Effects of Stimulus Octave and Timbre on the Tuning Accuracy of Secondary School Instrumentalists

2010 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Byo ◽  
Amanda L. Schlegel ◽  
N. Alan Clark
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
School Bands ◽  
Wind Players ◽  
And Performance

To test the effects of octave and timbre on tuning accuracy, four stimuli—B-flat 4 sounded by flute, oboe, and clarinet and B-flat 2 sounded by tuba—functioned as reference pitches for high school wind players ( N = 72). The two stimulus octaves combined with participants’ assigned tuning notes created soprano, tenor, and bass tuning groups. All participants tuned to each instrument. Results indicated no effect due to tuning group. There was a significant difference due to stimulus. Participants’ responses were more out of tune to the tuba stimulus than to the oboe, clarinet, and flute stimuli, which were not different from each other. There was no difference in the distribution of in-tune, sharp, and flat responses across tuning stimuli, a result that differs from the “preference for sharpness” effect in previous research. Verbal and performance responses to the tuba, oboe, and flute stimuli revealed misconceptions between participants’ perceptions of tuning difficulty and actual performance difficulty and favored the use of oboe and flute as tuning references. Most of the participants (82%) reported tuning to the tuba as the prevalent approach to mass tuning in their school bands.

A Comparison of Successful and Unsuccessful Strategies in Individual Sight-Singing Preparation and Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice N. Killian ◽  
Michele L. Henry
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sight Singing ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Instrumental Ensemble ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Piano Lessons ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Practice Time

High school singers ( N=198) individually sang two melodies from notation, with and without a 30-second practice opportunity. Overall accuracy scores were significantly higher with preparation time. The less accurate singers, however, did not benefit from practice time. Analysis of videoed tests indicated that high scorers tonicized (vocally established the key), used hand signs, sang out loud during practice, physically kept the beat, and finished practicing the melody within 30 seconds significantly more frequently than did low scorers during practice. Similar strategies were used during performance, with the addition of tonicizing before singing. Sight-singing system used made no significant difference. Characteristics appearing significantly more often among high scorers included: region/state choir, private voice or piano lessons, playing an instrument, membership in instrumental ensemble, sight-singing individually outside class, and director giving individual sight-singing tests. Results are discussed in terms of strategies for teaching individual sight-singing and recommended areas of future research. August 11, 2004 January 18, 2005.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence among Secondary School Students in Kuwait

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Haya M. Alalanda ◽  
Bader M. Alansari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Knowledge Scale

This study aimed to examine the interaction effect between gender and stream in high school (scientific vs. literary) on the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge. The study used a sample of 1371 individuals (623 males, 784 females) from grade 12 of public secondary schools in Kuwait. Participants responded to an Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale. The result revealed no significant differences between males and females in the total score and the percentage rate of the students who passed the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale. Moreover, a significant difference was found between students in the scientific and literary streams on the total score and the percentage of the passing students in the Islamic jurisprudence knowledge scale favoring the scientific section students. Also, there was no significant interaction effect between gender and high school stream on Islamic jurisprudence knowledge sale.

The relationship between students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Naim Uzuni ◽  
Kurtuluş Atli ◽  
Cem Saraç ◽  
Necdet Sağlam ◽  
Semran Sağlam
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The purpose of the current study is to determine the relationship between secondary and high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antiphatic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement. The study was conducted with the participation of totally 854 students attending secondary and high schools in the city of Aksaray in the spring term of 2013-2014 school year. In the collection of the data, “Ecocentric, Anthropocentric and Antipathic Environmental Attitude Scale” developed by Thompson and Barton (1994) and adapted to Turkish by Erten (2007) was used. In the analysis of the data, one-way variance analysis and Pearson Correlation analysis were conducted. At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in the ecocentric attitude mean scores of the secondary school students in favor of the students having higher academic achievement (F=3.161; p&lt;.05) and a significant difference was found in the antipathic attitude scores of the students in favor of those having lower academic achievement (F=14.700; p&lt;.001). No significant difference based on the students’ academic achievement was found in the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores (F=.755; p&gt;.05). The high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and anthipatic attitude scores were found to be not significantly varying depending on their academic achievement (F=.749, .287 and 2.113; p&gt;.05, respectively). On the other hand, a low and positive correlation was found between the secondary school students’ academic achievements in Science and Social Studies courses and their ecocentric attitude scores (r=.139, .144; p&lt;.01, respectively) and a negative correlation was found with their achievements and antipathic attitude scores (r=-.242, -.284; p&lt;.001, respectively). No significant correlation was found between their achievements in these courses and anthropocentric attitude scores. A low and positive correlation was found between the high school students’ ecocentric attitude scores and their academic achievement in Geography course (r=.126; p&lt;.05). A low and negative correlation was found between the students’ antipathic attitude scores and their achievements in Biology course (r=-.237; p&lt;.01), in Chemistry course (r=-.145; p&lt;.05) and in Geography course (r=-.128; p&lt;.05). No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores and their achievements in these courses. No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric and antipathic environmental attitudes and their academic achievements in Physics and Health Knowledge courses. In light of the findings of the study, some suggestions were made.</p><p>Keywords: ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathetic attitude, environmental attitude, secondary school, high school, academic achievement</p>

scholarly journals Perceptions toward Considering Nursing as A Career Choice among Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-201
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamil Che Hasan ◽  
Nurul Syafiqah Jusoh ◽  
Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid ◽  
Mohd Said Nurumal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Nursing Career ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Demand for a nursing career in Malaysia has increased, although it has not been a popular course of choice among students. Understanding the perceptions of students about nursing may help identify any misconception toward the profession and their consideration to choose nursing as a career. This study aimed to identify the perceptions of secondary school students about nursing and their potential interest in joining a nursing career. A cross-sectional study using convenience sampling was conducted among 155 students by administering a High School Students Self-Administered Questionnaire from three selected secondary schools in Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia. Overall, the respondents positively perceived the nursing profession, although several parts were viewed negatively. Despite having a positive notion about nursing, only 18.1% of the respondents were interested to select nursing as their career and a majority of them were women. In conclusion, no significant difference in perceptions about nursing and consideration to choose nursing as a career was found. Nevertheless, the image of nurses and a nursing career need to be improved in the eye of students and societies. In addition, the students were not aware of the benefits of nursing with several misconceptions of genders and doctor’s aid. Overall, the status of nursing in Malaysia should be enhanced to make it a valuable career. Abstrak  Persepsi terhadap Mempertimbangkan Keperawatan sebagai Pilihan Karir di antara Siswa Sekolah Sekunder. Permintaan untuk karir keperawatan di Malaysia mengalami peningkatan, meskipun belum menjadi pilihan populer di kalangan siswa. Pemahaman mengenai persepsi siswa tentang keperawatan dapat membantu mengidentifikasi kesalahpahaman terhadap profesi dan pertimbangan mereka untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karier. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi persepsi siswa sekolah menengah tentang keperawatan dan potensi minat mereka untuk memilih karir keperawatan. Sebuah studi cross-sectional menggunakan convenience sampling dilakukan pada 155 siswa dengan High School Students Self-Administered Questionnaire dari tiga sekolah menengah di Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia. Secara keseluruhan, responden memandang positif profesi keperawatan, namun beberapa bagian dipandang negatif. Meskipun memiliki gagasan positif tentang keperawatan, hanya 18,1% dari responden tertarik untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karir mereka dan mayoritas dari mereka adalah perempuan. Kesimpulannya, tidak ada perbedaan signifikan dalam persepsi tentang keperawatan dan pertimbangan untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karier. Namun demikian, citra perawat dan karier keperawatan perlu ditingkatkan di mata siswa dan masyarakat. Selain itu, siswa tidak menyadari manfaat keperawatan dengan beberapa kesalahpahaman tentang gender dan bantuan dokter. Secara keseluruhan, status keperawatan di Malaysia harus ditingkatkan untuk menjadikannya karier yang berharga. Kata Kunci: karier, keperawatan, persepsi, pilihan, sekolah menengah, siswa

scholarly journals The relationship between secondary school grade point average scores and musical interest in Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1568
Author(s):  
Merve Soycan ◽  
Feyzan Göher Vural
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
School Grade ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
School Careers

<p>In Turkish educational system, students’ secondary school grade point average (GPA) scores constitute the basic criteria in determining the high schools they will next attend. Students, who start their high school careers based on this grade, receive their education together with peers who have similar GPA scores.  In these pivotal years which play a significant role in developing character, teenagers not only affect each other through interaction, but also shape their likes and dislikes collectively during this high school period. Music interest in students is also shaped during this process. <em> </em>This descriptive study has been conducted at nine high schools in central Konya. The sample group includes a total of 626 students, 195 of whom are from three high schools with high GPA scores, 193 from three high schools with average GPA scores, and 238 from three high schools with low GPA scores.  The results of the study reveal not only certain similarities between the student groups, but also significant difference between the groups in terms of the will to play a musical instrument,  the music genres the students prefer to listen, singers and bands the students follow, and whether or not to choose music as a career path.</p>

scholarly journals Student engagement during pandemic COVID-19 and its implications for guidance and counseling

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Imam Setyo Nugroho ◽  
Eny Kusumawati ◽  
Diana Dewi Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
School Level ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Performance

Student engagement is a condition of the extent to which students play an active role in the learning process by focusing on time, energy, mind, effort, feelings and making it happen in action to complete their academic tasks completely. This study aims to explore and find out the level of student engagement in the Covid-19 pandemic period seen from gender differences and the school level. Quantitative descriptive research with this survey design involves 469 students, 245 students of the junior high school, and 224 senior high school students chosen using a stratified random sampling proportionate cluster. The results showed that secondary school students in the Covid-19 pandemic period had an average level of student engagement in the medium category. This study found, there was no different level of student engagement based on gender (t (467) = -1.86). But specifically, the participation has a significant difference, while the skill, emotion, and performance do not have a significant difference. At the school level, indicate that there are significant differences in the level of student engagement (t(467)= -3.39). Furthermore, it can be seen from every indicator of student engagement skills, participation and performance have a significant difference and only an emotion that does not have it. The results of this study have implications for the planning of guidance and counseling programs in schools during the Covid-19 pandemic period, which is important to see the level of student engagement, especially in the emotional indicator. Further discussion is discussed in this article.

scholarly journals Ergenlerin Akrana Bağlanma Stillerinin Umutsuzluk Düzeyleri İle İlişkisinin İncelenmesi / Examining the Correlation of the Peer-Attachment Styles with Hopelessness Levels in Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Kanak ◽  
Asuman Bilbay ◽  
Dursun Balta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Adolescent Friendship

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between the peer attachment styles and hopelessness levels in adolescents. The research was a descriptive study based on correlational survey model. The population of the study consisted of a total of 213 students studying in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades of Erzincan Otlukbeli Fatih Secondary School, and the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades of Otlukbeli Multi-program Anatolian High School. The data were collected by using the “Beck Hopelessness Scale” (BHS) developed by Beck, Lester and Trexler (1974) to determine the hopelessness levels of the students, and the “Adolescent Friendship Scale” (AFS) developed by Wilkinson (2008) and adapted into Turkish by Ercan (2015) in order to determine the peer attachment styles of adolescents.</p><p>As a result of the analyses carried out in order to determine the hopelessness levels of the participants based on gender and level of teaching, it was observed that there was no significant difference on hopelessness levels in terms of gender (p&gt;.05); on the other hand, the hopelessness scores of high school students were higher compared to secondary school students in terms of level of teaching (p&lt;.05).</p><p>The peer attachment styles of the participants in terms of gender and level of teaching were determined by using t test. As a result of these analyses, it was observed that there was no significant difference in the subscales of attachment styles in terms of gender (secure, avoidant, anxious/ambivalent) (p&gt;.05), there was a significant difference between the mean scores obtained by the secondary school students from Secure Attachment and Avoidant Attachment subscales of the Adolescent Friendship Scale in terms of level of teaching (p&lt;.05); and there was no significant difference between their mean scores of Anxious/ambivalent Attachment subscale (p&gt;.05).</p><p>Pearson Product-Moment Correlation test was used for examining the correlation between peer attachment styles and hopelessness levels of the participants. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that while there was a negative significant correlation between total score of hopelessness level and the secure attachment subscale (p&lt;05), there was no significant correlation between total score of hopelessness level and avoidant and anxious/ambivalent attachment subscales of the participants (p&gt;05). </p><p>As a result of the study, recommendations were offered to the researchers and the staff members working in the field in accordance with the results obtained. </p>

scholarly journals The relationship between students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement

2016 ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Kurtuluş Atlı ◽  
Naim Uzun ◽  
Cem Saraç ◽  
Necdet Sağlam ◽  
Semran Sağlam
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the current study is to determine the relationship between secondary and high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antiphatic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement. The study was conducted with the participation of totally 854 students attending secondary and high schools in the city of Aksaray in the spring term of 2013-2014 school year. In the collection of the data, “Ecocentric, Anthropocentric and Antipathic Environmental Attitude Scale” developed by Thompson and Barton (1994) and adapted to Turkish by Erten (2007) was used. In the analysis of the data, one-way variance analysis and Pearson Correlation analysis were conducted. At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in the ecocentric attitude mean scores of the secondary school students in favor of the students having higher academic achievement (F=3.161; p<.05) and a significant difference was found in the antipathic attitude scores of the students in favor of those having lower academic achievement (F=14.700; p<.001). No significant difference based on the students’ academic achievement was found in the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores (F=.755; p>.05). The high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and anthipatic attitude scores were found to be not significantly varying depending on their academic achievement (F=.749, .287 and 2.113; p>.05, respectively). On the other hand, a low and positive correlation was found between the secondary school students’ academic achievements in Science and Social Studies courses and their ecocentric attitude scores (r=.139, .144; p<.01, respectively) and a negative correlation was found with their achievements and antipathic attitude scores (r=-.242, -.284; p<.001, respectively). No significant correlation was found between their achievements in these courses and anthropocentric attitude scores. A low and positive correlation was found between the high school students’ ecocentric attitude scores and their academic achievement in Geography course (r=.126; p<.05). A low and negative correlation was found between the students’ antipathic attitude scores and their achievements in Biology course (r=-.237; p<.01), in Chemistry course (r=-.145; p<.05) and in Geography course (r=-.128; p<.05). No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores and their achievements in these courses. No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric and antipathic environmental attitudes and their academic achievements in Physics and Health Knowledge courses. In light of the findings of the study, some suggestions were made.Keywords: ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathetic attitude, environmental attitude, secondary school, high school, academic achievement

scholarly journals An Examination of High School Social Science Students’ Levels Motivation towards Learning Geography

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Tahsin Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One

This aim of this research was to examine the levels of motivation among high school social science students towards learning geography. The study group consisted of 397 students from different classes at Aksaray Ahmet Cevdet Pasa High School in the College of Social Science. The research was carried out with a scanning model, with data obtained using the Scale for Motivation Towards Learning Geography. In the analysis of the data, the t-test and the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used. As a result of the research, the levels of motivation among social science students towards learning geography were found to be moderate. From the analysis of the aforementioned scale’s subfactors, those related to the interest of students and information acquisition were found to be ‘undecided’, while the subfactors related to self-confidence and performance were found to be ‘in agreement’. It was determined that the level of motivation towards learning geography reported in the findings, with regard to the gender variable, showed a significant difference among male students. In addition, it was indicated that the motivation levels of male students were higher for the subfactors of interest and self-confidence than those of female students. In terms of the subfactors of information acquisition and performance, no significant changes were found in the motivation levels among both male and female students. Analyses based on class level demonstrated that the average scores of the students differ in this context, but that this difference was found to be statistically significant for 11th grade students for the subfactor of self-confidence.

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