School Semester Research Articles

Agency in the making: Analyzing students’ transformative agency in a school-based makerspace

ABSTRACTDespite the potential of digitally enhanced learning environments for supporting twenty-first-century learning and educational change, there is a dearth of research knowledge on students’ transformative agency in their use of digital technologies and media within these contexts. Transformative agency accounts for young people’s initiative and commitment to transform their activity and its context(s) for personal and/or academic ends. This paper reports an investigation of students’ transformative agency in a novel, student-centered design and learning environment, referred to as a makerspace. We present our empirical findings as a narrative, illustrating how transformative agency emerged and developed via three intertwined discursive and action-level manifestations of such agency, namely “deviating”, “switching”, and “transfiguring”, in the social activity of a group of four 5th grade students participating in the makerspace environment over one school semester. Our study makes an original contribution to the research on students’ transformative agency and its temporal unfolding in a novel digitally enhanced learning environment.

The Relationship Between Electronic Gaming and Health, Social Relationships, and Physical Activity Among Males in Saudi Arabia.

Physical and psychological effects of playing computer games cannot be ignored. Electronic games are considered to be an influential factor in growth, personality development, and positive sociability of children, and game duration has been associated with increased aggression, reduced mental health, and higher BMI. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between electronic gaming and health, social relationships, and physical activity among males aged 16–18 years in Saudi Arabia. An online survey designed by the authors containing 60 items and divided into 5 sections was used during one school semester. The sample was selected randomly from 30 high schools; 90 students were selected from each school, with 30 chosen from each of grades 9, 10, and 11. Respondents were 194 male students, aged 17.23 ± 1.52 years. The questionnaire was presented to six experts to assess validity, with Cronbach’s α established at 0.87. Results showed that playing electronic games had a negative relation with health, social relationships, and physical activity among males. The most negative significant was the correlation between electronic games and physical activity (r = −.49), followed by that with social relationships (r = −.42) and BMI (r = −.31) . The lowest result was for health (r = .20). More empirical investigations are needed to explore deeper effects of electronic gaming on various groups in Saudi society, including the general population, employees, and different categories of school and university students.

Ser compañeras o ser amigas en un bachillerato mexicano: prácticas situadas y género

En la presente investigación se analizó la delimitación que hacen las estudiantes de bachillerato para señalar quiénes son sus compañeras y quiénes sus amigas, y su importancia en las rutinas y actividades en el bachillerato. A partir de la psicología sociocultural y la perspectiva de género feminista se elaboró un diseño que incluyó la observación en el aula y la realización de 5 entrevistas cualitativas individuales y 10 grupales con mujeres estudiantes de quinto y sexto semestre de un bachillerato público mexicano. Se identificaron los contextos situados de práctica, y las actividades en las cuales las estudiantes participan como compañeras o amigas en las que el género jugaba un papel central. Se encontró que tanto el compañerismo como la amistad eran valorados positivamente por las estudiantes y que en la amistad despliegan prácticas con una fuerte empatía e intimidad que les permite integrarse como mujeres, estudiantes y jóvenes en el bachillerato. Se discute que en el compañerismo y la amistad las estudiantes muestran habilidades para conseguir interrelaciones de respeto, convivencia, apoyo y sororidad que incluyen el reconocimiento de autoridad femenina y el acompañamiento corporal.

Upaya Peningkatkan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematik Melalui Metode Discovery Pada Siswa SMP

Penelitian tindakan kelas ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematik siswa kelas VIII-A SMP IT Baitul Jannah melalui metode Discovery. Permasalahan penelitian berupa rendahnya minat dan ketertarikan siswa dalam pelajaran matematika sehingga berpengaruh pada rendahnya kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematik. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) yang dilaksanakan sebanyak dua siklus. Subjek penelitian yaitu siswa-siswi kelas VIII-A Semester Ganjil SMP IT Baitul Janah yang terdiri dari 12 siswa laki-laki dan 19 siswa perempuan, sedangkan objek dalam penelitian adalah kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematik. Pengumpulan data setiap siklus menggunakan teknik tes dan teknik observasi. Teknik analisis data terdiri atas: 1) analisis hasil observasi, 2) analisis hasil tes kemampuan pemecahan masalah. Untuk pengecekan derajat kepercayaan data, penelitian ini menggunakan triangulasi sumber peneliti yang lain, yaitu kepala sekolah, guru matematika, dan siswa. Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada peningkatan kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika siswa. Peningkatan tersebut yaitu dari prasiklus yang lulus hanya 9 orang atau (29,03%) dan tidak lulus 22 orang (70,97%) meningkat pada siklus I menjadi 20 orang (64,52%) yang lulus 11 orang (35,48%) tidak lulus, kemudian pada siklus II menjadi 26 orang (83,87%) yang lulus dan 5 orang (16,13%) yang tidak lulus.

Optimizing Education: A Mixed Methods Approach Oriented to Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR).

This methodological article provides a Mixed Method approach to analyze how the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) Model is feasible to enhance student’s autonomy. The objective is to detect how teachers’ behavior-oriented patterns shift in response to continuing professional development to reinforce TPSR strategies. We compared the application of TPSR by three teachers who had previously attended a training course for this model, with that of an expert in the model. A total of 44 sessions of primary and secondary school semesters in various subjects, taught by all four teachers and comprising 120 students. A mixed-method approach followed in the study involved: (a) the Observational System of Teaching Oriented Responsibility (OSTOR), which revealed how the teachers’ behavior patterns shifted over their interventions, and (b) the Tool for Assessing Responsibility-Based Education (TARE 2.0.), which focused on perceived behaviors by teachers and student behaviors. Data analysis was conducted for (a) the T-pattern detection technique, (b) polar coordinate analysis to obtain detailed sequences of instruction, and (c) descriptive and correlational analysis from the TARE. The mixed-method analysis of data confirms how the TPSR improved the teaching behaviors of the three teachers in training compared with the expert teacher.

Indoor ozone estimation from outdoor ozone and LBNL relocatable classroom study data

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) conducted a nested, case-crossover-design public school-based study in two different climate regions of California in 2000–2003. This included exploring operating profiles of two mechanical ventilation (HVAC) systems (alternated over a period of approximately nine weeks during 2001 Fall school semester) in pairs of classrooms sited adjacent to one another, equipped with either standard or alternate (low-emissivity) interior finish materials. Our retrospective analysis included inferring estimated indoor ozone concentrations. Because ozone can react with certain indoor pollutants to generate secondary organic aerosols, a mass-balanced based indoor/outdoor ratio expression was used to model indoor ozone to subsequently model indoor particles from possible ozone-initiated chemistry. When Indirect-Direct Evaporative Cooling (IDEC) HVAC was running, surface (especially ceiling) reactions dominated ozone loss processes. When standard Bard heat-pump air-conditioning (HPAC) HVAC system was running, damper setting (air excluded from building envelope), ventilation and/or gas phase reactions accounted for most indoor-outdoor ozone differences. Future research should explore outdoor air and surface chemistry contributions to indoor air pollution.

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE GROUP INVESTIGATION (GI) TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR IPS TERPADU SMP MUHAMMADIYAH 1 METRO

The background is the number of students who have not yet reached the KKM score or have not yet completed the learning results of the Integrated Ips Class VIIIB in the even semester of Muhammadiyah Middle School 1 Metro 2017/2018 Academic Year. In connection with these problems, the formulation of the problem is "is there any influence on the use of cooperative learning model group type learning on the integrated learning outcomes of Ips Class VIII Even Semester 1 Metro Middle School 2017/2018 academic year". The study aims to determine the effect of the use of cooperative learning model learning group group type on the Integrated Ips learning outcomes of grade VIII students in the even semester of Muhammadiyah 1 Metro Middle School 2017/2018 academic year. The subject of this study was the eighth grade students of Muhammadiyah Middle School 1 Metro 2017/2018 Academic Year. It is an experimental research with instruments in the form of multiple choice questions which amount to 20 and are calculated using the reliability test reliability test. Knowing whether there is influence of the use of cooperative learning model group type learning on Integrated Social Studies learning outcomes of class VIII students, namely by using a simple linear regression formula. The test calculation results show that it can be seen that t count> t table and table can be seen on the G table, at a significance level of 5%, which is 3.77> 1.71. And a significant level of 1% is 3.77> 2.48, which can be seen in the list of G statistics tables. Thus Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. Thus it can be concluded that there is a positive effect on the use of cooperative learning model learning group group types on Integrated Social Studies learning outcomes in class VIII Muhammadiyah 1 Metro Middle School 2017-2018. Keywords: Integrated IPS Learning Outcomes, Learning Model (Group Investigation).

Jump gymnastic at school physical education for adolescents and adults: changes and prevalence of success in health-related physical fitness

This study aimed to verify changes and prevalence of success in health-related physical fitness after an intervention with jump gymnastic at physical education classes for adolescents and adults according to gender. Thirty-nine adolescents and adults (20 women) were selected for convenience, aged between 15-61 years old, at a school in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The intervention consisted on 60 Jump gymnastic classes, three times per week in a school semester. The body mass index (BMI); waist circumference (WC); cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF); flexibility and abdominal strength were evaluated. The changes and the prevalence of success were calculated according to specific cutoff points for the individual pre- and post-test variation (D%; mean) and Manova analysis was adopted as comparison test for means variation between gender and variation of this groups at time. BMI have not changed (D = -1.17%, p = 0.123) in women, however it increased (D = 2.07%, p = 0.035) in men. PC have not changed (female: D = 0.71%, p = 0.341, male: D = 1.09%, p = 0.564). Abdominal strength increased (D = 145.47%, p = 0.001) in women but not in men (D = 12.82%, p = 0.411). The flexibility increased similarly in women (D = 16.07%, p = 0.041) and men (D = 17.32%, p = 0.039) and CRF increased only in women (D = 14.32%; p = 0.028). The individual prevalence of success was 41% in flexibility, 33% in CRF, 23% in abdominal strength, 15% in WC and only 10% in BMI. Women had stronger benefits compared to men with the Jump in physical education, mainly in abdominal strength and CRF.

A Study of Vocational Students Perception during Apprenticeship in Insurance Industry

Vocational Higher Education is a formal college providing knowledge as well as preparing the students for six months apprenticeship after five semesters of school. This study is based upon work that the researcher has done to investigate the contribution of this institution especially insurance administration and actuary seen from the student’s perspectives for apprenticeship to develop their skills. This study used qualitative data which were collected by interviewing the randomly chosen apprentices and are measured with the questionnaire. The study shows that 58,5% of total apprentices had difficulty when they are doing their job which is caused by what they had to do is a little bit different from the theory taught in college. But they think the lecturers had an important role in learning and gave them many theories before they went to the apprenticeship. The finding revealed that they preferred to learn by watching others working. They watched, learned, and did the job.

A semester-long critical thinking course in the first semester of pharmacy school: Impact on critical thinking skills

IntroductionTo determine whether critical thinking improved after student-pharmacists participated in a semester-long critical thinking course in the first semester of pharmacy school. MethodsStudents took the Health Sciences Reasoning Test-Numeracy (HSRT-N) on the first and last day of the course. The overall HSRT-N score, percentile ranking, and eight sub-categories within the HSRT-N (analysis, interpretation, inference, evaluation, explanation, induction, deduction, and numeracy) were evaluated. A multivariable quantile regression model evaluated the association between the post-test percentile and student age, at which campus the student was enrolled, and how many minutes the students required to take the test. ResultsThere were no significant differences in overall scores, percentile, or the sub-category scores with the exception of a significant increase in the analysis score and a significant decrease in the induction score. There was a greater increase for students in the lower quartiles on the pre-test compared to students in the higher quartiles on the pre-test. The largest percentile change occurred in students in the 25th–50th percentiles. ConclusionA statistically significant improvement in the analysis category of the HSRT-N and a greater increase for students in the lower quartiles on the pre-test to the post-test suggests students with the lowest quartiles on the HSRT-N would benefit the most from a critical thinking course.

Analyzing the Status of Performance Assessment in Middle School Technology Education in Chungnam

2015 개정 교육과정은 학생중심활동의 수업과 동시에 과정중심 평가를 강조하고 있다. 이 연구는 충남 지역 모든 중학교에서 2018년 실시되고 있는 수행평가의 현황과 실태를 조사하였다. 이를 위해 학교알리미 웹사이트에서 충남중학교 193개교의 연간 수업계획 및 수행평가 계획서를 받아 분석하였다. 주요 분석 항목은 기본 학교 정보, 기술교육과 관련된 정보, 수행평가와 지필평가의 비율, 기술 수업에서의 수행평가 내용과 도구이다. 자료 조사와 분석의 신뢰도를 위해 조사 분석표를 개발하였고 이를 기반으로 분석하였으며 최종적으로 신뢰할 수 있는 분석 자료 확보를 위해 기술교사 3인에 의한 검토를 받았다. 이 연구는 조사 대상인 193개 학교 중 공개된 자료가 불충분한 8개교를 제외한 185개 학교의 자료를 대상으로 하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 지필고사의 실시는 자유학기제의 실시로 인해 1학년에서 미실시가 가장 많았다. 둘째, 수행평가의 내용에 대한 분석 결과에서 수행평가의 내용 영역은 제조기술(86건) 영역에서 많이 수행되었으며 건설기술(79건), 수송기술(59건)의 순서로 나타났다. 가장 적은 수행영역은 생명기술(2건)으로 나타났다. 셋째, 포트폴리오 평가(94건)를 이용한 수행평가가 가장 많았으며 완제품평가(72건), 평가요소 체크리스트법(44건)이 뒤이어 나타났다. 중학교에서의 수행평가는 자유학기제의 실시와 상호 관련성이 높아 기술교육의 수업과 평가에도 영향을 미치고 있다. 게다가, 현장의 기술수업은 학생중심의 활동과 과정중심 평가를 위해 보다 다양한 평가 방법과 균형 잡힌 수행평가의 내용이 필요하다.2015 national curriculum has emphasized a students’ activity-based instruction with a process-based assessment. This study investigated the status of how performance assessments were performed for all middle school technology education programs in the Chungnam province. Annual semester school plans and performance assessment plans of 193 middle schools were downloaded from the School Information Announcement website to investigate basic school information, background information related to technology education, proportion of performance assessment and written exam for technology, and contents and tools for performance assessment in technology classes. This study developed analysis table and a review group by three technology teachers for reliable research procedure. This study analyzed 185 cases excluding 8 schools which had insufficient information for performance assessment in technology and home economics subject. The results from this analysis were the following: First, there were many schools did not provide written tests for the seventh graders in technology and home economics courses because of the free semester plan. Second, manufacturing technology was the most prevalent with 86 cases as a learning area topic of performance assessment. Invention (29 cases) and Biotechnology (2 cases) were not enough regarding the content for performance assessment. Third, performance assessment using a portfolio was widely utilized (94 cases). In addition, there were final artifacts(72 cases) and checklist(44 cases). Performance assessment has been implemented with a strong connection to the middle school free semester system regarding the instruction and assessment. Moreover, this study recommend that technology education classrooms should have more diverse assessment methods and balanced assessment topics or contents for students’ participation centered activities and process centered assessment.

Flipped Classroom Teaching and Learning Pedagogy in the Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Graduate Course: Students’ Experiences

This article provides support to flipped classroom pedagogy in the preparation of graduate-level public health practitioners. We describe the participatory, interactive, collaborative, and liberating process of teaching and learning in the Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation course, and we provide the results of a cross-sectional study into students’ perceptions of this process. Our investigation found a significant positive correlation between students’ participation in class discussion and classroom learning experiences (Pearson r[49] = .40, p = .004). Study results confirm the students’ appreciation for the flipped classroom pedagogy. However, the results indicate no significant correlation between the students’ learning style preferences and participation in class discussion ( t[46] = −0.94, p = .34) or classroom learning experiences ( t[46] = 1.64, p = .11); likewise, there were no significant correlations between students’ academic achievement (i.e., GPA) and participation in class discussion (Spearman’s rho correlation: ρ sp[49] = .07, p = .60) or classroom learning experiences (Spearman’s rho correlation: ρ sp[49] = .17, p = .25). No significant association was found between both participation in class discussion and learning experiences, with demographic variables such as gender, age, semester in school, and type of employment. The current flipped classroom pedagogy allows for participation, growth, and development of all students enrolled in the course. We recommend more studies to further strengthen current evidence of the effectiveness of the flipped classroom pedagogical approach on both teaching and learning in public health courses.

Strategi Pengembangan Permainan Dasar Sains Terhadap Peningkatan Perkembangan Kognitif Siswa Sekolah Dasar Islam Raudatul Husna Kepok

This research intent to increase kognitif's developing is student via games developmental step-up base science which utilize ladder serpent game. This research utilize quantitative descriptive approaching. Observational variable on observational consisting of 2 variables namely variable free and variable bonded. Observational subject that is utilized is i. class student Raudatul Husna Kepok's Islamic Elementary School semester 1 school year 2017/ 2018 as much 30 person. Averagely participant age is taught is 6,5 years. Method that is utilized is participant observation method namely researcher be mixed up in research. Increasing agglomerated category formative kognitif utilizes 5 categories namely: very good (81 - 100), well (66 - 80), adequately (56 - 65), insufficiently (41 - 55), and baffled (0 - 40). Propagations increasing average value kognitif student is 82. Of research result is gotten that 80% (24 students) declaring for base game development sain by use of ladder serpent game to increase kognitif's developing student lies on pretty good criterion whereas 20% (6 students) declaring for ladder serpent game comes in in good category. On this research that resultant games developmental strategy base science get to increase kognitif's developing islamic elementary school student Raudatul Husna Kepok . Game development that utilize ladder serpent game can involve child as more active, creative, faster and responsive, can get interest, creating agreeable atmosphere

Kaleidoscope heart

I am an enthusiastic amateur photographer, taking great pleasure in capturing landscapes but also dabbling in portrait and still life photography. This image was inspired by my daily bicycle commute to and from UBC's Point Grey campus during my first semester of medical school in the fall of 2016. Every day, I cycled through the ever-changing landscape of Vancouver. While we were studying cardiology, in my mind’s eye, the colourful leaves falling from the trees formed the chambers and vessels of a heart. This playful fantasy reminded me of the importance of maintaining an open mind in recognizing patterns when diagnosing patients in medicine.

Body mass index and physical fitness among Chinese adolescents from Shandong Province: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundThis study aimed to describe the most recent prevalence estimates of adolescent body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness from thirteen regions in Shandong Province, China and to examine differences by social-economic status (SES).MethodsThe participants were 27,955 adolescents (mean age = 14.4 ± 1.8 years; 13,791 girls) enrolled from 91 public middle and high schools randomly selected from 13 administrative regions in Shandong Province. The Chinese National Student Physical Fitness Standard was employed to assess participants’ fitness once during the school semester. Fitness assessments included BMI, a 50-m sprint run, sit-and-reach, standing-broad jump, sit-ups, pull-ups, and a 1000 m/boy or 800 m/girl distance run. Participants’ fitness performance was categorized as excellent, good, pass, or no pass.ResultsThe percent of Chinese adolescents categorized as “no pass” ranged from just 8.9% for BMI to 67.1% for boy pull-ups. The percent of Chinese adolescents categorized as “excellent” ranged from 5.0% for the girl sit-ups to 35.4% for the 50-m sprint run. Approximately 8.4% of the sample was categorized as excellent for BMI. SES significantly predicted both girl and boy continuous distance run scores (p < 0.05). Adolescents in lower SES strata had lower odds of achieving “pass” or better on cardio-respiratory endurance tests, muscular fitness tests, and flexibility tests, but higher odds of achieving “pass” or better on BMI compared to adolescents who were high SES (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe large sample of the adolescents in Shandong province, on average, had healthy weight status and achieved a high prevalence of “pass” or better on physical fitness tests. Adolescents who were low SES demonstrated poorer cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular fitness, and flexibility test achievement but better BMI achievement compared to high SES adolescents in Shandong Province, China.

Roll a D6: a role-playing game based approach to the EFL classroom

This article describes the benefits of using Role-playing games (RPGs) in EFL learning contexts. It is divided in three main parts: the first part introduces the concept and origins of RPGs and briefly discusses their communicative and collaborative aspects; the second part approaches the RPG systematic to the concepts of communicative language teaching (CLT), task based learning (TBL), and active learning as a means to demonstrate how EFL learners can benefit from an approach that involves RPGs; the third part describes and discusses the learning outcomes of a set of RPG based tasks that were developed and used in an EFL context with a group of nine teenagers aging from 12 to 17 years old during their fourth semester in a language school. The article closes with considerations on how RPG based learning can help learners develop not only their speaking and interpersonal skills, but also autonomy.

Upaya Meningkatkan Life Skills Anak Usia Dini Melalui Metode Bermain Peran Anak Kelompok B TK Marsudirini Desa Kedawung Kecamatan Kroya Kabupaten Cilacap

Classroom Action Research is titled "Efforts to Improve Early Childhood Life Skills Through Role Play Method In My needs Themed Kids Kindergarten Group B village Marsudirini Kedawung Cilacap District Kroya Semester School Year 2012-2013". This study aims to increase life skills of children, with 20 children of students consisting of 12 girls and 8 boys. This classroom action research carried out due to lack of ability of the life skills.The research was conducted by 2 cycles, each cycle of 3 meetings. Data collection methods used in this study is the observation and documentation method, while data analysis techniques using descriptive techniques with a qualitative approach.The results showed an increase in the ability of the child's life skills, increasing from the initial conditions. On initial conditions, students who have achieved specified indicator (BSB) does not exist, while children 5 or 25% developed as expected (BSH), 5 or 25% child begins to develop (MB) and 10 children or 50% undeveloped (BB) who still need guidance.Having conducted action research in the first cycle, the success of the child (BSB) is increasing as many as 14 children or 70%, while 2 children or 10% has reached the indicators of success (BSH), or 20% 4 children begin to develop (MB) and child that reach the indicator (B) is not there.Then the researchers went on to carry out repairs to the second cycle, ability to reach children life skills (BSB) is increasing as many as 16 children or 80%, while 3 children or 15% has reached the indicators of success (BSH), 1 child or 5% begins to develop (MB) and the child who reaches the indicator (BB ) does not exist. If referring to the percentage of success that has ditetapakan, the resulting increase in the ability of the child life skills has achieved a success rate of 80%, then corrective actions have been successful in the second cycle.The recommended follow-up efforts by researchers to parents in order to increase the ability of cooperation and assistance should be given a home visit, then a teacher at the school should pay more attention and to approach them then my friends who are very well developed.

Epidemics and underlying factors of multiple-peak pattern on hand, foot and mouth disease inWenzhou, China.

Based on the surveillance data of HFMD between 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015 in Wenzhou, China, the daily modelfree basic reproduction number and its annual average were first estimated by incorporating incubation and infection information, then the annual model-based basic reproduction number was computed by the proposed kinetic model, and finally the potential impact factors of multiple-peak pattern are assessed through the global and time-varying sensitivity analyses. All annual model-based and model-free basic reproduction numbers were significantly higher than one. The school opening both in the spring and fall semester, meteorological e ect in the spring semester, and the interactions among them were strongly correlated with the annual model-based basic reproduction number, which were the main underlying factors on the annual multiple-peak pattern of HFMD outbreaks. School opening was primarily responsible for peaks of HFMD outbreaks and meteorological factors in the spring semester should also be highly concerned. The optimum timing for social distance implementation is at the beginning of every school semester and health education focusing on personal hygiene and good sanitation should be highlighted in the spring semester.

Optimalisasi Penerapan Metoda Demonstrasi dalam Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa pada Materi Pokok Perencanaan dan Pengelolaan Perjalanan Wisata

Learning about the planning and management of tourist trips followed by students in class XI for the 2016/2017 semester 1/2017 Tourism Travel Business Skills Program results achieved by students have not reached the value according to the standard determined by the school, namely 80. Based on initial observations by the author achieved by students for the subjects of planning and management of tourist trips is still low at 69.2 with learning completeness reaching 43.33%. The purpose of this study is to improve the learning outcomes of tourism travel business with material for planning and managing tourist trips through the application of demonstration methods. The research method used is descriptive, the type of research is class action. The research subjects were 30th grade students of UPW in the First Semester of the State Vocational School of Jakarta 60 in total. The technique used is direct observation. Data collection tools are teacher and student observation sheets. This research was carried out through two cycles, the research procedure using the stages of planning, implementation, observation and reflection. Based on the research that has been done the results obtained in the first cycle the average value of 77.2, while in the second cycle of 81.96. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that by applying the demonstration method in learning Planning and managing travel trips can improve the learning outcomes of the XI class of UPW Vocational High School 60 Jakarta well.

Macromodelos odontológicos impressos em 3D como recurso complementar ao ensino em escultura dentária

A diversificação das práticas pedagógicas visa o aprimoramento do processo de ensino. Novas metodologias, que favoreçam o interesse dos alunos e que proporcionem melhor compreensão, podem ser ferramentas importantes no processo ensino-aprendizagem. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a percepção dos estudantes sobre o uso de macromodelos odontológicos, confeccionados com impressora 3D, como recurso complementar de ensino na disciplina Escultura Dentária, no curso de graduação em Odontologia da FACIPLAC. A amostra foi composta por 44 estudantes, matriculados no quinto período. Foram produzidos 44 conjuntos com quatro macromodelos, sendo um incisivo central, um canino, um primeiro pré-molar e um primeiro molar, todos superiores, confeccionados em material plástico colorido e resistente. Os conjuntos foram entregues aos estudantes no início de cada aula e utilizados para demonstração das estruturas anatômicas, visando à melhor fixação do conhecimento, sendo recolhidos posteriormente. Ao final do semestre letivo foi aplicado um questionário relativo ao aproveitamento do uso dos macromodelos, com resposta de 38 estudantes. Os resultados indicam que o uso dos macromodelos foi válido como recurso facilitador da compreensão da técnica de escultura dentária; contribuindo com o processo de aprendizagem em comparação ao uso de diapositivos; destacando as dificuldades no aprendizado; auxiliando na sedimentação dos conceitos das formas geométricas das estruturas dentárias. Os estudantes indicam seu uso, contudo consideram que não substitui a demonstração prática pelo docente.