A teacher perspective on the impact of internet shutdown on the teaching and learning in high schools in Zimbabwe

Students’ perspectives and ideas related to classroom learning seem to be mostly ignored in high schools. Not only does this issue result in both teachers and students struggling in the process of teaching and learning, but students also fail to appreciate the intrinsic value of the curriculum content. It is therefore important to explore the significance of student engagement on their appreciation of learning as well as any positive effects that it might have on their success. This paper has two main aims. First, it provides an overview of the consequence of student engagement and why attending to students’ points of view and their engagement in the process of learning might improve their content learning and achievement. Second, it provides a sketch of the attempts made toward the use of technology and social media to motivate and engage students in content learning. Consequently, the paper has three main sections. The first gives succinct descriptions of student engagement in high school. The second part alongside with my own teaching experiences traces the ways that students are helped to develop an appreciation for learning and highlights the importance of the impact of student engagement in learning. The third section interweaves students’ interest and engagement with digital media and an appreciation of content learning. In so doing, the paper suggests that social media could be an aid for students to learn the content in the subjects being studied, which connects their in-school context and experience to out of school.

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The Impact Of Leadership Styles On Teaching And Learning Outcomes: A Case Study Of Selected Senior High Schools In The Nkronza Districts Of Brong Ahafo Region In Ghana

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management ◽

10.18535/ijsrm/v6i12.el02 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Raymond Suoseg Aruzie ◽

Augustine Adjei ◽

Daniel Adjei Mensah ◽

Irene Nkansah ◽

Akua Agyekum Anorkyewaa

Keyword(s):

High Schools ◽

Leadership Styles ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Interview Schedule ◽

School Heads ◽

The Impact ◽

Descriptive Method ◽

Brong Ahafo Region

The issue of leadership styles used by school heads and the academic performance of students has recently attracted the attention of the general public and people are exerting energies into research to find its courses and effects. Nkoranza-North district is selected as a result of the fact that the researcher works there and the districts also have two senior high schools for the study. Primarily, the study was to find out the courses and impact of leadership styles on teaching and learning outcomes in the Nkoranza-North district. The study covered a sample size of sixty (60) people comprises of Headmasters, selected teachers and selected students of the two. The researcher employed the descriptive method, while interview schedule and questionnaire were used togather the information. Frequencyand percentage were used to analyse the data. The study also looks at the various leadership styles employed by leaders some of which are Autocratic, Democratic and Laissez-faire. The findings of the study are discussed, conclusion draw and recommendations made.

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e-AV Biology Courseware: A Model of Learning about Renewable Energy

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.174-177.3431 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 174-177 ◽

pp. 3431-3440

Author(s):

Siti Hadiati Nugraini ◽

Ah Choo Koo ◽

Soon Hin Hew

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

High Schools ◽

Learning Process ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Discussion Board ◽

Biofuel Production ◽

Industrial Biotechnology ◽

Main Research ◽

Long Time ◽

The Impact

Teaching and learning process was often faced with abstract subjects and it is out of the daily experience such as the process of biofuel production or renewable energy on industrial biotechnology field, which is one of subject unit in Biology. Therefore, this subject was difficult to be taught by teacher and difficult to be understood by student. In this research, biology especially renewable energy (the process of biofuel production) one of industrial biotechnology field was chosen because of many factors such as the production of biofuel needs long time, the process to produce biofuel is very complex and industrial biotechnology subject was difficult to be taught by teachers in the classroom. So they need the aids to explain biofuel in the classroom. The teachers’ ability and competency are necessary to teach the Biology course to be more attractive and efficient. Visualization is one of the ways that can be done to concretize an abstract idea. e-Audio Visual Biology courseware (e-AV BIOLOGY) is one of the alternative aids to explain this course, so biology learning will be more interesting for the students. This paper considers the design and development of a web-based courseware for education of biology in Indonesia Senior High Schools. The new teaching media, namely e-AV BIOLOGY, had been developed as a teaching approach in science education. e-AV BIOLOGY had been developed with integrated and comprehensive Assignment, Quizzes, and Discussion Board for supporting the students' learning process. This research had examined the impact of e-Audio Visual Biology towards students’ attitude, students’ interest and learning outcomes in Indonesia Senior High Schools. The later part of this paper presents the evaluation data from a main research conducted with students at Senior High Schools in Semarang, Indonesia. The findings from the main research are also discussed.

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Dampak Pendidikan Agama Katolik Terhadap Perilaku Siswa di Sekolah Negeri di Kota Pontianak

VOCAT: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KATOLIK ◽

10.52075/vctjpk.v1i1.15 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 37-43

Author(s):

Martinus Martinus ◽

Amadi Amadi

Keyword(s):

High Schools ◽

Religious Education ◽

Student Behavior ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Public High Schools ◽

Research Subjects ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

The Impact

The background of this research is to reveal the impact of Catholic Religious Education on student behavior in Public Senior High Schools in Pontianak City. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of Catholic Religious Education on student behavior in public high schools in Pontianak City; as well as to find out that Catholic Religious Education has a positive or negative impact on student behavior in Public High Schools in Pontianak. This research uses qualitative methods with descriptive research type. Meanwhile, the research subjects were students and teachers of PAK at SMA Negeri Pontianak. Data collection techniques in the form of interview techniques and observation. The results of the study found that Catholic Religious Education at Public Senior High Schools in Pontianak City had a positive impact on student behavior if in the teaching and learning process the teacher really understood their function as PAK teachers. In conclusion, teaching actions by teachers based on love have a positive impact on student behavior in the school, family, and community environment. The implication of the findings of this study is that students behave politely and kindly to everyone.

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