An Evaluation of Implementing ICT among Pre-Service English Teachers in Farhangian University

In recent years, the trend toward globalization and the needs of an information-oriented society have become a focus of attention for science educators. However, many teachers are still struggling to adopt and implement computers into their classrooms. Some researchers contend that beginning teachers are not adequately prepared to integrate computers into their teaching. This study examined the decision-making process used by secondary pre-service science teachers in implementing ICT (Information and Communication Technology) into English instruction by pre-service teachers in Farhangian University, Iran. The study sought to understand pre-service teachers' conceptual development and its impact on their new understanding of teaching and decision-making. The data were collected through a survey. The findings suggest a pivotal influence of teacher educators, cooperating teachers, and peer teaching on the development of practical theories, and subsequently the practice of pre-service teachers with computers. Participants highlighted that two most beneficial aspects that computers have as a pedagogical tool are helping and enhancing more student-centred learning and providing complex and sometimes interactive visual aids to help students understand concepts better

Identification of Student Misconception about Dynamic Fluid

The purpose of this study was to determine how students possessed conceptions on the topic of dynamic fluid. The type of research conducted is a survey with a sample of 30 people held in one of the public schools in Bandung. The instrument used is a three-tier test with six numbers where each question consists of three questions. Data analysis showed that 65.32% of students had misconceptions, 13.06% of students did not understand, 6.76% were lucky/less confident and 14.86% had scientific knowledge about dynamic fluid concepts. Meanwhile, in terms of gender, female students experienced more misconceptions than male students

Learning Styles and Technology Implementation of Special Education Teachers in the New Normal

This research evaluates special education teachers' learning styles and technological implementation at SpEd Schools in Mandaue City, Cebu, and Kananga Leyte, both in the Philippines, during the school year 2020–2021. It aimed to determine the Special Education Teachers' learning styles as well as the status of technology implementation of new learning modes during a pandemic. Because of the new setup for the educational platform in Special Education, this research also sought to gather information on the numerous concerns and problems associated with technology deployment, as well as the essential support and assistance in addressing such challenges. This study used a mixed-methods approach. A survey design will be used in quantitative research. Qualitative research, on the other hand, will employ a pragmatic qualitative research approach. Respondents in this study included twenty (20) Special Education Teachers from Mandaue City Central SpEd School - Elementary, ten (10) Special Education Teachers from Mandaue City Central SpEd School - High School, and twenty (20) Special Education Teachers from Kananga Central School. They answered the modified survey form as well as the interview. Frequency count and percentage, weighted mean and standard deviation, Chi-square test of independence, and theme analysis are among the statistical treatments applied to the data. The majority of Special Education teachers are reasonable, proactive, spontaneous, and clear, according to the data. It establishes that computer technology is commonly used for organizational and educational purposes. In general, it shows that a teacher's profile has a significant link to their learning styles, level of technological integration, and process integration. The creation of an intervention strategy is proposed as a solution to this problem

Analysis of The Use of Interactive Multimedia Android Thermodynamics to Reduce Student Misconceptions

This type of research is a qualitative descriptive research. And from the data obtained, the next step is to analyze the data. After analyzing or processing the data, this research continued to look for the percentage of misconceptions and identify other indications that could cause misconceptions in accordance with the research objectives. The object of research, is the concept of thermodynamics. The research was conducted by testing the concept through a misconception test. The data that has been collected is then presented in the instrument data table. In this study, the data collection technique was carried out by using a misconception test. The research instrument used in this study was a pre-test and a post-test related to misconceptions. This misconception analysis table is used to fill in the comparison of the results of the misconceptions at the beginning and at the end, so as to get more information about the findings of the misconceptions. The technique used in this data analysis is qualitative data technique. In this study, analysis was used to find the percentage of misconceptions and the completeness of textbook concepts based on the syllabus, and to find out whether there were other indications that could cause misconceptions. Based on the results of data analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that the overall misconceptions experienced by students in Thermodynamics lectures at the University of Muhammadiyah Makassar experienced a decrease in misconceptions after using the android media terminology, which was in the medium category, especially for the concept of Ideal Gas, Kinetic Theory of Gas, First Law of Gas. Thermodynamics, Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy

The Effectiveness of Using Picture Book Teaching Materials in Thematic Learning in Elementary Schools

One of the important thing for the achievement of the learning process is the use of appropriate learning media. Learning media that are often used by educators to become intermediaries for students in delivering learning materials, one of which is teaching materials. The use of teaching materials in the learning process aims to create a conducive classroom environment for both students and educators. The most widely used teaching materials are picture books. Today many children have a high visual interest especially when seeing pictures that spur them to think. The purpose of this study was to see the effectiveness of the use of picture book teaching materials in elementary schools based on the educator's perspective. The methodology of this research is descriptive quantitative with an instrument in the form of a questionnaire which is then distributed to elementary school educators in Banjar South Kalimantan in August 2022. The results show that the use of picture book teaching materials in elementary schools in Banjar runs well or effectively. Effective picture book teaching materials are given to students in elementary schools, because it is easy to read information and with the interest of students it makes it easier for teachers to convey learning

Working Conditions, Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment of Employees with Disabilities in Gondar City Public Sectors

The purpose of this study was to investigate working conditions, perceived organizational supports and organizational commitment of employees with disabilities working in Gondar city public sector offices. By employing mixed research design and available sampling technique, a total of 112 (male=96 and female=16) employees with disabilities involved in the study. For quantitative data collection work environment scale, perceived organizational support scale and organizational commitment questionnaire were used whereas for qualitative data semi-structured interview guide were used. Quantitative data analysis techniques were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation and linear regression using SPSS version 20, while qualitative data analysis techniques was thematic analysis. The findings revealed that most of the employees with disabilities work in poor physical work environment, poor staff relationship, and lack safety issue, occupational health, suitable technology and disability-friendly workplace. Moreover, 59% and 62% of respondents were found to have poor perception of organizational support and organizational commitment respectively. The working conditions has significant positive relationships with perceived organizational support (r=0.525, p<0.05) and with organizational commitment (r=0.630, p<0.05). Perceived organizational support has significant positive relationship with organizational commitment (r=0.664, p<0.05). About 29% and 13% of variation in employees’ organizational commitment is explained by the seven factors of working condition and perceived organizational support respectively. Hence, the study indicated that employees with disability work in an environment which does not consider their occupational health and safety. It makes them to have poor perception of organizational support which eventually affects their commitment towards the public sector organizations. As a result, public sector organizations need to work together to increase workspace, ensure offices and work environment comfortable for employees with disability

Armenian and Iranian Town-Planning Interactions between 8th BC-7th AD Centuries in the Context of Architecture

It is known that among the important nodes in the history of world urban development is the formation of the settlements of ancient Iran and Armenia. The study of their heritage is of high importance and interest. Apart from studying them separately, their comparative study is very remarkable. In fact, their comparative study is of great importance for the identification of the stages of urban development and architecture in the given countries, which have a special interest. Our study is based on the study of the formation and building of historical old cities in Iran and Armenia, including the parallels between them, in the context of the architecture of the historical period under investigation.In other words, our aim is the presentation of a comparative and analytical study of the respective settlements of Armenia and Iran by introducing their data within the ruling principles of the discussed historical period, that is, in the context of architectural developments

Local Wisdom of the Oral Tradition of Kerinci’s Pno Adat in Social Studies Instruction

This article aims to provide an overview of the results of research on the value of local wisdom in the oral tradition of the indigenous people of Kerinci as a source of social studies learning in schools. Data were collected using ethnographic methods and action research. The results of the study indicate that 1) Pno  adat in Kerinci contains character education values which are used as guidelines for behavior by the community, 2) The values in Pno adat include religious, legal, social care, and environmental care values, 3) the values in customary law can be used as material in social studies instruction based on local wisdom. The important meaning contained in each traditional Pno expression is very important to make social studies instruction more meaningful for students. The important values in Kerinci's Pno adat can be seen in three important aspects for students. First, the students' interest and passion for learning has increased. Second, teachers and books are no longer the main source of learning, and thirdly, the preservation of local culture in the form of local traditions can be done through education in schools

The Effect of Goal Orientation to the Academic Performance in Mathematics of Grade 10 Students

Mathematics is a multifaceted activity; it has a lot of faces, even those one we can’t notice. Each facet is worth it to deal with so that every individual will be prepared for their future. It provides us with something to walk through difficulties. It is beneficial to set a goal for each individual, whether it is a short-term goal, long-term goal, or even the goal that falls in the middle. Setting a goal has been used extensively in a variety of ways, even on the outside of the school or in any settings. It could possibly bring you a positive achievement if follows correctly. The main purpose of this study was to determine if the goal orientation of the grade 10 students of one school in Region IV-A (CALABARZON) Rizal has a significant effect to their academic performance. As regards to the data of the significant effect of goal orientation to the academic performance of grade 10 students, the p-value of less than 0.001 revealed that the task goal orientation of the respondents has a significant effect to their academic performance in mathematics. The p-value of 0.007 implied that the ego goal orientation of the respondents has also had a significant effect on their academic performance in mathematics. Therefore, the researchers concluded that there is a significant effect of the respondents’ goal orientation, although the effect is very low and low, respectively. For the betterment, it is advised that researchers conducting a comparable study on goal orientation expand their scope to include student study habits, which may be influenced by a variety of circumstances

Internalization of Islamic Values in Social Studies Learning at Miftahul Ulum Junior High School Plus

The purpose of this research is to investigate the internalization of Islamic values in classroom instructions at Miftahul Ulum Junior High School Plus (henceforth SMP Plus Miftahul Ulum), as the school has already internalized Islamic values in the learning process in the classroom. The research method used is qualitative with the type of case study. The results showed that social studies teachers at SMP Plus Miftahul Ulum internalize Islamic values in social studies learning through 1) introduction, where students are introduced to values in Islamic boarding schools or at school through their daily activities both in reciting Islamic books in boarding schools and Social Studies instruction at SMP Plus Miftahul Ulum; 2) appreciation, by trying to live up the values that students already know so that they really understand the essence of the values; 3) strengthening, by further exploring the values so that the students can embody the Islamic values; 4) the habituation of Islamic values  so that they are useful for them and their environment; and the last is 5) practicing Islamic values that they already know, live and do in their daily activities. Their day must be seen from their behavior in everyday life both in the dormitory and the school environment