Homework Emotion Management at the Secondary School Level: Antecedents and Homework Completion

2011 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Xu

Background/Context For many children, doing homework becomes an emotionally charged event and one of the most disappointing aspects of school life. It is surprising to note, however, that homework emotion management is noticeably absent from much contemporary homework literature. Purpose The primary propose of the present study was to propose and test empirical models of variables posited to predict homework emotion management at the secondary school level, with the models informed by (a) research and theory on emotion regulation and (b) findings from homework research that alluded to a number of factors that may influence homework emotion management. Another purpose of the present study was to examine whether homework emotion management is related to homework completion, one of the major outcome variables in the homework process. Research Design The study reported here used cross-sectional survey data. The participants were 1,895 students from 111 classes in the southeastern United States, including 1,046 eighth graders from 63 classes and 849 11th graders from 48 classes. Results Results from the multilevel analyses revealed that most of the variance in homework emotion management occurred at the student level, with grade level appearing as the only significant predictor at the class level. At the student level, the variation in homework emotion management was positively associated with teacher feedback, peer-oriented reasons for doing homework, arranging the environment, managing time, and monitoring motivation. Girls reported statistically significant higher scores in managing homework emotion than did boys. Follow-up analyses further revealed that homework emotion management was positively associated with homework completion. Conclusion As most of the variance in homework emotion management occurred at the student level rather than at the class level, homework emotion management was largely a function of individual student characteristics and experiences. The present study further suggests that monitoring motivation and managing time play a predominant role in homework emotion management (compared with other variables included in the present study). Consequently, there is a critical need to conceptualize these variables in the process of emotion regulation in general, and in homework emotion management in particular. In addition, there is a critical need for secondary schools to strategically engage students in the homework process to better manage their emotion while doing homework.

2010 ◽  
Vol 112 (7) ◽  
pp. 1937-1969
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Xu

Background Students continue to struggle with homework distraction well into the secondary school years. Recently, the concern over homework distraction has been growing, as new electronic media have offered diverse and nearly ubiquitous forms of diversion to students while they are doing homework. It is surprising to note, however, that a systematic examination of a broad spectrum of factors that contribute to homework distraction is noticeably absent from much contemporary literature. Thus, there is a critical need to examine a range of variables that may influence homework distraction and, consequently, what implications might be drawn from this line of research to help students better handle homework distraction. Purpose The aim of the present study is to propose and test empirical models of variables posited to predict homework distraction at the secondary school level, with the models informed by (a) relevant theoretical approaches (e.g., volitional control) and (b) findings from homework research that alluded to a number of factors that may influence homework distraction. Research Design The study reported here used cross-sectional survey data. Participants The participants were 1,800 students from 97 classes in the southeastern United States: 969 eighth graders from 52 classes, and 831 eleventh graders from 45 classes. Results Results from the multilevel analyses revealed that most of the variance in homework distraction occurred at the student level, with grade level as the only significant predictor at the class level. Findings further revealed that at the student level, the variation in homework distraction was influenced by gender, self-reported grades, the context of doing homework at home, and student attitudes toward homework.


Author(s):  
Nauman Haider Siddiqui ◽  
Abdullah Dayo ◽  
Mudassar Iqbal Arain ◽  
Muhammad Ali Ghoto ◽  
Saira Shahnaz ◽  
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Background: Drug stores in Pakistan are run by dispensers with varied knowledge, qualification, and experience. The current study was sought to explore the knowledge, qualification, experience, and dispensing practices among dispensers working in drugstores in South Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from medical stores in South Karachi which were then categorized, coded, and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Relationship among different study variables with pharmacist’s availability and personal experience was assessed using statistical non-parametric Chi-square test. A total of 385 samples obtained using a simple random sampling method were included in the study. However, only 210 responses on questionnaire were complete which were then selected for study analysis between October and December 2018. Results: Of the 210 surveyed drugstores, 9% of their staff had studied only till primary school, 5.7% till the eighth grade, 25.2% up to secondary school level, 26.7% till higher secondary school level, 15.7% had non-professional education, and 8.1% were professional graduate. Only 9% of them had a degree in Pharm. D or B. Pharm, while 0.5% had a post-graduation qualification. Furthermore, 44.8% of pharmacies had a valid pharmacy license but the pharmacist was physically absent in 91% of the drugstores. Majority of pharmacies did not maintain appropriate temperature (refrigerator and/or room temperature). Majority of dispensers did not review prescription particulars before dispensing medications and also dispensed medications on older prescriptions as well as without prescription. Conclusion: In conclusion, the overall knowledge and practices of dispensers working in drugstores was poor. However, the presence of pharmacist was associated with good dispensing practices to a certain extent.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Garofalo ◽  
Gabriella Di Giuseppe ◽  
Italo F. Angelillo

The aims of this cross-sectional survey were to document the prevalence, the determinants, and the reasons of oral medication use without the prescription of a physician among a random sample of 672 parents of students attending randomly selected public schools in Italy. A total of 69.2% practiced self-medication at least once. The odds of having performed a self-medication were higher in females, in younger population, and in those who have had a health problem in the preceding year and were lower in respondents with a middle or lower school level of education. Among those reporting experience of self-medication, 53.4% have practiced at least once in the last year and this was more likely for those who have had a health problem. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were more frequently used without a prescription in the last year. Two-thirds inappropriately self-medicated in the last year at least once. Of those who did not report a self-medication, 13.1% were willing to practice it. Females were more willing and those with a secondary school level of education less willing to practice self-medication. The frequency of oral self-medication was quite high and in most cases inappropriate with a potential impact on the health status and educative programs are needed.


2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 4 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 512-531
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Dr. Abida Nasreen ◽  
Ambreen Iftikhar

The general purpose of the research is to investigate the school head teachers’ awareness level about rules related to Punjab Education Code. The nature of the study is descriptive and a cross-sectional survey design has used for this study. The sample consists of 100 head teachers of secondary schools in the district of Sheikhupura. The sample was selected using a stratified random sampling technique. To measure the awareness level about the Punjab Education Code a questionnaire is used to collect the mandatory information. The questionnaire is comprised of the items related to head teachers’ awareness level of rules given in the Punjab education code. The data produced by the instrument is tabulated and analyzed through the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). According to the research questions, descriptive statistical techniques are applied. The results of this study are showed that most of the head teachers are not having complete awareness of the rules given in the Punjab Education Code.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Monica a ◽  
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A. Abuh ◽  
Nwaba A. Attah ◽  
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Physics is among the significant science subjects taught at the secondary school level in Nigerias education system. There has been a growing concern about the poor performance in physics in Nigeria. The present study was aimed to determine teachers likability as a factor that could influence students attitudes towards physics. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey. The population of the survey includes secondary school students in the Kogi State of Nigeria. Participants comprised males and females senior secondary school students. They were mainly pooled from the science class. One hundred and thirty-nine students participated in the study. Data was collected using a Teachers Likability Scale and the Physics Attitude Scale (PAS). The result revealed that most of the respondents indicated a negative attitude toward the subject (M = 0.87, SD = 0.35), while few (M = 0.18, SD = 0.39) showed a positive attitude towards the subject. A linear regression model was conducted to test the study hypothesis.The result showed that teachers likability statistically significantly predicted attitude towards physics F(1,137), 124.617 P< .05. The study concluded that a teachers likability is a significant predictor of attitude towards physics. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should be more facilitators than strict instructors.


2018 ◽  
Vol I (I) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Awias Arif ◽  
Muhammad Asghar Khan ◽  
Muhanmad iftekhar khan

The modern concept of physical education is of a very vast discipline and is no more confined to games and sports only. This wide scope of physical education demands very specific concentration and effective teaching planning, in order to take full advantage of the discipline, which can be passed on to students. The particular study is also a try through which researcher wants to develop the field of sports sciences and physical education. In order the researcher conduct the study under the topic "Perception of instructor physical education and students regarding the use and adaptation of innovative teaching strategies in physical education at higher secondary school level and students about the use and adaptation of innovative teaching strategies in physical education at degree college level of KP Pakistan" quantitative method as well as cross-sectional approach design was adopted for the complication and investigating the existing phenomena. All the IPEs and students at higher secondary school of KP was the population of the study. A 969 respondent was taken as sample using LR Gay method for the current study. Self-administered questionnaire was use for the data collection. Inferential statistic (t-test ) adopted to test the set hypotheses. It was concluded that IPEs and students agreed upon the use and adaptation of innovative teaching strategies with reference to health and physical education at higher secondary school level.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Gita Ayuningtyas ◽  
Nita Ekawati ◽  
Rahma Puspitasari

Nosocomial contamination is a disease that shows up in patients while going through treatment in a clinic or other wellbeing office that doesn't exist when the patient enters. Every patient undergoing treatment at the hospital is at risk of being exposed to nosocomial infections. The  patient's family can be an intermediary that can transmit the infection. Hand washing is a compelling method to break the chain of contamination. Providing handwashing education to the patient's family must be carried out by the entire community of the hospital. Increasing the patient's family's understanding of six-step washing can affect handwashing behavior. The purpose behind the examination was to decide the impact of hand washing schooling on six-venture handwashing conduct in the patient's family. The examination strategy utilized a quantitative methodology with a cross sectional plan did on 198 responden utilizing surveys and perceptions. The outcomes showed that most of respondents matured 36-45 years (41%), female sex 110 (56%), training at the secondary school level as much as 77 (39%), and experience with handwashing instruction expressed 90% of respondents had been uncovered. It tends to be closed from the chi-square test that there was a critical impact among hand washing instruction on six-venture handwashing conduct in the patient's family (p-value = 0.046).Suggestions can be given, namely nurses need to improve the provision of six-step hand washing education to the patient's family consistently and continuously.Keywords: EducationHand washingBehaviorPatient’s family ABSTRAKInfeksi nosokomial mengacu pada infeksi yang terjadi ketika pasien dirawat di rumah sakit atau fasilitas medis lain, dan infeksi ini tidak tersedia saat masuk. Setiap pasien rumah sakit berisiko terkena infeksi yang didapat di rumah sakit. Keluarga pasien dapat menjadi perantara yang dapat menyebarkan infeksi. Cuci tangan merupakan cara efektif untuk memutus rantai infeksi. Pemberian edukasi cuci tangan kepada keluarga pasien harus dilakukan oleh seluruh civitas rumah sakit. Peningkatan pemahaman keluarga pasien tentang cuci tanagn enam tahap dapat berpengaruh terhadap perilaku mencuci tangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui impak pendidikan cuci tangan terhadap konduite mencuci tangan enam tahap pada famili pasien. Metode penelitian memakai ancangan kuantitatif dengan memakai pola cross sectional yang dilakukan kepada 198 responden memakai kuesioner dan observasi. Hasil penelitian didapatkan mayoritas usia responden 36-45 tahun (41%), jenis kelamin wanita 110 (56%), pendidikan pada jenjang SMA sebanyak 77 (39%), dan pengalaman terhadap edukasi cuci tangan menyatakan 90% responden pernah terpapar. Dari uji chi-square dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendidikan cuci tangan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap perilaku cuci tangan enam tahap keluarga pasien (p value = 0,046). Saran yang dapat diberikan yaitu perawat perlu meningkatkan pemberian edukasi cuci tangan enam tahap pada keluarga pasien secara konsisten dan berkesinambungan.Kata Kunci: EdukasiCuci tanganPerilakuKeluarga pasien


2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ahmad ◽  
Abid Hussain Chaudhry

This quantitative research was undertaken with the purpose to explore the relationship between enabling school structure (ESS) and mindfulness in secondary school teachers of Punjab. The population for this research study was comprised of 48652 SSTs working in 662 government high schools spread across the province of Punjab. Using a two-stage random sampling technique, 1266 secondary SSTs were selected from 216 government high schools out of 18 districts. The response rate was 74.47%. Form-ESS and M-Scale were adapted with prior permission. A pilot study was conducted to confirm the validity as well as reliability of the instrument. Necessary changes were made in the light of pilot testing. It was correlational research, and data were collected through a cross-sectional survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Perceptions of teachers were also aggregated at the school level. A positive relationship was observed between enabling school structure and mindfulness


2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 1180-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Xu

This aim of this study was to test empirical models of variables posited to predict homework interest at the secondary school level. Student- and class-level predictors of homework interest were analyzed in a survey of 1,046 8th graders from 63 classes and of 849 11th graders from 48 classes. Most of the variance in homework interest occurred at the student level, with grade level appearing as the only significant predictor at the class level. At the student level, the variation in homework interest was positively associated with affective attitude toward homework, motivational orientation toward homework, student initiative in monitoring homework motivation, teacher feedback, and self-reported grade. Girls reported statistically significant higher scores in homework interest than did boys.


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