Elementary Education Students Research Articles

Implementation of School Field Introduction (PLP) on Basic Teaching Skills for Prospective Elementary School Teacher Students

This study aims to determine the implementation and basic teaching skills of elementary school teacher education students, Faculty of Science, Technology, and Education, the University of Muhammadiyah Lamongan through school field introduction activities (PLP) in elementary schools. The approach used in this research is a quantitative form of One-Group Pretest-Posttest. Data collection techniques in this study using survey techniques. The results of the validity test of the PLP implementation instrument were declared valid and the reliability test was declared reliable with 0,746 > 0, 413 (r table)and the instrument for improving teaching skills is declared valid and the reliability test is declared reliable with 0,719 > 0, 413 (r table). The results of the PLP implementation test are 26.76, which means that the PLP implementation has gone very well following the hypothetical mean categorization value. While the results of the analysis of hypothesis testing using paired sample t-test obtained a significant value of 0.002 <0.05 so it can be concluded that there is an increase in students' basic teaching skills after carrying out School Field Introduction activities (PLP).

Pengembangan Bandicam Berbasis Power Point Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Seni Rupa PGSD

This study aims to develop a Power point-based Bandicam learning media in the fine arts subject for Elementary School Teacher Education at Darul Ulum University Islamic Center Sudirman. This study adapts the development model according to (Borg, W, R. & Gall, 1983) as well as (Sukmadinata, 2007) which includes three stages, namely (1) the preliminary study stage, (2) the product draft preparation stage and (3) the development stage. and evaluation In assessing validity involves two validators, namely material expert validator, media expert validator, and one language validator. The subjects of this study involved 10 elementary school teacher education students at the Darul Ulum Islamic Center Sudirman University as a practical test. For data collection using a questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that the media that the author has developed is stated to be very valid and very practical to use in fine arts courses. With an average validation of 90% with a very valid category, and an average practical of 86.75 with a very practical category.

A Systematic Review of Tech-supported Collaborative Creativity Practices in the Field of Education

This study aims to make a systematic review of technology-supported collaborative creativity pedagogy and practices in the field of education by focusing on peer-reviewed articles published in journals between 2014 and 2019. The targeted educational levels were specified as elementary, secondary education and teacher education students. 21 studies were examined from different aspects: (a) forms of technology and technological features with pedagogical affordances and (c) teachers and students' roles, and the pedagogical approach, (c) problems and solutions. A narrative synthetic approach was employed to categorize, analyse and synthesize the data according to themes developed. The findings indicate majority of the studies employed different types of pedagogies, and yet all follow student-directed pedagogies or theories drawing on social-constructivism. In the selected studies, three teachers’ roles were identified: giving planned or explicit guidance, promoting dialogue between students during the process of creation and orchestrating collaborative creativity flow of students. And, students’ roles were also found to be in parallel with the teachers’ roles. With regard to forms of technology, among 5 major technological forms, web-based were the favoured technology due to its affordances. Besides, the selected studies showed there are teacher-related, student-related and techrelated problems, and students overcome these problems through solving the problem together, being considerate about their team members and valuing their teachers’ effort. Therefore, the papers selected for this review indicated that the problems were not perceived as obstacles to collaborative creativity both by students and teachers. Instead, they were considered as a means to boost collaboration and creativity.

Standards-Based Teaching in Elementary Physical Education

A quality physical education program includes a positive emphasis on student development of physical literacy, national standards and grade level outcomes, promoting physical activity and supporting comprehensive school physical activity programming, and the following four essential components: 1) policy and environment, 2) curriculum, 3) appropriate instruction, and 4) student assessment. The purpose of this article is to highlight methods for helping elementary physical education students become physically literate, while providing teaching suggestions for each of the five SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards.

Learning impacts on elementary education students during physical and social distancing due COVID-19.

The social and physical isolation caused by COVID-19 changed the world's educational reality. This article aimed to identify publications in the world literature that report the impacts of such isolation on the learning process of children and adolescents in elementary education. The results showed that among the fourteen studies analyzed, there is an alert to the students in situations of social vulnerability, with the worse repercussions on girls at risk for early pregnancy and overload of domestic work, as well as academic losses due to the absence of food in the school context of those who depends on the school to survive. There are still few studies that give direction to students with educational special needs and, in Brazil, there are no studies correlating the learning process with elementary education students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social Emotional Learning (sel) Program Among Fifth graders, Three and Six Months Later

This study carried out a follow-up three and six months after the application of a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program, aiming to verify the maintenance of social skills in Elementary Education students in situations of social vulnerability from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A sample of the intervention and control groups composed of 20 students aged 10 to 13 (M = 10.3, SD = 0.8), boys and girls were selected. The SSRS (Social Skill Rating System) and the TDE (School Achievement Test) used in the intervention for teachers and students were reapplied. The results showed that the decrease in psychopathological symptoms and the improvements in academic performance were maintained after the intervention. These findings highlight the relevance of developing social emotional learning programs with elementary school students. How to cite this article: Souza, M.S., Soares, A.B., & Freitas, C.P.P. (2021). Social emotional learning (sel) program among fifth graders, three and six months later. Revista Colombiana de Psicologia, 31 (1), 35-48. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v31n1.83042

The effect of project-based learning on technological pedagogical content knowledge among elementary school pre-service teacher

The ability to integrate technology in learning, also known as Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK), is one of the competencies that teachers must master in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. TPCK can be prepared when a teacher becomes a pre-service teacher at a university. The goal of this study was to describe the impact of Project-Based Learning (PjBL) on TPCK in elementary school pre-service teachers. This study is an experiment with a poor experimental method. The design applied is a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample of this research is pre-service teachers or elementary school teacher education students as many as 94 students. Data collection instruments to measure TPCK are questionnaires and assessment sheets. The questionnaire was used to measure TK, PK, CK, TCK, PCK, and TPK. The assessment is used to measure TPCK. TPCK is assessed using the outcomes of student-created learning materials. The data is analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. To describe the distribution of TPCK data, descriptive statistics are used. To test the study hypotheses, inferential statistics are used. The paired sample t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The descriptive analysis results suggest that the TPCK for pre-service teachers is in the high range. The hypothesis test results demonstrate that PjBL improves the TPCK of pre-service elementary school teachers. These findings highlighted PjBL's potential for TPCK development.

Using Problem-Based Learning Models to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills

This research aims to enhance critical thinking abilities through the use of problem-based learning in the Social Science Basic Concepts course. The research method used is Classroom Action Research, which is based on the Kemmis and Taggart model. This research was conducted in two cycle, with the researcher serving as a lecturer and observer during each cycle. The subject of the research was elementary school teacher education. The data collected are presented in table format and analyzed quantitatively in a descriptive manner. The findings indicated that implementing the Problem Based Learning model can help students improve their critical thinking abilities. The results of critical thinking observations in cycle 1 were 39% (poor), and the results of critical thinking skills tests improved from 26% (poor) to 54% (fair). Cycle II was conducted using the same model, and the observation results for critical thinking skills increased from 39% (poor) to 78% (good). The increasing of students pass critical thinking skills tests from 54% (fair) to 91% (good). It can be concluded that using the Problem Based Learning model can help elementary school teacher education students improve their critical thinking skills.

A Visual Approach for Solving Problems with Fractions

This article discusses the importance of visual models in problem solving, in the scope of rational numbers. We seek to highlight the potential of this approach, as a structuring theme in the mathematical development of students in elementary education and the connections it allows to establish. In order for students to be mathematically competent and creative, they must be able not only to solve traditional computational problems but also to use models/visual representations when solving all types of mathematical problems, including those in which the visual component is not evident. We developed a qualitative study based on a didactical experience involving 14 future teachers who were attending a Didactics of Mathematics unit course that included a module about problem solving with emphasizes in visual approaches. The main purpose of the study was to identify the strategies used by the future teachers when solving problems with multiple solutions, before and after that module. Data was collected through observation and the written productions of the participants. It was possible to conclude that they tended to privilege analytical approaches before the intervention and, after the teaching experience, they started to value visual approaches, which generated an increase of the productions involving this type of solutions.

Profiles of students’ learning independence and creativity viewed from learning motivation

Independence and creativity are considered important aspects of learning in the COVID-19 pandemic era. This study aimed to analyze the independence and creativity profile of elementary school teacher education students in online lectures viewed from learning motivation in the COVID-19 pandemic era. The study used mixed methods with a sequential explanatory design. Snowball sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. Questionnaires and in-depth interviews were used as the data collection tools, using Google Forms software. Miles and Huberman’s (1994) interactive model was used as the data analysis model. The findings of the study showed that: (1) students were less able to work independently and confidently but had high learning discipline and were responsible; and (2) students lack indicators of flexibility and originality but have high curiosity, resilience, and persistence in learning creativity. The findings of the research revealed that independence and creativity in learning were included in the medium category. This study can be used as a reference for further research. 
 Keywords: learning independence, learning creativity, online lecture, application media, learning motivation;
 

Attitudes toward School Violence against LGBTQIA+. A Qualitative Study.

School climate is one of the main concerns in terms of research and intervention worldwide. Although it can be directed toward any student, some groups seem to be more vulnerable, as is the case of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex +) students, among others. Attitudes toward violence are a construct of particular importance for action plans focused on improving school coexistence. The aim of this study is to examine attitudes toward school violence against LGBTQIA+ students and their relationship with violent behaviors. For this purpose, 96 Spanish students of Spanish elementary education (PE) and compulsory secondary education (CSE) participated in this qualitative study through focus groups for its subsequent thematic analysis. The results identify four types of attitudes toward violence, such as the use of violence as a form of fun, to feel better, when it is perceived as legitimate, and as a way of relating to the LGBTQIA+ community. In addition, a greater number of negative attitudes and violent behaviors toward homosexual boys and transgender minors are observed.

Effect of Feedback on Learning Motivation of Primary Teacher Education Students in Primary School Physics Courses

Based on the results of the questionnaire distributed to Primary Teacher Education Students, 96% of students said that Physics is difficult to understand because the material is very complex, many formulas, especially the learning process is done online. This study aims to describe the influence of providing feedback on the motivation of Primary Teacher Education Students in primary school physics courses. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Meanwhile, the instrument used was a questionnaire which was distributed to 115 elementary school education students. The result of the research shows that giving feedback consistently is able to motivate students. This can be seen from the results of the questionnaires distributed, each indicator is of very good value.

Enhancing Narrative Writing Skills of Elementary School Teacher Education Students through Concentrated Language Encounter (CLE) Model Assisted by Short Film Learning Media

This research aims at improving the narrative essay writing skills of elementary school teacher education students through Concentrated Language Encounter (CLE) learning activities assisted by short film learning media by employing a quasi-experimental nonequivalent group design. The subjects were all primary teacher education students in West Java, with a sample of 31 elementary school teacher education students in Cimahi City as the experimental class, and 31 Madrasah Ibtidaiyah teacher education students in Bandung City as the control class. The results of the post-test research showed that the average skill of writing narrative essays in the experimental class was 81.10, while the control class obtained an average of 66.32. While the test results of the average N-gain difference in writing narrative essay skills with 2-tailed sig were 0.000 with a significance level of less than 0.05. These findings revealed that there was an increase in the writing narrative essay skills of elementary school teacher education students through the application CLE Model assisted by short film learning media. This research is expected to facilitate lecturers/teachers to teach narrative essay writing skills by optimizing all language skills through the CLE model assisted by short film media.

Achievement goals as predictors of female pre-service elementary school teachers’ self-efficacy for learning math in a methods course

ABSTRACT Often pre-service early childhood and elementary teachers, many who are female, feel they are not good at math and appear uncomfortable at the prospect of teaching math. Given the influence pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward math might have on their learning, as well as that of their future students, examining the precursors of mathematical self-efficacy will prove helpful to instructors teaching math in elementary education coursework. Of relevance to the current study, some findings indicate achievement goals are linked to one’s self-efficacy for successfully completing mathematical tasks. However, published studies have not yet examined how the four achievement goals influence the self-efficacy for mathematical learning among pre-service elementary education students. Therefore, a unique purpose of this research is to focus on how achievement goals predict math self-efficacy among 163 female pre-service teachers enrolled in undergraduate elementary education math methods courses. Results reported here are part of a larger study examining pre-service teachers’ achievement goals for mathematical learning. Both mastery-approach and performance-approach goals were positive predictors of pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy for learning mathematics, while math anxiety predicted lower rates of self-efficacy.

Problem-Based Learning Integration in Stem Education to Improve Environmental Literation

This study aims to see the integration of problem-based learning in STEM education can improve the environmental literacy of elementary education students. The research is qualitative and uses the literature study method. Searching journals from the Science Direct search engine, Science Education Journal, ERIC, Google search engine, and others with the keywords Problem-Based Learning, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), environmental literacy, scientific literacy resulted in 3,298 journals. Derived from Sciencedirect 2016 journals, ERIC 873 journals, Indonesian Science Education Journal 49 journals. Through the above process, 8 journals were obtained. The appropriate journal was then analyzed and extracted. Journals that mostly show the STEM integrated Problem Based Learning learning method as one of the learning methods which is expected to be able to increase the literacy of students. This achievement is determining environmental problems, initiating ideas, mastering environmental problems, controlling environmental problems, creating products as a form of overcoming environmental problems and testing these products. This is because environment-based learning is effective in improving the attitudes and knowledge of students. Based on the results of the literature review, it can show that the application of STEM education that is integrated with the PBL learning model can improve environmental literacy in basic education students.

“Book of Nature”: How to Teach Children to Read It?

Modern science and technology are founded on the belief in the rationality and mathematical structure of the world. Learning about it, the progress and quality of our lives are related to the popularization of thinking about mathematical education as equipping students with the competencies necessary to read the Galilean “Book of Nature.” The article presents the idea of ​​a mathematical understanding of reality and the leading emotional-volitional and instrumental competencies that should be provided to students of elementary education in order to shape their beliefs about the effectiveness of this way of cognition and support them in acquiring appropriate knowledge and skills.
 In terms of field-specific and social competencies, it is about: awakening cognitive curiosity, building the attitude of epistemic and ethical optimism, belief in the inevitability and cognitive value of error, developing the ability to cooperate and compete in small groups, and to shape the attitude of researcher reliability.
 In terms of instrumental competencies, these would be: the ability to model phenomena at the level of substitutes (simulations), knowledge of numbers, decimal positional system and four arithmetic operations, the understanding of measurement and practical knowledge of measures, the ability to problematize phenomena from the natural world, having elementary knowledge of heuristics, a certain level of calculation efficiency and knowledge of basic geometric figures.

You’ve Got Mail! – Written Communication and Feedback in Mathematics

This paper describes a study that aims to understand and characterize the written communication of future teachers through a pen pal experience with elementary education students, in particular the nature of their feedback. To carry out this investigation we followed a qualitative methodology and collected data through observation, interviews and written productions. The participants were seven pre-service teachers that attended a Master’s Degree Course in Primary Education (6-12 years old) who interacted through letter correspondence with 3rd grade students. Results show that the pre-service teachers valued this experience, considering it useful and effective in the development of written communication. They also had the opportunity to identify the importance of more general aspects, such as the adequacy of the discourse, the need to acknowledge the curricular guidelines and the features of the educational context. The type of feedback given in the written commentaries was diversified, trying to meet the main characteristics of evaluative writing, being intentional, personalized and identifying aspects to improve through self-regulation.

The Significance of Parental Involvements in Reducing K-12 Students Absenteeism

<p style="text-align:justify">Absenteeism is of great concern for K–12 school students in the United States. The aim of this study is to evaluate effects of parental participation types in absenteeism of Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12) students in the United States. We analyze the data of the U.S. Department of Education (Hanson et al., 2019), in relation to students, schools and parents’ characteristics, along with various parental involvement activities, for exploring how these factors influence K-12 students’ absenteeism in the United States. We employ Chi-square tests for the significance of relationships between parental involvement types and absenteeism of K-12 students. We also undertake multiple logistic regression analyses to evaluate the significance and odds of K-12 students’ absenteeism due to parental involvement activities and other underlying factors. The results of bivariate analyses suggest that parental involvement types are significantly associated with K-12 absenteeism (chi-squared p-value<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis reveals that only a subset of underlying parental activities is significantly related to higher odds of absenteeism as measured by estimates of odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval estimates. It also suggests that parental education, ethnicity and poverty adjusted for other factors also significantly affect absenteeism.</p>

Internalization of Huma Betang Cultural Values through Narrative Counseling for Elementary Education Students

The Dayak people in the city of Palangka Raya have made the philosophy of “huma betang” culture as a cultural value that regulates life together with the community with the understanding “where the earth is set, the sky is upheld there”. This “huma betang” culture also gives meaning to the Dayak people to be able to respect the customs that apply in their environment, so that it is hoped that it can create a safe and peaceful condition in the city of Palangka Raya without division and conflict. This study uses a qualitative research method with a gadamerian hermeneutic approach to interpreting the internalization of the values of “huma betang” cultural through narrative counseling, both symbolic, linguistic and non-linguistic for basic education students in the city of Palangka Raya. This study resulted in the finding that the internalization of “huma betang” cultural values through a narrative counseling approach for primary education students in Palangka Raya city consists of values of honesty, togetherness, kinship, mutual cooperation, and tolerance. The internalization of “huma betang” cultural values that have been carried out by counselors for basic education students in the city of Palangka Raya has been able to help students experience changes in self-understanding and openness through the use of students’ language or the actions they take to solve the problems they experience.

THE INFLUENCE OF QUIZIZZ APPLICATION IN LEARNING EVALUATION TO IMPROVE LEARNING OUTCOMES

This research aims to know the effect of Quizizz Application in learning evaluation on the learing outcomes of elementary school teacher education students. This research type is a quasi-experimental research. This research was conducted by categorizing experimental groups through Quizizz Application and control groups through googleform. In this research, the population was all students of Elementary School Teacher Education STKIP Muhammadiyah Batang (20 students). The sample determination was done through cluster random sampling. The techniques of data collection were tests and observations. The techniques of data analysis were descriptive statistics and t-test. The calculation result shows that t result is 4.156 with the significance level at less than 0.05 i.e., 0.000. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of Quizizz application in learning evaluation affect the learning outcomes of elementary school education students.