iosr-JRME   Volume-11 ~ Issue-1 ~ Jan. – Feb. 2021

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to determine: (1) Social Science learning outcomes of students who are taught using guided inquiry learning models and Social Science learning outcomes of students taught using expository learning models, (2) Social studies learning outcomes of students who have social skills high and social science learning outcomes of students who have low social skills, (3) The interaction between learning models and social skills on social science learning outcomes of students in class VII MTs Aisyiyah Bandar Khalifah. The population of this study were students of class VII MTs Aisyiyah Bandar Khalifah with a total of 55 students. The sample of this research was assigned class VII-1 = 30 people to participate in learning using the Guided Inquiry model and class VII-2 = 25 people to participate in learning using the expository model. The sampling technique was carried.....

Keywords: Guided Inquiry, Social Skills, and Learning Outcomes

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Abstract: The Greek word for child (usually a boy) is pais (the stem of this is paid), and leader is agogus-so a paid-agogus or pedagogue was literally a leader of children. And yet this confines us to a very limited understanding of what pedagogy is, or has the potential to become. Although the terminology pedagogy is not a recent invention, it has been a major concern of the educationist in the twentieth century. Later, the word pedagogue became synonymous with the teaching of our young. Taken in this context, we would probably all agree that pedagogy is about children's education. Pedagogy, literally translated, is the art or science of teaching to children. The major aim of the present article is to conceptualize and define pedagogy from different perspectives. For this purpose, I have made in-depth study of the related literature during the course of the study. This paper offers a thematic analysis....

Keywords: Pedagogy, teaching, learning, teacher centred teaching, learner centred teaching,

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Abstract: This research and development aim to develop an ilustrated book based on the environment as a source of learning that is feasible for students. The study population was fourth-grade students at Public Elementary School 1 Sukamaju, East Teluk Betung, Bandar Lampung. The research method uses Borg & Gall design. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and observation sheets. Data analysis used the Whitney U-test. The results showed that an ilustrated book based on the environment as a learning resource is feasible and effectively used to improve student learning outcomes. The feasibility of an ilustrated book based on the environment as a learning resource is based on the assessment of 3 experts and practitioner tests with very good categories, then the attractiveness test of 10......

Keywords: Ilustrated Book, Environment, learning outcomes

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Abstract: This paper attempts to reveal the students' academic writing competence realized in writing their final project proposals. Five proposals were taken randomly as samples and the analysis was focused on the background of the study due to its significant reasons for choosing the topic. Findings show that most of the students fulfil the content of the texts but does not cover sufficient range of points and most of the texts are poorly organized; only one out of five texts is ordered logically but only some cohesive devices such as but, therefore, and however are used to connect one sentence or one paragraph to the others though they sometimes are not properly used. Besides, students also have insufficient knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures for they often make use of the wrong vocabulary and structures......

Keywords: academic writing, competence, proposals, content, cohesion, language accuracy

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Abstract: The study focused on nature and fate in relation to early childhood day-care centres in urban cities specifically in Nairobi, Kenya. In this regard, the study sought information on nature and fate in relation to type of environment day-care centres offered to children and situations that were out of children's control such as language diversity. Mixed methods approach was employed in this study. The data collection instruments included questionnaires and an observation checklist. Target population was twenty five (25) childhood day-care centres and twenty five (25) teachers. Systematic random sampling and purposive sampling methods were used to select eight (8) day-care centres and eight (8) teachers respectively........

Keywords: Nature. Fate. Childhood Day-Care. Teachers. Day-care centres

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Abstract: Mathematics low performance at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in Murang'a County has been of concern to parents, teachers and other stakeholders. This is because the performance in Mathematics determines student's participation in science oriented programmes in post-secondary level. Many interventions have been put in place but low performance persevered. Mathematics have been targeted by the country (Kenya) to support their development agenda as described in the current vision 2030 which includes social, economic, technological and industrial development. The study examined the effects of teaching through problem – solving on students' achievements in Mathematics in secondary schools of Murang'a County. The study was guided by the following objective......

Keywords: Problem – solving, achievement; attitude; Mathematics.

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Abstract: The main thrust of this study was to examine principals' quality control of time book, control of teachers' class attendance and teachers' job performance in secondary schools in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two hypotheses were formulated. Literature review was carried out accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents' was randomly selected for the study. The selection was done through the simple random sampling technique. The questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validity by experts in Measurement Evaluation, Research and Statistics who vetted the items developed.......

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