Student Questions Research Articles

Development of Human Blood Circulation Board Media (PAPEDA) Oriented to Students' Mastery of Science Concepts

This research aims to produce human blood circulation board media (PAPEDA) based on validity, practicality and effectiveness regarding students' mastery of science concepts. This research is development research. The development model used is the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The research subjects were 25 grade 5 students at SDN 14 Cakranegara. The instruments used were validation sheets, teacher assessment sheets, student assessment sheets, and test questions for students' mastery of science concepts. The data analysis technique used is a validity test with the minimum criteria being in the valid category, then a practicality test based on the results of teacher assessment and student assessment with the minimum standards being in the practical type, and an effectiveness test with the criterion that the proportion of students who achieve the classical minimum completeness criteria is at least at 75%. This research shows that PAPEDA learning media meets valid criteria with an average expert assessment score of 84% with perfect measures. The results of field trials show that PAPEDA learning media meets practical and influential standards. The functional aspect assessment was obtained from teacher and student assessments, with average scores of 96% (efficient) and 81% (efficient). The effectiveness aspect is evaluated from the results of students' mastery of science concepts tests. The proportion of students who reach the minimum completeness criteria in the science concept mastery test is 80%, within the effective criteria. Thus, the learning media developed meets valid, practical and influential standards

Enhancing educational excellence: An analysis of teacher capacity building and its impact on instructional delivery in public secondary Schools in Kenya

This study investigates the relationship between teacher capacity building, instructional delivery, and effectiveness in public secondary schools. Utilizing the descriptive survey methodology, data were collected from 400 teachers in Embu and Tharaka-Nithi Counties, Kenya. A survey questionnaire was used for data collection, whereby the efficacy of instructional delivery was assessed through a Likert-scale survey consisting of 17 items. Demographic information highlighted the diverse composition of the teaching workforce, with varying age groups, educational qualifications, and work experience. The study explored teachers' participation in professional development programs, revealing substantial engagement in subject-specific training among other capacity building programs. Findings indicated high agreement among teachers on statements related to syllabus completion, assignment design aligned with objectives, and regular collaboration with colleagues. Some areas for potential improvement were identified, including the incorporation of student questions to guide lessons, ensuring adequate instructional materials, and integrating higher-order thinking strategies. Capacity building was found to have a significant influence on the effectiveness of teachers in instructional delivery, whereby teachers who had attended more courses obtained higher means scores in instructional delivery than those who had attended fewer or no courses. The study contributes to the understanding of teacher capacity development's impact on instructional practices and effectiveness. The findings underscore the importance of ongoing professional development tailored to teachers' needs, emphasizing collaborative strategies and resource provision. Policymakers, educational administrators, and teachers can leverage these insights to inform targeted interventions that enhance the overall quality of instruction in Kenyan public secondary schools.

RetLLM-E: Retrieval-Prompt Strategy for Question-Answering on Student Discussion Forums

This paper focuses on using Large Language Models to support teaching assistants in answering questions on large student forums such as Piazza and EdSTEM. Since student questions on these forums are often closely tied to specific aspects of the institution, instructor, and course delivery, general-purpose LLMs do not directly do well on this task. We introduce RetLLM-E, a method that combines text-retrieval and prompting approaches to enable LLMs to provide precise and high-quality answers to student questions. When presented with a student question, our system initiates a two-step process. First, it retrieves relevant context from (i) a dataset of student questions addressed by course instructors (Q&A Retrieval) and (ii) relevant segments of course materials (Document Retrieval). RetLLM-E then prompts LLM using the retrieved text and an engineered prompt structure to yield an answer optimized for the student question. We present a set of quantitative and human evaluation experiments, comparing our method to ground truth answers to questions in a test set of actual student questions. Our results demonstrate that our approach provides higher-quality responses to course-related questions than an LLM operating without context or relying solely on retrieval-based context. RetLLM-E can easily be adopted in different courses, providing instructors and students with context-aware automatic responses.

Application of the Problem Based Learning Model Combined with Think Pair Share to Improve Conceptual Understanding and Applied Physics Learning Outcomes for Electrical Engineering Students

This research aims to improve understanding of physics concepts and learning outcomes of Electrical Engineering students at the Politeknik Muhammadiyah Tegal by using the Problem Based Learning model combined with Think Pair Share on dynamic electrical material. The research instruments used were lecturer and student observation sheets, worksheets and test question sheets. In the analysis of students' conceptual understanding, an increase of 8.58% was obtained from cycle I to cycle II. Meanwhile, in the analysis of student learning outcomes in cycle I, the number of students who passed was 61.76%, and in cycle II the number of students who passed was 82.35%. The results of this research show that the application of the Problem Based Learning model combined with Think Pair Share can improve students' understanding of concepts and learning outcomes.

A Case Study of Biology Teaching Practices in Croatian Primary Schools

Abstract The aim of this case study is to present the most frequent teaching methods used by biology teachers in the Republic of Croatia, based on the observations made during biology class and the teachers’ statements. The study included six distinguished primary school biology teachers, along with their seventh-grade classes. The data comprised an interview with each teacher and twelve class observations. The results show that biology education in the Croatian educational system is mostly traditional, whereby students mostly practice listening to the teacher (34%) and answering the questions (18%). In summary, the majority of teaching consists of teachers presenting the content materials and asking questions or engaging students in specific individual or group activities. The present study has determined a lack of student questions and class discussions. Additionally, the nature of teachers’ questions does not encourage students to think and provide extensive answers. For this reason, the study suggests that teachers encourage students to ask questions and organize teaching activities in ways which will contribute to more class activity and deep learning of students. Despite some acknowledged limitations, the results of this study can contribute to a better understanding of the teachers’ experiences in authentic science classrooms, in specific contexts.

Pembelajaran daring kemampuan berpikir kritis materi jenis usaha dan kegiatan ekonomi di indonesia pada siswa kelas V SD Atta’zhimiyah kota Bandung dengan metode kontekstual menggunakan video pembelajaran

This study aims to examine the learning of critical thinking skills on the type of business and economic activity in Indonesia in class V students with contextual methods using online-based learning video media.. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The subjects in this study were fifth grade students of SD Atta'Zhimiyah Bandung City with a total of 25 students. The instruments used were teacher and student observation sheets, test questions, and teacher and student interview questionnaires. The results showed that there was an increase in the quality of learning when the learning video media was applied. This is indicated by the average value of IPS understanding in the class of 89.20 which is classified in the good category, the highest score of students is 100 and the lowest value is 60. Student learning mastery shows 92.0% of students getting scores above the minimum completeness criteria and 8, 0% still gets a score below the minimum completeness criteria value.

Assessing the performance of Bing Chat artificial intelligence: Dental exams, clinical guidelines, and patients’ frequent questions

ObjectivesBing Chat is a large language model artificial intelligence (AI) with online search and text generating capabilities. This study assessed its performance within the scope of dentistry in: (a) tackling exam questions for dental students, (ii) providing guidelines for dental practitioners, and (iii) answering patients’ frequently asked questions. We discuss the potential of clinical tutoring, common patient communication and impact on academia. MethodsWith the aim of assessing AI's performance in dental exams, Bing Chat was presented with 532 multiple-choice questions and awarded scores based on its answers. In evaluating guidelines for clinicians, a further set of 15 questions, each with 2 follow-up questions on clinical protocols, was presented to the AI. The answers were assessed by 4 reviewers using electronic visual analog scale. In evaluating answers to patients’ frequently asked questions, another list of 15 common questions was included in the session, with respective outputs assessed. ResultsBing Chat correctly answered 383 out of 532 multiple-choice questions in dental exam part, achieving a score of 71.99 %. As for outlining clinical protocols for practitioners, the overall assessment score was 81.05 %. In answering patients’ frequently asked questions, Bing Chat achieved an overall mean score of 83.8 %. The assessments demonstrated low inter-rater reliability. CONCLUSIONSThe overall performance of Bing Chat was above the regularly adopted passing scores, particularly in answering patient's frequently asked questions. The generated content may have biased sources. These results suggest the importance of raising clinicians’ awareness of AI's benefits and risks, as well as timely adaptations of dental education curricula, and safeguarding its use in dentistry and healthcare in general. Clinical significanceBing Chat AI performed above the passing threshold in three categories, and thus demonstrated potential for educational assistance, clinical tutoring, and answering patients’ questions. We recommend popularizing its benefits and risks among students and clinicians, while maintaining awareness of possible false information.

Excuse me, but can you repeat the question? Identifying correlations between thousands of engineering student questions and their impacts on the content and delivery of course materials

Student-generated questions play an important part in the learning process. This exploratory study examines trends between the type/frequency of these questions and the timeline of the course they are asked in. Modern pre-trained large-language models are used to classify these questions with very little labelled data at a reasonable accuracy. Results show that questioning trends span years and courses. Future work identifying the precise cause of these trends has the potential to allow instructors to monitor their classes’ learning progress in real-time.

Answered by Madame Marchesi: A Department Devoted to the Questions of Vocal Students, Part 3

Abstract: In 1907–1908, the Ladies Home Journal published a series of articles in which people could send questions to the famous voice teacher Mathilda Marchesi (1821–1913) to be answered in print. These articles are a rare glimpse at first-person, uninterpreted information. To the author’s knowledge, this collection of articles had not been previously republished in its entirety until this three-part series within Provenance , of which this installment—containing an exercise designed to train the trill—is the final one.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 ENDEMIC IN CYBERJAYA, MALAYSIA

Introduction: Malaysia was struck by the Covid-19 pandemicin 2020 which left a significant impact on the population. Since then, the aftereffects especially poor sleep quality are still affecting us. Thus, this study aims to assess the sleep quality of students at the University of Cyberjaya (UOC) post-COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to students' academic performance. This study aimed to assess any association between students' sociodemographic factors and sleep quality. This is a cross-sectional study where a convenience sampling technique was used. Methods:The study population consisted of 350 students comprised of those aged 18 years and above, and currently a student at the University of Cyberjaya while those that were diagnosed with health issues were excluded. A validated self-rated questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess students' sleep quality. A global PSQI score holds a diagnostic sensitivity of 89.6% and a specificity of 86.5% to differentiate good and poor sleepers. Sociodemographic background questions of students' and respective semester cumulative grade point average (CGPA) were self-reported. Results:Our results revealed that 83.4% (292) of the students had poor sleep quality while 16.6% (58) had good sleep quality. However, there is no meaningful association between sociodemographic factors, sleep quality, and academic performance. Although, those with good academic performance had better sleep quality than those who achieved excellent grades. Conclusion:most UOC students reported poor sleep quality, but interestingly this does not affect their academic performance.

Metamorphosing traditional pedagogy: examining the transcendent influence of Alexa in catalyzing educational paradigm shifts within rural Indian communities

PurposeAlexa’s integration in rural primary schools has improved the pedagogy and has created an engaging and objective learning environment. This study investigates the integration, with a specific focus on exploring its various aspects. The impact of Alexa’s on students' English vocabulary, comprehension and public speaking are examined. This study aims to provide insights the teachers and highlight the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in rural education.Design/methodology/approachThis content analysis study explores the use of Alexa in primary education in rural areas of India. The study focuses on the types of the questions asked by the students and examines the pedagogical implications of these interactions. By analyzing the use of Alexa in rural educational settings, this study aims to contribute to our understanding of how voice assistants are utilized as educational tools in underprivileged areas.FindingsAlexa significantly improved students' English vocabulary, comprehension and public speaking confidence. Alexa increased school enrollment and retention. Virtual voice assistants like Alexa may improve pedagogy and help India’s rural education. This study shows AI improves rural education.Research limitations/implicationsThe study only covers rural India. Self-reported data and observations may bias the study. The small sample size may underrepresent rural educational institutions in India.Originality/valueAlexa is used to study rural India’s primary education. Voice assistants in rural education are understudied. The study examines Alexa’s classroom use, student questions, and policy and teacher education implications. AI’s education transformation potential addresses UNESCO’s teacher shortage. This novel study examines how AI can improve rural education outcomes and access.

Participatory Economics Classroom Simulation

In this paper, I describe how to conduct a classroom simulation based upon a Participatory Economy. A Participatory Economy is a potential third option for organizing economic activity, one that is neither market based nor centrally planned. Students will take part in an iterative planning procedure as they make production and consumption decisions collectively, inside a one-person-one-vote paradigm. The process is time consuming, but with the direction of this article can be completed in a 50-minute class period. I include student handouts and discussion questions in the appendices. This exercise is valuable not only because it helps students imagine other alternatives to economic organization, but also because it makes explicit the great deal of coordination achieved automatically in a market that is fully cleared. Students usually come away with a deeper understanding of both a participatory economy and a market economy.

Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Teka-Teki Matematika Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Matematis Siswa Pada Materi Perbandingan

Mathematical puzzles are learning media based on Android applications that aim to improve students' understanding of mathematical concepts, especially in comparative material. The development of this application is based on the teacher's lack of innovation in making learning media. The purpose of this application is to make new innovations related to the development of learning media called Mathematical Puzzles which are valid, practical, and effective for increasing students' understanding of mathematical concepts in comparative material. This type of research is research and development (Reasearch and Development). The subjects of this study were students of class VII MTs Nahdlatul Ulama Tengguli Jepara. The development model applied is the development model in this study, namely ADDIE. The data collection techniques applied in this study were product validation questionnaires, teacher and student practicality response questionnaires, student mathematical ability test questions, and student motivation questionnaires. The data analysis applied was media expert and material expert tests, practicality tests through teacher and student response questionnaires, and effectiveness tests through classical tests and influence tests. The results of this study indicate that the learning media for math puzzles to improve understanding of mathematical concepts meets valid criteria with a validity value of 3.27, practical with a practicality value of 3.56, and is effective with a classical completeness test score of 80% and an effect test with influential results.

Ethnopedagogy-Based Literacy E-Modules in Pancasila Education Subject

This article examines the level of validity and effectiveness in the use of literacy e-module teaching materials with ethnopedagogy as a learning approach in Pancasila Education subjects. The research method chosen is Research & Development with the ADDIE development model. The subjects in this study were material and learning media experts and e-module product trials on students. E-module teaching materials were used as the object of research. Data collection used interview sheets, teacher and learner needs analysis sheets, pre-test and post-test questionnaires, and respondent questionnaires. The data analysis used descriptive qualitative and descriptive quantitative methods. The results of this study state that in the product validation test by experts obtained a result of 1 using the Gregory test calculation and included in the category with Very High Validity. For the Learner trial, it obtained a score of 87.68% with very good criteria. Based on the results of the results of working on the pre-test and post-test questions of students with the N-Gain Score test, a value of 75.43% was obtained, with the N-Gain effectiveness category being "quite effective". Then, for the acquisition of the N-Gain Score value of 0.56 with the criteria for increasing the learning outcomes of "Moderate" Learners. Overall, the validation results can prove that ethnopedagogy-based literacy e-module teaching materials in Pancasila Education subjects for grade IV at SD Negeri Keret are very feasible to be applied in learning.

Analysis of mathematics exam practice questions for 6th grade elementary students

Students possess varying abilities in problem-solving, ranging from adeptness to struggles or even inability. This study employs a descriptive content analysis design to scrutinize official documents containing practice exam questions. Data collection involved documentation study, with subsequent analysis utilizing validated assessment sheets and rubrics endorsed by experts. The descriptive method facilitated the analysis and interpretation of data meaning, while quantitative analysis processed research data. The study focused on mathematics exam practice scores, revealing several problematic questions. Out of 25 questions, 11 were deemed acceptable, 8 required correction, and 6 were rejected, necessitating replacement. Questions requiring correction or replacement exhibited a low question discriminating power index, failing to effectively gauge students' proficiency in practice exams. Moreover, the majority of practice test questions posed considerable difficulty for students. Out of the 25 questions, students encountered 1 very difficult, 10 difficult, 10 moderates, and only 4 easy questions, which they struggled to solve adequately. Consequently, the findings underscore the importance of revising practice exam questions to ensure they accurately assess students' abilities and cater to a diverse range of skill levels.

Online Professional Development Course Helps Secondary Educators Increase Their Confidence in Teaching Evolution to Religious Audiences

Students with religious beliefs often find it difficult to accept the theory of evolution. It is important that educators feel comfortable addressing student questions on the compatibility of evolution and religion. We designed an online professional development course that taught the foundational principles of both evolution and religion in order to assist secular and non-secular educators in helping their students overcome religious barriers to evolution. This course increased the confidence of science educators to help students resolve perceived conflict between evolution and religion. Utilizing a reconciliation model will help religious educators drive science acceptance.

Use of an Asynchronous Discussion Platform During the Pre-clerkship Curriculum: A Multiyear Retrospective Study.

Asynchronous online message boards (OMBs) allow users to write questions or comments and share them with an online group. While the use of OMBs has been associated with positive outcomes in several educational settings, their use has not been studied in pre-clerkship undergraduate medical education (UME). This multiyear, observational, longitudinal study examined patterns of OMB use in pre-clerkship UME. Descriptive statistics were used to report the number of students and instructors who logged on and contributed, the number of posts, instructor answers, post views, and the average time to answer. Patterns of use by first- and second-year medical students as well as students undergoing remote versus in-person learning were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. A total of 9870 posts were made to OMBs, initiated by 3869 student questions. There were 3078 total posts made by instructors and academic support staff and 1024 student answers to student questions. First-year medical students posted significantly more questions (149.83 vs. 83.7, p < 0.001), which resulted in significantly more instructor answers (125.0 vs. 59.1, p < 0.001). Modules during the remote learning period received more student questions (152.0 vs. 96.7, p < 0.001) and produced more instructor answers (123.8 vs. 74.7, p < 0.001) as compared to modules that took place during in-person learning. Online message boards represent a readily available tool to stimulate asynchronous discussion in pre-clerkship UME. First-year medical students and students during remote learning were more active on OMBs.

ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL THINKING ABILITY IN SPLDV

Critical thinking can be interpreted as processes and abilities used to understand concepts, apply, synthesize and evaluate the information obtained or the information produced . This study aims to describe students' ability to complete SPLDV questions , and find out the causes of the difficulty in solving the SPLDV questions . Research subject consists from 15 students who originate from State Middle School in the district North Lampung . Data study collected through test And interview. Interviews were conducted to complete data about the causes of the difficulty in solving SPLDV problems . The research data were analyzed descriptively . Research result concluded that ability student in finish about SPLDV is at on levels not enough, Enough, And Good, And reason how difficult student finish question SPLDV the is how difficult solving problems with more variables than equations, separating the x and y variables on different sides, and don't get a unanimous solution ( real/imaginary ). In addition, important findings were obtained in this study, namely there are still weaknesses / deficiencies in modifying algebraic forms, look for various alternative problem solving, and separate the two variables (x and y). to students It is advisable to understand the concepts and operations of fractions again, as well as train yourself to be critical in solving them about SPLDV.

Postawy studentów wobec zjawiska infodemii w perspektywie doskonalenia edukacji medialnej w kształceniu akademickim

The article presents the results of a study that aimed to analyse students’ attitudes towards infodemic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The author adopted the interpretation of infodemic as a process of spreading an excess of untrue information, which complicates the evaluation and selection of reliable content. The research problem was the question of students’ attitudes towards false information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 37 students of pedagogy. The research was conducted in a qualitative research paradigm. The results indicated that the surveyed students had a positive and stable organisation of their own knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and such forms of behaviour and expressive reactions as are necessary when confronted with infodemic. The respondents declared that they search for content in various sources and make a critical comparison and identification of false content. Despite this, they do not have a sufficiently in-depth knowledge of how to debunk false information. They feel the need for a great deal of cognitive effort to verify content. Therefore, the author makes recommendations for the formation of critical media literacy – as a way of building social resilience to disinformation and other disorders of the information age.

An artificial intelligence-based tool for student-generated question

The benefits of student question generation have been extensively established, yet most students do not engage in question-generation activities throughout their formal education and are not used to writing questions. The goal of this project was to create a flexible online learning environment that highlights several types of scaffolding in order to better assist student question production activities in a timely, adaptable, and practically possible manner. The system’s underlying architecture and design principles are outlined. The objective of this work is so utilise Chat-GPT that guides student generated questions. The potential of the student-generated question method of instruction is explored, as is an initial examination of students’ impressions of the helpfulness of the different built-in support systems. Suggestions on how the study’s findings could be used in the classroom and in future research are offered. It has been established that perceived utility plays a significant influence in the dissemination and acceptance of new technology for a wide variety of innovations. Finally, the link between the students’ impressions of the utility of the framework in the established system and their cognitive skills regarding the educational potential of student-generated questions was investigated.