Student Achievement Outcomes Research Articles

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Keeping Up the PACE: Evaluating Grade 8 Student Achievement Outcomes for New Hampshire’s Innovative Assessment System

ABSTRACT New Hampshire’s Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) innovative assessment system uses student scores from classroom performance assessments as well as other classroom tests for school accountability purposes. One concern is that not having annual state testing may incentivize schools and teachers away from teaching the breadth of the state content standards. This study examined the effects of PACE on Grade 8 test scores after 5 years of implementation using propensity score matching followed by hierarchical linear modeling. The results suggest that PACE students perform about the same, on average, in mathematics and ELA as non-PACE students on the state assessment. There was no evidence of differential effects for students who had an individualized education program or were granted FRL. Findings for this limited sample suggest schools and teachers did not sacrifice the breadth of students’ opportunity to learn the state content standards while piloting a state performance assessment reform.

Description of Student Attitudes: Enjoyment in Learning Physics and Interest in More Time Studying Physics

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to describe students' attitudes toward learning Physics by looking at the level of enjoyment of students in learning Physics and their interest in increasing the time spent studying Physics at SMAN 08 Batanghari. The students' attitudes were analyzed from the indicators of students' attitudes towards Physics, namely the students' pleasure in learning Physics and their interest in increasing their time to study Physics. Methodology: The research sample data consisted of all classes X, XI and XII IPA. The sampling technique of this study is the total sampling technique. The sample used was 150 students. This type of research is Quantitative with a survey method. The instrument used is an attitude questionnaire. Data analysis in this study used descriptive statistics. Main Findings: The research results obtained showed that the indicator of enjoyment in learning Physics had the highest percentage of 47.3%, 71 students in the good category, and the indicator of interest in increasing the time to study Physics had the highest percentage, 62.0%, 93 students in the moderately good category. This shows that students' enjoyment in learning can be seen from the amount of time students spend studying Physics. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study is to identify students' attitudes through indicators of students' enjoyment of the Physics subject at SMA Negeri 08 Batanghari which aims to increase students' curiosity and a sense of enthusiasm in understanding physics concepts. As well as increasing indicators of interest in physics subjects by increasing the time to study physics which aims to improve student achievement and learning outcomes.

Peer Mentoring: Benefits to First-Time College Students and Their Peer Mentors

The experiences of first-year, first-time college students are impacted by a variety of challenges that pose a threat to student success and retention. One intervention universities are implementing to address these challenges are peer mentorship programs. While the benefits to first-time students of peer mentorship programs are well-researched, there is a lack of research on the benefits for mentors themselves. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived and demonstrable benefits for peer mentors working within a first-year seminar. This mixed-methods study assessed both first-time student achievement outcomes (i.e., first-term GPA and one-year persistence; N = 7,154) as well as the professional and personal development benefits of peer mentors (n = 52). Results showed first-time students who participated in the peer mentor program had significantly higher student achievement and peer mentors themselves had increased academic self-efficacy, improved communication, leadership, and interpersonal presence, and strengthened social and professional networks.

IMPLEMENTASI APLIKASI QUIZIZZ SEBAGAI MEDIA EVALUASI ONLINE PADA PEMBELAJARAN TEKS PIDATO PERSUASIF KELAS IX SMPN 10 MALANG

The emergence of several problems in learning persuasive speech materials creates its own challenges for teachers, especially when Distance Learning (PJJ) takes place. Distance Learning (PJJ) has been in place since the coronavirus spread in Indonesia, precisely in March 2020. This research was conducted when PJJ took place at SMPN 10 Malang with the research subjects of all 9H grade students numbering 30 students. The purpose of this study is to find out the results of the implementation of the Quizizz application on persuasive speech text learning. The approach used in this study is the quantitative approach. Research data is obtained from the process of conducting tests, spreading questionnaires, conducting observations, and interviews. The collected data is then processed by doing various calculations including the calculation of the validity of the problem item, the reliability of the problem, the different power of the problem, the difficulty level of the problem, and also the percentage calculation of the spread of the questionnaire. The SPSS application was also used in the study to measure the accuracy of the data. The results of this study revealed that (1) positive responses from students while learning using Quizizz, (2) Quizizz applications can increase student learning interest, (3) increase student achievement outcomes. Based on the results of the spread of questionnaires that state that 70% of students agree or are happy when learning to use the Quizizz application.Overall, the results explained that ninth graders felt more excited and experienced increased grades when using the Quizizz application during PJJ.

Late but Right on Time? School Start Times and Middle Grade Students’ Engagement and Achievement Outcomes in North Carolina

Purpose: We assess whether school start times predict the engagement and achievement outcomes of middle grades students. Our focus on middle grades is important because biological changes in sleep often begin when adolescents are in middle school and because middle school is a time when more students struggle academically. Research Methods/Approach: We use 6 years (2011–12 through 2016–17) of statewide administrative data from North Carolina to assess how school start times predict the school attendance, disciplinary records, and test scores of middle grades (6–8) students. We estimate a range of models—school fixed effect, student fixed effect, propensity score—and include a rich set of covariates to isolate the impact of start times. Findings: Our school engagement results are somewhat inconsistent but suggest that later start times predict a reduction in absences and suspensions. Later start times consistently predict higher test scores in mathematics and reading. Subgroup analyses return mixed results regarding which students benefit more from later middle school start times. Implications: Our results emphasize the broader connections between health and academic outcomes and indicate that policy makers should delay start times for middle grades students. States can instigate start time changes by incentivizing districts to delay or requiring that districts delay start times. Districts can independently delay their start times. In doing so, it is important that district officials take time to build support for the policy change and think comprehensively about the start times of all—elementary, middle, and high—district schools.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The content of the article emphasizes the importance of training teachers of natural and mathematical fields to use artificial intelligence in their professional activities and developing their competencies to prepare students for modern challenges and opportunities provided by this technology. The analysis of scientific and methodical literature made it possible to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using AI in the educational process of institutions of general secondary education and to propose directions for improving the qualifications of teachers of natural sciences and mathematics. The use of artificial intelligence in science and mathematics education has the potential to improve student achievement outcomes and provide a more personalized learning experience, but with consideration of the potential risks and limitations of artificial intelligence in education, such as the risk of over-reliance on technology, data security. The analysis of the results of the survey of teachers confirms the readiness of science and mathematics teachers for professional development, mastery of advanced training programs for the use of AI. A necessary condition for the introduction of AI is the alignment of the artificial intelligence model with the vision of teachers regarding education, in particular the possibilities of achieving educational goals, alignment with advanced practices in education. The definition of artificial intelligence tools for the science and mathematics field of general secondary education based on the introduction of theoretical research methods made it possible to generalize the directions of professional development of teachers of mathematics and science fields on the implementation of AI and to form the content lines of the educational and professional program of teacher training. The study considers the importance and directions of training teachers for the use of artificial intelligence in postgraduate education and highlights ideas and approaches that will help to effectively introduce these technologies into the educational process, contributing to the improvement of the quality of education and the preparation of the younger generation for the challenges of the future.

Pengaruh Motivasi Terhadap Hasil Dan Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa

The students' own encouragement or willingness to attend lectures in accordance with their own wishes, as well as the capacity to identify interests, skills, and restore their lives in the future, are all factors in the motivation of students to attend lectures.The level of humanity at which students accept, reject, and evaluate the knowledge they acquire through the teaching and learning process is called learning achievement.This study aims to determine how motivation influences student performance and learning outcomes.Researchers employ literature reviews from a variety of journals as their method.The study's findings regarding the impact of motivation on student achievement and learning outcomes are accurate.

Finding the variables that react: Relationships between ability beliefs and student achievement in an inquiry‐based introductory chemistry laboratory course

AbstractThis quantitative, exploratory study examined whether a Project‐Based Guided Inquiry (PBGI) chemistry laboratory course supported more incremental ability beliefs among students, examined achievement outcomes for students grouped based on changes in student‐reported chemistry ability beliefs from pre‐ to post‐course, and provided explanations for differences in achievement and chemistry ability beliefs. Data sources included pre/post surveys of 367 undergraduate students' and 18 teaching assistants' (TAs) content knowledge, ability beliefs, sociodemographics (e.g., gender, race), and prior chemistry experience. The hierarchical linear regression (HLR) model accounted for 27.4% of the variance in post‐content scores, with male students and students with more prior chemistry experience scoring significantly higher than their counterparts. Student ability beliefs was not a significant predictor of content knowledge at the end of the course. Women had a significant decrease in their ability beliefs while male students did not. Furthermore, there were significant differences in achievement depending upon whether and how students' chemistry ability beliefs changed during the course. HLR indicated that student race and TA research experience significantly predicted students' ability beliefs and accounted for 32.7% of variance in this model. Finally, students had more positive perceptions of their TA when their TA held more incremental ability beliefs. These results also indicate that redesigning undergraduate chemistry labs to a PBGI approach does not necessarily level the academic playing field for students who identified as Black, Hispanic, or Multi‐racial, women, or students with less chemistry experience. Providing additional scaffolding for students and developing professional learning experiences to explicitly support TAs incremental ability beliefs may be beneficial in reform‐based laboratory contexts. Further research is needed to understand who benefits from reform‐based instruction and for what reasons.

Is Consistency Possible? Course Design and Delivery to Meet Faculty and Student Needs

As online learning continues to rise, students find educational value in consistency of instruction and technological support. With the significant increase in faculty designing courses, success lies with faculty education in instructional design. Additionally, students need support to navigate through the LMS and course elements to achieve success and increase their knowledge level. Determining the needs of nursing students and faculty is essential to the process of developing an effective course design for students leading to valuable content delivery and achievement of student outcomes. The purposes of this study were: (1) to measure attitudes toward online course design, (2) to compare online course delivery with instructor involvement, and (3) to determine changes to online courses. A significant finding is consistency within the LMS in course design and increased use of technology in content delivery.

Pengaruh Work From Home Dan Stres Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Guru Sman 1 Manonjaya Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Work From Home is a new work system during the current covid-19 pandemic, namely working from home to avoid crowds and comply with Indonesian government regulations. Job Stres is a condition where a person experiences tension due to conditions that affect himself. Teacher performance is the ability of a teacher to carry out tasks in learning at school and is responsible for students who are under his guidance by improving student achievement or learning outcomes. This study aims to determine the effect of Work From Home and work Stres on teacher performance at SMAN 1 Manonjaya during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a quantitative approach with a descriptive type of research. The hypothesis in this study was tested using Multiple Linear Regression. The object of this research is the teacher of SMAN 1 Manonjaya. The census in this study amounted to 70 people. The results of this study indicate that Work From Home has a significant effect on teacher performance at SMAN 1 Manonjaya, while work Stres has no significant effect on teacher performance at SMAN 1 Manonjaya

The Impact of Teacher Quality on Student Motivation, Achievement, and Persistence in Science and Mathematics

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields occupy a significant role in human prosperity and advancement. This study explores the factors affecting student STEM outcomes. Traditionally, the associations of students’ own motivational or cognitive inputs to their STEM career outcomes have been investigated before. Similarly, association of teacher quality to student achievement outcomes have been made before. This paper presents a novel approach by introducing teacher quality as the contextual factor within the social cognitive career theoretical (SCCT) model using a comprehensive and robust model for teacher quality including teachers’ motivation, qualifications, and self-reported practices. This study examines the extent to which high school students’ mathematics and science teachers’ beliefs, professional background, and instructional practices relate to students’ motivation, achievement, and future career plans in STEM using a nationally representative, large dataset: High School Longitudinal Study 2009. The results indicate that science and mathematics teachers’ professional background, motivational beliefs, and self-reported instructional practices have significant impact on students’ motivation, persistence, and achievement outcomes in science and mathematics. No direct impact of teacher factors on STEM career plans are found; however, students motivational and achievement outcomes (impacted by teacher factors) do have significant impact on students’ career plans in STEM.

An exploration of how district leaders organize to support principal supervisors for underperforming schools in mid-sized districts

The role of principal supervisor has been shifting from a focus on management to one that emphasizes support for principals. External partners can sometimes help with redesigning the role and other aspects of district organization. However, most research focuses on large urban districts with role conceptions and organizational structures that are not easily applied to midsized districts. In this study, we leverage contingency theory as a way to consider how contextual difference might matter in the use of principal supervisors to support and develop principals of underperforming schools. We interviewed district superintendents, principal supervisors, and principals in five mid-sized districts partnered with USSP, an in-service educational systems leadership provider with research evidence of impact on student achievement outcomes. We found that mid-sized districts commonly prioritized characteristics and traits regularly associated with good principal supervisors, but they were limited by district size and context in how they could initiate change. Despite some differences in how districts established the principal supervisor role, participants across levels described how principal supervisors were supported and, in turn, supported principals in intensive ways. Study results suggest that reorienting the principal supervisor's role, even in mid-sized districts, can build leadership capacity of principals leading underperforming schools.

Socioeconomic status and reading outcomes: Neurobiological and behavioral correlates.

In this chapter, we examine reading outcomes and socioeconomic status (SES) using a developmental cognitive and educational neuroscience perspective. Our focus is on reading achievement and intervention outcomes for students from lower SES backgrounds who struggle with reading. Socioeconomic disadvantage is a specific type of vulnerability students experience, which is often narrowly defined based on parental income, education level, and/or occupational prestige. However, implications of socioeconomic status extend broadly to a suite of areas relevant for reading outcomes including a student's access to resources, experiences, language exposure, academic outcomes, and psychological correlates. Underlying this constellation of factors are brain systems supporting the processing of oral and written language as well as stress-related factors. We review the implications of SES and reading achievement, and their intersectionality, for the science and practice of reading instruction.

PENGEMBANGAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA BERBANTUAN VEGAS PRO 13 UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SPLTV SISWA MADRASAH ALIYAH

This study aims to (1) describe the process of developing learning video media (2) describe the feasibility of video-based learning media, and (3) describe the improvement of student learning achievement outcomes with learning video media on the subject matter of SPLTV. The type of research used is development research (R&D) with the ADDIE development model and one group pretest postest research design that produces products in the form of learning video media. The technique of data collection in this study used questionnaires, pre-test and post-test results, and interviews. The resulting data are analyzed quantitatively and descriptively qualitatively.The results of this study are, (1) the product development process that has been generated from this research and development is obtained through several processes, namely product manufacturing, product validation, revision, and field trials, (2) the feasibility of learning video media media can be seen from the validity of media experts 84.71% and material experts 78.33%, 71.54% practicality from practitioners / teachers, 83.03% effectiveness of product trials and 80% of the ministry of field trials, thus the learning video media including valid, feasible, practical, effective and interesting categories used, (3) student learning achievement results increased as evidenced by pre-test results that originally got a result of 50.97 then in post-test results increased to 60.28.

Increased Utilization of Follow Up Results of Simpego Application-Based Knowledge and Skills Assessment Through Self-Reflection of Teachers Independency

In an effort to improve student achievement outcomes optimally, teachers must be able to identify students' abilities to absorb and understand the knowledge they convey. The Teacher Reflection process is very useful for improving the quality of learning carried out by teachers in the classroom, especially as a solution to improve the understanding of problematic students. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of effectiveness and efficiency of various components of the teacher's learning. This research methodology uses a Research and Development approach, namely by building a Pedagogic Assessment System (SIMPEGO) so that it can integrate student achievements before and after teacher reflection. The form of action taken is to plan supervisory actions through self-reflection of the teacher independently and followed by the utilization of the results of the knowledge and skills assessment. The research stages consist of 3 cycles, namely: (1) planning, action, observation, and reflection; (2) assignments, discussions, directions, and mentoring; (3) guidance and training. The results showed that overall students who did not complete or had problems in the basic competencies of a subject experienced an increase in learning outcomes after these students received remedial improvement and enrichment programs by the teacher. This study prove that the teacher's self-reflection activities are very effective in increasing the use of follow-up on the results of the Simpego application-based knowledge and skill assessment.

Outcomes in Rural and Urban Settings for Students With Disabilities

Limited quantitative research has examined similarities and differences between the academic achievement and discipline outcomes, including suspensions, of students with disabilities in rural and urban schools. Therefore, we leveraged a statewide longitudinal data set to explore academic achievement and discipline outcomes for students with disabilities in rural schools and compared those outcomes to students with disabilities in urban schools. We then followed up with analyses to evaluate differences by disability category. The full data set of students in urban and rural schools included 1,306,134 observations from 366,529 unique students with disabilities across 11 consecutive years. We used a series of linear mixed-effects models to evaluate academic achievement for students in Grades 3 to 8 and generalized linear mixed-effects models to evaluate two discipline outcomes, in- and out-of-school suspensions. Overall, we found that students with disabilities in rural schools had lower reading scores, fewer in-school suspensions, and more out-of-school suspensions. Unique patterns across disability categories also emerged.

The Impact of School Counselor Resources in Elementary and Middle Grades

Prior research indicates that the availability of school counselors—as measured by school counselor-to-student ratios—predicts desired student outcomes in high schools. Less is known about the impact of school counselors in elementary and middle schools, where school counselors take on a broad array of responsibilities related to youth development. Using 6 years of student and school staffing data from North Carolina, we estimated school fixed effect models to assess the associations between school counselor-to-student ratios and student achievement, attendance, and disciplinary outcomes in elementary and middle school grades. We found that when elementary and middle schools have more school counselors, mathematics scores rise and absences decline. We found no conditional association between school counselor ratios and student suspensions. School counselors may be particularly helpful for students experiencing poverty and for students of color.

An Explainable Model for Identifying At-Risk Student at Higher Education

Nowadays, researchers from various fields have shown great interest in improving the quality of learning in educational institutes in order to improve student achievement and learning outcomes. The main objective of this study was to predict the at-risk student of failing the preparatory year at an early stage. This study applies several educational data mining algorithms including RF, ANN, and SVM to build three classification models to meet the objectives of this study. Moreover, different features selection methods namely RFE, and GA have been examined to find the best subset of the highest influential features. Furthermore, several sampling approaches are applied to balance the dataset used in this study, including SMOTE, and SMOTE-Tomek Link. Three datasets related to the preparatory year student from the humanities track at IAU were used in this study. The collected datasets are imbalanced datasets, SMOTE-Tomek Link technique has been used to balance the three proposed datasets. The results showed that RF outperformed other techniques as it records the highest performance for building the models. Moreover, RFE with Mutual Information finds the best subset of features to build the first model. Finally, this study not only developed several classification models to identify at-risk students, but it also went a step further by employing XAI techniques such as LIME, SHAP, and the global surrogate model to explain the proposed prediction models, explaining the output and highlighting the reasons for the student failure.

The Influence of Organizational Culture on the Performance of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Teachers in the City of Padang

This study aims to determine and describe the influence of organizational culture on the performance of Madrasah teachers in Padang City. An open organizational climate is a healthy climate and is highly coveted by teachers. The condition of the school organizational climate is still not good if there are still frequent conflicts between teachers and miscommunication between teachers and principals, employees with teachers, and employees with principals, so that the organizational climate of this school needs to be researched in the hope of improving the existing climate in the school. schools and can improve teacher performance better. Teacher performance is the most important input in the implementation of education. A person's performance is influenced by several direct and indirect factors. Direct factors that affect a person's performance such as individual, organizational, and psychological factors. Teacher performance as a set of teacher abilities to carry out their duties and functions as well as their responsibilities to improve student learning achievement. Based on the results of research and data analysis, it can be concluded that organizational culture significantly influences the performance of madrasa teachers. The low achievement and learning outcomes of madrasah students are caused by the low performance of madrasah teachers and is still below the minimum standard. This is because the average teacher performance in planning, implementing, and evaluating learning is still below the minimum performance standard.