Student Skill Level Research Articles

Applying PBL to a Course on Measurements & Instrumentation - Case Study of Speed Sensing

This paper presents application of Project Based Learning – PBL using design, simulation, and construction of hardware/software modules for Speed Measurement. Speed Measurement setup had been developed for demonstration in theory, laboratories and project demos for academia in measurements & instrumentation courses. A traditional measurement setup-Stroboscope that is commonly used for demonstration in laboratories is presented to serve as a base for comparison. The proposed speed measurement for laboratory is envisioned based on counting the number of state changes of a sensing switch. Different approaches and possibilities are discussed that could be implemented in student's education. This approach is aimed at increasing knowledge, skill levels of students and help in using theoretical knowledge for application to practical & real-world problems. It also presents opportunities in instilling design thinking, skill development, integration and team work. Models based on only Software and ones that include hardware are presented for simulation & actual measurement. National Instruments – NI's software - LabVIEW, Multisim & hardware - myRIO & ELVIS ii+ are used for demonstrating different models presented here.

Research on the Construction of “Humanities + Skills” Curriculum System of Engineering Cost Specialty in Higher Vocational Colleges

The purpose of higher vocational education is to cultivate practical talents who understand skills and technology, and have outstanding professional ability and good quality. For the engineering cost major, it is particularly important to pay attention to the humanistic quality and skill level of students, and it is very urgent to build the “humanistic + skill” curriculum system. Based on this, this paper analyzes the problems existing in the curriculum system of engineering cost specialty in higher vocational colleges, and puts forward the construction of “humanities + skills” curriculum system for reference.

Applying PBL to a Course on Measurements & Instrumentation - Case Study of Speed Sensing

Abstract : This paper presents application of Project Based Learning – PBL using design, simulation, and construction of hardware/software modules for Speed Measurement. Speed Measurement setup had been developed for demonstration in theory, laboratories and project demos for academia in measurements & instrumentation courses. A traditional measurement setup-Stroboscope that is commonly used for demonstration in laboratories is presented to serve as a base for comparison. The proposed speed measurement for laboratory is envisioned based on counting the number of state changes of a sensing switch. Different approaches and possibilities are discussed that could be implemented in student's education. This approach is aimed at increasing knowledge, skill levels of students and help in using theoretical knowledge for application to practical & real-world problems. It also presents opportunities in instilling design thinking, skill development, integration and team work. Models based on only Software and ones that include hardware are presented for simulation & actual measurement.National Instruments – NI's software - LabVIEW, Multisim & hardware - myRIO & ELVIS ii+ are used for demonstrating different models presented here. Keywords: Measurement, Instrumentation, LabVIEW, myRIO, ELVIS, Multisim, Project Based Learning.

ILearning Model Approach in Creating Blockchain Based Higher Education Trust

Today, higher education presents challenges in terms of educational and industrial collaboration. Both theoretical and practical, formal and informal are also part of the application of blockchain in education. Moreover, the assessment is still quite difficult to do to measure the skill level of students so that they can compete for jobs in the future With the problem of the academic curriculum that still uses writing media on paper, problems often arise regarding the validity of reliable document validation. So it is necessary to compare the knowledge obtained to match their abilities. From these problems, the goal was created to improve the higher education curriculum in order to find a revolutionary solution for document validation beliefs. Evaluation of the iLearning learning system combined with blockchain technology (ledger) has the benefit of being able to support these problems. By using Blockchain technology, a new learning model innovation is created in the form of the SCi-B (Student-Centered iLearning Blockchain) framework. SCi-B is a new innovation in the learning model where all activities use Blockchain so that its existence is able to manage and store all transactions, competencies, and teaching that can provide intensive assessments through digital certificates for the academic world and the world of work. So that SCi-B has a significant impact on the confidence in the results that have been obtained. This paper aims to answer the challenges of the world of education which is currently getting wider, more open, and everywhere. The model in the SCi-B framework of this paper can be used for all training institutions because this model can adapt to the specific professional needs of the job sector. This model has been validated by the existence of a web application whose use is very satisfying.

INTEGRATING LEARNING OBJECTIVES IN A MULTI-SEMESTER SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION DESIGN PROJECT FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS DURING A PANDEMIC

Project selection for first-year design courses can be complicated by the limited skill level of students in their first semester of an engineering program and the scalability required for multiple sections and large classes. Additionally, the project must address the course's learning objectives and provide a sense of authenticity to help students understand the role of engineers in society. Afirst-year design course can be seen by students as the ‘introduction to engineering,’ enabling them to decide whether to pursue engineering as a profession or not. In addition to the already taxing demands imposed on a project for a first-year design course, students at the University of Prince Edward Island completed a design project encompassing two engineering courses andcontributed to a scientific research study on bat conservation. Partnering with researchers in the Atlantic Veterinary College, students designed, built, and installed bat houses equipped with sensors to remotely collect temperature, humidity, and the presence of individual bats within the colony. Constructing 21 bat houses promoted conservation efforts of bats across the province and taught students the critical role of engineers in a sustainable society. This paper presents a discussion on project selection for first-year design courses, how the learning objectiveswere met for two first-year design courses during a pandemic, and describe the community partner's role\ throughout the design project.

Students’ learning difficulties in integral calculus based on critical thinking skills

This study aimed to describe students’ learning difficulties in integral calculus based on critical thinking skills. This study used descriptive exploratory methods with instruments: test, interview, documentation, and observation. Data was taken from 20 undergraduate students from the study program of mathematics education at Universitas Negeri Semarang. The results showed that: (1) there were 24 types of student difficulties identified in calculus lectures; these difficulties consist of 20 types of difficulties related to calculus material (types of difficulties number 1 to 20) and four types of difficulties that were not related to material (types of difficulties number 21 to 24), and (2) these types of difficulties were graded according to the level of student critical thinking skills. A higher level of critical thinking skills had fewer types of difficulties; on the other hand, a lower level of critical thinking skills had more types of difficulties and more fundamental. The fundamental types of difficulties based on the critical thinking skills aspect include understanding integral concepts and drawing graphics.

Keterampilan Menulis Surat Pribadi Bahasa Jerman

This research is a descriptive quantitative research which aims to determine the skill level of students' personal letter writing. The sample of this research is the 12th grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Watansoppeng is 20 students and the sample is total sampling. The data in this research were students of class XII Language SMA Negeri 1 Watansoppeng. The research data were obtained through a personal letter writing skill test and the data were analyzed using the percentage technique. The result of this research that the students' personal letter writing skills is in the sufficient category (71.45%) and the results of the questionnaire analysis show at percentage of 18 students (90%) like to write German and it is also supported by external factors where 19 students (95%)stated that the teacher always provides gives excerise about German writing skills while the inhibiting factor in students' personal letter writing skills comes from internal factors which is 14 students (70%) struggling in composing German sentences.

Investigation of Metacognition Skill Levels of Secondary School Students who Participate in Sports: The Case of Isparta

Investigation of Metacognition Skill Levels of Secondary School Students who Participate in Sports: The Case of Isparta

Analisis Tingkat Literasi Digital dan Keterampilan Kolaborasi Siswa dalam Pembelajaran IPA Kelas VII Secara Daring

Keterampilan belajar dan keterampilan literasi di abad 21 ini yang dibutuhkan siswa adalah keterampilan kolaborasi dan literasi digital. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis tingkat literasi digital dan keterampilan kolaborasi siswa dalam pembelajaran IPA secara daring pada topik Interaksi Makhluk Hidup dengan Lingkungannya. Penelitian ini berjenis deskriptif kualitatif dan dilakukan pada Oktober s.d. November 2019. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket kuesioner dan lembar observasi. Kedua instrumen tersebut dipakai untuk mengukur tingkat literasi digital dan keterampilan kolaborasi. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh yaitu tingkat literasi digitial siswa dibedakan menjadi tiga kategori, yaitu tinggi 69%, sedang 18%, dan rendah 13%. Sementara itu, tingkat keterampilan kolaborasi siswa juga dibedakan menjadi tiga kategori yaitu tinggi 72%, sedang 23%, dan rendah 7%. Indikator dan item pertanyaan dari angket dan lembar observasi ini dapat dijadikan sebagai landasan untuk penelitian selanjutnya. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah keterampilan literasi digital dan keterampilan kolaborasi siswa termasuk dalam kategori tinggi melalui skor yang didapat pada angket dan lembar observasi.

A structured model of the dynamics of student learning in developing countries, with applications to policy

Learning trajectories vary amazingly widely across countries, regions, and individual students in dynamic ways. In this paper we develop a parametrized structural model of the dynamics of the learning process and use the model for suggestive policy applications. We first synthesize the existing empirical literature on learning profiles, which suggest a clear set of parameters that formally characterize the learning process. We then calibrate this model of the learning process to reproduce the distribution of observed learning outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Applying our calibrated model to policy simulations, we find that expanding schooling to universal attainment of basic education without changing the dynamics of the learning process would produce very little additional learning. Adjusting other parameters in the model, however, has large, positive effects. Slowing the pace of curriculum, so that more children can keep up, increases average learning in grade 10 by the learning equivalent of 1.6 years of schooling. Expanding the student skill levels that learn from a given level of instruction to account for within classroom heterogeneity of learning levels increases average grade 10 learning by the equivalent of a full year of schooling. The parameters we use are flexible, to accommodate the learning process in different contexts, and future work could explore additional parameterizations and calibrations for informing plans to improve education systems’ coherence for learning.

Research on Teaching Mode and Skill Level of Railway Transportation Specialty in Higher Vocational Education Based on Computer Working Process

With the development of railway industry in China and the arrival of the computer age, there is a large talent gap in the direction of railway transportation in China. In order to increase the teaching quality of railway transportation major in higher vocational colleges and the skill level of students, it is very useful to apply the computer working process in the education of railway transportation major. This study discusses the teaching situation of traditional railway transportation mainly in higher vocational colleges, the necessity of computer working process in railway transportation, and the teaching mode and skill level of higher vocational railway transportation specialty based on computer working process. it provides a method for the new teaching mode of railway transportation.

ASSESSING STUDENT NURSES KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY NURSING

Britains rapid increasing diverse population and culturally sensitive care is becoming an important part of nursing and midwifery care, hence the need to explore the level of student nurses skills of cultural diversity nursing. In order to provide the patients with adequate and appropriate holistic care, the nurse must recognise differences in how diverse ethnic groups and cultures view health and sickness. Qualitative descriptive research method was used to assess the knowledge of third-year student nurses and midwives in a North West of England University. The study was conducted using a descriptive survey from a questionnaire that consists of open and closed-ended questions developed by the researcher. Investigations reveal a lack of knowledge and confidence in caring for the cultural needs of the participants patients. It was discovered that participants knowledge and skills of cultural diversity nursing was not enhanced to promote cultural diversity nursing care. The participants identified a lack of opportunities to work with multi-agencies that provide care to culturally diverse patients. These same participants report relatively high awareness of patients culture as a determining factor in achieving efficient and effective treatment regime. It is recommended that nurse educators find creative educational methods to ensure that students have sufficient clinical experience to support students to meet the patients cultural needs and promote high standard of care.

The Initial Listening Skill of the Undergraduate Students of English Education Department

This research is aimed to investigate the initial listening skill level of the undergraduate Students of English Education Department (EED) in Universitas Nasional Karangturi Semarang 2020/2021. The descriptive research method is applied in this research setting. The participants of the study are the undergraduate Students of EED in Universitas Nasional Karangturi Semarang 2020/2021. The technique of data collection is through administering IELTS listening. The data collected were analyzed descriptively by identifying the correct and incorrect answers in each section of the test. The result of the study shows that the average level of the students’ listening skill is in the B1 level categorized as the independent user based on the CEFR standard. On average, the students are able to understand straightforward factual information about common everyday or job related topics, identify both general messages and specific details, provided that speech clearly articulated in a generally familiar accent. Moreover, they are able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure etc., including short narratives. Second, at the individual level, there is a big gap of listening skill between the students with highest and the lowest score. There are also several aspects of the undergraduate students listening skill that should get attention when it comes to the listening course design and development. The aspects are understanding and retaining some specific or key information, and recognizing the relationships and connections between facts in the listening text

Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Think Pair Share untuk Meningkatkan Keteramplan Kerjasama dan Hasil Belajar Siswa

This study aims to prove whether the application of the think pair share learning model in social studies learning can improve cooperation skills and student learning outcomes. The research design used was classroom action research with two learning cycles. The research subjects in this study were fourth grade students of SD Negeri 170 Bengkulu Utara which consisted of 34 students. The research was conducted for two months starting from September 2019 to November 2019. The results showed that the application of the think pair share learning model was proven to be able to improve student cooperation skills in learning, where in the initial test the percentage level of student cooperation skills was 41.18%, increasing in the first cycle of 64.71% and an increase in the second cycle of 88.24%. The application of the learning model is also proven to be able to improve student learning outcomes in social studies learning, where in the initial test the classical completeness level was 35.29%, increased in cycle I to 58.82% and in cycle II increased to 82.35%. In conclusion, the application of the think pair share learning model in social studies learning is effective in improving student collaboration skills and improving student learning outcomes.
 
 Keywords: Think Pair Share, Learning Outcomes, Cooperation Skills 

Effects of Standard Patient Practice on Emphatic Skill Levels of Students

Effects of Standard Patient Practice on Emphatic Skill Levels of Students

Are motivational benefits of adequately challenging schoolwork related to students' need for cognition, cognitive ability, or both?

One important predictor of students' intrinsic motivation and schoolwork engagement is the balance between schoolwork difficulty and student skill level, such that students are adequately challenged. However, the question arises whether this is equally true for all students or whether there are students for whom having adequately challenging schoolwork is even more important than for others. In this study, we investigated whether students' cognitive ability and their need for cognition (i.e., their tendency to actively seek, engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activity) affects students' motivational responses to adequately challenging schoolwork. Building on data from a large-scale survey among 3002 Flemish 7th graders, we found that adequately challenging schoolwork had a more favorable effect on intrinsic motivation and schoolwork engagement for students high in need for cognition than for students low in need for cognition. Student cognitive ability did not moderate the association between adequate challenge and motivational outcomes. The findings are discussed in light of school engagement and intellectual investment theory.

Preliminary Testing of a Peer-Teaching Model Using Geospatial Open Source Tools to Address Community Health Issues

Young people’s involvement in community-based research is not a new phenomenon, but rather a limited practice. Although young people have valuable insights to share, their voices are often missing from the research process. To address this void, Youth Enrichment Services (YES) engages youth from under-resourced contexts and creates authentic learning experiences by connecting them to social issues that impact their lives. YES’ most recent project is highlighted in this study, where teenage youth of color examined the social and environmental conditions that contributed to heightened lead exposure in a Pittsburgh Community. Using community-based participation research, students became the study’s architects, data gatherers, and analysts thereby centering their critical perspectives in an adult-centric research regime. This study offers insight into how the employed peer-teaching, field-based learning model equipped students to facilitate their own geospatial learning to address toxic lead exposure. The results suggest that by harnessing and then channeling the varied interest and technical skill levels of students, peer teaching models significantly enhanced technical learning outcomes when implemented in an applied, community-oriented research context. Integrating technical skills education with youth driven CBPR adds the critical dimension of youth experience into the research process and allows students to own their knowledge development.

Assessing the impact of research capstone preparation in the economics curriculum

It is challenging for economics major programs to support an undergraduate research capstone where the goal is for all majors to complete a research project that creates new knowledge. Our program has found a way to achieve this for all of our majors in the face of resource constraints and varying student skill levels, and has done this without requiring econometrics or a research methods class or sacrificing quality. Our method includes having assignments that require students to use peer-reviewed economics journal articles in most upper-level economic elective courses. We describe our method and “capstone prep” assignment variants, and, using regression analysis on a data set of undergraduate economics majors from 2007 through 2018, find that particular assignments appear to significantly improve capstone outcomes.

Examining 21st Century Skill Levels of Students and the Relationship between Skills

Bu çalışmada 21. yüzyıl öğrenenlerinin sahip olduğu beceri düzeyleri ile bu beceriler arasındaki ilişki düzeyinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden deneysel olmayan desenlerden ilişkisel araştırma deseniyle yürütülen bu çalışmanın örneklemi kolay ulaşılabilir örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını Atatürk Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören toplam 183 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Computational Thinking Scale, Dijital Okuryazarlık Ölçeği ve Etkili İletişim Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanan verilerin analizinde, ilişkisel ve betimsel analiz teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Betimsel bulgular incelendiğinde öğrencilerin genel olarak becerilerin çoğuna sahip oldukları ancak algoritmik düşünme becerisiyle ilgili kararsızlık yaşadıkları anlaşılmıştır. Yapılan korelasyon analizi neticesinde eleştirel düşünme, problem çözme, yaratıcılık, empati ve etkin dinlemenin tüm değişkenlerle anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Dijital okuryazarlık becerisinin ise ben dili kullanma hariç araştırma kapsamında incelenen tüm değişkenlerle anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Egoyu geliştirici dil, etkin dinleme, kendini tanıma/açma ve ben dili kullanma becerileri ile algoritmik düşünme arasındaki ilişkinin anlamlı düzeyde olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Aralarındaki ilişki katsayısı en büyük olan değişkenler ise yaratıcılık ile eleştirel düşünme olduğu görülmüştür.

A STUDY ON DETERMINING MAP SKILLS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: ŞANLIURFA CASE

Bu araştırmada ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin harita beceri düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma, öğrencilerin harita beceri düzeylerini etkilediği düşünülen cinsiyet, matematik dersi başarı puanı, derslerde taslak harita örnekleri oluşturup oluşturmama durumu, derslerde öğretim teknolojileri ve küre kullanma sıklığı ile okulların bağlı bulunduğu ilçe değişkenleri bağlamında ele alınmıştır. Araştırma nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama modelinde betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Şanlıurfa’nın merkez ilçeleri olan Haliliye, Karaköprü ve Eyyübiye ilçelerindeki okullarda öğrenim gören 238 ortaöğretim (11. sınıf) öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada, öğrencilerin harita becerileri düzeylerini belirlemeye yönelik olarak araştırmacılar tarafından bir başarı testi geliştirilmiştir. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde t-Testi, Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi, Basit Doğrusal Regresyon ve Ki Kare Analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda araştırmaya katılan ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin harita becerileri orta düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiş, coğrafya dersinde teknoloji ve küre kullanma sıklığı ile matematik başarı puanının harita becerileri düzeyleri üzerinde anlamlı bir fark oluşturduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerin öğrenim gördükleri okulun bağlı olduğu ilçenin öğrencilerin harita beceri düzeyleri üzerinde anlamlı bir fark meydana getirdiği ve bu anlamlı farkın Karaköprü ilçesine bağlı okullarda öğrenim gören öğrenciler lehine olduğu saptanmıştır.