Skills In High School Research Articles

SYNECTICS AS ONE WAY OF DEVELOPING SOFT SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

This article examines the potential for fostering soft skills in high school students, aimed at preparing them for independent living, enabling quick adaptation to changing circumstances, making decisions in complex situations, working in teams, and communicating effectively with others. Many psychological challenges exist regarding the effective development of these skills in this age group.The analysis of various sources has identified synectics as an effective method for developing soft skills in high school students, as it addresses the aforementioned challenges. During a psychological experiment that included surveys and observational studies, the level of development of soft competencies within the "4K" framework—creativity, communication, critical thinking, and cooperation—was assessed using synectics techniques such as "Feedback," "Situational Modeling," "Teamwork," "Creative Thinking,""Brainstorming," "Communication," and quiz games. The implementation of synectics positively influenced the development of all soft skills among high school students in the experimental group, particularly enhancing creativity and communication abilities.Consequently, recommendations were made for the general use of synectics to develop soft skills in high school students.The study holds practical significance, as the findings can be utilized by educators to develop new psychologist methods aimed at enhancing soft skills in high school students.

The Development of Soft Skills via In-person Training in Secondary Education: A Case Study in Oujda-Angad Directorate, Morocco

The digital revolution has brought about colossal changes in many social aspects. Thanks to the emergence of new digital technologies, many jobs have been executed by machines. Thus, employers are seeking different skills; they are known as soft skills. These skills are currently required for integrating the workforce. This article provides conceptual and empirical information related to employability skills development. It aims to explore the effect of soft skills training on the development of this skill among secondary school students. It is preliminary research to check students’ knowledge of three skills: Critical thinking, Collaboration and Communication. The theoretical frameworks mobilized for this study are the project-based learning theory and the experiential learning theory (Kolb, 2005). A mixed approach is adopted to examine the development of these skills via a one-month in-person training for students of Oued Eddahab high school. Quantitative data were collected via two web-based questionnaires: a pre-training and a post-training to compare students’ perceptions regarding the soft skills training. Qualitative data were collected by recording two focus groups. The quantitative results have revealed that there are many effective strategies to apply in order to enhance soft skills in high school. The qualitative results revealed that there is a positive relationship between the training workshops and the improvement of those skills. The majority of the students have expressed their satisfaction with the different workshops and stressed the importance of these skills for their academic and professional careers and for the improvement of their communicative capacities.

Analysis High Order Level Thinking Skills of High School Students in Chemistry Learning

This study aims to describe the high-order thinking skills of high school students. The research method used is a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The sampling technique used was the random sampling technique. The research subjects were 488 high school students. The data collection technique is a two-tier multiple choice test consisting of twenty questions covering analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Based on the research results and discussion, high-order thinking skills of high school students showed an average in the very high category with a percentage of 1.8% with a frequency of 9 students. The ability of students in the high category has a percentage of 19.9%, with a frequency of 97 students and the ability of students in the medium category is 49%, with a frequency of 239 students. Meanwhile, the average in the low category is 21.9%, with a frequency of 107 students and the ability of students in the very low category has a percentage of 7.4% with a frequency of 36 students. Overall, high-order thinking skills in high school in Tegal are in the medium category.

Mobile Learning Based-Creative Writing In Senior High School

In learning Indonesian, writing skills in high school are needed. However, in reality, secondary school students' creative writing abilities are still weak. Several studies state that high school students have yet to be able to write creatively optimally, and they are less motivated in the learning process. Based on the above, a solution is needed to overcome this. This study aims to describe the analysis of teacher needs for mobile learning-based learning media in creative writing learning in secondary schools to increase teacher and student literacy. The method used is the survey method. The sample of this research is 27 Indonesian language teachers. Data collection techniques used were questionnaires and interviews. The data analysis technique used is qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques. The results of the research show as follows. First, the media to be developed must comply with the principles of multimedia development, the characteristics of mobile learning, and the principles of learning to write. Second, there needs to be more learning media used so far. Third, teachers in secondary schools in Palembang need learning media based on mobile learning in learning creative writing.

Implementasi Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning (PBL) Tentang Materi Biologi Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Pemecahan Masalah: Literature Review

Biology learning is prepared to encourage students to be able to solve problems in everyday life. To be able to realize this, a learning model is needed that can construct students' knowledge so that they are able to solve problems. This study aims to see how to implement the Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning model as an effort to improve students' problem solving skills in high school, especially in Biology learning. The method used in this research is literature review. The reading sources used are from relevant national and international articles. Data analysis techniques were carried out descriptively by analyzing and identifying reading sources so as to produce a concise, clear and informative summary. The results showed that the implementation of the PBL learning model could improve students' problem-solving skills, especially regarding biology material.

Does taking additional Maths classes in high school affect academic outcomes?

Several studies in the mathematical education literature show the effect of students’ high school skills in maths on their success at higher levels of education and work. In particular, the importance of maths course taking in US high schools is highlighted to be important for college enrollment and completion. The choice of taking additional maths courses or, as in Italy, of choosing a high-school curriculum with more maths, is not random: it depends on several substantial factors such as gender and socio-economic status. This selection bias implies that the differences in the academic outcomes might be traceable not only to mathematics ability and knowledge. In this paper, the aim is to estimate the treatment effect of attending a relatively new high school curriculum in Italy with more maths, with respect to the traditional track of the scientific “liceo”, on two academic outcomes: university enrollment and first-year university performance. After having reduced the selection bias using a caliper multi-level propensity score matching procedure, a multi-state Markov model is used to study the treatment effect on the joint educational outcomes.

SSCS Model Based E-Worksheet: Needs Analysis to Stimulate Critical Thinking Skills

This study aims to determine the need to develop an e-Worksheet based on the SSCS model to stimulate critical thinking skills. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method to provide an overview of the implementation of critical thinking skills in high school during learning that implements the independent curriculum. This research was conducted in March 2023. The data source was obtained using the non-test technique in the form of an open questionnaire. The subjects in this study were 15 physics teachers spread across 3 provinces in Indonesia, including Lampung, Central Java and South Sumatra. The data analysis technique is the Miles & Huberman (2018) analysis technique which is carried out continuously until the data is saturated. Data analysis involves three steps, data reduction, data presentation, and verification. The results of the study show that critical thinking skills have not been fully implemented in physics learning in senior high schools in the independent curriculum. Therefore, the development of an e-Worksheet based on the SSCS model is needed to stimulate students' critical thinking skills.

Development of Problem Solving-Based Modules Assisted by Tracker Software to Improve Students' Problem-Solving Skills in High School

This study aims to 1) produce problem solving-based modules assisted by software tracker to improve valid problem-solving abilities; 2) produce problem solving based modules assisted by tracking software to improve practical problem solving skills; 3) find out the potential effects of problem solving-based modules assisted by tracker software to improve students’ problem solving skills. This study used research and development (RD) methods which refer to the ADDIE development procedure. includes Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation. One of the ADDIE's stages is modifying the development stage using Tessmer's evaluation. If it consists of self-evaluation, expert review, one to one, and small group. Data collection was carried out by observation, interviews, questionnaires/questions. The research subjects were class X IPA students at SMA Negeri 3 Sungai Lilin. Based on the analysis, the data is stated to be valid, practical and has the potential to influence students. The results obtained 1) The expert review stage showed the average value from the three experts, namely 91.11% for material aspects, 93.33% for media aspects, and 81.11% for language aspects. 2) The one-to-one stage has a percentage value of 84.44 % which is categorized as practical. 3) The small group students’ response questionnaire has a score percentage of 87.778% which is categorized as practical. and 4) the field test stage shows an average value of 44 .2563 in the pretest and 83.9063 in the post-test. Therefore, it can be concluded that the problem solving-based module assisted by tracker software can be stated as valid, practical, and effective to improve students’ problem-solving skills.

Analysis of Speaking Skills with Storytelling Method in Indonesian Language Learning in Elementary Schools

This literature study, entitled "Analysis of Speaking Skills with Storytelling Methods in Indonesian Language Learning in Elementary Schools," describes the literature on speaking skills using the storytelling method with the narrative literature review (NLR) model. The technique employed is the comparison method. The purpose of this study is based on the needs in primary school environments, especially in high school, because knowing the problems and difficulties in applying Indonesian language learning to speaking skills for elementary school students is very much needed. It has been proven that it takes work to maximize students' speaking skills in front of an audience. Researchers identified the subject matter discussed in this study as 40 articles published in national journals within the last ten years. The article Speaking Skills with a Storytelling Approach consists of 20 pieces on speaking skills by various methods, as many as nine pieces for speaking skills in high school, which in general is as much as two articles; additionally, to speak with storytelling skills using a variety of models, as many as four articles; three articles for speaking skills using image media and comics; and the other two articles discuss speaking skills in law school in general. The novelty of the research obtained in the literature review of speaking skills and the theories presented by previous experts The impact of research that uses the study of literature is more significant when other researchers pay attention to the suggestions given by researchers when researching speaking skills.

PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN AKTIF TYPE QUIZ TEAM TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA

This study aims to determine whether there is a significant effect of the application of the Quis Team type active learning model on the mathematical problem solving ability of students in class XII IPA at SMA Negeri 1 Sendana. This research uses experimental research and Quasi Experimental Design. The population in this study was 98 students. Sampling was determined by using simple random sampling where students of class XII IPA 1 were selected as the experimental class and students of class XII IPA 3 were selected as the control class. The data were collected by the learning implementation observation sheet instrument and the test instrument in the form of pre-test and post-test. Furthermore, the data of this study were analyzed with descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using a significance level of 0.05. The results of the hypothesis test indicate that there is a significant influence on the application of the Quis Team type active learning model on math problem solving skills in high school

Podcast-Mediated Students Learning English in the Second Grade of Senior High School

Podcasts are one of the well-liked technological advancements to aid language acquisition. Podcasts, which are digital recordings, can be utilized to help students acquire the English language, particularly in speaking and skills. The reconducted was skilled at SMAN to know how to teach speaking and listening skills in high school using podcast media. Researchers used qualitative methods with observation and interview approaches and an interactive model for data analysis. The study results are (1) podcasts are a solution to students' difficulties in learning English as a medium for utilizing technology, (2) podcasts as a medium for learning speaking and listening skills, (3) podcasts can increase student motivation in learning English. So, this researcher draws the conclusion that Podcasts are one of the choices of English learning aids that also allow teachers to use technology in the classroom. It is important to highlight that the aim is not to replace podcasts as a substitute for live teaching. Therefore, it is recommended that when using podcasts, teachers should instruct their students well to maximize their effectiveness.

Profile of Students' Creative Thinking Skills in High School

Creative thinking is one of the 21st-century skills that every individual must master. Each individual has a different level of creative thinking skills. Measurement of creative thinking skills needs to be done to find out the description of students' creative thinking skills so that teachers can design methods, strategies, and learning models that can improve creative thinking skills. The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the creative thinking skills of students. This type of research is descriptive research. The population in the study were all students of class XI. The research sample was 58 students determined using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument used is a validated questionnaire. The data collection technique is distributing questionnaires to students—data analysis in the form of descriptive analysis. The results showed that the acquisition of creative thinking skills percentage of T1 (very low) was 44.8%, T2 (low) was 35.4%, T3 (moderate) was 10.7%, T4 (high) was 5.6 %, and T5 (very high) which is 3.4%. Based on these results, it can be concluded that students' creative thinking skills are still relatively low.

Peer and Self-Assessment of Teamwork Skills in High School: Using a Multi-Rater Evaluation Method for Cooperative Learning Groups

Employers agree that high school graduates lack teamwork skills needed for workplace productivity. The lag in student readiness to meet employer expectations urges school reforms that implicate group interaction, empirical assessment, and reporting of teamwork competencies. The Teamwork Skills Inventory (TSI) evaluated how well individual students performed in cooperative learning teams as observed by peers and self with anonymous feedback. Field-testing involved 303 high school students in the United States from middle class and racially diverse families. Psychometric indicators of reliability, validity, exploratory factor analysis, and group analytics were determined. Qualitative responses by participants to TSI methodology were highly favorable.

The Effect of Math Ability and English Ability on Graduate Academic Performance Using Database of the International Private University

The purposes of this study are to examine the relationship between student demographics and Math ability and English ability; to examine the relationship between student academic background and Math ability and English ability; to examine the relationship between Math ability and English ability and graduate academic performance using database of the international private university. This study collected data of graduates from the database of the international private university to test hypotheses with three sets of data; the first set was combined from four graduate batches (batches 44-47), the second set was one latest batch (batch 47), and the third set was sample taking 10% from total four batches. Data were analyzed with multiple regression analysis, independent sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results found that student demographics (gender, age, and nationality), and their academic background (types of school, math skills in high school, and majors) determined their Math ability and English ability, except types of high school on Math ability. In addition, both Math and English abilities also influenced graduate performance.

STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TOWARDS E-LEARNING SCHOOLOGY CONTENT ON CREATIVE WRITING LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The era of the COVID-19 pandemic brought major changes in the world of education, not only in Indonesia, but in the world. Almost all countries feel the same way. The learning system has switched from an offline/face-to-face to an online system. This world disaster has made many new applications appear or the famous applications that support online learning. One of them is Indonesian learning which requires learning technology, especially writing skills; creative writing. Writing skills in high school are needed. There are many types of creative writing that must be mastered by students, such as writing biographies, writing short stories, writing poetry, and so on. Moreover, in the 2013 curriculum, Indonesian language learning is text-based which directs students to be able to produce text-based writings. The purpose of this study was to determine the practicality of the content of E-Learning Schoology in learning creative writing in high schools in Palembang city in terms of teachers. This research is research and development research. The object of research is the 10th grade Indonesian at SMA Palembang. The method used is the Delpi method. Data collection techniques are questionnaires and FGDs. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Based on the results of research and discussion, it can be concluded as follows. First, the E-Learning Schoology content for creative writing learning has been practically used based on the small group test which was participated by 10 students. This practicality can be seen from the assessments given by students on aspects of material, language, content presentation, and E-Learning which show a very decent value. Mean value which was above 4.25. Second, the students stated that the content developed has advantages such as, interesting, motivating, complete material, easy to use, inspiring, provides many learning experiences, the language is easy to understand, the features used are interesting and make it easier to learn. Third, this content has weaknesses, but these weaknesses occured because of the lack of understanding of students in operating this e-learning.

Instructional materials for optical matter based on STEM-CP (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics-Contextual Problem) to increase student critical thinking skills in high school

The optical matter is divided into three different points of view; there are physical optics, geometric optics, and optical tools. Three different points of view make optical matter difficult to integrate. Besides, the learning of optical matter in school mostly focuses on formulas, not the concept, so students find it difficult to apply optical matter in their daily lives. Also, critical thinking skills are needed to apply a concept to solve problems in daily life. One of the solutions to these problems is to apply optical teaching materials that discuss concepts and mathematics in a balanced, integrated, equipped by a contextual problem to increase student's critical thinking skills and make it easier to apply optical concepts in daily life. One of the suitable teaching materials is optical teaching materials based on STEM-CP (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics-Contextual Problem). This study aims to measure student’s critical thinking skills after implied optical teaching materials based on STEM-CP. This research used Quasi-Pretest-Posttest Experiment without control class. Data analysis using the mixed-method, and were analyzed quantitatively. The sample used was 33 students of class XI science. The result obtained from pretest and posttest with open questions following indicators of critical thinking skills. The application of optical instrument teaching materials and function based on STEM-CP showed that student critical thinking skills increase from weak and unacceptable to strong and acceptable.

Pedagogiskt arbete som tvärvetenskapligt forsknings- och utbildningsfält

The academic subject Pedagogic practices is quite young. At Linköping University, it has existed since the late 1990s in teacher education. In 2000, it was established as a research subject and the first PhD students were accepted. The background to the subject's presence can be sought both nationally and locally. As regards the national background, a natural starting point is the Teacher Education Committee’s final report. Teacher education should have a connection between undergraduate, postgraduate and research. For example, in addition to already established research areas such as Education, a research ”subject” with a multidisciplinary orientation may constitute an orientation. The description of the field of pedagogic practices was lett open, and we indicated that it was inappropriate to give a clear definition of the term. Instead, the area should find its shape in retrospect through the activities that will be undertaken. What we saw was a central area of competence in the present, which in our opinion was about the experience of moving between the normative and the descriptive. We, as our specialty, wanted to see this to establish a link between the practical aspects of professional work and various theoretical frameworks. This should be developed in the light of the education’s high school skills and the research that was built around teacher education. We suggested that practical education and research were considered activities such as is in a conceptual field where practical and interdisciplinary relevance forms two axes. To strive for all teaching and research at the same time to be of high practical use, and in-depth relevance, would be inappropriate. What should instead be pursued was that the practical education and research area as a whole ranked optimally between the two extremes. Well worth discussing is how a practical field of research, such as pedagogical practices, should relate to theories in general. To what extent should the research be theoretical or practical? Do we want to see a research that works deductively or inductively? However, we think that in practice we have shown that this can work and result in a good postgraduate education.

Advanced Placement: The Dual Challenge of Equal Access and Effectiveness

The Advanced Placement (AP) program offers an opportunity for students to earn college credit and develop college-ready skills in high school. The curriculum was initially designed for “superior” students at exclusive private schools. Recently, however, the AP program has expanded to serve more students from marginalized backgrounds, and equitable access has become one of its core objectives. Scholars have questioned whether AP can continue to offer effective college preparation while expanding beyond the populations it was initially designed to serve. This literature review summarizes existing research on whether the AP program has achieved its dual goals of equal access and effectiveness. The extant literature suggests that, despite impressive gains in access to AP, significant barriers remain to its becoming a program that ensures equal access for all students and effectively prepares them for college coursework. Assessing whether these barriers can be overcome, however, demands new approaches to AP research.

PENGGUNAAN BAHASA INDONESIA PADA DISKUSI SISWA SMANEGERI 4 SURAKARTA : KAJIAN DENGAN PRINSIP KERJA SAMA GRICE DAN RELEVANSINYA SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA

<em>This study aims to (1) describe and explain the realization of the following<strong> </strong>Grice’s cooperative principles; (2) describe and explain the realization of the violatting Grice’s cooperative principles; and (3) explains the relevance of Grice's principles of cooperation as teaching materials for high school speaking skills. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. Sources of data was a transcripted document form. The technique for taking the subject was done by purposive sampling. Data analysis in this study was using the flow model. The results of the study are as follows. First, the maxim of ’quantity’ of the Grice’s cooperative principle of was the most followed as many as 35 data (59,3%). Second, the maxim of ‘quantity’ was also the most violated as many as 33 data (48,5%). Third, Grice’s coopertive principles can be used as teaching materials of speaking skills in high school because (1) it provides guidance to students; (2) it provides guidance for teachers in giving score; and (3) it improves effectiveness in the learning process of speaking skills, especially in discussion activities.</em>

批判的思考力を育成する高・大連携の試み ―CT課題と意見交換活動で英語授業を知的にする―

批判的思考力を育成する高・大連携の試み ―CT課題と意見交換活動で英語授業を知的にする―