scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Reasoning About Science and Personhood

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berry Billingsley ◽  
Mehdi Nassaji
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Scientific Facts ◽  
Scientific Worldview

AbstractScientific advances, particularly in evolutionary biology, genetics, neuroscience and artificial intelligence, present many challenges to religious and popular notions of personhood. This paper reports the first large-scale study on students’ beliefs about the interactions between science and widely held beliefs about personhood. The paper presents findings from a questionnaire survey (n = 530) administered to English secondary school students (age 15–16) in which their beliefs and concepts regarding personhood and the position of science were investigated. The survey was motivated in part by an interview study and a previous, smaller survey which revealed that many students struggle to reconcile their beliefs with what they suppose science to say and also that some have reluctantly dismissed the soul as a ‘nice story’ which is incompatible with scientific facts. The results from this larger-scale survey indicate that a majority of the students believe in some form of soul. Even so, and regardless of whether or not they identified themselves as religious, most students expressed a belief that human persons cannot be fully explained scientifically, a position that some students perceived as a partial rejection of what it means to hold a scientific worldview.

scholarly journals Cloze testing for comprehension assessment: The HyTeC-cloze

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Kleijn ◽  
Henk Pander Maat ◽  
Ted Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Standardized Tests ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Text Comprehension ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cloze Procedure ◽  
Testing Center

Although there are many methods available for assessing text comprehension, the cloze test is not widely acknowledged as one of them. Critiques on cloze testing center on its supposedly limited ability to measure comprehension beyond the sentence. However, these critiques do not hold for all types of cloze tests; the particular configuration of a cloze determines its validity. We review various cloze configurations and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. We propose a new cloze procedure specifically designed to gauge text comprehension: the Hybrid Text Comprehension cloze (HyTeC-cloze). It employs a hybrid mechanical-rational deletion strategy and semantic scoring of answers. The procedure was tested in a large-scale study, involving 2926 Dutch secondary school students with 120 unique cloze tests. Our results show that, in terms of reliability and validity, the HyTeC-cloze matches and sometimes outperforms standardized tests of reading ability.

scholarly journals 5G Joint Artificial Intelligence Technology in the Innovation and Reform of University English Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xia Sun
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Gesture Recognition ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
The Other ◽  
Logical Thinking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Human Subjectivity ◽  
Oral Teaching ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

This paper considers the issue of human subjectivity in the system of “5G + AI+Education” from the perspective of, on the one hand, the real need for the problems that gradually emerge in the new round of development and application of artificial intelligence, and a philosophical reflection on the application of artificial intelligence in specific fields, on the other hand. It is also a further examination of the issue of human subjectivity in the new context. On the other hand, it is also a further examination of the issue of human subjectivity in the new context of the times, which can also provide students with an immersive learning environment, and AI artificial intelligence and hologram technology can enhance students’ motivation. This paper shows the specific steps and implementation measures of “5G” technology into online oral teaching and provides a case study design to explore the new online oral teaching model, summarizing the advantages and proposing solutions to the shortcomings. The system visualizes each step of gesture recognition to facilitate students’ understanding. Students can experience the process of gesture recognition according to the guidance of the interactive interface, and then, the complex and abstract gesture recognition process is explained with a figurative example, which is conducive to primary and secondary school students’ deeper understanding and improved logical thinking. This will help primary and secondary school students to have a deeper understanding and improve their logical thinking skills. Finally, a comparison experiment is designed to verify the effectiveness of using this system to learn AI knowledge compared with traditional learning methods. The experimental results are analyzed to prove that using this system to learn AI knowledge is effective and helps improve users’ interest in learning and hands-on ability.

Dynamics of Change in Chile: Explaining the Emergence of the 2006 Pingüino Movement

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOFIA DONOSO
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Political Opportunities ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Action Frame

AbstractFocusing on the first large-scale protests in Chile after the reinstatement of democracy in 1990, this article examines the emergence of the 2006 Pingüino movement and shows how it succeeded in mobilising thousands of secondary school students against the neoliberal education model. It argues that several distinct but intertwined dimensions explain the movement's emergence. In 2006, secondary school student groups merged to form a single organisation and adopted a horizontal and participatory decision-making mechanism. At the same time, shortcomings in the education reforms of the 1980s and 1990s were revealed in terms of quality and equity, creating grievances that were fed into the movement's collective action frame. Finally, President Bachelet's rhetoric of a ‘government of citizens’ as an attempt to counteract the elitist nature of the Concertación's governance formula signified an opening of the structure of political opportunities that the students knew to take advantage of.

Relationships Between Students' Fractional Knowledge and Equation Writing

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J. Hackenberg ◽  
Mi Yeon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Algebraic Reasoning ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Third ◽  
Fractional Knowledge ◽  
Fractional Numbers

To understand relationships between students' fractional knowledge and algebraic reasoning in the domain of equation writing, an interview study was conducted with 12 secondary school students, 6 students operating with each of 2 different multiplicative concepts. These concepts are based on how students coordinate composite units. Students participated in two 45-minute interviews and completed a written fractions assessment. Students operating with the second multiplicative concept had not constructed fractional numbers, but students operating with the third multiplicative concept had; students operating with the second multiplicative concept represented multiplicatively related unknowns in qualitatively different ways than students operating with the third multiplicative concept. A facilitative link is proposed between the construction of fractional numbers and how students represent multiplicatively related unknowns.

scholarly journals An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior for the Modelling of Chinese Secondary School Students’ Intention to Learn Artificial Intelligence

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2089
Author(s):  
Ching Sing Chai ◽  
Xingwei Wang ◽  
Chang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
School Students ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Chinese Secondary School Students

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently changing how people live and work. Its importance has prompted educators to begin teaching AI in secondary schools. This study examined how Chinese secondary school students’ intention to learn AI were associated with eight other relevant psychological factors. Five hundred and forty-five secondary school students who have completed at least one cycle of AI course were recruited to participate in this study. Based on the theory of planned behavior, the students’ AI literacy, subjective norms, and anxiety were identified as background factors. These background factors were hypothesized to influence the students’ attitudes towards AI, their perceived behavioral control, and their intention to learn AI. To provide more nuanced understanding, the students’ attitude towards AI was further delineated as constituted by their perception of the usefulness of AI, the potential of AI technology to promote social good, and their attitude towards using AI technology. Similarly, the perceived behavioral control was operationalized as students’ confidence towards learning AI knowledge and optimistic outlook of an AI infused world. Relationships between the factors were theoretically illustrated as a model that depicts how students’ intention to learn AI was constituted. Two research questions were then formulated. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to validate that multi-factor survey, followed by structural equational modelling to ascertain the significant associations between the factors. The confirmatory factor analysis supports the construct validity of the questionnaire. Twenty-five out of the thirty-three hypotheses were supported through structural equation modelling. The model helps researchers and educators to understand the factors that shape students’ intention to learn AI. These factors should be considered for the design of AI curriculum.

Information literacy skills of secondary school students in Singapore

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schubert Foo ◽  
Shaheen Majid ◽  
Intan Azura Mokhtar ◽  
Xue Zhang ◽  
Yun-Ke Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – This study aimed to acquire knowledge about Singapore secondary school (ages 13 to 16 years old) students' skills in searching, evaluating and using information. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive instrument encompassing the basic information literacy (IL) skills, as well as a new dimension of ethical usage of information and collaborative information seeking was used for data collection. From August to November 2010, a total of eight schools comprising 3,164 students participated in this study. Findings – It was a matter of concern that various kinds of libraries, including school libraries, were found to be under-utilized. From the test that was administered to assess the IL skills of students, the results were found to be generally unsatisfactory as each of the major categories of IL skills recorded a score that is below 50 (out of a maximum of 100) except for “task definition”. For skills related to “information seeking strategies”, “location & access” and “information use”, the types of schools, academic streams of study, and students' family background seemed to have significant influences. Originality/value – This study is the first large-scale survey conducted in Singapore that sought to test the IL skills of secondary school students. The findings are useful in assessing the current effectiveness of IL integration, and the need for a more planned approach towards IL competency training within the school curriculum in Singapore.

SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON SELF-ESTEEM: A HONG KONG CASE

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tak Sing Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
School Students ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
Male Subjects

This paper reports a piece of research that is addressed to the controversial issue whether there are sex differences in the effect of academic achievement on self esteem. The study is a large scale survey based on a representative sample of all the secondary school students in Hong Kong. The results showed that male subjects generally had a higher score on self esteem than female ale subjects, and that while the self-esteem of male subjects were susceptible to the influence of academic achievement, the same was not true for their female counterparts. Similar findings were established in a recent study carried out in Norway. Explanations were given to account for the similarity.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Relations Between Achievement and Academic Self-Concepts in Elementary and Secondary School: An Integrative Data Analysis Across 13 Countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Keller ◽  
Franzis Preckel ◽  
Martin Brunner
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
Integrative Data Analysis ◽  
Academic Abilities ◽  
Nonlinear Trends

It is well-documented that academic achievement is associated with students’ self-perceptions of their academic abilities, that is, their academic self-concepts. However, low-achieving students may apply self-protective strategies to maintain a favorable academic self-concept when evaluating their academic abilities. Consequently, the relation between achievement and academic self-concept might not be linear across the entire achievement continuum. Capitalizing on representative data from three large-scale assessments (i.e., TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA; N = 470,804), we conducted an integrative data analysis to address nonlinear trends in the relations between achievement and the corresponding self-concepts in mathematics and the verbal domain across 13 countries and two age groups (i.e., elementary and secondary school students). Polynomial and interrupted regression analyses showed nonlinear relations in secondary school students, demonstrating that the relations between achievement and the corresponding self-concepts were weaker for lower achieving students than for higher achieving students. Nonlinear effects were also present in younger students, but the pattern of results was rather heterogeneous. We discuss implications for theory as well as for the assessment and interpretation of self-concept.

scholarly journals “Young Bosnia” and philosophy

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Ilija Maric
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Religious Denomination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
Philosophical Texts ◽  
Intellectual Leader ◽  
Foreign Control

?Young Bosnia? is the name of the youth movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early XX century (1908-1914). Irrespective of their religious denomination, they had an awareness of belonging to the Serbian people. They fought for the liberation of all South-Slavic peoples from foreign control and for the unification within one common country. The intellectual leader of ?Young Bosnia? was Dimitrije Mitrinovic and the ideological leader was Vladimir Gacinovic. At the time, in Bosnia and Herzegovina there were only elementary and secondary schools, but there were no universities, which was very unfavourable for cultivating philosophy. Secondary school students and university students, some of which were philosophy students, contributed in many ways to its development among our people. Firstly, with their articles and translations of philosophical texts, they promoted philosophy on a large scale at the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondly, they were the first among the Serbs to widely propagate the irrationalist trend in philosophy. Thirdly, they contributed to the Serbian reception of the new philosophical trends that were current abroad.

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