Factors Influencing Lower Secondary School Pupils’ Success in Programming Projects in Scratch

The main aim of our research was to determine whether the teacher is one of the factors influencing students’ perception of biology as a school subject. The study also aimed to identify the influence of certain other factors in this regard, specifically: students’ gender and place of residence, the number of biology teachers who have taught the students, and theteachers’ gender. The sample consisted of 261 lower secondary school students (ISCED 2) in Slovakia, aged 14 and 15 years. A questionnaire with Likert-type items was used as a research instrument. The findings confirm the impact of the biology teacher on students’ perception of the subject. After removing the influence of the teacher, the students’ gender and placeof residence did not have any significant influence on their perception of the subject. Two additional significant variables were the number of biology teachers who had taught the students and the teachers’ gender. The research confirmed that the teacher’s personality is one of the significant factors that can influence students’ perception of school subjects.

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DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL BOARD GAME "DON’T GIVE UP, PLANET!” FOR PRIMARY AND LOWER-SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS

ICERI2018 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/iceri.2018.1434 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Věra Pavlátová

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Board Game ◽

Lower Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Pupils

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Using an electronic portfolio to support the learning process of lower-secondary school pupils when choosing a career

E-Learning and Digital Media ◽

10.1177/2042753018811868 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 15-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Viktor Fuglík ◽

Daniel Tocháček

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Career Choice ◽

Learning Process ◽

Research Question ◽

Electronic Portfolio ◽

Lower Secondary School ◽

Learning Tool ◽

Self Reflection ◽

Self Evaluation ◽

Secondary School Pupils

The paper reports on the concept, implementation and findings of qualitative research focused on an electronic portfolio. The research aimed to explore the use of an electronic portfolio in the learning process of lower-secondary school pupils in the Czech Republic concerning their career choice. The primary research question was defined as whether we can consider an electronic portfolio as an appropriate learning tool to support pupils’ preparation for their career choice. The research sought to (a) analyse the current process of pupils’ preparation for their career choice; (b) evaluate the appropriateness of an electronic portfolio as a supportive learning tool for career choice based on the experience from last years; (c) evaluate the appropriateness of an electronic portfolio for the pupils’ self-reflection and self-evaluation development and (d) suggest optimum learning scenarios, which could be implemented into learning through educational activities. In the first stage of the action research, the pupils described their preferred occupation and specified formal and informal job requirements using cloud technologies. In the second stage, a teacher assessed pupils’ work with the assistance of an external interviewer. In the third stage, pupils prepared a curriculum vitae and cover letter for an imaginary employer using a professional portfolio. An imaginary recruitment process followed. It was organized by an external interviewer using pupils’ job applications.

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