scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Reading Anxiety in a Second Language

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Sadiq Abdulwahed Ahmed Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Second Language Reading ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Anxiety ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Group Interviews

<p>Developing an appropriate competence in reading in English as a second language is a key factor for subsequent academic success. This study investigated second language reading anxiety of secondary school students. A questionnaire was distributed to 72 female students and focus-group interviews were conducted with 19 volunteer students. Overall results reveal significant differences between the levels of reading anxiety reported by students relative to their general area of study (viz., science or arts). All the recorded differences were in favor of students in the science track. Most of the sources of reading anxiety that were identified by the students were related to language proficiency, specifically knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical rules.</p>

scholarly journals An Intercultural Reading Programme (IRP) to Enhance Intercultural Knowledge among Secondary School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh ◽  
Fatin Najwa Amelia Marsani ◽  
Paramaswari Jaganathan ◽  
Ahmad Sofwan Nathan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Intercultural Understanding ◽  
School Students ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Group Interviews

As a multi ethnic country, Malaysia consists of three major ethnic groups mainly Malays, Chinese, and Indians with unity as its building block. Although education is seen as the best medium for the three major ethnic groups to work together, contemporary research shows that there is lack of intercultural understanding among these three ethnic groups. Therefore, this study focused on a classroom intervention to investigate how Malaysian based English literature can be utilized to promote intercultural understanding among Form Four secondary school students via reading. This qualitative research design study collected data through focus group interviews and journal entry. This research explored intercultural knowledge among Form Four students through the Intercultural Reading Program (IRP). Findings indicate that the IRP intervention improved Form Four students’ level of intercultural knowledge. This research puts forward suggestions to the Ministry of Education such as integrating IRP in its secondary schools’ English Literature curriculum.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Secondary School Students’ Anxiety Levels According to Parameters of Gender, Grade Level, Socioeconomic Level and Reading Frequency

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Yusuf GENÇER ◽  
Sercan DEMİRGÜNEŞ
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Socioeconomic Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Anxiety ◽  
Reading Frequency ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels

The aim of this study is to examine the reading anxiety levels of secondary school students according to parameters of gender, grade level, socioeconomic level and reading frequency. The total number of participants of the study is 598 who are students in a secondary school from different grade levels. In this study, reading anxiety scale and personal information form is used. The collected data is analyzed by using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. Just as the first result of the study, it has been found that the reading anxiety levels of secondary school students are low. No significant difference has been found between the levels of students’ reading anxiety and the levels of gender and grade. However, the students’ reading anxiety levels has differed significantly in favor of those with high socioeconomic level. According to the latest finding obtained from the study, the reading anxiety levels of the students has differed significantly in favor of those who have low reading frequency. Therefore, students reading less have more reading anxiety. These results obtained from the study are discussed as stated to the literature.

Referring In a Second Language

1985 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 15-25
Author(s):  
Andy Bentlage
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Nonnative Speakers ◽  
Referential Communication ◽  
L2 Proficiency ◽  
Identification Task ◽  
School Students ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Data Analyses

Naming and describing are important aspects of referential communication (RC). In an investigation of RC in a second language (L2), 36 secondary school students, divided into three groups of 12 with different proficiency levels, had to work in pairs on a description/identification task involving twelve nonrepresentative shapes. One task session consisted of six trials which were performed in English. The results of three different data analyses (numbers of words, naming and describing, and referential strategies) showed that RC in L2 differs from RC in L1 in three aspects: nonnative speakers (NNS) need longer references for the shapes; NNS' final references are structurally more complex; NNS with a lower L2 proficiency use their L1 more often than NNS with a higher L2 proficiency.

scholarly journals Technological Factors That Influence the Mathematics Performance of Secondary School Students

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1935
Author(s):  
Melchor Gómez-García ◽  
Hassan Hossein-Mohand ◽  
Juan Manuel Trujillo-Torres ◽  
Hossein Hossein-Mohand ◽  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Internet Searches ◽  
At Home

Although the value of information and communication technology (ICT) is positive and its use is widespread, its potential as a teaching tool in mathematics is not optimized and its methodological integration is rare. In addition, the availability of ICT resources in schools is positively associated with the academic success of students, and the availability of ICT resources at home is negatively associated with their success. To determine the relationships among academic performance, uses, and available ICT resources, a total of 2018 secondary school students participated in the present study. The uses and available ICT resources, and the learning of mathematics and ICT, were evaluated using a validated 11-item questionnaire. Statistical analysis reveals that, of the secondary education levels, the lowest results are observed in the third year. A total of 64% of students affirm that they use ICT at home to study mathematics. In addition, 33.61% of the students affirm that they use their mobile phones frequently while studying at home. However, it should be noted that between 23.80% and 28.44% affirm that they dedicate more than 4 h per day to phone calls. Educational level is a predictor of academic performance in mathematics associated with students’ uses of ICT. The scores indicate that the computer is generally used for Internet searches, thus, limiting the use of ICT for educational purposes. Furthermore, there is a difference regarding gender.

scholarly journals Innovating teacher feedback with writing activities aimed at raising secondary school students’ awareness of collocation errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-444
Author(s):  
Barry Lee Reynolds ◽  
Mark Feng Teng
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Second Language Writing ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Writing Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Written Corrective Feedback ◽  
Language Writing

The study examined the types of written corrective feedback given by second language writing teachers on Taiwanese secondary school students’ collocation errors. First, the written corrective feedback that teachers provided on learners’ word choice errors was examined to uncover the types of feedback provided. Then, analysis focused on verb–noun collocations to draw attention to how students had been receiving different types of written corrective feedback from teachers on a single collocation error type. Results showed that some sentences tagged as including word choice errors only contained rule-based errors. Furthermore, for verb-noun collocation errors, teachers chose to provide indirect and direct feedback almost equally at the expense of metalinguistic feedback. Based on the results, we suggested options for second language writing teachers when providing feedback on word choice errors.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF HOME BACKGROUND ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO STATE

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Mohammed Lawal Mayanchi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Home Background

This study examined the effects of home background on the academic achievements of secondary school students in Sokoto State. It specifically examined the factors and influence on child performance, the efficacy of a family influence for academic success, socio-economic status of parents, the relationship between home background factors and academic achievements. The research design was based on the main tenets of correlational survey design. The sample of the study comprised of 195 secondary schools with a population of 2.066 Students in the three senatorial districts of Sokoto Suite. The Hart Draw Method (HDM) was used in selecting two schools from each zone. Four hypotheses were tested for the study. The data collected for this study were subjected to chi-square tests. The findings revealed that the socio-economic status of the child's home is one of the important predictors of academic achievements in school. It was also observed that parenting styles have been associated with academic success. The following recommendations were made the need to educate parents on the need to create an educationally conducive atmosphere at home, children must be encouraged and not be left to the teacher alone, educators as well student-teacher who are responsible for the education of the future generations should understand what factors influence the learning and achievements of children placed in their care, while parents should provide their children with needed school materials to stimulate intellectual development, to handle students effectively teachers should endeavour to understand their students family background. Authoritarian and permissive methods of parenting styles should be discouraged amongst parents

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