Important Skill For Students Research Articles

The Effect Students Recording Project as the Learning Material of the Roleplay Technique toward Students Speaking Skill

Speaking is a very important skill for students, and role-playing is recommended to improve it. This study investigated how role-playing exercises supported by video recordings affect students' speaking ability in various contexts. This study involved 24 students in a vocational school in Karawang as the research sample using a pre-experimental method of one group pre-test and post-test design. The results of t-test for each speaking component were obtained using SPSS. Pronunciation has p-value of 0.698 > 0.050, grammar 0.775 > 0.050, vocabulary 0.775 > 0.050, fluency 0.673 > 0.050, and comprehension 0.350 > 0.050. With an average pre-test score of 52.43 and a post-test score of 73.06, this study concluded that role-playing exercises, when supported by video recordings, significantly improve students' overall speaking ability. The findings in this study were that many students were more interested in using the role-playing method with a video record of their project. Where they can see directly the results of their role play, and discuss together the aspects of speaking that are still lacking.

Longitudinal Observation of Text Reading Fluency in 1st Graders with and without Dyslexia

Objectives: Text reading fluency is an important skill for students using Korean which has a transparent orthography system. This study longitudinally observed text reading fluency in Korean first-grade students with and without dyslexia over 3 semesters. Methods: Forty children with dyslexia and forty typically developing children participated in the study. They were grouped based on their performance at the beginning of the second grade. All students exhibited normal levels of listening comprehension and nonverbal intelligence. Over the three semesters, participants read six texts at various decoding levels. We then analyzed the number of correctly read syllables per 10 seconds, text reading accuracy, and speed. Results: Both the dyslexia and typically developing group showed significant differences in the number of syllables read per 10 seconds at all time points. Text reading accuracy improved significantly from first to second semester of first grade for both the dyslexia and typically developing group. By first semester of second grade, students with dyslexia achieved approximately 80% accuracy. While dyslexic students’ reading speed significantly improved from second semester of first grade to the first semester of second grade, they remained slower than typically developing students. Typically developing students showed consistent improvements in reading speed across all time points. Conclusion: When intervening with lower-grade students with dyslexia in Korea, it’s crucial to conduct not only decoding but also text-level fluency activities. Providing individualized texts that are decodable for dyslexic children seems to be essential.

Membangun Kompetensi Penulisan Teks Akademik “Panduan Praktis Untuk Mahasiswa”

In today's digital era, the ability to write effective and professional academic texts has become a very important skill for students. Writing academic texts is not just about writing, but also about how to convey ideas and arguments in a clear, logical and credible way. This article will discuss several important aspects of writing academic texts, including topic selection, research, organizing ideas, and effective writing. In an era of vast and rapidly developing information, the ability to write high-quality academic texts is the key to success in study and career. Students will not only use these skills in their studies, but also in their future jobs. Therefore, it is important for students to understand and develop their writing skills from an early age. In today's digital era, the ability to write effective and professional academic texts has become a very important skill for students. Writing academic texts is not just about writing, but also about how to convey ideas and arguments in a clear, logical and credible way. This article aims to help students understand and develop their writing skills, especially in an academic context. This article will discuss several important aspects of writing academic texts, including topic selection, research, organizing ideas, and effective writing.

Measuring Communication and Collaboration Skills in Sciences of Secondary School Students in New General Curriculum: A Case of Vietnam

Communication and collaboration are important skills for students in the 21st century. In order to develop these skills, students will interact with others in specific situations, where they will need to face a situation directly. In Vietnam, the new general education curriculum was issued by the Ministry of Education and Training in 2018. This curriculum has been developed using competency-based approach. Communication and collaboration are identified as core competencies in this curriculum, and these competencies have been proposed with detail components and criteria for students at the final stage of each education levels (e.g., primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education). However, one of the practical problems teachers and students facing is that these criteria are too general. Therefore, it is difficult for teachers and teachers to monitor and assess these competencies in specific subjects. The purpose of the present research is to propose a detailed assessment framework and to validate an instrument for assessing communication and collaboration competencies in the Science subject based on general criteria of these competencies in the general education curriculum in Vietnam. The present research used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to analyse the research data. The results show that there are three components to measure communication and collaboration competencies with 19 out of 20 indicators having good factor loadings. Reliability analysis for each factor using Cronbach’s alpha shows that each factor has internal consistency, with values ranging from .704 to .861.

Using a Tag as a Stimulus Prompt to Increase Correct Dressing Orientation

Dressing is an important skill for students with developmental disabilities, so they rely less on caregivers and build independence. Research evaluating dressing skills instruction commonly uses some type of graduated guidance to teach the skill. In this study, three students receiving special education services under autism eligibility had already received instruction on dressing skills using graduated guidance. Although this procedure was enough to teach the dressing steps (including putting on the clothing), it was not sufficient in teaching the student to put on the clothing with the correct orientation. Thus, these students walked out of the bathroom wearing clothes that were inside out and/or backward. We placed a 12-cm red stimulus prompt on the target clothing item and evaluated the effects on correct dressing orientation for these three students using a multiple probe design. For all three students, the stimulus prompt increased accuracy, and for two participants, accuracy was maintained. For the two students who maintained the skill, we systematically faded the tag, and they maintained perfect dressing orientation.

Ethnosains Based Project Based Learning Model with Flipped Classroom on Creative Thinking Skills

Education in the 21st century demands very rapid development of knowledge and technology, so that 4C skills are needed, namely creative thinking skills, critical thinking and problem solving, communicating, and collaborating to face global challenges. Creative thinking skills as a very important skill for students in the era of global competition because the level of complexity of problems in all aspects of modern life is also getting higher. Learning with ethnoscience can be implemented in the PjBL learning model by incorporating the culture that develops in society into learning. Flipped Classroom is carried out by students by studying at home through books or videos that have been integrated with the culture of society. This study aims to determine the effect of the ethnoscience-based PjBL learning model with a flipped classroom on creative thinking skills. This research is a literature study using secondary data sources in the form of books and scientific journal articles. Data was collected using publish or perish applications and analyzed one by one manually. The results show that the application of project-based models and ethnoscience with flipped classrooms influences creative thinking skills.

Using represented bodies in Renaissance artworks to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy.

Surface anatomy is an important skill for students in preparation for patient care, and peer examination is often used to teach musculoskeletal and surface anatomy. An alternative pedagogical approach is to use bodies represented in artworks. Represented bodies display fictive anatomy, providing students with the opportunity to apply their musculoskeletal knowledge and to think critically when evaluating the anatomical fidelity of a represented body. An elective course at the University of Michigan enabled undergraduate students to analyze the musculoskeletal and surface anatomy depicted in Renaissance artworks. Students traveled to Italy in 2018 (n = 14) and 2022 (n = 15) to analyze the fictive anatomy portrayed in artistic sculptures and musculoskeletal structures depicted in wax anatomy models and sculpted skeletons. In assignments, students were asked to identify musculoskeletal structures as portrayed in the context of represented anatomy created by Italian Renaissance artists and to assess the fidelity of the depicted anatomy. The students also applied their knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy to describe body position and evaluate muscle function in their assessments of the accuracy or inaccuracy of the fictive anatomy. The students reported that evaluating the anatomical fidelity of represented bodies in artworks supported their learning of musculoskeletal and surface anatomy, and that their critical thinking skills improved in the course. Evaluation of the anatomical fidelity of represented bodies in artworks is an effective pedagogical approach that can be implemented in art museums as an adjunctive learning experience to deepen students' musculoskeletal and surface anatomy knowledge and further develop their critical thinking skills.

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING OF ELT STUDENTS ON ESSAY WRITING

Essay writing has always been an important skill for students. However, this skill could be more comfortable for them. Therefore, an effective technique is needed to help students to cope with the problem. Project-based learning (PjBL)is one of the learning models which can make learners interested and motivated in writing. The study employs expose-facto with mixed data types. This research investigated 23 English students’ activities, results, and their responses in essay writing using a PjBL model. We employed three instruments; observation, questionnaire, and test. Qualitative descriptive techniques analyzed the data. The results showed that (1) the implementation of the project-based learning model was classified as good and successful. It can be seen from the student's learning outcomes and the successful implementation of the steps that have been determined. (2) The students’ responses to the project-based learning model have been classified as positive since the students explained effective ways of learning essay writing. The students’ learning outcomes show better achievements in learning essay writing. Thus, learning essay writing can be concluded. It implies that implementing the PjBL model in ELT students yields good vibes in students’ learning activities.

Turkish adaptation of the nursing student academic resilience inventory: A validity and reliability study

BackgroundDue to the stressful nature of nursing education, it is stated that academic resilience is an important skill for students. However, there is no measurement tool to determine nursing students' academic resilience in our country. ObjectivesThis study was conducted to adapt the nursing student academic resilience inventory to Turkish and determine its validity and reliability. DesignA descriptive, cross-sectional, and methodological design was used. SettingThe study was conducted with nursing students between May 2022 and June 2022. ParticipantsThe study included 250 s, third, and fourth-year nursing students. MethodsThe data were collected using a personal information form, the nursing student academic resilience inventory and the resilience scale for nurses. ResultsThe inventory showed a 6-factor structure, namely optimism, communication, self-esteem/evaluation, self-awareness, trustworthiness, and self-regulation and consisted of 24 items. In confirmatory factor analysis, all factor loads were found to be >0.30. The fit indexes of the inventory were χ2/df = 2.294, GFI = 0.848, IFI = 0.853, CFI = 0.850, RMSEA = 0.072, and SRMR = 0.067. Cronbach's alpha of the total inventory was 0.887. ConclusionsThe Turkish version of the nursing student academic resilience inventory was shown to be a valid and reliable measurement tool.

Nudging Autonomous Learning Behavior: Three Field Experiments

Autonomous learning behavior is an important skill for students, but they often do not master it sufficiently. We investigated the potential of nudging as a teaching strategy in tertiary education to support three important autonomous learning behaviors: planning, preparing for class, and asking questions. Nudging is a strategy originating from behavioral economics used to influence behavior by changing the environment, and consists of altering the choice environment to steer human behavior. In this study, three nudges were designed by researchers in co-creation with teachers. A video booth to support planning behavior (n = 95), a checklist to support class preparation (n = 148), and a goal-setting nudge to encourage students to ask questions during class (n = 162) were tested in three field experiments in teachers’ classrooms with students in tertiary education in the Netherlands. A mixed-effects model approach revealed a positive effect of the goal-setting nudge on students’ grades and a marginal positive effect on the number of questions asked by students. Additionally, evidence for increased self-reported planning behavior was found in the video booth group—but no increase in deadlines met. No significant effects were found for the checklist. We conclude that, for some autonomous learning behaviors, primarily asking questions, nudging has potential as an easy, effective teaching strategy.

CDIO approach in developing effective learning skills of engineering and technology-profile students

Introduction. The process of Vietnam’s ever-growing international integration into the modern global economy places increasingly high demands on educational institutions, especially in the digital age. Having effective strategies for teaching engineering and technology-profile students according to the core principle of the innovative educational environment (known as CIOD: Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate) is extremely important and vital for the universities engaged in training a new generation of engineers, particularly, in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, towards meeting the needs of the international labour market. Materials and methods. The research involved the managers, teachers, academic advisors and students of Vinh Long University of Technology Education (Vietnam). The total number of respondents was 191, of them 45 managers, 56 teachers and academic advisors and 90 students. The information collected at the University of Technology Education was split into 2 stages: stage 1 from 1 to 31 March 2022 and stage 2 from 1 to 31 March 2023. Results. The students demonstrated much better skills in planning their learning activities at the 2nd stage of the survey (p < 0.05). The students developed good skills in setting objectives, content and methods of learning, as well as in self-examination and evaluation of success in the realisation of own study plans. Making study plans, organisation of their implementation, checking, evaluating, improving and correcting these plans are also important skills for students. Positive results were also obtained for the use of other efficient strategies for study skills training by the engineering and technology-profile students: strategies for practising effective study skills (p < 0.05) and strategies for practising students’ soft skills (p < 0.05). Conclusion. The acquisition of professional skills for engineering and technology-profile students of Vietnamese universities practicing CDIO is a key to their sustainable development and, in general, to highquality education in Vietnam.

MATHEMATICAL LATERAL THINKING OBSTACLES IN SOLVING GEOMETRIC PROBLEMS BASED ON BRAIN DOMINANCE

Creative thinking was characterized by the emergence of new ideas which was an important skill for students. Lateral thinking was one way to grow new ideas. Generally, related research was carried out to see the thinking process and its level only with the results of the majority of low levels (especially in geometry problems), so further research was needed to find out what were the obstacles. This study aims to find mathematical lateral thinking barriers based on brain dominance. This research was a qualitative research with a case study approach. The instruments were a brain dominance test, creativity questions, and geometry questions for lateral thinking. Triangulation of data collection techniques was carried out To ensure data validity. Obtained two main subjects LCS and RCS. Analysis of subjects' answers, interview and observations transcripts were carried out by coding the inhibiting factors then analyzed by Toulmin's arguments analysis. We findings that left-brain dominant student experience ontogenic barriers in finding something new caused bounded by concepts and right-brain dominant student experience epistemological barriers in finding different ways cause bounded by context. Further research was needed with students who have high mathematical abilities and creativity to find out how to overcome lateral thinking obstacles.

An Implementation of Expilicit Instruction Strategy in Teaching Recount Text on the Students Writing Skill

In English learning, there are four skills that need to be mastered by English students, they are listening, speaking, reading and writing. As four skills writing is one of the most important skill for students. Writing becomes one of the most important aspect of the language skills because the students are helped to expand the other language skill through the teaching of writing skill by teacher. The purpose of this research was to find out whether any significant effects of using Explicit Strategy in teaching recount text on students writing skill at the first grade of SMPN 26 Kerinci. The population of this research was the first grade of SMPN 26 Kerinci, there were 28 students from two classes. The sample used totaling sampling. Based on the result of this research, there is significant effect Explicit Strategy in teaching recount text on students writing skill at the first grade of SMPN 26 Kerinci. Therefore, the researcher suggested for English teacher to use Explicit Instruction Strategy in teaching writing, especially in teaching of writing recount text.

Retrospective View and Thematic Mapping on the Studies of Self-advocacy of Students with Disabilities: A Bibliometric Analysis

Self-advocacy is known as an important skill for students with disabilities especially to participate in an inclusive social environment. The present study aimed to explore the root and foundation of the studies of self-advocacy of students with disabilities by identifying the impactful works, authors, and themes via bibliometric study. We retrieved a sample of 180 articles related to this topic from the Scopus database. The VOS viewer was applied to perform this bibliometric analysis, specifically by co-citation and co-occurrence analysis. We identified David W. Test has put the foundation on the studies of self-advocacy of students with disabilities. Moreover, the studies of self-determination were a root for the studies of self-advocacy. This study also provided insight related to the potential application of self-advocacy, such as in higher education and employment setting. This study will be valuable for researchers and practitioners in special education who are interested to explore this area.

Exploration of Mathematics Problem Solving Processes of Junior High School Students with Different Levels of Logical Thinking Ability

Problem solving is one of the most important skills for students. Meanwhile, logical thinking is the ability to solve problems by relying on mental abilities. The purpose of this research is to describe the problem solving process of students with different levels of logical thinking. This research is an exploratory qualitative research involving eighth grade students of SMP N 5 Tuban who have different levels of logical thinking as research subjects. The subjects who were interviewed were 4 students. Instruments to measure the level of logical thinking used The Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) while exploring the process of solving problems using the stages of entry, attack, and review. The results of the analysis show that students with high logical thinking skills meet the entry, attack, and review stage. Students with low logical thinking skills meet the entry stage in ‘know’ and ‘want’ aspects only, at the attack stage they only meet the try and possible aspects, and do not meet the review stage at all. Thus, it can be concluded that students with different levels of logical thinking ability have different mathematical problem solving abilities.

Penerapan Metode 1Q2R dalam meningkatkan kemahiran Membaca Teks Bahasa Arab

Reading is an important skill for students who must undergo and follow the teaching and learning process. The success of students in the teaching and learning process affects reading skills. One that affects the success of students in the process of learning to read is the selection of a good learning method by the teacher. This study has two focuses, namely: First, to find out the application of the 1Q2R method in improving Arabic text reading skills in class X MA Syarif Hidayatullah Ambal-Ambil Pasuruan. Second, knowing the supporting and inhibiting factors for the application of the 1Q2R method in improving Arabic text reading skills in class X MA Syarif Hidayatullah Ambal-Ambil Pasuruan students.
 This research method uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study. Data collection techniques used three techniques, Interview, Observation and Documentation. The results of this study indicate that (1) The application of the 1Q2R method to improve the ability to read Arabic texts of class X Syarif Hidayatullah students through two stages, namely: First, the preparation stage and Second, the implementation stage. (2) The supporting factors for the application of the 1Q2R method to improve the ability to read Arabic in Class X students of Syarif Hidayatullah Pasuruan are divided into two factors. namely, the internal factor in the form of student awareness in the form of seriousness to improve the ability to read Arabic texts. External factors are the skills of the teaching staff in guiding and directing and stimulating students to achieve maximum reading skills. The inhibiting factors are: First, the limited time allocation that affects the quality of control and guidance for students to practice their ability to read Arabic texts. Second, the ability and quality of new student input is not filtered properly so that there are students whose quality in reading Arabic texts is below average.

Teaching critical thinking in the language learning process

When teaching English, the main focus of teachers is on the development of four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. While these are important skills for students, it is essential to equip them with 21st century skills - critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication. All of this can be smoothly developed at the English lesson. Critical thinking can be introduced with effective questioning. Students often have difficulty understanding the nuances of the question and are unable to answer correctly. Words: explain, discuss, develop, comment and describe are just some of the guidelines that require answers from different angles. It is necessary to ask both factual and extrapolative and descriptive questions based on the development, analysis, evaluation, creation and development of Lower Order Thinking Skills (LOTS) - remembering, understanding, using and higher Order thinking Skills (HOTS. It must be fair to say that critical thinking is important in several ways. Primarily it helps students to observe an object (fact, person, data) from different angles, like, an artist making sketches of a model from different angles, observing every detail, discovering new items in each new angle. This forces them to step out of their comfort zone and question their preconceived notions about the object (even those misconceptions based on their prior knowledge) and become better informed ones. Critical thinking also affects students' personal skills. By thinking critically and looking at the issue from different angles, students become more open-minded and empathetic, sociable, more collaborative with peers, and they accept and discuss their ideas. If we think of students as individuals, it can be said that critical thinking helps them develop their creative side, allowing their thinking process to run more freely and explore more opportunities. This makes them better decision makers, which will help them save time in making these decisions.

Using Hawgent Mathematics Software to Help Primary School Students to Read Clocks

Clock reading is a very important skill for students however there are still students that finds clock reading difficult to understand. Technology can help students to understand mathematics concepts. This research developed a learning media using the research and development method and the ADDIE framework. The sample of this research are 87 students from Bandung, Indonesia. The learning media is made based on the analysis of teachers’ and students’ difficulties on clock reading. The result of this research shows that Hawgent dynamic mathematics software can help students to understand clock reading. The learning media also received a positive response from the students. During the teaching and learning process, students were more active in answering the teachers’ questions and were able to follow the instruction given. This research proved that technology can help students in various aspects that includes getting students’ attention so that they more focused in learning mathematics. The use of technology can be used for various topics in various grades.

THE INFLUENCE OF COMIC STRIPS MEDIA IN TEACHING WRITING SKILL TO THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS IN CIANJUR

Writing is an important skill for students because it helps them in their life but sometime they have difficulties when they start to writing. Therefore, the teacher must be able to find and use the right strategies for teaching writing activity especially choosing teaching media. One of the media that can be used in teaching writing is comic strips. The objective of this research is to find out whether there is an influence of using comic strips media to improve writing skill in the tenth grade students. This research employed pre-experimental design and used test questions as the instrument. The sample was the tenth grade students in one of SMKN in Cianjur, consisting of 36 students. The research compared the mean of the pre-test and post-test to identify the influence of comic strips media in improving writing skill.

Use of Posters to Promote Speaking Performance among Non-English Majors at Thai Nguyen University of Education, Vietnam

English speaking is an important skill for students; however, many English majors at universities in Vietnam in general and non-majors in particular have problems in speaking English. Therefore, the aim of the research is to improve English speaking performance for non-English majors by organizing activities for students to design posters and speaking based on the posters that have been designed. The specific objectives are to investigate the current situation of speaking performance among non-English majors at Thai Nguyen University of Education as well as organize activities for students to design posters and speak based on the designed posters, and then evaluate the impacts of posters-based speaking activities on the speaking performance of non-English majors. To conduct the study, a mixed method research design, which combines qualitative method and quantitative methods, was used along with the survey. There were all 20 non-English majors from Maths class at Thai Nguyen University of Education, who were invited to take part in the research. All of these students were required to take part in the speaking pre-test and post-test as well as pre- and post-questionnaire about their opinions of using poster designing activities. The results show that designing posters plays a significant role in improving and enhancing English speaking performance for non-English majors. Students’ feedback concerning the use of posters designed in speaking classes are, in general, also quite optimistic. Besides, the research proposes some suggestions for minimizing the drawbacks of using posters designing activities to enhance the potentiality of this method and make it more interesting, meaningful and effective.