National Education Curriculum Research Articles

The level of associating physics subjects with life: Analysis of the secondary school physics curriculum

This research aims to ascertain the extent of association between the secondary school physics course curriculum and real-life situations. The goal is to determine how well students can be prepared for life within the scope of this course. The research employed the document analysis method, one of the qualitative research methods. The data source for this research is the secondary school physics course curriculum (grades 9th through 12th), published by the Board of Education in 2018. The Secondary School Physics Curriculum was analyzed comprehensively and in detail using the content analysis method, specifically focusing on the 'Themes and Indicators Related to Relating the Science Course to Life.' The research examined the secondary school physics curriculum in two sections. In the first part, the 'Ministry of National Education Curriculum' and the 'Implementation of the Secondary Education Physics Course Curriculum' were scrutinized. In the second part, the achievements and explanations related to the units, subjects, and 'Relation to Life' under the 'Structure of the Secondary School Physics Course Curriculum' were examined. The research revealed a frequent emphasis on 'Relation to Life' in the secondary school physics curriculum. It can be asserted that the education of scientifically literate individuals is reinforced by emphasizing its connection to everyday life in the secondary school physics curriculum. The study has uncovered that the cultivation of critical thinking skills is promoted through tasks that require students to apply their physics knowledge to real-life problems. It can be stated that the physics program also aims to prevent possible learning difficulties in students by enabling them to discover that physics is a part of life.

Transformational Leadership and Proactive Personality on Innovative Behavior among High School Teachers in Cirebon City

The Education Era 4.0 demands the adaptation of human resources, especially teachers, to be able to produce students who are creative, think critically, and are communicative. However, there are still challenges in changing the work paradigm of teachers and education personnel towards innovation. Innovation is the key to facing new challenges and improving educational performance. The national education curriculum emphasizes the importance of preparing productive, creative, innovative, and effective human resources. However, data shows a low level of teacher innovation in Indonesia. This research aims to explore the influence of transformational leadership and proactive personality on the innovative work behavior of high school teachers in Cirebon City. Quantitative methods were used by collecting data through questionnaires distributed to teachers. The results show that transformational leadership and proactive personality have a significant effect on teachers' innovative work behavior, indicating that leaders who practice transformational leadership and teachers with proactive personalities tend to be more innovative in their work. These findings provide implications for organizational leaders in encouraging innovation in educational environments

Impact of Out-of-School Educational Environments on the Creative and Spatial Thinking Skills of Gifted Students

The importance of educating gifted children is steadily increasing. The education of these pupils, who are seen as future of the societies, should be encounter to meet their needs. Our study aims to provide the desired learning oucomes without getting bored in fun environments with activities that will attract the attention and increase the motivation of gifted pupils in different locations outside the school. Additionally, it was studied whether there were differences about their creative and spatial thinking abilities with the activities prepared for this education. Our study was conducted using the ‘Pre-Test and Post-Test Experimental Design with Control Group’. Our sample involves experimental group of 21 pupils and control group of 21 pupils in the 6th grade studying at Konya Science and Art Center. The lesson plan of 8-week (32 hours) about museum-based art education was prepared and implemented for experimental group for 4 hours in a week. The control group was trained based on the National Education curriculum. The “Torrance Creativity Test” to decide creativity abilities and the “Mental Rotation Test and Paper Folding Test” to decide spatial thinking abilities were appealed before and after the experimental process for the experimental group, before and after curriculum works for the control group. The comparative effects of the discrepancies between the post-test and the pre-test results were examined to determine whether or not the program applied was effective in the development of students with the collected data. In our study, it was observed that museum visits and activities prepared by enriching the creative and spatial thinking abilities of gifted students were effective in improving students’ creative and spatial thinking abilities. When the experimental group students had fun with museum visits and activities, they concretized objects and reached the application area by seeing and touching. It was observed that the creativity abilities and spatial thinking abilities of the control group pupils could not be developed with classical educational plans.

Curriculum integration: The case of social sciences and pre-vocational education textbooks

Curriculum materials are integrated horizontally, connecting various curricula by demonstrating concepts, principles, and laws to contribute to a comprehensive understanding and sustainability of the learned material. This approach is valid in the case of the National and Civic Education (NCE) curriculum, which can assist in overcoming the vital issues of vocational orientation in Jordan. This study aimed to explore whether the NCE curriculum contextualizes vocational education concepts facilitating students’ right selection of career paths and orientations. The researchers analyzed three NCE textbooks (8th, 9th, and 10th grades) to determine whether these textbooks included concepts relevant to vocational education and vocational guidance. The results showed that (NCE) textbooks include some valuable concepts; however, there is an absence of key concepts related to vocational education orientation and vocational guidance. The study concluded that NCE textbooks in upper primary education include essential concepts that could be out of interest to the students; however, the textbook can be integrated with more concepts to support students’ knowledge of vocational and technical education.

Global practice of sleep medicine: Iran.

In this study we aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of sleep medicine in Iran, focusing on the country's advancements, challenges, and the global context. We conducted a comprehensive review of sleep medicine in Iran, using various sources to ensure a thorough analysis. The national educational curriculum for sleep medicine and guidelines on sleep clinics issued by Iran's Ministry of Health served as a foundational resource. Additionally, we gathered information from the Iranian Sleep Medicine Society website and relevant committee data sources. To enhance our understanding of the current research landscape, we performed a targeted search on PubMed using keywords related to sleep and Iran. The study presents a dynamic overview of sleep medicine in Iran, highlighting key advancements and challenges. Significant progress was observed in establishing standardized sleep medicine training and accredited sleep clinics. The Iranian Sleep Medicine Society plays a pivotal role in spearheading these developments, contributing to implementing regional guidelines for sleep tests. However, challenges such as a limited number of trained specialists, a scarcity of certified sleep clinics, and obstacles to accessing sleep disorder treatments were identified. We advocate for the implementation of increased research initiatives, nationwide education and screening programs, and proactive measures to strengthen the landscape of sleep and circadian medicine in the country. Behkar A, Amirifard H, Samadi S, etal. Global practice of sleep medicine: Iran. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024;20(6):1009-1015.

Integrating Ethnoscience on Critical-Thinking Oriented Web-Based E-Module of Secondary School Science

As a strategy to create learning environment by integrating culture into learning, ethnoscience fits perfectly with the aims of science lesson in the national curriculum of education in Indonesia, which is to understand how nature works, and to improve awareness toward conserving and maintaining balance in nature. Leading toward Education for Sustainability Development (ESD), science learning could serve to develop students’ ability in thinking, learning, and building awareness towards natural and physical environment. In this study, we aimed to design a web-based e-module integrated with both ethnoscience and critical thinking orientation to facilitate students’ learning dan thinking. The product is developed with 4D-model consisting of 4 stages namely: Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. Product’s validity and practicality was assessed using instruments with Likert—scale items and analyzed with descriptive statistics. From Define and Design stage, four themes of ethnoscience are embedded in the e-module, namely: gold panning, salt farming, the making of virgin coconut oil, and Jamu– a folk drink. From develop and disseminate stage, the web-based e-module was tested to be highly valid and practical to be used as teaching materials. The product received positive feedbacks students especially related to the implementation of Kurikulum Merdeka.

Shaped by the pantheistic ideology of the founders, Türkiye has used its national education curriculum as an instrument of social engineering

Despite centuries of conservative ideology inspired by Islam, the rapid economic development and consecutive millitary victories of the West had caused within the ranks of the Ottoman elite an inferiority complex generating a wave of admiration resulting in the emulation of European values. Emerging with reinforced positivist doctrines after being deeply influenced by the French revolution, this admiration turned into an irreligious political ideology creating a decentralizing effect on the ruling sultanate of the Ottoman state. After the Republic was founded in 1923, the Kemalist state ideology was imposed onto Turkish society in the form of an aggregation of materialism, social Darwinism, positivism, secularism, and Turkish nationalism. To socially engineer a modern, secular, temporal and materially prosperous nation, this ideology would in most ways carry manifestations of the very character and lifestyles of the Republic’s founders. To maintain this ideology, assertive secularism was adopted as a security measure to prevent both the re-emergence of Islamic conservatism and any other nationalist or political ideology. While the visual aspects of Islamic society were transformed into a uniform Western society through mandatory reforms, the intellectual shift from East to West was realised by means of social engineering and religious inculturation through the education curriculum. This article will portray how the founders’ belligerent belief towards Eastern-Islamic tradition motivated them towards a new Western looking secular order and how these ideas have been imposed through school textbooks.

Development of Primary School Curriculum Among Asean Countries (Indonesia, Malaisya, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei Darusalam, and Laos)

In both developed and developing countries, education is very important. Developed countries see education as a continuous effort to improve the quality of life of their people. Developing countries, on the other hand, need education to catch up with them in the international arena and be on par with developed countries. From this we know that the national curriculum is very important, it is even considered a measure of learning success. This is proven by the fact that the curriculum in Indonesia, Finland, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Laos, and so on. This research explores various literature related to curriculum from various countries. The national education curriculum was changed several times after independence. This happened in 1947, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1975, 1984, 1994, 2004, 2006, 2013, and 2020, 2022. In curriculum changes, we can find the best curriculum. The Indonesian education curriculum must emphasize the development of Indonesian human character who has faith and devotion to God Almighty. The curriculum is different in Indonesia and several other countries, but these differences are made to improve education in these countries

PKM Pendampingan Penyusunan Modul Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi dan Asesmen pada Kurikulum Merdeka untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar

Assistance in preparing independent curriculum-based learning modules is needed by driving high schools to help compile the learning modules they carry out. This is because starting from the 2022/2023 academic year the government will implement a new national education curriculum known as the independent curriculum. Learning based on the Independent Curriculum emphasizes differentiated learning strategies which refer to the level of achievement or ability of students. This learning approach does not refer to class levels, but is grouped based on developmental phases or students' ability levels. Learning is adjusted to the achievements, level of ability, and needs of students, to achieve the expected learning outcomes or is student-centered. The independent curriculum applies differentiated learning, namely teaching at the right level, learning that considers student diversity so that teachers differentiate content, processes, learning outcomes and assessments. The method in this service includes a first stage of socialization which is then continued with mentoring for class X teachers at As-Syafiah Nganjuk Islamic High School and Nganjuk POMASDA High School. These two stages were packaged in the form of a workshop which was held in 5 meetings. The results obtained are teaching and learning modules that meet twice for all subjects in class X, totaling 18 subjects. The results obtained from this assistance are in addition to learning modules to assist teachers in carrying out the learning process to obtain maximum results. Because with the independent curriculum, it is seen that there is an increase in student learning outcomes in one semester.

Program Unggulan Sekolah Berbasis Islam: Analisis Manajemen Program Tahfiz Qur’an untuk Ketercapaian Target Hafalan

Tahfiz Qur'an is one of the excellent programs that are widely implemented in Islamic-based schools, although it is not specifically mentioned in the national education curriculum. However, sometimes this excellent program is not aligned with the achievement of student memorization. One of the factors is poor management, with regard to that, this study aims to analyze the Qur'an memorization management applied by SMP-IT Ash-Shiddiiqi in achieving the set memorization target. This research uses a qualitative method, based on phenomenology. Data collection used observation, interview and documentation study techniques. The informants were taffiz teachers, school leaders and students. The results revealed that management is evidenced by planning activities which include setting student memorization targets, selecting and training muhafidz/muhafidzoh, selecting students, determining time allocations, creating memorization support programs. Implementation using the itqan method, this model is a method of memorizing the Qur'an by memorizing one by one verse of the Qur'an starting from juz 30. Program evaluation is carried out twice a month, for reporting the muhafidz report every day on the link that has been provided.

Drama-Based Mathematics Learning Model For Character Building Of Students In Elementary School

Facing the problem of the Indonesian nation which is being hit by a 'moral crisis', the concept of the national education curriculum contains a lot of character education concepts. This is a new challenge so that teachers immediately change the 'mindset' that originally the purpose of teaching to produce intelligent humans, to having to prioritize teaching to form character. Mathematical characteristics are abstract sciences, but the process of understanding must be conveyed through concrete media. In addition, the psychological development of elementary school children is in the urge to want to play and do fun activities. This research aims to get findings of mathematics learning models in elementary schools to form character. This drama-based learning model has been found with learning stages through the planning, implementation, and evaluation stages. At the planning stage, the teacher prepares a drama script themeonut daily life events related to mathematical topics and character value competencies to be developed. At the implementation stage, students role-play according to the theme of the drama script. As for the evaluation stage, the teacher conducts assessments during learning or student activities.

Translation of SERAT findings into concrete steps to advance CSE in Georgia

Abstract The 2018 revision of the National Educational Curriculum in Georgia made the first attempts to integrate selected CSE topics into two school subject standards - biology and civic education. The Ministry of Education and Science recognizes that the changes introduced in the National Curriculum and school subject standards in 2018 are not sufficient and is therefore committed to gradually expanding the coverage of topics in the formal education system and strengthening the process through informal education. To support this initiative and assess the current quality of school-based sexuality education in the country, an analysis was conducted using SERAT. Overall, the legal and policy context in relation to many CSE components is quite well developed in Georgia. The curriculum development process is very participatory, with the involvement of teachers, parents, students and experts. While the general curriculum for CSE focuses on equity and equal rights for all, gender-specific topics, especially on sexuality, are not covered. Using SERAT, the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia clearly identified the gaps within the National Curriculum and started the process of revising the two subject standards (Biology and Civic Education) to ensure the coverage of more topics within the framework of the formal education system per UNESCO standards. The Ministry initiated a project School Doctor's Hours with the technical assistance of UNFPA CO Georgia. The project envisages conducting informational sessions with the children enrolled in the elementary education. Finally, Civil Society representatives started actively using the findings of SERAT either in their advocacy efforts or while designing projects on CSE. SERAT findings greatly informed the process of designing the comprehensive communication campaign entailing work on the policy, community and individual levels, while simultaneously working with the traditional and new media for changing public discourse on CSE.

Research on the Implementation Difficulties and Optimization Measures of Project-based Teaching in Maritime English

In recent years, project-based teaching has become the focus of national vocational education curriculum reform, and has also become an important teaching form in the curriculum reform of major maritime vocational colleges. The project-based teaching reform of maritime English has achieved significant breakthroughs and results after implementation, but there are still many problems in teaching practice. This article analyzes the implementation difficulties of project-based teaching in maritime English and proposes corresponding optimization measures to address these difficulties, providing reference for effectively deepening the reform of maritime English teaching in vocational colleges.

Traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games and sports in Australia: new perspectives

Our paper highlights that the proliferation of Indigenous sport research has not been focused on examining Indigenous games and sports. Additionally, no one has to date produced a framework for understanding them on their own merits even though these games now form part of a national physical education curriculum. The overwhelming majority of research focuses on Indigenous engagement with the British imports of cricket, the rugby codes, soccer, and Australian Rules football. We argue that this focus serves to diminish Indigenous cultures and adaptability to colonial forces, that, while disruptive, never eliminated Indigenous games and sports which go back as far as 60,000 years. We lay out such a framework in the hopes that future research will ensure that Indigenous games and sports are understood historically and in the present day.

The Role of Folklore in Conservation of Mountain Gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

This study set out to examine the role of folklore in conservation of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Attention was put on exploring the types of folklore that are available for conservation of mountain gorillas among the communities; and the application of folklore in conservation of mountain gorillas in the Southern Sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The study involved in seeking an understanding of the people’s interpretations, perceptions, opinions, and ideas concerning the conservation of mountain gorillas. A purely qualitative case study research design was employed to achieve the study objectives. Purposive sampling techniques were used to select respondents for the study. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions with the respondents were employed to collect the required data. The results confirmed an array of folklores including legends, myths, folkloric names, folk dances and songs, harvesting beliefs, taboos, and totems that were used in the conservation of the mountain gorillas. Folklores also inculcated conservation attitudes and behaviors that concerned some other plants and animals into the members of the local community. The research findings confirmed that folklores can be integrated into community-based conservation programs, conservation policies, resource access programmes, eco-tourism, school curriculum and education and awareness programmes for an effective conservation of important biodiversity including mountain gorillas.
 Hence, documentation of folklore, integration of folklore in the National Education Curriculum, involvement of folklore users in the conservation policy making processes, and development of the Uganda national folklore policy are very essential for the continued conservation of the mountain gorillas.

Development of a national Zoom-based lectureship for pediatric transplant hepatology trainees.

Previous publications identified a gap in standard education on topics related to advanced hepatology and liver transplantation for pediatric transplant hepatology trainees. The Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) Education Committee designed a Zoom-based lectureship series for all advanced pediatric transplant hepatology trainees. We aim to describe the educational series and feedback from fellow participants. Pediatric transplant hepatology trainees from across the United States and Canada were invited to attend 25 Zoom-based lectures on a broad list of topics pertaining to pediatric transplant hepatology. At the completion of the lectureship, a 53-item REDcap survey using single-answer, Likert-scale, and open-ended questions was distributed via email to all participants. A total of 16 fellows from broad geographic areas responded to the survey. Nineteen percent (n = 3/16) of fellows attended all 25 lectures and 31% (n = 5/16) attended 16-20 lectures. Majority of fellows (88%, n = 14/16) reported the lecture series increased knowledge of liver disease, increased confidence in managing children with liver disease, and aided with board preparation. Additionally, over half of the fellows (81%, n = 13/16) reported the series served as a platform for networking and mentoring from peers and experts in the field. All fellows recommended the lecture series for future fellows. The SPLIT educational lectureship for advanced pediatric transplant hepatology trainees provided a national education curriculum that not only led to increased knowledge and confidence in the diagnosis and management of common conditions encountered in pediatric transplant hepatology but also provided a unique networking and mentorship environment.

A Study on the Sports Injuries in Wushu Teaching at Beichen Children's Art School in Hohhot

Wushu, also known as Chinese martial arts, is a traditional sport and cultural treasure of China that has a history of thousands of years. In China, Wushu is widely practiced and has been integrated into the national physical education curriculum, with Wushu being taught in schools and training centers across the country. This study adopts research methods such as survey, literature review, and statistics to investigate and analyze the injuries that occur in Wushu teaching at Beichen Children's Art School in Hohhot,China, with the aim of exploring the causes and preventive measures of these injuries and reducing their occurrence in Wushu teaching. The integrated approach of combining internal and external training, as well as the unity of form and spirit, is a major feature of Wushu practice. "Internal" refers to the mental and breath-related activities of the heart, mind, intention, and qi. "External" refers to the external physical activities of the hands, eyes, body, and steps. Many martial arts styles and schools emphasize the integrated approach of internal and external training and the unity of form and spirit. Wushu practice not only has a high exercise value but also has rich content and diverse forms. Different boxing and equipment have different action results, technical requirements, styles, and exercise volumes. It can be carried out without limitation by age, gender, time, season, venue, or equipment. People can choose appropriate projects for exercise according to their needs and conditions, which provides convenient conditions for carrying out mass sports activities. Therefore, Wushu practice has a wide range of adaptability.

Integrating Multiple Intelligence Learning Approach to Upgrade Students’ English Writing Skills

The educational curriculum’s current challenge is to use appropriate approaches during the Covid-19 days. This study aimed to investigate the multiple intelligence learning approaches (MILA) which were used to provide students’ competence in English writing skills in an institute of IAIN Sorong, West Papua Province, Indonesia. In terms of it the multiple intelligence learning approaches introduced interactive, analytic, and introspective domains which cover elements of linguistics, mathematics, visual, kinesthetic, music, intra-personal, interpersonal, naturalistic, and existential or spiritual. Those elements would be appropriately implemented to upgrade students’ English writing skills. This study employed a survey method using lists of questionnaires to obtain qualified data which were collected through eight English lecturers, four staff curriculum developers, and eighty students. The findings conclude that most respondents felt contented and interested in developing and upgrading English writing skills using the Multiple Intelligence Learning Approaches. The results of this research claimed that the lecturers require the MILA to be more widely used to upgrade students’ writing skills. Also, the practitioners on campus should make together the strategies to be included in MILA for teaching English writing skills as recommended by the national education curriculum.

Tantangan Madrasah Ibtidaiyah: Benteng Terakhir Melawan Sekularisme

Madrasah Ibtidaiyah as the main pillar of Islamic education is the most basic these days in facing both internal and external challenges. In addition to the challenge of maintaining self-existence in order to be able to compete with other institutions, there is also the problem of the rise of secular values that are included in the national education curriculum. This needs to be answered so that Madrasah Ibtidaiyah remains upright as a stronghold of religion and the state from the invasion of ideas that endanger the lives of the people and the state. The battle of civilizations will indeed continue throughout the ages. The problem is the opinion of an Islamic leader, namely Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, good that is not organized or well managed will be defeated by crimes that are committed massively and in a structured manner that are well managed. And this is happening today in our time. Will Madrasah Ibtidaiyah as the last bastion be able to survive the onslaught of the evil thoughts of secularism or will it collapse? This article will answer it.

A COMPARISON OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS LEARNERS’ PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS IN DISTRACT LAYYAH PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

The key purpose of the current study was to inspect the mathematics teaching and education performs of high schools educators and to recognize the break between present mathematics teaching performs in distract Layyah Punjab Pakistan and the finest teaching performs advocated through literatures. In teaching to understand this purpose, the researcher chosen a samples of 100 high school learners and 100 teachers. The sample of study were taken in two phases. In 1st phase 25 high school males schools and 25 government females schools were designated. Likewise 25 private males’ institutes and 25 females’ private institutes were also designated. 10 learners from every of the sample institutes were designated by mean of methodical random sampling method. The study was quantitative data gathering and examination expired parallel and the results accompaniment every other. The quantitative facts were composed with the help of two surveys tool 1 for learners and the other for educators. The reliability coefficient resulting in a pilot study designated that surveys were dependable sufficient to be used in the full study for data gathering. The outcomes presented a thoughtful gap among present and professed coaching and knowledge performs. It was too originated that educators did not even know what class room performs were recommended in instruction policy documents and the National Mathematics Curriculum. In the survey, it was piercing out that the argument and protest method is extremely used by the educators, though the class room comment exposed that the educators frequently used the drill and practice method. Educators give learners a guide for remembering numerous ideas and then practice it. Though numerous educators have spoken intangible considerate of mathematics, it is missing in class rooms. Problem solving teaching technique is claimed to be the best and operative repetition with the standard stated in Nationwide Curriculum Mathematics (2006), data presented that this repetition is infrequently used in mathematics class rooms. It is decided that Pakistani high school mathematics educators do not usage numerous of the finest mathematics instruction performs recommended in the literature. The study likewise observed that certain of the finest mathematics instruction practices are used in private institutes, which is illustrated in the teacher survey. It was recommended that teachers orientate themselves on the usage of the best mathematics instruction performs in high school class rooms. With the purpose of emerging a profounder conceptual considerate amongst learners. Moreover, educators may be given the chance to progress their individual knowledge and considerate of the best performs for coaching mathematics as recommended in national education policy and curriculum pamphlets. Furthermore, it is recommended that upcoming study may be lead to inspect how pre-service and in-service preparation makes middle school mathematics educators to usage the best performs in coaching mathematics.