An exploratory study on singaporean secondary school students’ perceptions of choral learning

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai-Girl TAN ◽  
Flora YEE Woei-Chee
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Mathematical Investigation Proficiency among Singapore Secondary School Students: An Exploratory Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Joseph B. W. YEO
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Specific Problem ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
School Students ◽  
Know How ◽  
Mathematical Investigation ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
The Difference

This article presents an exploratory study to find out whether high-ability secondary school students in Singapore were able to deal with open mathematical investigative tasks. A class of Secondary One (or Grade 7) students, who had no prior experience with this kind of investigation, were given a paper-and-pencil test consisting of four open tasks. The results show that these students did not even know how to begin, despite sample questions being given in the first two tasks to guide and help them pose their own problems. The main difficulty was the inability to understand the task requirement: what does it mean to investigate? Another issue was the difference between searching for any patterns without a specific problem to solve, and searching for patterns to solve a given problem. The implications of these findings on teaching and on research methodologies that rely on paper-and-pencil test instruments will also be discussed.

scholarly journals Creencias de los estudiantes de educación secundaria sobre la naturaleza de la ciencia y los modelos científicos: un estudio transversal

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3 Noviembr) ◽  
pp. 465-484
Author(s):  
Olga Pardo Marín ◽  
Joan Josep Solaz-Portolés ◽  
Vicente Sanjosé López
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Better Than

En este trabajo se lleva a cabo un estudio exploratorio de las creencias de los estudiantes de secundaria de distintos niveles académicos sobre la construcción y naturaleza de la ciencia y de los modelos científicos. Se cumplimentó un cuestionario cuyos ítems están vinculados tanto a la naturaleza, elaboración y validación del conocimiento científico, como a la naturaleza, función, formulación y validación de los modelos científicos. Participaron 216 estudiantes de ESO y Bachillerato (entre 12 y 18 años). De las puntuaciones medias obtenidas por los estudiantes y del ANOVA efectuado puede concluirse que: a) los conocimientos sobre la construcción y naturaleza de la ciencia y de los modelos científicos no son los más adecuados epistemológicamente y no se alteran con la formación académica; b) las ideas sobre modelos científicos son significativamente mejores que en el caso de la construcción del conocimiento científico, independientemente del curso que se trate; y c) sobrevaloran la observación y la experimentación en los procesos de construcción del conocimiento científico. This exploratory study examines the beliefs of secondary school students at different academic levels regarding the construction and nature of scientific knowledge and scientific models. To this end, a questionnaire was administered to 151 secondary school students in grades 8-12 (ages 12-18). Items included in the questionnaire relate both to nature, elaboration and validation of scientific knowledge and to nature, role, formulation and validation of scientific models. Based on the scores obtained by students and the analyses of variance undertaken, it can be concluded that: a) students' knowledge about the nature of science and scientific models is not epistemologically appropriate and does not improve the higher academic level is; b) students' ideas about scientific models are significantly better than ideas about the construction of scientific knowledge, regardless of academic level; and c) students tend to overvalue the role of observation and experimentation in the processes of scientific knowledge construction.

scholarly journals Self-Regulatory Efficacy and Mindset of At-Risk Students: An Exploratory Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A Matheson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Disability Status ◽  
And Gender

There is a limited body of research examining how students’ beliefs about intelligence and about their abilities relate to different learning environments. As reported here, I examined secondary school students’ beliefs, goals, and expectations guided by Zimmerman’s (2000) model of self-regulated learning. In this exploratory study, 230 secondary school students reported on their beliefs about learning and intelligence, as well as on their confidence in their self-regulatory abilities. I made comparisons between groups of students on beliefs, goals, and expectations based on their school stream, achievement, learning disability status, and gender. Both self-regulatory efficacy and reading mindset were significantly different for students based on their school stream and their achievement level. The findings of this exploratory study suggest a need for further research that focuses directly on whether at-risk students demonstrate maladaptive motivation and specifically on their beliefs, goals, and expectations of themselves as learners.

Evaluation of a Summer-School Program for Highly Gifted Secondary-School Students: The German Pupils Academy

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heinz Neber ◽  
Kurt A. Heller
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Summer School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
School Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Framework

Summary The German Pupils Academy (Deutsche Schüler-Akademie) is a summer-school program for highly gifted secondary-school students. Three types of program evaluation were conducted. Input evaluation confirmed the participants as intellectually highly gifted students who are intrinsically motivated and interested to attend the courses offered at the summer school. Process evaluation focused on the courses attended by the participants as the most important component of the program. Accordingly, the instructional approaches meet the needs of highly gifted students for self-regulated and discovery oriented learning. The product or impact evaluation was based on a multivariate social-cognitive framework. The findings indicate that the program contributes to promoting motivational and cognitive prerequisites for transforming giftedness into excellent performances. To some extent, the positive effects on students' self-efficacy and self-regulatory strategies are due to qualities of the learning environments established by the courses.

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