scholarly journals Do teachers know their students? Examining teacher attunement in secondary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Marucci ◽  
Beau Oldenburg ◽  
Davide Barrera
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Peer Nominations

Using survey data from 457 Italian sixth grade secondary school students ( M age = 11.9, SD = 0.7, 46% girls) and 58 of their teachers ( M age = 45.7, SD = 9.4, 92.8% female) this study examined the extent to which secondary school teachers were attuned to their students. More specifically, we investigated the extent to which teachers were aware of which students were highly liked, disliked, prosocial, aggressive, or engaged in risky behavior. For each of these five dimensions, teacher attunement was measured by comparing teacher’s nominations to the proportion of received peer nominations per student. Then, a general teacher attunement score was constructed by calculating the mean of these five scores. Descriptive analyses showed a moderate teacher attunement, which was highest for prosocial behavior and lowest for risk behavior. It was investigated whether certain teachers had a higher attunement than others. Our analyses showed that teacher attunement was positively associated with the amount of time teachers spent with their students and with their experience as a teacher. Furthermore, attunement was negatively associated with classroom size.

scholarly journals PBL Teaching Method through Cooperative Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Eduardo Dopico ◽  
Dolores Pevida
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students

The challenges proposed by the knowledge society requires a change of mentality and routines of our students. Consequently, a shift is also needed in the role played by teachers in their education. 34 secondary school teachers from three Spanish high schools, from Ceuta, Madrid and Asturias, working as part of a network, began to introduce project-based learning (PBL) and cooperative learning to facilitate this change. We analyze the correlations between the beliefs and the attitudes of teachers when they were initiating a methodological transition in their patterns of teaching. At the same time, we compare the competencies and strategies related with PBL that 372 secondary school students from these high schools consider being personally important with those who they believe necessary to improve their learning or to be successful with academic requirements.

Effect of a Ban on Extracurricular Sports Activities by Secondary School Teachers on Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Pabayo ◽  
Jennifer O'Loughlin ◽  
Lise Gauvin ◽  
Gilles Paradis ◽  
Katherine Gray-Donald
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Year ◽  
Sports Activities

To study the effect of a teachers' ban on supervising sports-related extracurricular physical activities (ECAs), levels of physical activity among 979 grade 7 students (mean age = 12.7 [0.5] years at baseline) were comparedduringand after the ban in seven schools that fully implementedthe ban, and three schools that did not implement the ban fully. On average, schools offered 18.0 ( SD = 5.1) ECAs during a no-ban school year. Students attending full implementation schools were significantly more likely than students in nonimplementation schoolsto be active after the banended(oddsratio forbeingactive = 1.89[95%confidenceinterval: 1.39,2.58]). They also increased the number of physical activities in which they participated (coefficient = 4.04; SE = 1.01). Ending a teachers' ban on sports-related ECAs was associated with increased involvement in physical activity among secondary school students.

scholarly journals Perceived Strategies for Curbing Examination Malpractice Among Secondary School Students in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
L. I. Akunne ◽  
T. U. Chigbo-Obasi ◽  
E. C. Iwogbe
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Preventive Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Aims: The study examined perceived strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school students in Nigeria. Study Design: The design adopted for this study is descriptive survey design. Place and Duration of Study: The target population are 1182 junior secondary students identified to be verbally victimized. The duration is between June 2021 and August 2021. Methodology: The target population for the study comprised 398,275 senior secondary school teachers in Nigeria (Fact sheet: Research Statistics and Planning Unit of the Ministry of Education, Awka, 2021). The sample for the study was drawn from the accessible population of 6342 secondary school teachers in six education zones of the state namely Aguata, Awka, Nnewi, Ogidi, Onitsha and Otuocha. The sample for the study was drawn using the proportionate stratified sampling technique. The subjects were stratified based on the educations and further the simple random sampling of lucky dip was used to select 634 (372 experienced and 262 less experienced) secondary school teachers for inclusion in the study. The instrument was structured toa 4-point response option of Strongly Agree (4), Agree (3), Disagree (2) and Strongly Disagree (1). The instrument was validated by two experts, and the reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha method with the reliability coefficients 0.78, 0.80 and 0.81. Arithmetic mean was used to answer the research questions, standard deviation was used to determine the homogeneity or heterogeneity of the respondents’ ratings. On the other hand, the t-test for independent sample was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results: At 0.05 level of significance, the cluster mean of the respondents rating was 3.28 This mean score indicates that teachers agreed that preventive strategies curbs examination malpractices among secondary school students. The cluster mean obtained was 2.73. This indicates that the respondents agreed to corrective strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school students. The cluster mean obtained was 2.73. This indicates that the respondents agreed to corrective strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school students. Data reported relating to hypotheses 1 reveals that the significant value is greater than the alpha value 0.05, hence there is no significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on preventive strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school students in Nigeria based on years of experience (0-5 years and 6 years and above). Data reported relating to hypotheses 2 shows that there is a significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on corrective strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school student in Nigeria based on years of experience (0-5 years of experience and 6 years and above). Similarly, data presented relating to hypotheses 3 revealed that the significant value is greater than the alpha value 0.05, this means that there is no significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on motivational strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school student in Nigeria based on years of experience (0-5 years and 6 years and above). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, teachers agreed that preventive strategies, corrective strategies, and the respondents also agreed to motivational strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school students. There is no significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on preventive strategies, while there is a significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on corrective strategies for curbing examination malpractice. Finally, there is no significant difference in the mean rating of teachers on motivational strategies for curbing examination malpractice among secondary school student in Nigeria based on years of experience (0-5 years and 6 years and above).

scholarly journals A STUDY ON MORAL REASONING AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SATHYAMANGALAM TALUK OF ERODE DISTRICT

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1322-1327
Author(s):  
Father Sri Marshal Joseph, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Good Behaviour

Moral reasoning is mainly focusing on making right decisions to do right activities and exhibit good behaviour of school students in a particular situation and it provides chances for them to discover and realize values, to build character and to improve personality. The findings reveal that there exits significant difference amongst moral reasoning of secondary school students and their profile. Moral reasoning is positively and moderately related with academic achievement of secondary school students. Hence, secondary school teachers should give proper guidance to their secondary school students for improving their moral reasoning and ethical and moral behaviours. Parents must provide conducive home environment for their secondary school students to enhance their abilities for moral reasoning and academic achievement. Furthermore, secondary school teachers should interact, discuss and exchange ideas regularly with their secondary school students for increasing their moral reasoning and academic achievement. Peer groups and family members must also give moral support to their secondary school students for improving their moral reasoning and academic achievement. In addition, secondary schools should conduct various programmes for enhancing moral reasoning and academic achievement among their secondary school students.

Are Parents' and Children's Thinking Styles Related?

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 617-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Fang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Chinese Secondary School Students ◽  
Children’S Thinking

This study extends the investigation of the validity of Sternberg's theory of mental self-government to mainland Chinese secondary school students and their parents. The assumption of a ‘socialization effect’ underlying the theory was subjected to broader investigation. 232 students and their parents responded to a range of demographic questions and to the Thinking Styles Inventory which is based on Sternberg's theory. The two major findings are that (1) Sternberg's theory is valid with both samples, and (2) students' thinking styles are related not only to their personal factors, e.g., sex, grade, and self-rated abilities, but also to their parents' thinking styles. These findings have implications for school teachers and counselors as well as for parents.

scholarly journals Adjustment of Secondary School Students in Relation to their Gender

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh D. Makwana ◽  
Dr. S. M. Kaji
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Emotional Adjustment ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Home School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Better Than

The present investigation in to find out the  Adjustment of Secondary School Students in Relation to their gender boys and girls. The sample consisted of 120 secondary school students out of which 60 where boys and 60 where girls. For this purpose of investigation “Adjustment Inventory” by Dr.R.S.Patel was used. The obtained data were analyzed through ‘t’ test to know the mean difference between secondary school students in relation to their gender. The result shows that there is no significant difference in Home, School and Emotional adjustment of  boys and girls secondary school student. But there is significant difference in Social adjustment of boys & girls secondary school students at 0.05 level. It means boys are Social adjustment better than girls

scholarly journals MEDIATION IN SCHOOLS IN THE OPINIONS OF TEACHERS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Probacja ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 135-158
Author(s):  
Joanna Rusinkiewicz ◽  
Łukasz Piś
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Research Question ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Teachers And Students

The rapidly expanding living space of young people, filled with various – often new – content, which is the source of all experiences and sensations, gradually blurring the subtle boundaries between what is and what is not socially accepted, generates confl icts and disputes between frustrated teenagers. These often result from a lack of ability to deal with a particular situation and a lack of ability to solve the problem. It is common knowledge that confl icts are an integral part of social life. Ultimately however, they would have probably led to the destruction of societies if it had not been for the tools and procedures developed to solve them. Thanks to the ability to solve confl icts and mitigate their eff ects, it is easier for young people to enter into new social roles. It is also easier for them to function at school, family and peer levels. School as a space of educational interaction between diff erent subjects is a place of particular risk for confl icts and disputes. Therefore, knowledge of school mediation may prove extremely useful in this matter. The purpose of school mediation is to reach an agreement and agree appropriate positions on important issues. In its assumptions, mediation introduces a culture of dialogue and co-responsibility for shaping the school’s image. The aim of the research conducted in March 2020 was to fi nd out the opinion of the two most important groups in each school – teachers and students – about mediation and the mediator. Therefore, an attempt was made to fi nd an answer to the research question: What is the opinion of teachers and secondary school students on the value of mediation in schools?

Food safety knowledge and self-reported practices among adolescents in rural secondary schools in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Oyine Aluh ◽  
Kelechi Martins Nworie ◽  
Francis Owoicho Aluh
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Safety Knowledge

Abstract Background Severe foodborne disease outbreaks have occurred in different continents of the globe in recent decades, particularly due to ineffective food laws, regulatory systems and inadequate food handling knowledge among food handlers and consumers. The purpose of the present study was to assess the food safety knowledge and practices among secondary school students in rural parts of Kogi State, Nigeria. Methods A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaires was carried out between October and December, 2017. The study was carried out in two public secondary schools located in a rural area in Kogi State, North-central Nigeria. All consenting students in both schools were recruited for the study. Descriptive analysis and chi-square (χ2) tests were carried out using Statistical Package for Service Solutions v.20. Results A total of 259 out of 300 survey questionnaires were completed and returned (86.33%). The mean age of the study participants was 15.9 ± 2.5 years. There were more males than females (55.2%, n = 143). The mean percent knowledge score was 75.79%. The mean percent practice score was 82.48%. More than half (n = 143, 55.2%) respondents had a good knowledge level, and 54.4% (n = 141) had a good practice level. A significant association was found only between food hygiene knowledge and mothers’ education (χ2 = 9.49, p = 0.023). Conclusion The overall food safety knowledge and practice among the secondary school students surveyed was good. Targeted educational interventions on food safety can be made to improve knowledge and practice of food hygiene among students.

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