Metalinguistic awareness mediates effects of full biliteracy on third-language reading proficiency in Turkish–German bilinguals

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique P. Rauch ◽  
Johannes Naumann ◽  
Nina Jude
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Reading Proficiency ◽  
Metalinguistic Awareness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Third Language ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
L3 Acquisition ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Turkish German

Bilingualism has been reported to be positively associated with both metalinguistic awareness and third-language (L3) acquisition. In the present research, the assumptions were tested that literacy in both first (L1) and second (L2) language (full biliteracy) is needed for bilingualism to be positively associated with L3 reading proficiency, and that positive effects of full biliteracy on L3 reading proficiency are mediated through metalinguistic awareness. L1, L2 and L3 reading proficiency and metalinguistic awareness were measured in 299 German and Turkish-German secondary school students. Overall, fully biliterate students outperformed monolingual and partially biliterate students in both L3 (Δ R2 = .07) and metalinguistic awareness (Δ R2 = .06). An effect of full biliteracy on L3 reading proficiency persisted when SES, gender, general cognitive ability and school track were controlled for. In addition, within the group of biliterate students, positive effects of the individual degree of biliteracy on L3 reading proficiency could be shown to be an indirect effect that was mediated through metalinguistic awareness.

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.

scholarly journals Mapping Landscape Values and Conflicts through the Optics of Different User Groups

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Hana Vavrouchová ◽  
Petra Fukalová ◽  
Hana Svobodová ◽  
Jan Oulehla ◽  
Pavla Pokorná
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
The Individual

The paper presents the results of the study on participative mapping of landscape values and conflicts and a subsequent interpretation of the indicated localities from respondents’ point of view. The study focused on younger groups of landscape users—lower-secondary-school students (aged 11–15) and university students (aged 20–25)—in comparison with experts’ points of view. The research presumed that the perception of landscape values and issues are determined by age, level of education and by experience in the field. The study was conducted in the southeastern area of the Czech Republic (49° N, 16° E) via online data collection. Based on the obtained records, we conclude that, in terms of the typology of the valuable and problematic locations, the individual groups of respondents did not differ significantly and the selection of location types was similar across all groups. Lower-secondary-school students rather identified cultural values associated with everyday activities, and the descriptions contained emotional overtones. University students preferred natural values associated with formal values based on general consensus or conflicts associated with society-wide impacts. The experts base served as the benchmark for other groups.

Language dominance in Turkish-German bilinguals: methodological aspects of measurements in structurally different languages

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Daller ◽  
Cemal Yıldız ◽  
Nivja H. de Jong ◽  
Seda Kan ◽  
Ragıp Başbaĝi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Methodological Problem ◽  
Oral Proficiency ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Language Dominance ◽  
School Career ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Turkish German

The purpose of this study is to establish measures of language dominance in bilinguals who speak structurally different languages, in our case German and Turkish, with tools that are based on fluency and oral proficiency. A ‘balanced’ bilingual with equal proficiency in two (or more) languages is hardly ever found (e.g. Grosjean, 1982; Olsson, & Sullivan, 2005) but the identification of the dominant language is a huge methodological problem, especially in studies of structurally different languages (see Daller, van Hout, & Treffers-Daller, 2003). The participants in the present study are a group of Turkish—German bilinguals who grew up in Germany and returned to Turkey during their school career, the so-called ‘returnees’ (n = 60), and a group of Turkish secondary school students who grew up in Turkey and learned German as an L2, the so-called control group (n = 55). We firstly establish the language dominance of the two groups with a C-test. We then use oral picture descriptions in both languages to measure a variety of fluency measures, both manually and using scripts written in ‘Praat’ (Boersma & Weenink, 2007). On the basis of these scores, we are able to develop measures of fluency that correlate highly with the C-test scores and have a highly predictive value in a logistic regression in the prediction of group membership (returnee or member of the control group). We conclude that this corroborates the validity of the measures. Overall we conclude that it is possible to develop measures of language dominance based on fluency and overall oral proficiency.

Does School Matter?

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katariina Salmela-Aro ◽  
Noona Kiuru ◽  
Minna Pietikäinen ◽  
Jukka Jokela
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
School Burnout ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Positive Motivation

School burnout can be defined as consisting of exhaustion due to school demands, cynical, and detached attitude toward one’s school, and feelings of inadequacy as a student ( Kiuru, Aunola, Nurmi, Leskinen, & Salmela-Aro, 2008 ; Salmela-Aro & Näätänen, 2005 ; Schaufeli, Martínez, Pinto, Salanova, & Bakker, 2002 ). The first aim of the present study was to examine the extent to which schools differ in school-related burnout. Moreover, the aim was to examine the extent to which school-related and background factors are associated with school burnout at the school level and at the individual level. The participants were 58,657 students from 431 comprehensive schools and 29,515 students from 228 upper secondary schools who filled in a questionnaire measuring their school burnout, school-related variables (i.e., negative school climate, positive motivation received from teachers, support from the school), and background variables (i.e., gender, grade-point average, socio-economic status, and family structure). The results revealed only small differences between schools in school burnout. Among the comprehensive school students the results at the school-level showed that negative school climate typical of the school was positively related, while support from school shared among school members was negatively related to school-related burnout. Among upper secondary school students, in turn, positive motivation received from teachers typical of the school was negatively related to school-related burnout. At the individual level, negative school climate was positively related, and support from school and positive motivation received from teachers were negatively related to burnout among both the comprehensive and upper secondary school students. In addition, girls and those with lower GPA experienced higher levels of school burnout compared to boys and those with higher GPA.

scholarly journals Effect of Family Variables on Multiple Intelligences of Secondary School Students of Gujarat State

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Sanjay Kumar M. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Gujarat State ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Individual Potential ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Family Variables

There are billions of people in the world, but it is impossible to find two people identical because God doesn’t repeat His creation. It means everybody is inborn different. But, our education system is such that treats everybody in more or less same way which hampers the development of a child negatively and his or her contribution as well. Hence, researcher has conducted this study entitled “Effect of Family Variables on Multiple Intelligences of Secondary School Students of Gujarat State” to study the individual potential of children in terms of their intelligences and the effect of family related variables on their intelligences. It was found that some of the family and environment related variables affect the intelligences of learner positively and some do not have any effect as given.

BUILDING A MULTIVECTOR LOCAL BEHAVIOURAL ENVIRONMENT IN AN INNOVATIVE SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Dimitar Dimitrov ◽  
◽  
Stefana Petrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
School Students ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
The Individual

In the development of synthetic competence of secondary school students, the appropriate behaviour-determining environment is crucial. The school strategy of 125th Secondary School – Sofia includes close cooperation with IMI-BAS, which helps to plan and implement a number of school and extracurricular initiatives that take into account the individual educational needs of gifted students. The article presents several examples of such initiatives, noting how they upgrade the compulsory classroom forms, but also open opportunities for research for secondary school students. A didactic model for building an individual educational trajectory has been adopted as a theoretical basis, as well as an extension of the model for building an multivector educational trajectory for a team of gifted students in the field of mathematics and IT.

scholarly journals Evaluar “para” el aprendizaje, aprender para estar motivado: el orden de los factores sí afecta al producto

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Jesús Alonso Tapia ◽  
Iván De la Red Fadrique
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Educational Guidance ◽  
Assessment Procedures ◽  
Interest And Motivation ◽  
Transfer Tasks

RESUMENEste estudio analiza los efectos de la introducción de nuevos procedimientos de evaluación en la motivación. 113 alumnos de Geografía (3º ESO) recibieron enseñanza en la solución de problemas de Geografía mediante tareas que permitían identificar la raíz de sus dificultades y darles retroalimentación precisa. Posteriormente, en lugar de evaluar el conocimiento de conceptos y hechos, se evaluó la comprensión mediante tareas análogas a las utilizadas en el entrenamiento ‑tareas de transferencia‑, y se examinó el valor motivacional que los alumnos atribuían al nuevo modo de evaluación. Los resultados muestran las ventajas y limitaciones del mismo y permiten extraer consecuencias para la Orientación Educativa.ABSTRACTThis study analyses the effects of introducing new assessment procedures on learning motivation. 113 Secondary School students (9th grade) were trained in applying geographical knowledge to solving Geography problems. Tasks used allowed to identify the causes of learning difficulties and to give precise feedback and help. Then, comprehension was assessed using new analogue tasks ‑transfer tasks‑. Students were asked about interest and motivation aroused by the new assessment procedures. Results have shown both the positive effects, and limitations of these procedures, and have important implications for Educational Guidance.

scholarly journals Awareness and attitude of secondary school students about drug use

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-59
Author(s):  
Suada Branković ◽  
Mersa Šegalo ◽  
Arzija Pašalić ◽  
Jasmina Mahmutović ◽  
Amila Jaganjac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
School Students ◽  
Diffi Cult ◽  
The Individual

Introduction: Problem of addiction on psychoactive substances is one of the most diffi cult problems in a modern society, which brings serious consequences, both for the individual, his environment and the whole society.Methods: The study included 95 children and adolescents of medical school. Among the respondents, there were 44 subjects of third year of high school and 51 respondent-grader.Results: Students involved in this research as an answer to why young people start using drugs often reported curiosity in over 50% of cases, as well as pressure of friends. For students who use narkotine respondents generally thought they are  reasonable and sufficiently weak and limited personality. Thelargest number of high school students who were involved in the study did not know the individuals who use drugs.Conclusion: Drug addiction is a serious problem all over the country, and the number of addicts is becoming larger. Particularly worrisome is the fact that the consumption of the drug phenomenon is a characteristic of young population, especially high school students

scholarly journals STUDY HABIT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO CERTAIN VARIABLES

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Bhavna P. Shah ◽  
A. J. Bharvad
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Study Habit ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
The Individual

Study Habit plays a vital role in career development. Contemporary researches depict that the shapes his career patterns. Study Habit has a significant role in developing an individual. A detailed knowledge about the nature and relation of study habit with other related factors is likely to provide an objective and encouraging basis for the society which could be very enriching and useful. In today’s competing world education needs to fulfil and meet the requirements of society. Education that aims at the overall development of a child or an individual should be imparted in a way that the individual is able to face the challenges of life and is able to solve the emerging problems of life with courage.

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