The aim of this research is to determine the students' misconceptions of using concept cartoons and to evaluate the lessons taught with concept cartoons according to the students' opinions. The model of the research is the case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods. Participants are a total of 82 students, attending the 3rd grade (8 years old). Descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of the data. Considering the results of the research, although most of the students chose the right character and stated the reasons for finding operational mistakes, it was determined the students who stated that they agreed with the characters in the wrong instruction and put forward reasons, most of which included misconceptions. For the lessons taught with concept cartoons, students; that they like concept cartoons very much, that they create curiosity and excitement in themselves, by using concept cartoons, they will not make mistakes, and even if they make mistakes, the.....

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Penguasaan aras simbolik yang lemah menyebabkan murid-murid tidak dapat membina persamaan kimia yang betul. Oleh itu, kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan permainan Chemable bagi standard kandungan Persamaan Kimia KSSM Kimia Tingkatan 4 dan mengkaji persepsi guru pelatih Kimia terhadap kebolehgunaan permainan tersebut. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kajian pembangunan berdasarkan Model ADDIE. Kaedah persampelan secara rawak mudah digunakan dalam kajian ini. Sampel kajian melibatkan 92 orang daripada 116 orang populasi guru pelatih kimia Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris semester tujuh. Dalam kajian ini, dua instrumen kajian digunakan iaitu borang penilaian kesahan pakar (muka, kandungan dan soal selidik) dan soal selidik persepsi kebolehgunaan. Dapatan kesahan pakar dianalisis menggunakan rumus peratus persetujuan pakar. Soal selidik persepsi kebolehgunaan dianalisis melalui perisian Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) untuk menentukan kekerapan, perat.....

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This study was conducted to examine the effect of the Intelligence Games Preschool Program on the math skills of 60-72 month-old children. In the research, a model with pre-test post-test control group, which is one of the quasi-experimental models, was used. A total of 30 children, 15 of them from the experimental group and 15 of the control group, participated in the study. General Information Form and TEMA 3 Mathematics Ability Test were used as data collection tools in the study. In addition to the Preschool Education Program of the Ministry of National Education, the children constituting the experimental group in the study were included in the Intelligence Games Preschool Program prepared by the General Directorate of Lifelong Learning for 10 weeks, every day and 2 hours a week for a total of 100 hours. The control group was not included in this program and continued with the Ministry of National Education Preschool Education Program. Mann Whitney U test was used for comparison o.....

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Preschool STREAM education is a philosophy and guiding principle. It is a way of thinking towards multidisciplinary approach, in which Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics are integrated in the early childhood programme to provide the young children with a well-rounded education and equipped them with the 21st century skills. In this aspect, preschool teachers’ perceptions towards the implementation of STREAM education are crucial for the sustainability of STREAM education now and then. In this study, the objectives are to investigate preschool teachers’ perceptions towards STREAM implementation, the challenges of implementing STREAM education, as well as to examine the differences between pre-service and in-service teachers’ perspectives towards the implementation of STREAM education. For this study, a quantitative research design was adopted. The data was collected through a questionnaire survey and analysed using SPSS software, which was used to obta.....

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Disasters continue to have adverse effects around the globe leaving many lives susceptible to hazards and fatalities most especially children. The Philippines, known to be one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, experiences earthquakes, typhoons, and flooding yearly. For the reason of the country’s vulnerability to disasters, it is expected that both adults and children can demonstrate preparedness to such disasters. Hence, in order to improve the disaster preparedness of kindergarten pupils, we must begin looking at their perspectives before conceptualizing kindergarten lessons about disasters. This study focused on Filipino Kindergarten’s perspectives on disasters. This study sought to; (i) describe children’s perspectives on disasters; and (ii) determine significant concepts that can be used for School Disaster Risk Reduction Management specifically for kindergarten. The cases were kindergarten pupils from different public schools residing in Metro Manila. There.....

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The aim of the study is to determine the movement skills, geometry and spatial perceptions of five-year-old children. The study group consisted of 222 children, 110 girls and 112 boys, who received preschool education in the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year in İstanbul, Türkiye. The correlational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The CHAMPS Motor Skills Protocol and the Test for Geometry and Spatial Perceptions were used as data collection instruments. In the data analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, t-test, Mann Whitney U test and Spearman Brown test was used. It was seen that the average scores of manipulative skills of the children in the scope of fine motor development were higher than the average scores of locomotor skills in the scope of gross motor development. It was determined that the children got the highest score in the field of "recognition of shapes" for their geometry and spatial perceptions. In addition, it was revea.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan membangunkan permainan papan Chemsalt Champ bagi standard pembelajaran penyediaan garam terlarutkan dan garam tak terlarutkan Kimia Tingkatan 4 dengan kesahan yang baik dan mengenal pasti persepsi kebolehgunaan Chemsalt Champ dari segi reka bentuk, minat dan kebergunaan. Reka bentuk kajian ini adalah kajian pembangunan berpandukan model ADDIE yang menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Populasi kajian ini ialah 30 orang murid Tingkatan 4 yang mengambil aliran Sains Tulen dari sebuah sekolah menengah di daerah Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang. Keseluruhan populasi kajian ialah sampel kajian yang dipilih melalui teknik pensampelan mudah. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah borang kesahan kandungan dan ciri istimewa Chemsalt Champ serta soal selidik kebolehgunaan Chemsalt Champ. Data kesahan dianalisis menggunakan analisis Cohen Kappa, kebolehpercayaan soal selidik dianalisis menggunakan analisis Cronbach Alpha dan kebolehgunaan Chemsalt Champ dianalisis.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membangunkan permainan SPant (SebatianPantas) dalam pengajaran sebatian organik serta menguji persepsi kebolehgunaan dari segi reka bentuk, kebolehmainan dan kebergunaan. Reka bentuk bagi kajian ini adalah kajian pembangunan yang menggunakan model instruksional ADDIE. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 45 orang guru pelatih Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan Kimia yang berada pada semester satu. Instrumen kajian adalah borang penilaian kesahan kandungan, borang penilaian kesahan soal selidik persepsi kebolehgunaan permainan, soal selidik persepsi kebolehgunaan permainan serta elemenelemen permainan SPant seperti manual penggunaan, video demonstrasi, set soalan dan set jawapan. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa permainan SPant ini mempunyai nilai kesahan yang baik iaitu sebanyak 87.5% bagi kesahan kandungan. Soal selidik yang digunakan memperoleh 77.6% kesahan serta nilai kebolehpercayaan juga baik (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.965). Persepsi kebolehgunaan bag.....

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In this study, the effects of design-oriented STEM activities on preschool children were examined. In the research conducted with case study in qualitative research designs, 20 preschool children aged five years in a kindergarten formed the participants of the study. Design Oriented STEM Activities were completed with 24 sessions of 8 weeks, 3 days a week. Within the scope of the research, data were collected through observations, interviews and research diaries and content analysis was made. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was concluded that the applied design-oriented STEM education increased the problem-solving, communication and cooperation skills of the children, and that the STEM education process; It has been concluded that it raises the awareness of children and gives them a sense of responsibility. In addition, it has been concluded that STEM activities encourage children to solve problems and generate ideas, make permanent behavioral changes in children, and incre.....

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Objektif kajian adalah untuk membangunkan e-modul Chemsaltistry bagi standard kandungan penyediaan garam dalam Kimia Tingkatan empat dan mengkaji persepsi pelajar tingkatan empat terhadap kebolehgunaan e-modul Chemsaltistry dari segi reka bentuk, kebergunaan dan minat. E – modul ini dibangunkan berpandukan model ADDIE. Seramai 130 orang pelajar tingkatan empat aliran sains tulen di negeri Selangor telah terlibat dalam pemilihan sampel secara persampelan mudah. Terdapat dua instrumen kajian yang digunakan iaitu borang penilaian kesahan (kesahan muka dan kandungan) dan soal selidik persepsi terhadap e-modul Chemsaltistry. Kesahan kandungan dan muka serta soal selidik telah dianalisis menggunakan peratusan persetujuan pakar. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa nilai purata peratusan kesahan muka dan kandungan serta soal selidik persepsi adalah tinggi iaitu 93.4% dan 89.6% masing-masing. Nilai kebolehpercayaan item soal selidik dengan menggunakan pekali kebolehpercayaan C.....

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