Word Search Puzzle Research Articles

MENGUKUR HASIL BELAJAR EKONOMI MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA ASESMEN WORD SEARCH PUZZLE DI PLATFORM ANDROID

ABSTRACT The assessment media is used as a benchmark for students ability after pasticipating in learning, but if the assessment process is carried out using irrelevant media, he objectives of learning can not be achieved. This study aims to describe the feasinility, practicality, and effectiviness of the use of the Word Search Puzzle assessment media on the android platform. The research type is research and development (RD (2) Word Search Puzzle media is considered practical in learning because it is able to increase the interest of students, based on the students responses that get an average percentage of 88,92%; and (3) the Word Search Puzzle assessment media is affective to measure with the final result being 100% passed through classical completeness. Keywords : Word Search Puzzle, Assessment media, Learning outcomes

Word Search Puzzle using Multi-Linked Lists

Word Search Puzzle is a game in which a player is supposed to find words in the given grid of characters, by unveiling the clues stated for those words. This paper presentsthe creation of the grid of characters in the Word Search Puzzle using multi-linked list data structure. The primary motivation to create this game using multi-linked list data structure was the efficiency of a linked list to handle data – insertion and deletion of an element to the list. The model which was created using a multi-linked list as described in this paper will now be referred to as Model A, for better understanding. The construction of Model A is described as a 5-step process with the help of algorithms. The time complexities to create the grid for Model A and to access data from it were analyzed and found to be much better than the other existing models in the market.

IMPROVING THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH WORD SEARCH PUZZLE AT SMP TRISAKTI 1 MEDAN

Vocabulary is one of components in the language learning because it is the basic for the people to speak the language. Therefore this study was conducted to improve students’ vocabulary mastery by applying Word Search Puzzle. This research design is classroom action research. The subjects of this research were the seventh grade of SMP Trisakti 1 Medan. The result showed in cycle I, there were 5 students (15,63%) whose vocabulary scores had achieved that the target of indicator with mean score is 52,89 (KKM 70) and there were 27 students (78,13%) whose scores were still far from the target. As there were 27 students whose scores below the target, so the indicator of the research had not been fulfilled yet in the first cycle. Nevertheless, in order to fulfill the indicator which is 75% student must be able to get score 70 or more, so the next cycle was conducted. From data in cycle II, there were only 5 students (22%) whose scores were still far from target. In other hand, total students who could get the target are 27 students (78%) with mean score 87,10. Moreover, there is significant improvement from pre-test and post-test. It means that they were good enough in vocabulary after being taught through Word Search Puzzle. The result of this resesarch also shows that students’ response after being taught through Word Search Puzzle is good. It can be stated that Word Search Puzzle can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery at SMP Trisakti 1 Medan.

The Influence of Money-related Metaphors on Financial Anxiety and Spending

ABSTRACTPeople often use metaphors to discuss their financial prospects – for example, finding a fortune or searching for wealth. The purpose of the present research was to utilize conceptual metaphor theory to study the effect of metaphor use on money anxiety and spending intentions. Specifically, in three experiments, participants were randomly assigned to complete a word search puzzle where they either found the word fortune or where they searched but were unable to find the word wealth. The results revealed that the act of finding the word fortune in comparison to searching for wealth decreased concerns about money (Studies 1–3) and increased spending intentions (Study 3). These findings suggest how the activation of subtle money-related metaphors can influence attitudes and perceptions toward money.

DIDACTIC MINI VIDEO GAMES – STUDENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ POINT OF VIEW

Computer games are used more and more often in education. Their application in the learning process brings a lot of benefits and advantages compared to the classic form of teaching without the use of new technologies. Some of the more sophisticated games can include a variety of smaller ones, which supplement their functionality. In this article are described in detail the mini-games, which will be part of a 3D educational labyrinth game. They include: quiz, 2D puzzle, solving a Wordsearch Puzzle, rolling balls, shooting on moving inanimate objects, etc. The characteristics of mini-games are considered, and they may be mandatory or optional. The opinions of students and teachers regarding their preferences for the mini-games and the results are studied and compared. Surprisingly, according to the survey, teachers show a more positive attitude towards educational games than students. The APOGEE project aims to create a platform for automatically generating an educational 3D labyrinth game that can be easily used by teachers, even if they are not IT specialists. Thus, they will have the opportunity to choose the right mini-games and the necessary training material.

Empleo de la gamificación en un curso de Fundamentos de Biología

Currently, at the Instituto Parauniversitario Plerus, there are limitations on the part of students such as studying at the last minute, not using reference tools such as textbooks or articles, and studying for a grade and not for the knowledge itself. Therefore, the objective of this research was to reinforce the course contents, the continuous study, and the self-evaluation of the acquired knowledge through the development of gammification tasks to favor the learning of the students of this course. For the development of the didactic strategy, 29 students from Fundamentals of Biology course, at the Instituto Parauniversitario Plerus, took part: 24 of whom completed the course and five withdrew it. For this group, a portfolio and reinforcement activities (plasticine models, homemade experiments, word search puzzles, crossword puzzles, among others) were established. The realization of these activities provided rewards through the gift of stickers to each student. These rewards were collected and exchanged for didactic prizes, such as a percentage in a short exam. A game called Biology cr was also developed in the Reinos® mobile application. In it, each student developed unique selection questions that were reviewed by the teacher and then incorporated to be answered by other classmates. To determine the results, the grades obtained by the students enrolled in the Fundamentals of Biology course were reviewed, and a survey was carried out, which each student completed once the implementation of this strategy was concluded. To analyse the data, a sociodemographic analysis was carried out for age and sex, and a descriptive analysis with frequency distribution was carried out for the rest of the questions. From a teaching perspective, good results were obtained, with 66.7% of the student body passing. With regard to the student perspective, there were positive aspects (improvement in the understanding of subjects, obligation to constantly take up the subjects studied in class and understand them on their own, including personal research, if necessary) and negative aspects (academic load increase, preference for the use of traditional didactic strategies and lack of delimitation of the most relevant aspects of each of the subjects), which must be considered for future experiences.

Countering Youth's Negative Stereotypes of Teens Fosters Constructive Behavior.

Adolescence can be a time of unconstructive behavior for many youth. This research examined if an intervention countering youth's stereotypes of teens as irresponsible fosters their constructive behavior. In two experimental intervention studies (Ns=124 and 319) with seventh graders, stereotypes of teens as irresponsible were described as inaccurate portrayals; youth then provided their own observations of teens acting responsibly. Youth in this counterstereotyping intervention (vs. the control) held higher intentions for academic engagement and performed better on an academic task (i.e., a word-search puzzle). Over the 3days following the intervention, their academic engagement was higher. Youth's risk taking was also reduced. Redirecting youth to see teens as responsible has the potential to provide a foundation for flourishing.

The attenuating effect of mortality salience on dishonest behavior

People are easily tempted to engage in dishonest behavior when an incentive is given and when full anonymity is provided. In the present work, we investigated existential threat as a motivational factor that might reduce dishonest behavior. Research based on terror management theory has found that mortality salience increases the motivation to fulfill salient values of one’s cultural worldview. Assuming the concept of honesty is important to human societies, we hypothesized that mortality salience will reduce dishonest behavior when the concept of honesty is salient. In two experiments, we assessed dishonesty under full anonymity by applying a die-under-the-cup paradigm with the expected value serving as a stochastic baseline for honest behavior. Both experiments provided support for our hypothesis. Given an incentive to cheat, when the concept of honesty was cognitively activated by a word-search puzzle (Study 1) or by the name of the dice game (i.e., “honest game”; Study 2), mortality salient participants showed not only less dishonest behavior but actually honest behavior.

THE EFFECT OF WORD SEARCH PUZZLE GAME IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST GRADESTUDENTS OF SMPN 3 PROPPO

This study tries to answer a reseach question: Is there any significant effect of Word Search Puzzle Game in teaching vocabulary to the first grade students of SMPN 3 Proppo . The population is all of students at the first grade of SMPN 3 Proppo. The sample is also the first grade student, and there were 29 students of the class. This research uses quantitative approach, while the research design used pre-experimental. The instruments were test and documentation, while test is used to measure students vocabulary. The result of this research is there was significance effect of Word Search Puzzle Game in teaching vocabulary to the first grade student of SMPN 3 Proppo because the t-calculated was higher than t-critical in significance alpha 5% The score of t-calculated in this research was 2,05 and the score of t-critical was 10.865 in level significance 5% with degree of freedom 28 ( 10.865>2,05 ). From these results, it is suggested to the English teachers to use an appropriate technique in teaching English especially in teaching vocabulary, in this case using Word Search Puzzle Game since Word Search Puzzle Game was gave positive effect in teaching vocabulary. It is also expected for further researchers to continue this research on the other vocabulary items.

The Effect Of Word Search Puzzle Game In Teaching Vocabulary To The First Gradestudents Of SMPN 3 Proppo

This study tries to answer a reseach question: Is there any significant effect of Word Search Puzzle Game in teaching vocabulary to the first grade students of SMPN 3 Proppo. The population is all of students at the first grade of SMPN 3 Proppo. The sample is also the first grade student, and there were 29 students of the class. This research uses quantitative approach, while the research design used pre-experimental. The instruments were test and documentation, while test is used to measure students vocabulary. The result of this research is there was significance effect of Word Search Puzzle Game in teaching vocabulary to the first grade student of SMPN 3 Proppo because the t-calculated was higher than t-critical in significance alpha 5% The score of t-calculated in this research was 2,05 and the score of t-critical was 10.865 in level significance 5% with degree of freedom 28 ( 10.865>2,05 ). From these results, it is suggested to the English teachers to use an appropriate technique in teaching English especially in teaching vocabulary, in this case using Word Search Puzzle Game since Word Search Puzzle Game was gave positive effect in teaching vocabulary. It is also expected for further researchers to continue this research on the other vocabulary items.

GPBL:An Effective Way to Improve Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in Engineering Education

There are various active learning strategies like Game based Learning (GBL), Puzzle based Learning (PBL), Project based Learning, Problem based Learning etc to improve students' knowledge. Puzzle based learning (PBL) can be used to attract, motivate, and retain students as well as to improve the critical thinking and problem solving ability of students. Similarly Game based Learning (GBL) can also be used to promote students' interest and engagement, and provide immediate feedback on performance. Hence in this study, I designed the GPBL(Game and Puzzle based Learning)which is the combination of the PBL and GBL to improve the critical thinking and problem solving ability of students. So in GPBL,Crossword puzzle,word search puzzle, word scramble puzzle and word match puzzle are considered while game considered is snake and Ladder game. This activity was conducted for the course Digital Technique of Second Year Computer Science and Engineering. Twelve puzzles (three Crossword puzzles, three Word Search puzzles, three Word Matching puzzles and three Word Scramble puzzles) and three Snake and Ladder games are considered as a part of this GPBL activity which covers the syllabus of the course Digital Technique. Also the feedback related to this activity is presented.

Information Foraging Across the Life Span: Search and Switch in Unknown Patches.

In this study, we used a word search puzzle paradigm to investigate age differences in the rate of information gain (RG; i.e., word gain as a function of time) and the cues used to make patch-departure decisions in information foraging. The likelihood of patch departure increased as the profitability of the patch decreased generally. Both younger and older adults persisted past the point of optimality as defined by the marginal value theorem (Charnov, 1976), which assumes perfect knowledge of the foraging ecology. Nevertheless, there was evidence that adults were rational in terms of being sensitive to the change in RG for making the patch-departure decisions. However, given the limitations in cognitive resources and knowledge about the ecology, the estimation of RG may not be accurate. Younger adults were more likely to leave the puzzle as the long-term RG incrementally decreased, whereas older adults were more likely to leave the puzzle as the local RG decreased. However, older adults with better executive control were more likely to adjust their likelihood of patch-departure decisions to the long-term change in RG. Thus, age-dependent reliance on the long-term or local change in RG to make patch-departure decisions might be due to individual differences in executive control.

The Extended iSelf: The Impact of iPhone Separation on Cognition, Emotion, and Physiology

This study uniquely examined the effects on self, cognition, anxiety, and physiology when iPhone users are unable to answer their iPhone while performing cognitive tasks. A 2 x 2 within-subjects experiment was conducted. Participants (N = 40 iPhone users) completed 2 word search puzzles. Among the key findings from this study were that when iPhone users were unable to answer their ringing iPhone during a word search puzzle, heart rate and blood pressure increased, self-reported feelings of anxiety and unpleasantness increased, and self-reported extended self and cognition decreased. These findings suggest that negative psychological and physiological outcomes are associated with iPhone separation and the inability to answer one's ringing iPhone during cognitive tasks. Implications of these findings are discussed.

That's Easy! The Effects of Objective and Subjective Task Difficulty when Multitasking

As systems grow in complexity, there are more tasks that people want to complete simultaneously. Prior research has shown that receiving interruptions hurts people's performance. Our research intends to better understand the performance implications of users multitasking during simple and complex tasks by examining task difficulty both objectively and subjectively. We created a web-based word search puzzle as the primary task with an objectively easy and hard version. 726 were randomized into one of four conditions. In the first two conditions, participants received the objectively easy or hard version of the primary task and did not receive any interruptions. In the latter two conditions participants received the easy and hard versions with interruptions. Subjective difficulty was measured based on the participants’ opinions of the primary task. While we did not find any significant differences in conditions with the objective or subjective divisions, however, when participants perceived the interrupting task as difficult receiving interruptions during both the easy and hard conditions helped participants perform better. This was only true for the subjective breakdown. These findings suggest that the difficulty level of the interrupting task may impact users’ performance outcome when receiving interruptions. We also found that while there was no significant correlation between participants’ propensity to multitask and performance in the interrupting conditions, when examining those who did not receive interruptions, participants’ performance significantly positively correlated with their propensity to multitask. This implies that multitasking users perform better than non-multitasking users when mono-tasking.

An Interactive Educational Mobile Application for System Programming

The purpose of this mobile application proposed for System programming of Computer Science and Engineering is to provide study material, question bank, games like word search puzzle, videos etc. This application also provides answers to the questions in the question bank to help student to clear their doubts in handy manner. It is a type of Modern learning content delivery system. This application will clear all doubts related to System Programming.Students can use this application anywhere, at free of cost. This application can be useful for android based mobile as well as tablets. Students can access all chapters related to the subject System programming. User can check their concept by solving quiz. Student can improve their programming skills by trying Hands-On feature, which is provided in this application. Main vision of this application is to provide a complete set of notes for System programming subject.

A new substitute for leadership? Followers' state core self-evaluations

In this experimental study we integrate transformational leadership theory with recent theoretical considerations and research on core self-evaluations (CSE) in a contingency approach to leadership. We analyze to what extent high state CSE may represent a substitute for transformational leadership in terms of its influence on follower motivation and performance. In a 2×2‐design the relationship between transformational leadership and followers' motivation and performance is compared for followers with high versus low state CSE. Participants (76 students) were randomly assigned to four groups. High or low state CSE was activated through a priming manipulation. After that, participants were presented with a written vignette of a transformational or a nontransformational leader who instructs them to perform the subsequent task, a word-search puzzle. Results reveal that followers' state CSE moderated the relationship between transformational leadership and followers' motivation and performance. As expected, followers' state CSE represents a substitute for transformational leadership. Results are discussed for leadership research and management practice.

Feeling close and doing well: The prevalence and motivational effects of interpersonally engaging emotions in Mexican and European American cultural contexts

Two studies investigate whether interpersonally engaging emotions--those that bring the self closer to others (e.g., affection, shame)--are central to the model of self and relationships prevalent in Mexican cultural contexts. Study 1 demonstrated that compared to people in European American contexts, people in Mexican contexts were more likely to report experiencing interpersonally engaging emotions and less likely to report experiencing interpersonally disengaging emotions. Study 2 found that interpersonally engaging emotions had a substantial influence on performance motivation in Mexican contexts--Mexican participants solved more word search puzzles after recalling instances in which they experienced positive interpersonally engaging emotions, and fewer after recalling negative interpersonally disengaging emotions; in contrast, there were no differences by condition for European Americans. These findings significantly extend previous research by documenting the implications of relational concerns (e.g., simpatia, personalismo) for emotion and motivation in Mexican contexts, and are the first to demonstrate the motivational effects of interpersonally engaging emotions.

RNA World Wordsearch

This puzzle contains 33 names, abbreviations, and acronyms that describe the implications of the RNA World Hypothesis in a 13-by-14-letter matrix. A descriptive narrative with underlined spaces to be filled gives clues to the terms students need to find. When all are found, the eight letters remaining in the matrix complete a sentence describing the hypothesis. This wordsearch puzzle is suitable for any course that introduces the many roles RNAs play in gene expression.

Gene Expression Wordsearch

This puzzle contains 28 names, abbreviations, and acronyms that describe the regulation of gene expression in a 14-by-14-letter matrix. A descriptive narrative with underlined spaces to be filled gives clues to the terms students need to find. When all are found, the 29 letters remaining in the matrix complete a sentence describing regulation in E. coli. This wordsearch puzzle is suitable for any course that introduces the control of gene expression.

Biochemistry Wordsearches II

This puzzle contains 32 names, terms, and acronyms that describe RNA synthesis in a 13-by-14 letter matrix. A descriptive narrative with underlined spaces to be filled gives clues to the terms students need to find. When all are found, the 13 letters remaining in the matrix complete a sentence describing transcription. This wordsearch puzzle is suitable for any course that introduces nucleic acid synthesis. Two additional puzzles about DNA and protein synthesis are available on the online supplement.