Middle School Environment Research Articles

Enhancing Epilepsy Awareness and Cooperative Care in Elementary and Middle Schools

Epilepsy, a prevalent chronic neurological disorder, presents numerous challenges for people with epilepsy (PWEs) and their caregivers. They experience difficulties in receiving proper care and support due to stigma and misconceptions. Promoting public awareness in early education would be critical to reduce the stigma and to properly support them. We conducted 145 surveys and 21 interviews with teachers, school nurses, and parents of elementary and middle school students. While the participants exhibited slightly positive attitudes towards PWEs, we identified obstacles that hinder learning about epilepsy and seizure first aid: inadequate education and limited information sharing among school stakeholders. Moreover, there is a pressing need for age-appropriate education that considers the students' ages and perceptual levels. Considering the current limitations and needs, we propose potential implications for future information and communication technologies (ICTs) designs, including knowledge-sharing systems and an educational game aimed at enhancing epilepsy awareness and fostering collaborative care in elementary and middle school environments.

Efforts to Improve Learning Achievement by Guidance and Counseling Teachers for Orphan Children

This research was conducted to see directly the efforts of guidance and counseling teachers in improving the learning achievement of students with orphan status in the Al-Hijrah 2 IT Middle School environment. This research used a qualitative descriptive research method. The research was carried out by collecting data by means of observation, interviews and documentation studies. Where the results of the research were then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman data analysis methods. This research takes as its subject a guidance and counseling teacher who acts as a school counselor. From the research results, it can be seen that guidance and counseling teachers also participate in efforts to improve the learning achievement of orphaned children.

Model Online Problem Based Learning (e-PBL) Terintegrasi Etnoekologi untuk Meningkatkan Literasi Lingkungan Mahasiswa Pendidikan Biologi

The implementation of the problem based learning (PBL) model in online learning or what is abbreviated as e-PBL is an alternative model that can be used during learning to improve and maintain the quality of online learning. This research aims to determine the effect of implementing the ethnoecological integrated Online Problem Based Learning (e-PBL) learning model to increase the environmental literacy of biology education students. The method used is Quasi-Experimental Design using Non-equivalent. The research subjects were students of the Biology Education Study Program, FKIP, Riau Islamic University. Data analysis was carried out using the MSELS (Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey) questionnaire which was adapted based on the scientific integration applied. The research results show that the independent sample t test value has a Sig value. (2-tailed) <0.05 between experimental and control classes. In conclusion, the ethnoecological integrated e-PBL learning model influences the environmental literacy abilities of biology education students.

Problem-Based Learning Model in Learning Islamic Religious Education (Study of Religious Character) Bosowa Bina Insani Bogor Junior School

This research aims to investigate the application of the problem-based learning (PBL) model in the context of Islamic religious education learning in the Bosowa Bina Insani Middle School environment, Bogor, with a special focus on developing students' religious character. The PBL model is considered a learning method that is able to stimulate problem solving, build conceptual understanding, and strengthen spiritual aspects of religious learning. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive analysis approach; in other words, this research attempts to describe a phenomenon that occurs based on facts and information that are related to each other. Research findings show that the application of the PBL model can provide a more interesting and interactive learning experience, motivating students to actively participate in solving problems based on the context of everyday life. Apart from that, the PBL model has also succeeded in increasing understanding of Islamic religious concepts and strengthening students' religious character, such as social concern, integrity, and responsibility. It is hoped that this research can become the basis for developing curriculum and learning strategies that focus on strengthening religious character in the context of Islamic religious education in junior high schools, especially in Bosowa Bina Insani, Bogor. The implications of this research can contribute to efforts to develop religious education that is holistic and relevant to the demands of the times, as well as providing an empirical basis for further research in this field.

Student’s Environmental Literacy Profile SMPN 1 Pekalongan

Education is one effort to overcome environmental problems. This effort needs to start by knowing the profile of students. This research aims to determine the literacy profile of students at SMP N 1 Pekalongan. This research is a type of qualitative descriptive research. The sample in this study was 122 students from class VII. This research indicator refers to NELA, an environmental literacy assessment project implemented in the United States. The data collection technique is through tests using the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey (MSELS). The test includes four indicators, namely: ecological knowledge, environmental problem-solving skills, attitudes and concern for the environment, and environmentally responsible behavior. Research data was analyzed descriptively based on achievement value criteria. The results of the research show that the environmental literacy level of students at SMP N 1 Pekalongan is 57.32, which is categorized as medium. The ecological knowledge indicator is 50.24 (fair), environmental problem-solving skills is 43.77 (fair), attitude and concern for the environment is 66.25 (good) and environmentally responsible behavior is 69.04 (good). Efforts need to be made so that students' environmental literacy at SMP N 1 Pekalongan in each indicator reaches the outstanding category.

Profil Kemampuan Literasi Lingkungan Siswa Kelas VIII dalam Pembelajaran IPA

This research aims to determine the profile of environmental literacy abilities of class VIII students in learning science at SMP Negeri 5 Demak. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The population in this study were all class VIII students with a sample size of 167 class VIII students at SMP Negeri 5 Demak. Sampling used the proportionate random sampling technique, and determining the number of samples used the Slovin formula with an error rate of 5%. Data collection methods use tests, observation, interviews and documentation. The test given uses an environmental literacy questionnaire based on MSELS (Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey). The research results show that in general the environmental literacy level of class VIII students at SMP Negeri 5 Demak is classified as good at 89% with an average score of 66.64. Good literacy test results are supported by school management regarding a good environmental literacy program, the biology learning process in applying environmental literacy concepts, the school's vision, mission and goals which support the implementation of a literacy-based school, and school infrastructure which is able to support literacy activities. student environment.

Improving School Environments for Preventing Sexual Violence Among LGBTQ+ Youth.

Sexual violence (SV) is a serious public health concern, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth report higher rates than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. This qualitative study aimed to understand LGBTQ+ students' perspectives on how middle and high school environments can better prevent and address SV. In partnership with a school-based LGBTQ+ support group in Washington State, we recruited 31 LGTBQ+ students ages 13-18 for virtual interviews (n = 24) and for providing text-based answers to interview questions (n = 7). We used inductive thematic analysis to analyze data and identify themes. To prevent and respond to SV, students highlighted schools having: (1) access to gender-neutral spaces; (2) LGBTQ+ competency training for staff; (3) enforcement of school policies (eg, SV, anti-bullying) and accountability; (4) LGBTQ+-competent mental health support; and (5) comprehensive sexual health education that addresses LGBTQ+ relationships and SV. Students expressed the need for changes in school physical and social environments to address SV among LGBTQ+ youth. Incorporating youth perspectives, particularly LGBTQ+ youth at high risk of SV, can help schools implement strategies that are supported by youth and thus potentially more sustainable and effective.

“So That We Can Save the Earth from Dying”: Highlights from a Middle School Environmental Field Day

AbstractContinued urbanization is likely to reduce human‐nature experience, transforming human‐dwelt spaces into increasingly artificial environments and removing humans from interaction with non‐human living things and their ecosystems. In urban spaces, outdoor experiential educational activities can help students increase their familiarity with the outdoors and get their hands dirty. This case study reports on an environmental field day for middle school students from an urban Kentucky middle school. Students rotated through three activities (picking insects out of leaf packs, testing water quality, and planting trees), then completed a brief survey designed and administered by their faculty. Students rated the tree planting activity more highly than the other two activities (p < 0.0001), suggesting that this activity was more accessible, interesting, and engaging to a broader range of students. However, student qualitative responses to the water quality and leaf pack activities demonstrated an ability to make connections between those activities and the broader world, such as the importance of their stream‐water quality for the Gulf of Mexico, or the implications of finding pollution‐tolerant insects for understanding stream health. Overall, we recommend planning field days with multiple activities that offer various entry points for students with a range of prior experience of nature. We also emphasize the potential for these sorts of activities to help students develop a sense of awe or wonder in nature—seeing and handling things they never considered before but now experience as profound and interesting. These observations are consistent with the literature demonstrating the need for human‐nature experience (especially in urban areas) to support developing a sense of affectivity for the environment and interest in taking environmentally beneficial actions, as well as the role of place‐based experiential education in helping students bridge that gap.

Research Trends in Problem Based Learning in Middle School (1998-2023): A Bibliometric Review

Problem-based learning is a learning model that uses real-life problems that require authentic investigations to construct knowledge actively and collaboratively. The aim of this study was to capture the research landscape related to problem-based learning applied to students at the middle school level from 1998 to 2023. A descriptive bibliometric analysis method was used in this study. The data obtained was taken from the Scopus database. The results of the study show that publications related to problem-based learning, especially in middle schools, go up and down every year. Publications in 2003 have been cited more than any other year. The United States of America is the most influential country in this field. publications in journals related to problem-based learning research applied to middle school students are mostly at the Q1 rank, namely 45 journals. The research focus is divided into 3 namely, 1) knowledge, skills and development; 2) effect, self-efficacy, achievement and effectiveness; 3) middle school students, environment and abilities. These three research focuses can be used as a reference for future researchers to determine the focus of their research related to problem-based learning

Analysis of the Implementation of Non-Smoking Area Policy in Madiun Middle Schools and High Schools

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><p><em>Indonesia became the second largest cigarette market in the world. </em><em>Based on the 2018 Riskesdas data, the prevalence of smokers aged over 15 years was 33.8 percent</em><em> Based on Madiun Regency Regional Regulation Number 10 of 2020 Concerning Non-Smoking Areas. The aim of this research is to find out about smoking-free area policies in junior high schools and high schools in Madiun City. The implementation of this research was carried out in January-February 2023 in the Madiun City Middle School and High School environment with the research subjects being 35 school principals or persons in charge of smoking-free areas in Middle and High Schools in Madiun City. </em><em>The sampling procedure was proportional random sampling</em><em>. collection of research data with primary data collected using a questionnaire Implementation of policies according to van horn and van meter theory. Data analysis in this study is multivariate analysis with multiple regression tests..The results showed that there was influence from the social, economic and political environment (p value 0.012), there was an influence on the implementor's position (p value 0.016), and there was no influence on the character of the executing agent (p value 0.837) in the Madiun City Middle School and High School environment. There is a need for support from the Education Office and the school itself, such as providing visual media as facilities and infrastructure that support the implementation of smoking-free areas and continuously socialize the dangers of smoking at every school meeting and ceremonial activities or morning assembly. This will play a role in making a policy easier to remember in the school community.</em><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong><em>Keyword: Implementation, No-Smoking Areas, Policy, Schools, Smoking</em></strong>

Analysis of Environmental Literacy Level of Students at MAN 1 Malang City

Environmental problems that occur today are inseparable from human conditions or interactions with the environment, both biotic and abiotic environments. The low awareness of the Indonesian people towards their environment can also be influenced by their lack of environmental awareness. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of environmental literacy possessed by students of MAN 1 Malang City. This type of research is survey research. The sample of this research was 233 students of class XI and XII majoring in science and social studies. The instrument used in this study was an environmental literacy test adapted from the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey/Instrument (MSELS). The average value of students' environmental literacy is 57.1 in the currently category.

ALIH KODE DAN CAMPUR KODE PADA KOMUNIKASI GURU DAN SISWA DI LINGKUNGAN SMP AL-KARIMAH SURABAYA

This study aims to describe the code switching and code mixing used by speakers in the AL-KARIMAH Middle School environment in Surabaya. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The subjects used in this study are the languages used by teachers and students when communicating in the school environment. The object of this study is the speech of the use of code switching and code mixing used in communication (morning briefings, student briefings and so on). The methods used in collecting data are observation techniques and recording techniques. The results showed that the code switching and code mixing that occurred were Javanese, Madurese and Indonesian. The type of code switching found was Indonesian to Javanese. The types of code mixing found were internal code mixing and outgoing code mixing using Indonesian, Javanese and Madurese in the form of words, sentences and phrases.

Teacher Performance Development Through Academic Supervision Post Covid-19

This study aims to develop teacher performance through analysis of post-covid-19 academic supervision in Santa Lucia Sei Rotan Private Middle School teachers and to determine teacher performance skills in developing the quality of education after supervision is held. The type of research used is Classroom Action Research. The research method used is the Kemmis and Taggart model using 4 stages, namely planning, action, observation, and reflection. The location of this research is Santa Lucia Sei Rattan Private Middle School, Percut Sei Tuan, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. Methods of data collection using interviews, observation, and questionnaires. The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman interactive analysis model. Data analysis was carried out with the following steps: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of the study show that academic supervision can improve teacher performance. The results obtained from design experts and material experts are very good. This is evidenced by the effectiveness test of academic supervision at Santa Lucia Sei Rotan Middle School, which received very good scores. Based on these data it can be concluded that teacher performance through post-covid-19 academic supervision is feasible or valid and appropriate to be used in improving teacher performance, especially in the Santa Lucia Sei Rotan Middle School environment.

Factors Influencing Teacher Performance and Work Motivation in a Middle School Environment in Central Jakarta

In this study using a quantitative approach with a population and a sample of 80 samples, the object studied in this study was a public junior high school teacher in central Jakarta, the analytical tool used was PLS Version 3.0 and the results obtained were, Style Leadership has a Significant Influence on teacher performance, the School Environment has a Significant Influence on teacher performance, Motivation has a Significant Influence on teacher performance.

School District Prevention Policies and Risk of COVID-19 Among In-Person K-12 Educators, Wisconsin, 2021.

Objectives. To assess the rate of COVID-19 among in-person K-12 educators and the rate's association with various COVID-19 prevention policies in school districts. Methods. We linked actively working, in-person K-12 educators in Wisconsin to COVID-19 cases with onset from September 2 to November 24, 2021. A mixed-effects Cox proportional hazards model, adjusted for pertinent person- and community-level confounders, compared the hazard rate of COVID-19 among educators working in districts with and without specific COVID-19 prevention policies. Results. In-person educators working in school districts that required masking for students and staff experienced 19% lower hazards of COVID-19 than did those in districts without any masking policy (hazard ratio = 0.81; 95% confidence interval = 0.72, 0.92). Reduced COVID-19 hazards were consistent and remained statistically significant when educators were stratified by elementary, middle, and high school environments. Conclusions. In Wisconsin's K-12 school districts, during the fall 2021 academic semester, a policy that required both students and staff to mask was associated with significantly reduced risk of COVID-19 among in-person educators across all grade levels. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(12):1791-1799. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307095).

Analysis of ethnoscience integrated environmental literacy for junior high school

An analysis of environmental literacy that integrates ethnoscience in sustainable science learning between scientific knowledge and problems in life, as well as the value of local wisdom. This study was aimed to determine the profile of ethnoscience integrated environmental literacy. This research uses a survey method with a sampling technique of cluster random sampling and conducting a Question Test and a Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey (MSELS) to students. The parameters of this study consist of knowledge of ecology, cognitive skills, attitudes and behavior. Descriptive data analysis used average score. Research findings indicate that the ethnoscience integrated environmental literacy of junior high school students obtained an average score of 61 (with a range of 100). The achievement of environmental literacy parameters for ecological knowledge, cognitive skills, attitudes and behavior are 48, 29, 73 and 71, respectively, while the results of the ethnoscience integrated environmental literacy analysis illustrate that the average Junior High School has implemented ethnoscience integration in environmental literacy well. So empowering knowledge and attitudes contribute to environmental literacy students.

Environmental Literacy Profile Analysis of Middle School Students in Science Learning

Background: This paper aims to obtain an overview of students' environmental literacy. This research was conducted in Purwakarta Regency, one of the central industrial areas in West Java. Measurement of scientific literacy profile by adapting the standard assessment instrument of the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey (MSELS). Methods: The test instruments that have been developed cover several aspects of environmental literacy, including knowledge, cognitive skills, environmentally conscious attitudes, and environmentally responsible behavior. The sample used was 100 students from three public high schools in Purwakarta district. The test instruments that have been developed cover several aspects of environmental literacy, including knowledge, cognitive skills, environmentally conscious attitudes, and environmentally responsible behavior. In addition to tests, interviews were also conducted to assist researchers in supporting the data that had been obtained. Results: The research shows that the results of the calculation of the average value of environmental literacy show that students' environmental literacy is at 45%, which is in the sufficient criteria. If it is narrowed down to environmental literacy indicators, we get different average values, namely ecological knowledge of 7.91% (sufficient criteria), cognitive skills of 6.05% (less criteria), environmental awareness of 67.08% (good criteria,) and environmentally responsible behavior of 77.89% (good criteria). Keywords : environmental literacy; environmental knowledge; attitude towards the environment; environmentally responsible behavior; (MSELS)

Penerapan Model Problem Based Learning Berbasis STEM Menggunakan Bahan Ajar Realitas Lokal terhadap Literasi Lingkungan Mahasiswa

This study aims to determine the effect of applying the Problem Based Learning (PBL) learning model based on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) using environmental teaching materials based on the local reality of South Sumatra to improve students' environmental literacy skills. The method used is Quasi-Experimental Design using Noneqivalent. The research subjects were students of the Biology Education Study Program, FKIP UNSRI. Data analysis was carried out using the MSELS (Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey) questionnaire which was adapted based on local reality teaching materials in South Sumatra. The results showed that the t-count value obtained was 7.832 (> t table = 4.341). In conclusion, the PBL learning model affects increasing students' environmental literacy skills.
 Keywords: Teaching Materials, Environmental Literacy, PBL, Local Reality, STEM

Utilization of Organic Waste and Soil Microorganisms in Compost Making and its Application in Hybrid Corn Cultivation in the Middle School Environment in Medan City

The existence of educational institutions is very important and strategic to educate a quality generation. The target of this service program is junior high school in Medan, namely MTs P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah at the Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic Boarding School in Medan. Waste management and utilization and through the provision of soil microorganisms into compost and its role in land use through hybrid maize cultivation in the MTs P.P. school environment. Raudhatul Hasanah .. In addition, the need for the application of hybrid maize cultivation in the MTs P.P. school environment. Raudhatul Hasanah. Availability of organic waste treatment facilities as a means to process waste into compost. In addition, the USU PPM proposing team will provide multipurpose bins for the MTs P.P. school environment. Raudhatul Hasanah. The proposing team will practice compost processing and safeguarding hybrid corn in the school area. It is expected that later it will provide good direct benefits in the form of good food crops in the form of indirect benefits as knowledge and practice of MTs P.P. students. Raudhatul Hasanah. Partner involvement through community service programs by the community service team of MTs students. P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah is very high. This is indicated by the willingness of MTs school students. P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah was very enthusiastic and the active participation of students who attended the program was very satisfying. In addition this activity also helps MTs school students. P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah in studying and knowing waste management and its use through counseling and demonstrations. The success of the program in schools in MTs P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah Medan is largely determined by the participation of partners at each stage of the activities carried out. Partners namely schools in MTs P.P. Raudhatul Hasanah Medan really helped the implementation of community service programs in the USU community.

Ekološka pismenost učenika u beogradskim školama - rezultati pilot istraživanja

The environmental issues that our country is faced with are numerous, while the consequences of environmental degradation affect the health and the quality of life of our citizens. In this context, the issue of environmental education and environmental literacy is gaining momentum. In the present pilot research we examined the possibility of applying an international instrument for determining the level of environmental literacy, the Middle School Environmental Literacy Survey (MSELS), on a population of students in the higher grades of elementary school in Serbia. This instrument measures the environmental literacy using four components: environmental knolwedge, environmental affect, cognitive skills, and environmental behavior, together with corresponding sub-components. The content of the instrument was analyzed in the context of Biology and Civic education curricula as well as educational standards for the end of compulsory education for the subject Biology. Survey method was used in the research, while the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The data were collected on a sample of the seventh-grade elementary school students (N=111) from the territory of Belgrade. In addition, five group interviews were conducted with the students to check the clarity of the content of the instrument. The researchers established that the implementation of this instrument is adequate on several grounds: 1) the instrument is well-grounded in theory; 2) the instrument is based on a comprehensive approach to environmental literacy measurement; 3) the instrument is adequate in terms of the teaching and learning program in our education system and 4) the instrument has solid metric features. An overall reliability of the instrument is ,87. The respondents had the highest score in the component of affective attitudes towards environment, relative to other measured components, as well as relative to two countries used for comparing the results (USA, Greece). The lowest score was identified on the scale of the basic environmental knowledge, and the conclusion is that students did not fully master the knowledge envisaged in the educational standards for Biology lessons. The main disadvantage of the instrument is the time required for filling it out due to the amount of the content.