Student Achievement Levels Research Articles

Hubungan Motivasi Belajar Dengan Prestasi Akademik Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran Biologi di Kelas X SMA Negeri Insana Tengah Maubesi

Research with the title Relationship of Student Motivation and Academic Achievement in Biology Subjects in Class X Middle Insana Middle School, Maubesi aims to find out the magnitude of student motivation in biology, to determine the level of student academic achievement and see how much the role of motivation on academic achievement the student. The data analysis technique used in this research is Product Moment Correlation. The results showed that the average student motivation in Biology in Class X Middle Insan Maubesi SMAN was 144.82 with the highest value of 185 and the lowest value obtained was 97, included in the HIGH category, while the average academic achievement of students in Biology class X in Middle Maubesi Middle School of 80.72 with the highest score of 92 and the lowest value of 75, included in the very high category. The results of the Produck Moment analysis show that there is no significant relationship between motivation and academic achievement of students in Biology class X at SMAN Insana Tengah Maubesi with a correlation coefficient of 0.053 included in the very low category.

The Principal’s Effective Leadership in Elementary Education

The importance of effective management in educational organizations is getting more and more attention from various parties. The purpose of this study was to find out whether the heads of Madrasah Ibtidai'yah in Metro City had implemented effective leadership patterns in leadership management in madrasah. The results of this study indicate that the heads of Islamic elementary schools in Metro City are actually principals who present themselves as effective leaders and understand well how to become professional leaders. The professional meaning here is that the head of the madrasah has shown itself to be an education leader and always maintains quality at all times. In certain circumstances the head of the madrasah has even included the category of master school leaders who are able to show quality where other parties can place the principal as an expert in leading the school. The principal not only looks good, but also is able to show understanding of the meaning of quality. However, there has not been seen any influence between the headmaster's leadership and the level of achievement achieved by students. This means that principals actually include educational leaders with the title of professionals or even masters, but there is no significant influence between the level of leadership and student achievement.

Struggling Learners’ Mathematics Achievement Level using Quick Response Embedded Strategic Intervention Material

This study focused on the effect of a QR-embedded Strategic Intervention Material (QRSIM) on the achievement level of 11th Grade Students in General Mathematics via Solomon-four group research design, focusing on the least mastered competencies in solving exponential equations. A total of 120 students participated in the experiment at Dolores National High School during the school year 2019-2020. Findings revealed that; the students were unable to reach the expected level of achievement based on the pretest; the experimental and control groups with pretest performed better in the posttest assessment; no significant difference was observed between the pretest achievement level of the students; the pretest and posttest achievement levels of the experimental and control group shows a significant achievement; and that the achievement levels among the four groups significantly improved in the posttest. The findings of this study highlight the use of an innovative SIM based instruction and its counterpart in teaching frequently least mastered competencies in the subject, General Mathematics that paves the way in developing mathematical competencies among 11th grade learners. Furthermore, the researcher recommends that; assessing the learners’ level of achievement prior to instruction will aid teachers in developing instructional tools and approaches suited to their scholastic needs; Mathematics teachers should be geared with appropriate knowledge on the use of 21st century teaching and learning resources such as Strategic Intervention Material to help a student who finds mathematics concepts difficult to comprehend; and that a similar study be conducted to cover other least learned competencies in the Eastern Samar division to further probe and enrich the findings of this study. 
 Keywords: Least Mastered Competencies, Solomon Four Group Design, Achievement Level, Pretest, Posttest

THE ROLE OF ACCREDITATION STANDERDS IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION SCHOOLS A COMPARATIVE STUDU OF NATIONAL STANDERDS WITH SOME INTERNATIONAL MODELS USED IN EGYPT

In the light of the increasing importance of education in achieving progress and sustainable development for any nation, improving education quality appears to be important for both developed and developing countries. Therefore, this research aims to study the effectiveness of the quality approach in improving the basic education schools in Egypt, and to assess the importance of standards in the quality of education system in the Egyptian basic education institutions, and to analyze the standards of the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Basic Education compared to two months of accreditation standards. International used in Egypt, namely AIAASC standards and AdvanceED standards. The study relied on the use of the comparative approach to determine the similarities and differences between the steps and processes of academic accreditation in the three accreditation bodies. Between the three models with the aim of deriving best practices that can be applied in Egyptian schools. The study concluded that the Egyptian standards are very comprehensive, flexible and applicable, that they are no less worthy than the two compared models, but superior to them in many respects, which makes them worthy of reaching the Egyptian schools to a better level than the current situation. The study also revealed some good practices in AIAASC standards and AdvanceED standards, which can be used to develop Egyptian standards and increase their effectiveness. The research also presented a set of recommendations, the most important of which was the necessity of activating the role of the Authority in spreading the culture of quality in educational institutions. In order to verify the true level of student achievement levels, and strengthen cooperation between the Authority and the Ministry of Education to complete teacher guides for all subjects and grades so that the guides contain the learning outcomes in The three areas, and increased interest in activating the monitoring visits are annual progress and in which the body is following improved school performance according to improvement plans and reports of previous visits.

The Effectiveness of Extensive Assessment Instruments on the Psychomotor Achievement Levels for Fielding Category Games in Year 5 Physical Education Subjects

The purpose of this study was to identify the level of learning achievement in psychomotor domain by using Extensive Assessment Instruments (EAI) for fielding category games in Year 5 Physical Education subjects. One shot case study design was used in this study. This study was conducted at nine primary schools in Muar district of Johor with 8 Physical Education (PE) teachers and 570 Year 5 students in PE class involve as participant. The Extensive Assessment Instrument (r = 0.96) contained a rating rubric for the psychomotor domain. The percentage of teachers' agreement on the EAI use was 94.14%. The results of this study showed that the level of students achievement on psychomotor domain for fielding category games in PE subjects was (M = 68.33, SD = 0.87) at the mastery level. Based on these findings, EAI was ideally to used as a standardized measure for assessing student learning achievement in the fielding category games for Year 5 PE subject

Reasons behind Student Teachers' Low Achievement Levels in Science Majors in the Faculty of Education, Saber – Aden University, from their Perspective

The study aimed at exploring the reasons behind student teachers' low achievement levels in science majors in the Faculty of Education, Saber, Aden University from the students’ perspective. To achieve this, the researcher adopted the analytical descriptive method and used a questionnaire consisting of 50 items, distributed over five areas (scientific content, teaching staff, assessment and tests, financial and human resources). The questionnaire was administered to 150 (male & female) students during the second Semester (2017-2018). The findings showed that the total effect degree of reasons behind students' low achievement levels was generally "high". The questionnaire areas were ranked in this order: human and financial resources, the teaching staff, the scientific content, assessment and tests and students).The study also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05 ≥ α) between the mean scores of the sample, generally attributed to the variables of gender, science major and grade. However, there were statistically significant differences attributed to the study level in favor of second level students. In the light of the findings of the study, it is recommended that the Faculty should be supported with equipment, laboratories, classrooms and training courses for teachers with a focus on personal, technical and teaching skills.
 Keywords: academic achievement, science majors, the Faculty of Education – Saber, student teachers.

Effects of Phonics Charts on Senior Secondary School Students’ Achievement in Oral English in Edu, Kwara State

The phenomenon of poor performance in internal and external examinations among Nigerian students, especially, those in the secondary schools, is a matter that has become a source of concern to stakeholders in the education sector in the country. This study therefore investigated the effects of phonics charts on senior secondary school students’ achievement in oral English in Edu, Kwara State. Three objectives and corresponding research questions guided the study. Two hypotheses postulated were tested at 0.05 alpha levels.The quasi-experimental design was adopted using the non-randomised pre/posttest groups design. The population for this study was all senior secondary school students in Edu, Kwara State. The target population for this study was all SSII students in public schools in Lafiagi Emirate,87 students were sampled in their intact classes. The Oral English Achievement Test (OEAT) with a reliability coefficient of 0.69 was used to gather the data for the study. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistic methods-mean and standard deviation and the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).The findings obtained from this study revealed that the general achievement level of students (both the experimental and control groups) in Oral English was low in the pre-test. However, in the post-test, the general achievement level of the students that were taught with phonics charts in Oral English was relatively high (32.00), while that of students taught with the conventional method was average (24.78). there was a statistically significant effect of phonics charts on senior secondary school students that were taught Oral English with Phonics charts and those taught without it in Edu, Kwara State(F(1,82)=7.039,p<0.05)Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that necessary attention should be accorded use of phonics charts in the secondary schools, especially for teaching Oral English. Teachers, textbook writers and curriculum planners should emphasis the use of phonics charts for teaching and learning of Oral English in Secondary schools in Kwara State.

The Effect of Tactical Games Approach in Basketball Teaching on Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Achievement Levels of High School Students

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of basketball unit of physical education lesson that was performed through tactical games approach on the cognitive, affective and psychomotor achievement levels of the students. Pre test-post test model with a control group, that is among semi-experimental models, was used in the study. Experimental group of the study was composed of 30 students (17 females-13 males), and control group was composed of 31 students (17 females-14 males). In the study, a basketball achievement test was used to measure improvement of the students in the cognitive domain, physical education and sports attitude scale was used to measure their improvement in affective domain, observation form and game performance assessment instrument (GPAI) were used to measure their improvement in psychomotor domain. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used to determine the difference between pre-post test scores of study and control groups in cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains. Mann Whitney U test was used to compare cognitive, affective and psychomotor achievement levels of the experimental and control groups. While a significant difference was found in favor of post tests within the cognitive domain and all achievements of psychomotor domain in the experimental and control groups, no significant difference was detected for affective domain. In the experimental group, significant differences were found for post tests in all game performance components. Moreover, significant differences were found in post tests for decision making and skill practices of game performance components in the control group whereas no significant differences were found in post tests for supporting and game participation. No significant differences were found in cognitive, affective domains and skills of psychomotor domain achievement levels in experimental and control groups; however, significant differences were detected in favor of experimental group in decision making, supporting, game participation and game performance components of game performance achivement level. Based on the results of the study, it may be suggested that tactical games approach may be more appropriate compared to conventional approach in improving game performance.

PENGARUH KREATIVITAS GURU TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK MATA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA

The purpose of this study was to: determine the level of teacher creativity in teaching, the level of student learning achievement, the effect of teacher creativity on student achievement in mathematics class V at MI Thoriqotul Hidayah Centini. This study uses a quantitative approach with a sample of 24 students. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis techniques include descriptive analysis, simple linear regression analysis, t test and coefficient of determination. The results showed that the creativity of teachers was classified as moderate with a percentage of 87.5%. It meant that the teacher was quite creative in providing ideas that could make students motivated to learn, the learning achievement of class V students was moderate with a percentage of 50%. This means that students have been able to show changes including their ability to think and their skills in mathematics, from the results of t test regression analysis obtained > (3,438 > 1,717) then Ha is accepted and it can be concluded that partially the teacher creativity variable has a significant effect towards student learning achievement means the better the teacher's creativity the better the student's learning achievement.

Are Schools in the U.S. South Using Special Education to Segregate Students by Race?

Whether students of color are more or less likely to be identified as having disabilities than similarly situated students who are White in U.S. states with histories of de jure and de facto racial segregation is currently unknown. Unadjusted analyses of large samples of students attending elementary and middle schools in the U.S. South yielded little evidence of minority overrepresentation in special education. In analyses adjusted for strong confounds (e.g., family income, student-level achievement), students of color were less likely than White students to be identified as having disabilities. Underidentification was evident (a) for the U.S. South in aggregate, (b) across 11 Southern states that we separately examined, (c) in cross-sectional samples assessed in 2003 and 2015, and (d) for specific disability conditions. Black and Hispanic students attending schools in the U.S. South have been and continue to be less likely to be identified as having disabilities than otherwise similar White students.

Analisis Metode Naive Bayes dalam Memprediksi Tingkat Pemahaman Mahasiswa Terhadap Mata Kuliah Berdasarkan Posisi Duduk

In the lecture room there can be more than 30 students and not all of them get comfortable sitting positions, comfortable to look forward to, comfortable to see lecturers and comfortable to show what the lecturers say so students who sit in the front position and position behind are not the same understand the subject given by the lecturer. hence the purpose of the study is to describe the influence of seating in the lecture hall on the level of student achievement during lecture hours taking place using the Naive Bayes method, in order to find out whether students sitting in the front position will be more understanding than the sitting position at the back so that they can improve achievement scores . after gaining experience in occupying different seating positions, students are asked to fill out a questionnaire relating to the chosen seating position in each form. It is hoped that this study can determine the effect of understanding students or not on subjects based on seating position so that later the output of this system can be an evaluation material to improve student achievement.

INVESTIGATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL ABILITY LEVELS

Spatial ability is an important factor affecting student achievement in science and mathematics education. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the spatial ability levels of students studying in chemistry department. Molecular model spatial ability test prepared for chemistry education was used in the study. The test measures spatial ability in two dimensions: rotation in space and visualization in the mind. In the research, t-test was used to determine whether there is a difference between the gender, class levels and the spatial ability and sub-dimensions of the molecular model. One-way analysis of variance was used to determine whether there was a difference between the achievement levels of the students and the spatial ability and sub-dimensions of the molecular model. No correlation was found between the gender and molecular model spatial ability and sub-dimensions of the students. There was a significant difference between students' class levels and spatial ability and sub-dimensions. As students' class levels increase, their ability to visualize increases. There was also a significant difference between the students' school achievements and the rotation of the molecular model in space with spatial ability and sub-dimensions and visualization in mind. The higher the grade point average, the more the ability to rotate and model the molecular model in space with its spatial ability and sub-dimensions. Article visualizations:

The use of play mechanics in the detection of talented in Jeddah province and its impact on the level of students' performance

This paper aimed to study the use of play mechanics in the detection of talented in Jeddah province and its impact on the level of students' performance and achievement. The researcher used descriptive analytical approach. The researcher used two tools which were: a questionnaire and an application design for Gamification included three main dimensions: enjoyment - engagement - motivation. The study sample consisted of (30) students. The results showed high and positive effectiveness of the use of play mechanics in the detection of talented and raise their level of performance and achievement, the overall ratio of it reached (76.67٪), where the first dimension (enjoyment) got a ratio of (70%) with a mean of (3.22), the second dimension (engagement) , got a ratio of (83.33٪) ) with a mean of (3.49), as for the last dimension (motivation) it got a ratio of 73.33٪)) with a mean of (3.12). Based on the results, the study suggested a number of recommendations the most important of it were: Expand the circle of the application of the scale of play mechanics according to the proposed mechanism for pre-study stages, and use play mechanics to encourage students to try new things and avoid fear of making mistakes, and the need for play mechanics to engage students in their activities deliberately to ensure that they retain the real environment simulated by those activities.

Implementation of Hypnosis as base model Development Competitiveness and Level of Student Achievement

This research is a research that focuses on improving the competitiveness and the achievement of students, using hypnosis implementation models is expected to build confidence when competing. Hypnosis is a methodology used in forming a formidable mindset. The process of behavior formation by using the power of the unconscious, so far in developed countries athletes use the same method, Because It is Considered very effective to change the mindset when competing. This method Effectively improves competitiveness and improves students' achievement, so they can win in every competition they Participate in both national and international Competitions. The type of this research is qualitative and quantitative, the methodology to be used is with the distribution of questionnaires, lab tests, simulations, event tabulation, and interview techniques. The population of the study is 9.399 million from 200 vocational schools in Central Java, West Java and Jakarta. The number of respondents is a total of 3800 students, the type of nonprobability purposive sampling. Hypothesis measuring instrument is AMOS 23:00 SEM.

Student perceptions of instruction sheets in face-to-face and remotely-operated engineering laboratory learning

ABSTRACT The laboratory instruction sheet (sometimes called a laboratory manual), together with the equipment used by students, is an essential resource for laboratory work. It has a direct influence over all the interactions that can occur in the laboratory activity, of which student-equipment is the only common synchronous interaction in both face-to-face and remote-access laboratories. This article offers a student perspective on the function, utility, and importance of laboratory instruction sheets in Engineering along with their preferred design for both face-to-face and remote modes. Both qualitative and quantitative investigations were made for studying students’ perceptions. The laboratory sheet was found to be a contributing factor to student satisfaction for student-equipment interactions in face-to-face laboratories and important to students’ experience in remote-access laboratories in giving them a feel of operating real equipment. Further important findings include the need for the instruction sheet to meet different content requirements and emphases that depend upon the laboratory mode and different levels of student academic achievement.

Role of Leadership and Learning Environment in Influencing Learning Achievement Level of Students: A Study of Gamo Gofa Zone of Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to examine the level of influence of leadership and learning environment on students’ academic achievement. The study employed survey design, quantitative method and simple random sampling technique. The data were analyzed using frequency distribution and independent samples t-test. The findings indicated that while both leadership and learning environment had a positive influence on the level of the students’ learning achievement, leadership tended to have a greater influence than learning environment in the study area. Thus, the primary school principals in Gamo Gofa Zone need to keep on applying appropriate leadership styles besides establishing conducive learning environment in their respective schools; moreover, rigorous research supported by causal comparative model has to be conducted on the research problem so that it might contribute to alleviating the problem

An Investigation of the Relationship Between University Prep Class Students’ Intelligence Types and Their Success of Foreign Language Learning

In the 21st century, when foreign language learning has become almost compulsory, everyone is trying to fulfill thisobligation. In fact, foreign language has become a very important thing not only for the people who work onlinguistic sciences but also for politicians, academicians, and even sportsmen. In this context, the main purpose is tocompare the English achievement levels of students with physical/kinesthetic intelligence to those with otherintelligence areas. 198 males, 66 females, in total 267 students, who study at Karabuk University, School of ForeignLanguages during the summer term of 2017-2018, have participated in this study. “Personal Information Form”developed by researchers; “Multiple Intelligence Observation Form” from the book “Multiple IntelligenceApplications” (2003) by Selçuk, Kayılı, Okut; Karabük University Preparatory Summer School foreign languagesuccess averages for determining the English achievement levels of the students, have been used as data collectiontools. Kolmogorov Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis, and Spearman Correlation tests have been used toanalyze the data. Consequently, there are no significant differences between the foreign language scores of thestudents according to the variables of doing sports with a license, gender, age, and licensed sports branches. However,there is a significant difference between the foreign language scores of the students according to the variable ofexercising regularly (p=0.04<0.05). There is no statistically significant relationship between students' multipleintelligences and foreign language scores.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF QUADRILATERALS TOPIC CONTENT IN MATHEMATICS TEXTBOOKS BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND SOUTH KOREA

This study compares Malaysian and Korean geometry content in mathematics textbooks to help explain the differences that have been found consistently between the achievement levels of Malaysian and South Korean students in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Studies have shown that the use of textbooks can affect students’ mathematics achievements, especially in the field of geometry. Furthermore, to date, there has been no comparison of geometry content in Malaysian and Korean textbooks. Two textbooks used in the lower secondary education system in Malaysia and South Korea were referred. The topic of quadrilaterals was chosen for comparison, and the topic’s chapter in the South Korean textbook has been translated into English. The findings show four main aspects that distinguish how quadrilaterals are taught between the two countries. These aspects include the composition of quadrilaterals topics, the depth of concept exploration activities, the integration of deductive reasoning in the learning content and the difficulty level of mathematics problems given at the end of the chapter. In this regard, we recommend the Division of Curriculum Development of the Malaysian Ministry of Education reviews the geometry content of mathematics textbook used today to suit the curriculum proven to produce students who excel in international assessments.

EVALUASI DALAM PROSES PEMBELAJARAN

Abstract: Learning evaluation is an activity to collect data and information about students' learning abilities, to assess how far the learning program has been running, and also as a tool to determine whether the educational objectives and learning process in developing science have taken place as they should. In addition, the evaluation also aims to determine the level of student achievement in a learning process, as well as to understand students the extent to which they can provide assistance to the shortcomings of students, with the aim of placing students in a learning situation that is more appropriate to their ability level. The function of learning evaluation is to help the process, progress and development of students' learning outcomes on an ongoing basis, and at the same time be able to know the abilities and weaknesses of students in a particular field of study, while also being able to provide information to parents/guardians of students regarding class ranking or determining graduation of participants students. The evaluation tool requirements are validity, effectiveness, different items and objectivity.

Secondary School Students' Academic Risk-Taking Levels in Turkish Lesson

The aim of this study is to find out academic risk-taking levels among secondary school students in Turkish lesson and determine if there is a relationship between their success in that lesson and risk levels. The study was carried out with blended method which combines qualitative and quantitative research patterns. Study data were collected from 450 secondary schoolers with convenience sampling. Data were collected by using the Risk of Academic Risk and Personal Information Form. Study data were analysed with descriptive and relational analysis techniques.As a result, a statistically significant relationship was found between academic risk-taking and achievement levels of students in the context of Turkish lesson. As their success level increases, their level of risk-taking also increases; and as success level decreases, the other decreases, too. It was found out that students' academic risk-taking is at medium level in Turkish lessons. This finding is supported by the rate of those hesitating to take academic risk and the rate of the positive views regarding Turkish lesson. Yet, no significant relationship was found between gender and academic risk-taking levels of students. However, the relationship between risk-taking behaviour and grade level was found to be significant.