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Strategies for students’ well-being development: the task-oriented classroom approach

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.30158
Esa Nur Wahyuni , Ali Maksum , Rahmat Aziz , Retno Mangestuti
Promoting students’ well-being is a vital aspect of education. Creating a conducive classroom learning environment is essential, and task orientation plays a significant role. This paper aims to explore three research objectives related to the influence of the learning environment on student well-being by focusing on creating a task-oriented learning environment. The study employs a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional study design. The study analyzed 1,698 students (676 male and 994 female students) from nine cities in East Java, Indonesia. The results of the simultaneous regression analysis showed that R=.578, R2=.334, and p<.10. The learning environment was found to predict student well-being by 33.4% significantly. At the same time, task orientation was identified as the most dominant factor affecting student well-being. The study’s findings suggest that task orientation could be a solution to enhance student well-being in classroom learning practices. This study suggests the need for teacher development to improve teachers’ professional ability to facilitate learning in the classroom. Future research should consider using central variables, including moderating and intervening variables, to explore the relationship between the learning environment and student well-being.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 535-543
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Unraveling social and economic problems: what basics of critical thinking skills are needed?

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.29180
Wiwik Sri Utami , Kusaeri Kusaeri , Ali Ridho , Ahmad Yusuf , Bambang Sigit Widodo , Hendri Prastiyono , Sri Murtini
Equipping knowledge and developing critical thinking skills about social and economic issues to students is important. This study aimed to analyze the ability of prospective students of Islamic State of Madrasah of Insan Cendekia (ISM-IC) to think critically about socioeconomic problems. This research reveals a critical thinking skills gap among prospective students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah/Islamic Junior High School (IJHS) and non-IJHS who participated in the national selection of new students (NSoNS). This study uses a cross-sectional survey approach with standard instruments from the NSoNS ISM-IC. Data was obtained from 1,832 participants in the social sciences group test, consisting of 1,197 people from IJHS and 635 from non-IJHS. Data analysis using R Programming, package ‘ggstatsplot’, and via Microsoft Excel. The result is: i) a gap in social studies scores between IJHS and non-IJHS students of -0.215, with the social studies scores of IJHS students lower than non-IJHS; ii) critical thinking skills are proven to have a very real impact on the occurrence of social studies score gaps, through the inability of students to answer the higher-order thinking skills (HOTs) category questions. This finding indicates the urgency of the education unit to provide nuanced literacy models and learning and HOTs to increase think of critic ability about socioeconomic matter.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 566-574
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Perceive social support, academic self-efficacy, and learning engagement among high school students in China

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.31029
Liu Yang , Lim Hooi Lian
The aim of this study was to analyze the mediating role of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between perceive social support and learning engagement among Chinese senior high school students. A quantitative research method was adopted, and 572 Chinese senior high school students from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China completed three self-report questionnaires. Correlation analysis revealed that senior high school students perceive social support, academic self-efficacy, and learning engagement were significantly correlated with each other. In addition, structural equation modeling analysis showed that perceive social support exerted its indirect effect on learning engagement through the mediation of academic self-efficacy. These findings have practical implication for government policymakers, education administrators, teachers, students, and parents, informing evidence-based policies, interventions, and strategies to enhance learning engagement and academic success.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 629-635
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Development and validation of Indonesian youth career identity scale: the Rasch analysis

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.29802
Agungbudiprabowo Agungbudiprabowo , Edi Purwanta , Muhammad Nur Wangid
Career identity is one of the most important psychosocial developmental tasks for adolescents. The development of career identity in adolescence will prevent humans from experiencing identity confusion which will have an impact on further developmental tasks. This research answers the need for this measurement tool by developing and validating a career identity measurement tool called the Indonesian youth career identity scale (IYCIS). This instrument consists of 55 items in two aspects: career exploration and commitment. This study uses Rasch analysis to test the validity of the IYCIS construct. The construct validity test involved 200 high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Data analysis using Winstep software provides information about the quality of respondents and instruments, items that are easy and difficult for respondents to agree on, items that are made to order, and unidimensional. The results of applying the Rasch analysis show that IYCIS is good, precise, and has an item fit with the model. IYCIS is a reliable and valid measurement tool for accurately measuring the level of student career identity. This study discusses the implications and recommendations for further research on the implementation of guidance and counseling that contains career identity as a follow-up to IYCIS performance.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 415-422
Publish at: 2025-02-01

The mediating effect of study habits between parental involvement and algebraic problem-solving achievement

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.29941
Imdad Ali , Samiran Das
Algebra is the major branch of mathematics that deals with numbers, and symbols are mostly used in problem-solving. Students often struggle to learn mathematics due to the difficulties of solving algebraic problems at the secondary level. Several factors affect student problem-solving achievement (PSA). The present study aims to examine the mediating effect of study habits (SH) in the relationship between parental involvement (PI) and algebraic PSA. For this purpose, a study habits scale and a parental involvement scale are used, and a problem-solving test is done for algebraic problem-solving. In this correlational study, Baron and Kenny’s series of regression models is used to test the mediating effect of SH. The findings revealed that that PI, SH and algebraic PSA are positively correlated. Also, it is confirmed that SH mediates the relationship between PI and algebraic PSA because there is no longer any significant effect of PI on PSA after SH is included in the model. It is recommended that students’ problem-solving skills be developed through their better study habits. Increasing parental support may promote students better SH, which in turn better achievement in problem-solving. Parents and teachers should monitor and encourage students’ study habits for better performance in problem-solving and mathematics as a whole.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 583-588
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Kazakhstan’s universities: global challenges and local duties improving education quality

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.31852
Saniya Nurgaliyeva , Saule Zeinolla , Assel Aben , Saule Iskendirova , Gulnara Ismukhanova
Over the years of independence, Kazakhstan has developed a higher education (HE) system that incorporates both national characteristics and international standards. However, the system still struggles to meet new challenges, and its scale, while comparable to global standards, does not yet reflect the growing requirements for quality education essential for ensuring competitiveness. The study aims to evaluate the extent of variability in Kazakhstan’s policies as they navigate between global challenges and local objectives in the pursuit of higher education quality. A quantitative method was utilized to collect and analyze the study data to identify relationships, test hypotheses, and draw generalizations. The study sample consists of a total of 1,200 educators from various universities. The study findings revealed that Kazakhstan is rapidly advancing to the third stage of HE internationalization, striking a balance between importing and aspiring to export HE. This study is important as it provides valuable insights into how Kazakhstan’s modern universities can effectively manage the intersection of global challenges and regional obligations to enhance the quality of HE.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 768-776
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Towards efficient knowledge extraction: Natural language processing-based summarization of research paper introductions

10.11591/ijai.v14.i1.pp680-691
Nikita Chaudhari , Deepali Vora , Payal Kadam , Vaishali Khairnar , Shruti Patil , Ketan Kotecha
Academic and research papers serve as valuable platforms for disseminating expertise and discoveries to diverse audiences. The growing volume of academic papers, with nearly 7 million new publications annually, presents a formidable challenge for students and researchers alike. Consequently, the development of research paper summarization tools has become crucial to distilling crucial insights efficiently. This study examines the effectiveness of pre-trained models like text-to-text transfer transformer (T5), bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT), bidirectional and auto-regressive transformer (BART), and pre-training with extracted gap-sentences for abstractive summarization (PEGASUS) on research papers, introducing a novel hybrid model merging extractive and abstractive techniques. Comparative analysis of summaries, recall-oriented understudy for gisting evaluation (ROUGE) and bilingual evaluation understudy (BLEU) score evaluations and author evaluation help evaluate the quality and accuracy of the generated summaries. This advancement contributes to enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of assimilating complex academic content, emphasizing the importance of advanced summarization tools in promoting the accessibility of academic knowledge.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 680-691
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Enhancing listening skills: issues and possible solutions

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.30226
Gjinali Aida , Naqo Eliona
The paper aims to investigate the extent to which listening skills development is realized in Italian language classes in Albanian pre-university education as one of the basic skills naturally interconnected comprehension and production. The research at hand is the first of this nature conducted in Albanian schools. The issues encountered in the development of this skill have been verified in our teaching experience; It has been noticed that students enrolled in the first-year encounter difficulties related to listening skills. Therefore, this study was considered as important and the relevant questionnaires were compiled. Following the collection of information, its analysis, and interpretation, possible suggestions were sought considering the encountered issues. The study revealed that this skill is underutilized or not utilized properly, as it is often not considered as a required skill. Students are limited to reading or listening skills only, delivered either by the teachers in class or through the few exercises provided by the foreign language book, without employing various strategies or techniques for its development and without using relevant authentic materials.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 516-524
Publish at: 2025-02-01

A systematic review of the changes, challenges, and implications of China’s teacher education policies (2012 to 2023)

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.29770
Huang Zhi , Latha Ravindran , Mansour Amini
Although China’s teacher education policies have achieved significant progress in improving teacher quality, they have also undergone substantial changes and encountered new challenges. It is necessary to systematically analyze policies from the past decade to achieve a prudent balance between the immediacy and foresight of policymaking. This systematic analysis paper examines China’s teacher education policies from 2012 to 2023, reviewing relevant policy documents from authoritative sources. The study reveals a strategic shift towards fostering comprehensive and innovative teacher talent, promoting professional development, and addressing urbanrural education disparities. Emphasis is placed on strengthening professional ethics and creating a societal atmosphere of respect for teachers. However, challenges arise, including the “de-normalization” of teacher education in higher education institutions, regional disparities in teacher resources, and issues in in-service teacher education. These findings have profound implications for the future of teacher education policies, both within China and globally. They underscore the need for ongoing policy review and adaptation, the importance of balance between research and teaching in teacher education programs, and the need for a more integrated and streamlined approach to in-service teacher education and professional development. The study provides insights for policy development in the field of teacher education.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 207-221
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Modeling blockchain technology in assessment management: the initial readiness investigation

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.28416
Joharri Shuhaimi , Hapini Awang , Abdulrazak F. Shahatha Al-Mashhadani , Mohd Fairuz Jafar , Nur Suhaili Mansor
The implementation of the school-based assessment (SBA) came with a system as part of the effort to reduce the workload of teachers in managing the SBA. However, a traditional system is costly and heavily centralized, frequently leading to impediments, delays, irregularities and may even create opportunities for dishonest activities. To enhance the existing traditional system, integrating emerging blockchain technology (BC) is proposed. Given the challenges, complaints, and rejection faced by traditional assessment management systems, this paper presents a conceptual framework based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and diffusion of innovation (DOI) to examine pre-university teachers’ perception of implementation and readiness to adopt BC-based project paper management (BPPM) which is subsequently verified through a qualitative study. This study employs a process that consists of three main steps: a thorough review of existing literature, thematic analysis, and the process of gathering and determining readiness factors. Teachers’ perspectives were successfully gathered from 59 pre-university teachers by posting semi-structured questions in a Telegram group of Malaysian pre-university teachers. The study found that most pre-university teachers support the BPPM implementation with the condition that the system can address two primary concerns: server scalability and confidentiality issues. The effectiveness of BPPM implementation depends on its capacity to meet user needs and expectations while delivering clear benefits, along with superiority compared with existing systems.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 389-397
Publish at: 2025-02-01

A scientometric review of digital competency among educators during the past 10 years

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.29962
Nur Dania Mohd Rosli , Mas Nida Md Khambari , Su Luan Wong , Noor Syamilah Zakaria , Kamilah Abdullah , Siti Raba’ah Hamzah , Priscilla Moses , Nur Aira Abdrahim
This study interest in examining the digital competency of educators in educational institutions. Digital competency is of utmost importance in today’s technologically advanced society due to the pervasiveness of technology not only in the classroom but also in our daily lives. This study analyzed 1,189 journal articles from the Scopus database based on bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis using bibliometric analysis. The period of time covered by the study was from 2013 to 2022. Findings indicated that there has been an increase in the number of studies concentrating on digital competency among educators, with this increase becoming more pronounced during the COVID-19 outbreak. Significant themes emerged in relation to educators’ digital competence, particularly concerning the significance and global impact of these characteristics. Bibliographic coupling yields five clusters for current research, whereas coword analysis yields four clusters for predicting future trends. As a result, some suggestions were made with the intention of contributing to the relevant research community based on study’s findings.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 74-84
Publish at: 2025-02-01

A new protist literacy assessment for university students

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.31293
Hardianto Hardianto , Susriyati Mahanal , Hendra Susanto , Sitoresmi Prabaningtyas , Siti Zubaidah
Protists are organisms that have close involvement with student life, especially in maintaining the balance of ecosystems on earth. Literacy instruments about protists are important to develop because students need to know the relationship between protists and life. This instrument was developed because there is no specific instrument to measure student protist literacy. The purpose of this study is to develop a new protist literacy assessment (N-PLA) for university students. The N-PLA development process consists of three stages, namely, i) dimension development, item development, and expert validation; ii) exploratory factor analysis (EFA), content validity, and data reduction; iii) internal consistency through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the study found seven dimensions of protist literacy with a total of 36 items: conceptual knowledge (CnK) (7 item), relation information (RlI) (6 item), fact evaluation (FcE) (5 item), real solution (RlS) (5 item), argument identification (ArI) (3 item), self-confidence (S-C) (4 item), and scientific value (ScV) (6 item). The developed N-PLA has a relationship between dimensions and items based on EFA and CFA test results. N-PLA has two types of instruments, namely by using tests and questionnaires to be able to measure the cognitive and affective of students. N-PLA is recommended as a measuring tool that can measure the protist literacy of university students. The results of measuring student’s protist literacy become a reference in empowering students protist literacy in the learning process in university.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 612-620
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Effects of professional learning communities on job satisfaction of female teachers in Vietnam

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.30232
Nguyen Thanh Ly , Nguyen Van Hong
This study focuses on this topic to better understand how professional learning communities (PLCs) affect the work satisfaction of female primary school teachers in Vietnam. By utilizing the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 26) to evaluate our sample of 675 female primary school teachers, we were able to provide insight into the efficacy of PLCs in enhancing work satisfaction levels. The findings show that, among this population, participation in PLCs is significantly correlated with higher job satisfaction. In which, the collective learning and application (LA) element is followed by the shared and supportive leadership (SS), supportive conditions—relationships (SR), supportive conditions—structures (CS), and shared personal practice (PP) elements, shared values and vision (VV) has the most minor influence. Using PLCs as a workable solution to improve female educators’ working conditions and job satisfaction emphasizes the possible advantages for educational practice and policy.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 85-93
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Multivariate analysis: geography, demographics, and Texas’ post-COVID education

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.30002
Shifang Tang , Zhuoying Wang , Lei Zhang , David D. Jimenez
This study examines the impact of geographic locale on educational outcomes in Texas, focusing on the post-COVID-19 educational landscape. The study evaluates the impact of geographical location on the educational outcomes of eighth-grade students by analyzing STAAR test scores as indicators of academic achievement while adjusting for previous academic results and demographic factors. A sample of 1,145 public school districts across Texas was analyzed, encompassing city, suburban, town, and rural settings. The findings indicate that while geographic locale has a discernible impact on academic achievement, this effect is moderate and intertwined with demographic factors. The research found that rural students unexpectedly outperformed their urban counterpart’s post-pandemic, controlling for their pre-pandemic performance. However, the persistent lower performance in urban districts emphasizes the need to reevaluate educational dynamics. The integration of demographic variables reveals that while they mitigate the influence of geography, they emerge as strong influencers of academic performance on their own. This underscores the need for policies that address the complex interplay between geographic, demographic, and socio-economic factors to narrow educational disparities. The study suggests that targeted interventions are necessary to address the specific needs of different locales, considering the nuanced effects of the pandemic on educational equity.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 332-340
Publish at: 2025-02-01

Malay essay writing module based on thematic approach for non-native speaker: a need analysis in primary schools

10.11591/ijere.v14i1.31040
Edmund Austrus , Zamri Mahamod , Nor Hafizah Adnan
The challenges faced by non-native speaking pupils in primary schools, characterized by diverse backgrounds, highlight the difficulty in teaching and learning essay writing. This study was conducted to identify the needs for the development of a Malay language essay writing module based on a thematic approach through the needs analysis phase. This qualitative study was conducted among Malay language teachers in Sarawak. Eight teachers were purposively sampled, and thematic analysis was employed for data analysis. The findings found that there are six themes that have been identified, namely: i) relevant form of teaching and learning in essay writing; ii) relevant teaching and learning resources; iii) relevant teaching and learning activities; iv) relevant teaching and learning strategies; and v) the needs of the thematic approach in essay writing; vi) the needs for the development of thematic-based essay writing module. The findings underscore the imperative development of a Malay essay writing module based on a thematic approach to enhance the essay writing proficiency of non-native-speaking pupils. Furthermore, the study's insights offer valuable guidance for researchers in designing and developing modules during the subsequent phases, contributing to the refinement of essay writing pedagogy in primary schools.
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Page: 103-113
Publish at: 2025-02-01
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