties (Cronbach’ s alpha, test-retest reliability and convergent validity). The subjects included 1035 Chinese medical college students. The test-retest reliability of the instrument was determined at a two-week interval (n = 61). A general linear regression model was developed to examine the predictive effects of gender, age and major on CT disposition. The data were analysed with SPSS 22.0 and Amos 21.0 during item development and the reliability and validity analyses. Vista was utilized for parallel analysis during the principal axis analysis.ResultsEighteen final items were sorted into 3 factors, which were identified as “Open-mindedness”, “Systematicity/Analyticity” and “Truth-seeking”, with cumulative variance of 41.37, 46.00 and 49.59%, respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.924, and the factors’ alphas ranged from 0.824 to 0.862. The correlational analysis indicated significant correlations between the subscales of the CTDI-CM and the total scores of the CTDI-CV, indicating modest evidence for the convergent validity of the CTDI-CM. Gender, age and education significantly predicted the CT disposition of Chinese medical students. Open-mindedness and Systematicity/Analyticity were higher for medical students than for nursing students.ConclusionsThis study presents a reliable and valid instrument for clinical thinking disposition. Future studies should explore other predictive factors of CT dispositions (e.g., cognitive/motivational) and criterion validity.

Formative assessment of students from a Confucian heritage culture: Insights from Japan

Since the turn of the century there has been increasing interest in educational assessment and the ways in which it can encourage or discourage effective learning processes. Much of this interest has centered around formative assessment and those practices which can promote student learning through the act of being assessed. Societies that have a Confucian heritage culture are widely believed to prioritize summative assessment at the expense of formative assessment. This will inevitably impact the ways in which students from these countries approach and engage with assessment tasks. The present study seeks to understand the dispositions of students from one Confucian heritage culture though the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. The conceptions and experiences of university students in Japan were studied in order to provide direction for the development of formative assessment practice. Two data collection instruments were used: a self-report survey and a narrative frame task. The results indicate that students from Japan approach assessment tasks in a way that is at odds with some popular Confucian categories, such as intense competition, a desire to please the family, and the priority of book knowledge above practical skill. The paper concludes with pedagogical implications for teachers.

Determinants of Accounting Students’ Competency: Kuwait University

Kuwait University is the only state university with accounting education that has commenced in 1966. So far, accounting education is offered by the College of Business Administration – CBA- as a full degree of 4 years span, in addition to some other private universities that started recently. CBA periodically reviews the accounting program particularly after earning AACSB accreditation in the late 90’s, which has pressed for more academic excellence. CBA has introduced an exit exam process in 2009 since inception. Results revealed some areas of concern such as the shallow technical background of graduates, ill-use of advanced accounting systems and software, and inadequate research ability. One would add to these, student's tendency toward the classical type of learning or “spoon feeding”, which questions their ability in the judgmental type of cases as well as their self-expression.The purpose of this research is to explore factors associated with accounting student’s competencies at Kuwait University and subsequently to suggest remedy policies. A survey has been conducted through out the period from April 2018 till August 2018 exploring factors affecting accounting student’s competency. Multiple factors that influence student's competencies were entrenched within a statistical model which later resulted in comparable results. Moreover, stepwise multiple regression analysis was used to analyse the relationships between students' competency and the independent variables. Results expose that students lean heavily on in- class materials and do less reading in advance. Also, learning techniques used and practices by students are well classical as it depends primarily on lecturer delivering the materials. Finally, this study provides evidence that GPA earned by accounting students at CBA is the most important variable associated with their overall performance upon graduation. Other variables such as MGPA, external assistance (EA), in-class assignments (ICA), students' personal and technical abilities (PFT), and other financial and social factors (FT) have lesser degree of significance on their performance.

A Study on Art Interests and Critical Thinking Dispositions of Students in Fine Arts Department of the Faculty of Education

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between the art interests and critical thinking dispositions of the students who study fine arts education in the faculty of education. The sample of the research consisted of 236 fine arts education students including 123 from the department of painting teaching and 113 from the department of music education. In the research, relational survey method was used. It was found in the research that the art interests of the students were at the level that can be considered as good. In addition, it was noticed that the average scores of critical thinking dispositions of the students were at moderate level. One of the findings obtained from the study was that there was no significant difference between the scores of art interest and critical thinking according to gender. Another finding was that art interests of the students in the music department were significantly higher compared with the scores of the students in the department of art education. In addition, a positive moderate level of relationship was found between the art interest and critical thinking, analyticity, inquisitiveness sub-dimensions; significantly low positive relationship with self-confidence, systematicity, searching truth and cognitive maturity sub-dimensions.

A Study on Art Interests and Critical Thinking Dispositions of Students in Fine Arts Department of the Faculty of Education

A Study on Art Interests and Critical Thinking Dispositions of Students in Fine Arts Department of the Faculty of Education

PENGARUH DISPOSISI MATEMATIS TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING PADA SISWA SMK DI KOTA CIMAHI KELAS X

This study aims to analyze and examine in depth the effects of mathematical disposition on learning based learning on vocational students in Cimahi City CLASS X. The method in this study uses a correlation method with a quantitative approach. The population in this study were SMK Pusdikhubad Cimahi students and the samples were students of class X TSM B with a total of 34 students. In this study to find out the disposition of students towards mathematics, can it be done with confidence, responsibility, diligence and willingness of students to find other ways to solve the mathematical problems given. The instrument in this study was a test of Probelem Based Learning learning outcomes of 5 items and a mathematical disposition scale of 30 statement scales. The results of this study concluded that, the learning outcomes of Problem Based Learning which were influenced by students 'mathematical dispositions amounted to 79.7% while 20.3% were influenced by factors outside of students' mathematical dispositions.

The Impact of Mindful Agency Coaching and Motivational Interviewing on the Development of Positive Learning Dispositions in Undergraduate Students: A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Study

ABSTRACTThis article details the design, implementation, and evaluation of mindful agency coaching and motivational interviewing interventions to develop undergraduate students’ positive learning dispositions. A quasi-experimental design was employed in the study involving three groups: one control group, one intervention group of mindful agency coaching only (MA group), and another intervention group of mindful agency coaching plus motivational interviewing (MA+MI group). The main findings show that compared with the control group, the two intervention groups achieved significant improvements in mindful agency, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence. However, there was no significant difference between the two intervention groups in posttests. Moreover, participants’ improvement in mindful agency fully mediated the postintervention increases in self-efficacy, emotional intelligence, and metacognition. It can be concluded that mindful agency coaching and motivational interviewing are promising coaching approaches for undergraduate students to become mindful, resilient, and self-determined learners.

KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF MATEMATIS DAN DISPOSISI MATEMATIS SISWA SMP MELALUI PENDEKATAN KONTEKSTUAL

This study intended to studied student’s ability to mathematical creative thinking and mathematical disposition of student who receive contextual approach compared to those who receive regular learning. Method use in this study is Experiment Method. Population in this study is the students of Junior High School in West Bandung Regency while the sample is SMP Negeri 1 Cihampelas and two classes are randomly chosen from all existing VII grade. From those two classes randomly appointed which will be the experiment class and control class. Experiment Class receive learningwith contextual approach while Control Class receive regular learning. Instrument used are mathematical creative thinking ability test and mathematical disposition scale. From the result and hypothesis testing concluded that increasing ability to mathematical creative thinking and mathematical disposition of students who receive contextual approach learning are better than those that receive regular learning.

UPAYA MENINGKATKAN DISPOSISI DENGAN PENDEKATAN OPEN ENDED PADA SISWA SMK KELAS X-RPL B

This study aims to determine the increase in mathematical dispositions of students using the open ended approach. The method used in this study is a qualitative method and this type of research is classroom action research. The population of this study was all students of class X IT Development Vocational School while the sample was class X RPL B. Data were collected based on observations, notes in the field, instruments in the form of non-disposition mathematical questionnaire scale tests. Questionnaires given contain indicators of students' mathematical dispositions, namely (1) confidence (2) can express ideas (3) check back on work results (4) persistent and diligent when working on questions (5) enthusiasm and serious learning mathematics (6) expect metacognition. The results of this study indicate that the use of an open-ended approach in mathematics learning can improve the mathematical disposition of class X RPL B students without development.

PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR INTERAKTIF DENGAN SCAFFOLDING METAKOGNITIF UNTUK KEMAMPUAN DAN DISPOSISI BERPIKIR REFLEKTIF MATEMATIS SISWA

The purpose of this study was to produce interactive mathematics teaching materials with metacognitive scaffolding for students' thinking and mathematical reflective dispositions. This interactive teaching material is made in exetable windows (exe) format. The use of teaching materials is flexible with exe format so that it can be used on Windows-based computers. Exe is a type of file used to install or install applications based on a Windows operating system. This research is motivated by the weakness of students 'metacognitive abilities, and the small amount of teaching materials to develop interactive teaching materials with the ability of metacognitive scaffolding aspects, students' thinking abilities and mathematical reflective dispositions. This study uses a research and development design that contains 10 potential steps and problems, combining data, product design, design validation, revision design, product testing, product revision, usage testing, product revision and mass production. The results showed that the general interactive teaching material with metacognitive scaffolding for the ability and disposition of mathematical reflective thinking students had a very good classification with a contribution of 87.5% for education experts and 85.7% for mathematicians looking at resources Introduction, eligibility, presentation , and language. While for multimedia experts have 70%. Based on the results of expert tests and limited trials conducted on 10 grade VIII junior high school students in one of the junior high schools in the attack district it is undeniably related to interactive teaching materials with metacognitive scaffolding for support and 6% mathematical reflective. Keywords: Interactive Teaching Materials, Scaffolding, Metacognitive, Reflective Thinking, Mathematical Disposition

Creative and Body-based Learning: Redesigning Pedagogies in Mathematics

Contemporary schooling produces unequal educational outcomes in Australia and across the globe. While mandated high-stakes tests supposedly place all students on a common scale, they can limit pedagogic practices and often fail to recognize the “abilities” or embodied knowledge of many children. In addressing these challenges, particularly as they relate to the teaching of mathematics, this article reports on a qualitative study that investigated an arts integrated professional learning model, Creative Body-based Learning (CBL), at two Australian primary schools. CBL uses active and creative strategies from a range of art forms to increase student engagement and expand pedagogic possibilities across the curriculum. In this pilot study, five teachers formed action research teams with four artists to integrate CBL into mathematics. Findings drawn from interviews with teachers include higher engagement and improvement of student dispositions in mathematics and, more significantly, a broadening of teachers’ pedagogical practices to engage students and provide them with multiple opportunities to present their learning.

Problem based learning-team teaching to improve vocational school students’ mathematical disposition

This research aims to determine the interaction that occurs in the process of learning mathematics process. In general, this research is about improving the ability of mathematical disposition of vocational high school students. The learning took place in 2 schools with different levels. This research was quasi-experiment research. The data analysis techniques performed by using the Gain test and ANOVA test. The result shows that there was an increase of students’ mathematical disposition ability in the class using PBL model and PBL-Teaching Teachers for both middle and low-level schools. At a medium level, improving the mathematical disposition of students with PBL-Team Teaching methods is better than PBL and conventional models. There is a significant interaction between mathematical disposition abilities based on the schools level and the use of learning models. There is no interaction between mathematical disposition ability and the use of learning model when viewed from Mathematical Preliminary Ability.