Impact of cumulative family risk on Chinese primary school children’s flourishing: parallel mediating roles of teacher–student and peer relationships

Students’ learning outcomes in Informatics remain a challenge when conventional instructional media offer limited interaction, contributing to passive engagement and difficulties understanding learning materials. This study examined changes in Grade X students’ learning outcomes after the implementation of Wordwall-assisted interactive learning media for the Computer Systems topic at SMAN 1 Sawahlunto, Indonesia. A quantitative approach was employed using a pre-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design involving 30 students from class X E4. Students completed a multiple-choice achievement test before instruction, participated in Computer Systems learning activities supported by Wordwall, and completed a posttest afterward. The intervention incorporated game-based activities to support practice and engagement; however, the research records did not specify its duration. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a paired-samples t-test, with normalized gain (N-Gain) used to assess the level of improvement. The mean score increased from 53.67 on the pretest to 77.67 on the posttest, a difference of 24.00 points. The paired-samples t-test identified a statistically significant difference between scores (t = 8.664, df = 29, p < 0.001). The mean N-Gain was 0.538, indicating moderate improvement. These results show that students’ scores were higher after the Wordwall-assisted learning intervention. Nevertheless, the study did not include a control group, the observed change cannot be attributed to Wordwall alone; instructional or testing-related factors may also have contributed. Wordwall therefore be considered a useful supplementary medium for Informatics instruction, while further studies using control groups, larger samples, and documented intervention durations are needed to strengthen conclusions about its effectiveness.

Insecurity has become a significant threat to the effective delivery of basic education in Nigeria, particularly in communities affected by banditry, kidnapping, armed attacks, and communal violence. This study examined the influence of insecurity on teaching-learning outcomes in Universal Basic Education primary schools in Kagarko Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Specifically, it investigated the effects of insecurity on pupils’ academic performance and school attendance and identified strategies for reducing its adverse effects. The study adopted a qualitative documentary research design and relied on secondary data obtained from government publications, policy documents, institutional reports, international organisations, and peer-reviewed journal articles. The selected documents were analysed using qualitative content analysis and organised according to the study’s major themes. The findings revealed that insecurity negatively affects pupils’ academic performance by reducing instructional time, disrupting curriculum coverage, weakening concentration, and creating fear within the learning environment. It also reduces school attendance as parents may prevent their children from attending school because of kidnapping, attacks, unsafe travel routes, and instability within surrounding communities. Consequently, insecurity undermines the implementation of Universal Basic Education by limiting regular participation and disrupting stable teaching and learning conditions. The study concludes that ensuring school safety is essential for achieving the objectives of free and compulsory basic education. It recommends strengthening school security, implementing the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools, improving community participation, providing psychosocial support, protecting routes to school, establishing emergency response systems, and adopting flexible learning arrangements during periods of disruption.

The objective of this community service initiative is to assist parents and teachers in fostering a "Qur’anic generation" that is ASIK, a generation not only proficient in reciting the holy Qur’an but also skilled in language and logical reasoningthereby enhancing the quality of education in Pangkalpinang City. Based on observations and interviews conducted at the Baitul Ma’ruf Quran Education Center (TPA) in Pangkalpinang, several issues have been identified at the TKA/TPA, specifically concerning the quality of services and comfort, education, health, and social aspects. Students also need to develop an awareness of the importance of becoming critical and innovative individuals, so that they do not fall behind as the flow of information continues to accelerate. This community service initiative was carried out in three stages: preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The activities focused on four key aspects: the installation of an organizational structure board and signage for the TKA/TPA to address quality; literacy and numeracy programs (Smart) and religious outreach (Active) to support education; the preparation of traditional Bangka cuisine (Innovative) to promote health; and social outreach sessions (Critical) to foster social engagement among the participants. The activity was attended by 40 students from the Baitul Ma’ruf TKA/TPA (Islamic kindergarten/elementary Quran education center). The participant satisfaction evaluation yielded an average score of 89.28, falling into the "very satisfied" category. The improvement in participants' numeracy literacy skills is evidenced by the results of numeracy literacy assessments: the average score at the beginning of the program was 46.46, which increased to 73.73 following the numeracy literacy learning activities. The outcomes of the activity also included an improved understanding among participants regarding how to deliver a lecture, how to create calligraphy, and how to select natural ingredients native to the Bangka region that can be used to prepare local delicacies with health benefits

The main aim of this study is to determine the different challenges encountered by TVL students in learning skill-based subject on Modular Distance Learning. The participant was 20 selected Technical Vocational Livelihood Track who specialized Bread and Pastry Production students on Modular Distance Learning of Luis Y. Ferrer Jr. Senior Highschool School Year 20221-2022. This study used qualitative type of study through interview and focused group discussion. Qualitative data was analyzed using Litchman's 3C's of Analysis (Coding to Categorizing to Conceptualizing) to generate emerging themes. The study revealed that TVL- BPP students encountered challenges in learning skill-based subject on Modular Distance Learning such as lack of knowledge and skills, lack of tools, equipment, financial difficulty and attitude problem. Those mentioned problems affect student's academic performance. Most of them failed to meet the appropriate practical outputs. The study also revealed the different coping mechanism utilized by skill-based students. Part time job, watching informative learning videos and articles from internet, time management and improvising tools and equipment were the coping strategies done by students. The study focused only to the challenges and coping mechanisms of Luis Y. Ferrer Jr. Senior High School Technical Vocational Livelihood - Bread and Pastry Production students in learning skill-based subject on Modular Distance Learning. The result of this study serves as reference or basis for the skill-based teacher to formulate clear, effective and efficient form of teaching for the students to easily learn the subjects on modular distance learning.

Low learning interest in Natural and Social Sciences (IPAS) remains a concern in elementary schools, including SD Negeri 1 Jatimulyo, South Lampung, where a preliminary survey classified 47 of 77 fifth-grade students (61.0%) as having low interest. This study examined differences in IPAS learning interest between students taught with a joyful learning strategy supported by the game-based learning platform Wordwall and students taught with direct instruction using textbooks and worksheets. This quantitative quasi-experiment used a nonequivalent control group design with all fifth-grade students (saturated sampling; class VA as the experimental group, n = 39, and class VB as the control group, n = 38) across six meetings on ecosystems. Learning interest was measured with a questionnaire of 10 valid items (Cronbach's α = 0.814) and analysed with an independent samples t-test. The mean post-questionnaire score was higher in the experimental class (34.84) than in the control class (26.41), and the difference was statistically significant (t = −13.308, df = 75, p < .001). However, the experimental class also began with a higher mean pretest score (30.42 versus 23.15), so the result should be interpreted with caution. The strategy may serve as an alternative for IPAS instruction, and further studies that control for initial interest are needed. ABSTRAK Minat belajar IPAS peserta didik sekolah dasar masih menjadi persoalan, termasuk di SD Negeri 1 Jatimulyo, Lampung Selatan. tempat survei awal menunjukkan 47 dari 77 peserta didik kelas V (61,0%) berminat belajar rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji perbedaan minat belajar IPAS antara peserta didik yang belajar dengan strategi joyful learning berbantuan media game-based learning Wordwall dan peserta didik yang belajar dengan direct instruction berbantuan buku dan LKPD. Penelitian kuantitatif ini menggunakan kuasi-eksperimen nonequivalent control group design pada seluruh peserta didik kelas V (sampling jenuh; kelas VA sebagai kelas eksperimen, n = 39, dan kelas VB sebagai kelas kontrol, n = 38) dengan materi ekosistem selama enam pertemuan. Minat belajar diukur dengan angket 10 butir valid (α = 0,814) dan dianalisis dengan uji-t sampel independen. Rerata skor akhir kelas eksperimen (34,84) lebih tinggi daripada kelas kontrol (26,41), dan perbedaan itu signifikan secara statistik (t = −13,308; db = 75; p < 0,001). Namun, kelas eksperimen juga memulai dengan rerata skor awal yang lebih tinggi (30,42 berbanding 23,15), sehingga hasil perlu ditafsirkan secara hati-hati. Strategi ini dapat dipertimbangkan sebagai alternatif pembelajaran IPAS, dan penelitian lanjutan dengan pengendalian skor awal diperlukan.