scholarly journals An Innovative Teaching Tool: Manga for KOMSAS’ Prose Comprehension

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Saravanan P Veeramuthu ◽  
Malini Ganapathy
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
School Students ◽  
Prose Poems ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Literary Materials ◽  
The Impact

Studying literature encourages thinking both critically and creatively. It helps to understand and interpret life through the lens of prose, poems, essays, and novels. The KOMSAS genre of literary materials require good pedagogical practices to ensure academic success of a student. The pivotal focus of this study is to assess the advantages of using ‘Manga’ as a creative tool to teach KOMSAS or traditional Malay literary prose and to determine its effectiveness on students’ performance. The aim of the study was also to explore the impact of using ‘Manga’ to enhance creativity among students in the classroom where traditional prose comprehension is taught. A quasi-experimental design was chosen as methodology and a study was conducted with high school students of Form Four. The research instrument involved a statistical achievement test. Findings from this research indicated that there were positive changes in the performance of students who used this Manga module. Teaching methods which could stimulate students’ interest in learning were helpful for students. Additionally, this study also found that students’ perception towards the teaching methods used by the teachers influenced their performance The main finding also highlighted students’ increased creativity when ‘Manga’ was used as a pedagogical tool. Teachers and collaborators can use this study as a point of reference when promoting ‘Manga’ as a creative device to teach Malay traditional prose in today’s classroom.

Mentoring Students Back On-Track to Graduation: Program Results From Five Communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 643-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Abele Mac Iver ◽  
Steven Sheldon ◽  
Sarah Naeger ◽  
Emily Clark
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Warning Indicators

This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a mentoring program for low-income and minority middle and high school students displaying early warning indicators of dropping out on attendance, behavior problems, and course passing. The study was conducted over 3 years in five districts throughout the country and used a comparison group identified through propensity score matching. Although students reported positive experiences with mentoring in surveys, significant program effects on student attendance, behavior, and course passing were not found. Such interventions may have little demonstrated effect not only due to implementation issues but also because they do not address school experience variables that influence student outcomes.

Using Google Cardboard Compatible HMDs and Spherical Videos for Teaching History to High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-34
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Fokides ◽  
Eleni Polydorou ◽  
Panos Mazarakis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
School Students ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
The Third ◽  
Teaching History ◽  
Student Views ◽  
Educational Potential

The study presents the results from a project in which subjects related with history were taught to high school students using spherical videos, viewed by means of smartphones and Google Cardboard compatible HMDs. The target group was One hundred five 14-15 years old students, divided into three groups. The first used printed material, the second web pages, and the third the HMDs. The project lasted for 12 two-teaching-hours sessions (for for each tool), and data were collected using evaluation sheets and a questionnaire for recording student views and attitudes. The results suggested that students who used the HMDs outperformed students who used the other tools. All tools were considered equally effective and the participating students considered the web pages as easier to use. Then again, the combination of spherical videos, smartphones, and HMDs was more enjoyable and motivating. Though the findings highlighted the educational potential of spherical videos when viewed through HMDs, they also point to the need for finding innovative teaching methods/frameworks for better exploiting their potential.

scholarly journals A Quasi-experimental Study on the Impact of BlendedLearning on EFL Students’ Language Proficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-155
Author(s):  
Yassine BENHADJ
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed at examining the effect of adopting blended learning on Moroccan high school students’ English language proficiency. This has been essentially achieved through relying both on face-to-face classroom interactions and using “Google classroom”, which is a free online learning platform.  The researcher opted for a quasi-experimental design to gauge the impact of implementing a blended learning model on the research sample. This study enlisted the participation of 79 Moroccan first-year Baccalaureate students who were divided into two separate but homogenous groups. The experimental group was taught using the blended learning model, and the control group was tutored in a traditional learning environment. The mean scores’ differences of the pre-test and the post-test asserted that, in comparison to the face-to-face learning, the blended learning model adopted was significantly impactful in improving the language proficiency level of the treatment group. However, no significant gender differences were observed in this regard. In essence, this piece of research has placed much emphasis on the idea that the efficient incorporation of ICT, particularly blended learning, into the learning/teaching process can help satisfy students’ needs, increase their motivation, and eventually enhance their language mastery.

scholarly journals Impact of Augmented Reality on Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Tyson
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Areas ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
11Th Grade ◽  
Academic Content

The present study investigated the impact teaching academic vocabulary through an augmented reality (AR) approach had on acquisition and retention as compared to using a more traditional flash card based approach. 29 high school students ranging from 9th to 11th grade followed the pattern of a 10 word vocabulary pre-test, being taught those words through respective alternating AR and traditional vocabulary methods, and post-tested one week from the date of teaching. At the end of the testing and teaching process, the unit scores were compared to find if any differences occurred. Analysis revealed that there is a significant difference between the two teaching methods. Participants scored better in the AR unit as compared to the traditional unit. Furthermore, participants also reported greater satisfaction with the AR method because it held their attention, gave them something to focus on, and was overall more engaging. Comparatively, participants found the traditional method not engaging, however, they were comfortable with the traditional method because it is what they are comfortable with in the classroom. Given the curiosity of using AR in the classroom, more research could be conducted to find patterns in participant performance across all academic content areas as well as other uses for AR in the classroom. 

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF GEOGEBRA ON STUDENT’S MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION SKILLS AND ATTITUDE

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazli Rabi ◽  
Ma Fengqi ◽  
Muhammad Aziz ◽  
Muhammad Ihsan Ullah ◽  
Nuritdinova Hilola Abduraxmanovna
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Mathematical Representation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

<p>Mathematics is important and applies to science, technology, society or the natural sciences. It is applied directly or indirectly. Most students find this to be a very stimulating, complex, and well-understood subject. Maths in high school is extremely important. The study was designed to investigate the impact of students' mathematical representation skills and their attitudes towards GeoGebra. This study was quasi-experimental and carried out on high school students. We have two groups belonging to the same standard class. The control group consisted of 22 students, while the experimental group consisted of 28 participants. The conventional approach was used to teach certain concepts of plane geometry to the students in the control group. On the other hand, the experimental group taught similar teachings using GeoGebra. The results show that students have more skills in mathematical representation using GeoGebra. The semi-empirical test also showed a significant change in students' attitudes between the pre-test and the post-test. Students are more active in mathematical representation skills in GeoGebra.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0967/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Impact of Podcasts on EFL Students’ Listening Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tryanti R. Abdulrahman ◽  
Nonny Basalama ◽  
Moh. Rizky Widodo
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

This research has objective to investigate students’ listening comprehension through the use of podcast in EFL classroom. 60 high school students in Indonesia were taken as sample for this research with distribution of 30 students in experiment class and 30 students in control class. The samples were taken by using cluster random sampling. Quasi-experimental method with the post-test only control group design was applied in this research. In addition, a survey questionnaire was administered to experimental group to explore their perception on the use of podcast instruction in teaching listening. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference of post-test score between two groups, favoring experimental group. Data analysis using one way ANOVA showed significance value (sig. 0.010) is lower than &lt; 0.05 which interpreted that Podcast has significant impact on students’ listening comprehension. Additionally, the result of questionnaire indicated that students have positive attitude toward the use of podcast in listening classroom. Students perceived that podcasts provided authentic materials, interesting activities including listening exercises and meaningful tasks for them so they felt more motivated to learn English. This study recommended that teacher may utilize podcast in teaching listening considering its effectiveness as technology based learning tool.

scholarly journals The Impact of Short-Term Cross-Cultural Experience on the Intercultural Competence of Participating Students: A Case Study of Australian High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Wendy Nelson ◽  
Johannes M. Luetz
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Short Term ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Over recent years, globalisation occasioned a dramatic rise in cross-cultural interactions until this was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ability to competently engage in a multicultural world is often considered the “literacy of the future”. Global interconnectedness has brought studies into intercultural competence to centre stage. This has increased the demand for cross-cultural education experiences that facilitate such learning. However, there is a dearth of empirical research into the issues and effects surrounding short-term cross-cultural educational experiences for adolescents. This mixed-methods study extends previous research by looking specifically into what impact short-term cross-cultural experiences may have on the formation of intercultural competence (IC) and emotional intelligence (EI) of Australian high school students. This study used two instruments for measuring IC and EI in a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design (n = 14), the General Ethnocentrism (GENE) Scale and Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ). Moreover, it conducted in-depth post-experience qualitative interviews (n = 7) that broadly followed a phenomenological paradigm of inquiry. The findings suggest that fully embodied cross-cultural immersive experiences can effectively support the formation of IC and EI in high school students and may thereby play a contributing role in redressing ignorance, xenophobia, prejudice, and discrimination. A greater understanding of the linkages between immersive cross-cultural experiences and intercultural competence offers prospects for policymakers, educators, pastoral carers, and other relevant stakeholders who might employ such experiential learning to foster more interculturally and interracially harmonious human relations.

scholarly journals Effect of Articulation Speed on Study Habit of High School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.S. Shylashree ◽  
S.V. Surya Rekha
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Habit ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Reading is one of the essential components of good study habits. For a student belonging to any grade academic success has a strong correlation with reading. An effective reader is someone who is actively engaged and is responsible for understanding and comprehending the idea expressed in the text. Reading not only helps in academic success but also aids in developing critical thinking and problem solving ability. Unfortunately reading ability among students is somewhere lost amidst the digital world. Therefore in order to see the impact of reading ability on study habits of high school students we conducted a study on 226 eighth grade students. 122 of them belong to state board syllabus, 56 from CBSE and 48 from ICSE syllabus. We administered study habit inventory (Palsane and sharma, 1989) for all the students before and after intervention. The intervention included 16 sessions of 15 minutes each for the experimental group, of 76 students (34 from state syllabus, 22 from CBSE and 20 from ICSE) 5 days a week. We recorded the time taken by each student to read a list of 30 English words (selected from prescribed text books for English, social science and science).we noted the no, of trials and time taken for each trial during 15 minutes per student. The statistical analysis using ANOVA indicates a significant increase in study habit score as a result of intervention for the experimental group.

scholarly journals Motivation, Fortitude and Success: The Impact of Academic Efficacy and Academic Commitment on Academic Performance among Minority High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Christina Hughes ◽  
Carla Jones-Adams ◽  
David Branham Sr.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<em>The importance of understanding the elements of success in the education of minority high school students is immense. Recognizing the causes of academic success for these students allows educators to employ better educational and motivational strategies. It has been shown that academic efficacy and academic commitment have a positive impact on academic performance. However, the interaction and relationship between these two variables in having a positive effect on education outcomes among minority high school students is not clear. This paper looks at the relationship between academic efficacy and academic commitment on academic performance among minority high school students. The findings reveal that academic commitment is positively associated with academic performance. However, while academic efficacy has a positive impact on academic commitment the results show that academic efficacy has no direct impact on academic performance among the respondents.</em>

scholarly journals Augmented Reality as a Resource for Improving Learning in the Physical Education Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero ◽  
Santiago Alonso García ◽  
Magdalena Ramos Navas-Parejo ◽  
María Natalia Campos-Soto ◽  
Gerardo Gómez García
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Recently, there has been a proliferation of technopedagogical practices, based on the application of active teaching and learning processes through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). The main objective of this work is to analyse the impact of training action through the use of augmented reality in physical education for the development and acquisition of spatial orientation, as opposed to more traditional training based on the exhibition method. The methodology developed is quantitative, through a quasi-experimental design post-test in 140 high school students in the field of physical education. The results indicate that all of the dimensions show a very high, significant relationship. The greatest difference in average is observed in motivation. In contrast, the smallest difference, although significant, is observed in the grades given by the teachers themselves. It can be concluded that the method of teaching through augmented reality is effective in teaching high school students in the subject of physical education, especially for the acquisition of spatially oriented content.

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