Assessing Chemistry-Learning Competencies of Students in Isolated Rural Senior High Schools by Using the National Examination: A Case Study of Simeulue Island, Indonesia

Autor/inn/en	Adlim, M-; Soewarno, S.; Ali, Hasbi; Ibrahim, Armia; Umar, Hasmunir; Ismail, Khairil; Gani, Usman A.; Hasan, Ishak; Yasin, Burhanuddin
Titel	Assessing Chemistry-Learning Competencies of Students in Isolated Rural Senior High Schools by Using the National Examination: A Case Study of Simeulue Island, Indonesia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 12 (2014) 4, S.817-839 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-013-9440-x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Chemistry; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; High School Students; Rural Schools; Scores; Standardized Tests; Science Tests; Rural Urban Differences; Concept Formation; Scientific Concepts; Low Achievement; Science Laboratories; Teacher Competencies; Poverty; Enrollment; Competition; Barriers; Educational Quality; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Lehrkunst; Armut; Einschulung; Wettkampf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Indonesien
Abstract	This study explored learning competency based on the Indonesian National Examination focusing especially on chemistry performance and the circumstances of senior high school students and teachers in rural areas of Simeulue Island, Indonesia. The National Examination total score and chemistry score for students in rural areas were consistently lower than students in urban areas during 2008-2010. The majority of rural students were failing to master key chemistry concepts. Their low performance on laboratory-based questions appeared to indicate that the associated practical work was not done as part of the chemistry courses. Some chemistry topics were not taught due to insufficient time, student weaknesses, insufficient textbooks, and other reasons. The issues of low competency of teachers, poverty for the majority of students, low enrollment in schools, and low competition among students in these rural senior high schools appeared to be common problems across rural settings. The local government has recommended providing a consolidated rural high school with qualified chemistry teachers, laboratories, and transportation to address factors negatively influencing student achievement. Furthermore, local rural school officials need to recruit and retain qualified teachers in these isolated areas, provide effective textbooks and instructional resources, and facilitate the professional development of chemistry teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10