scholarly journals The representation of research in the national curriculum and secondary school pupils’ perceptions of research, its function, usefulness and value to their lives

F1000Research ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1442
Author(s):  
Kay Yeoman ◽  
Laura Bowater ◽  
Elena Nardi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Research School ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Chi Square Test

Young people’s views on research, how it’s conducted and whether it’s important, influences the decisions they make about their further studies and career choices. We investigate how research is represented within the English national curriculum and the examination boards because we recognise that what is being taught influences secondary pupil views on research.  We use questionnaire data to focus particularly on pupil perceptions of research in the sciences and the scientific method. The questionnaire was a 25-item Likert Scale (1-5) distributed to seven collaborating schools. We received 2634 returns from pupils across key stages 3, 4 and 5. We also asked teachers to complete the questionnaire to reflect how they thought their pupils would respond. We received 54 teacher responses. Statistically significant differences in the responses were identified through a chi-square test on SPSS and the interpretive part of our analysis considers how the term ‘research’ appears in the national curriculum for England and Wales and the three main English exam boards. The main theoretical construct that informs our analysis is Angela Brew’s 4-tier descriptor of perceptions of research (domino, trading, layer, journey). We use this framework to map the national curriculum for Science in England to establish the when, what and how research is presented to school pupils in England and Wales. We highlight and discuss certain pupil views on: research as involving the identification of a research question; research as a means to confirm one’s own opinion; research as involving the generation of new knowledge and the collection of new data, such as interviews and questionnaires as well as laboratory work, field trips and library searches. We also discuss pupils’ statements of confidence in their ability to do research, school experiences of research, perceptions of difficulty and importance of research to future career choice.

scholarly journals The representation of scientific research in the national curriculum and secondary school pupils’ perceptions of research, its function, usefulness and value to their lives

F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Yeoman ◽  
Laura Bowater ◽  
Elena Nardi
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Curriculum And Pedagogy ◽  
Chi Square Test

Young people’s views on what research is, how it is conducted and whether it is important, influences the decisions they make about their further studies and career choices. In this paper we report the analysis of questionnaire data with a particular focus on pupil perceptions of research in the sciences and of the scientific method. The questionnaire was a 25-item Likert Scale (1-5) distributed to seven collaborating schools. We received 2634 returns from pupils across key stages 3, 4 and 5. We also asked teachers to complete the questionnaire in order to explore how they thought their pupils would respond. We received 54 teacher responses. Statistically significant differences in the responses were identified through a chi-square test on SPSS. As what is being taught influences secondary pupil views on research we also consider how the term ‘research’ appears in the national curriculum for England and Wales and the three main English exam boards. The main theoretical construct that informs our analysis of the questionnaire data and the national curriculum is Angela Brew’s 4-tier descriptor of perceptions of research (domino, trading, layer, journey). We use this framework in order to map what, when and how research is presented to school pupils in England and Wales. We also use this framework in order to highlight and discuss certain pupil views that emerged from the questionnaire data and which indicate areas where curriculum and pedagogy intervention may be necessary: pupils seem less confident in their understanding of research as involving the identification of a research question; and, they often see research as a means to confirm one’s own opinion. They do however understand research as involving the generation of new knowledge and the collection of new data, such as interviews and questionnaires as well as laboratory work, field trips and library searches and they appear relatively confident in their statements about their ability to do research, their school experiences of research and the importance of research in their future career choice.

scholarly journals Secondary School Students’ Perception of the Acquisition of Social Science Skill

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
José María Álvarez Martínez-Iglesias ◽  
Pedro Miralles Martínez ◽  
Jesús Molina Saorín ◽  
Francisco Javier Trigueros Cano
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Linearity Test ◽  
Ordinal Test

The aim of this study is to find out the relevance of the competences worked on in the area of social science, specifically in the subjects of geography and history, through the perceptions of pupils in the 4th year of compulsory secondary education (ESO). In order to carry out the survey, a purposive sampling was carried out in which more than 1400 4th year ESO students (in Spain) participated. In addition, using a Likert-type scale of our own creation called Evaluation of the Perception of Social Science Competences (EPECOCISO) and following a design of quantitative methodology, an exploratory factor analysis was carried out with the analysis software SPSS through the descriptive process, which allowed us to select the three factors that make up the study. Subsequently, correlations were established between factors through Pearson’s test, and between the different variables that make up each one of them with the socio-demographic variables (distinguishing between ordinal and nominal variables) through the chi-square test of independence and Cramer’s V test (nominal), as well as the linearity test, Goodman’s gamma test, and the Kruskal (ordinal) test. Finally, one of the most important conclusions of this study is that the difficulties encountered by students in the acquisition of competences is conditioned by the development of the assessment processes that are carried out.

The importance of sociodemographic characteristics of psychotherapy patients in institutional conditions on the Balkan territory

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402093841
Author(s):  
Milica Vezmar ◽  
Olga Colovic ◽  
Daniel Meskovic ◽  
Marina Paunovic ◽  
Vesna Dukanac
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Retrospective Clinical Study ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Design And Methods

Objectives: The effects of psychotherapy are proven, compelling and far-reaching. The aim was to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics and clinical diagnosis of psychotherapeutic patients who were treated at the Institute of Mental Health in Belgrade. Design and Methods: Retrospective clinical study was composed of 334 patients. Patients data related to the gender, age, education, employment, marital status and clinical diagnose were processed by descriptive statistics methods and chi-square test. Results: Psychotherapy services were mostly used by female patients (64.1%), aged 30 to 39 years, majority finished secondary school (47.6%) and were employed (54.8%). Half of the patients were single (49.7%) with unipolar depressive non-psychotic disorder (60.5%). Conclusions: The research of this kind and with this volume of patients, coming from institutional conditions, has never been done among Balkan nationalities and thus represent encouragement for future studies.

scholarly journals Digitization of the emerging economy: An exploratory and explanatory case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mahboob Ali
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Negative Impacts

Digitization has transformed societies and economies throughout the world. This exploratory and explanatory research has been performed in the context of digitization of Bangladesh economy. The research question is whether the transformation of Bangladesh towards the digital economy can act effectively and efficiently for the benefits of the society and the economy. Quantitative and qualitative analysis was conducted. Sixteen hypotheses were tested based on the Chi-square test. The time period of the study was from April 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019. The Chi-square test findings were significant for the following null hypotheses: Internet of Thinking will not bring benefits of the human beings; robots are not needed for industries; big data cannot be used for the business intelligence; artificial intelligence (AI) is not effective; bitcoin transactions should not be allowed; the banking sector is not relatively digitalized; chatbots do not need to be used in banks; drones cannot be used for commercial purpose; robots cannot be used for education purpose; farmers must not learn to yield wirelessly. Another six null hypotheses were rejected. Fear of losing employment was the key obstruction to execute the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) in the country as revealed from the study. Proper information and communication technology (ICT) based education, preparation and knowledge were required. Good governance and regulation should be established with the help of digitization in Bangladesh. The study is suggested to answer the research question, if the benefit from transforming the society to the digital economy may outweigh negative impacts and turn threats into opportunities, reduce demand for labor and disguised unemployment and narrow down the scope of creating new employment opportunities in the country. The potential unlocking system in the global market is feasible through ensuring digitization of Bangladesh society.

scholarly journals Food Safety in the Public Awareness

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-30
Author(s):  
András Papp ◽  
Judit Krisch
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

National and international surveys show that people still do not have appropriate knowledge of and attitude to food safety. Therefore more and more countries organize educational courses to improve skills and knowledge regarding food safety. In Hungary the National Curriculum 2012 contains the program for food safety education. The aim of our survey was investigation about knowledge and attitude of primary and secondary school students towards food safety. The questions, according to international surveys, fell into 5 categories: personal hygiene, keeping food at safe temperatures, adequate cooking, avoidance of cross-contamination, and safe source of foods. Statistical evaluation was done using SPSS 20 software. Significant differences were evaluated by logistic regression, Chi square test, and crossing table analysis. Results showed that there was no significant difference among primary school students regarding gender or residence (village or town) in knowledge of food safety. Their attitudes showed more significant divergence. Logistic regression investigation has showed that there was a good correlation between knowledge and attitude of personal and kitchen hygiene. In conclusion, our students have presented more or less the same results as the others from international questionnaires. Even though, we need to improve knowledge and skill in food safety.

scholarly journals Efektifitas Senam Dengan Modul Dalam Mengurangi Dismenore Pada Remaja SMA Di Kota Surakarta

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyun Setyorini ◽  
Satino Satino
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Research Question ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Provide Health Education

Abstract: Dysmenorrhea, Adolescents, Reproductive Health Module. Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological problems experienced by women. Based on the research background mentioned above, can be formulated research question "Are gymnastics with reproductive health module is effective in reducing dysmenorrhea in adolescents with dysmenorrhea in Surakarta?". While the purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the exercise with the reproductive health module in reducing dysmenorrhea in adolescent high school in Surakarta. This research is quantitative research with quasi-experimental designs and designs were used pretest-posttest design. In the design of this group of teenagers is trained gymnastics dysmenorrhea with the use of reproductive health module. Where the research is in the area of Surakarta. While the research time from March to August 2015. In this study, using the chi-square test. The results showed p-value = 0.000 (p <0.05), which means that there is a significant effect on pain intensity between before and had performed the action. Advice for health workers to provide health education on reproductive health for young women as early as possible and further research to investigate specifically related to reproductive health in adolescents.

Some Factors Associated with Substance Abuse among Secondary School Students in Trinidad and Tobago

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Singh ◽  
N. Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Educational Expectations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Chi Square Test

This study attempts to investigate factors associated with involvement in substance abuse in Trinidad and Tobago, through a survey of 1603 secondary school students, aged fourteen to eighteen years. Analysis of the data using the Chi-square test indicates a significant association ( p < .001) between involvement in substance abuse and the following factors: grades at school, importance of religious involvement, amount of spending money obtained, confidence placed in parents/peers, parental involvement in alcohol consumption and educational expectations. Generally, the study indicates that youth less committed to traditional values, show a greater tendency to be involved in substance abuse. Involvement also appears to be associated with low self esteem and low educational expectations.

A research update from CILT, the National Centre for Languages, London

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Author(s):  
Youping Han ◽  
Anne Davidson Lund
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
Academic Year

In the past decade or so there has been a well-documented decline in language take-up among secondary school pupils of Years 10 and 11 in England (14–16-year-olds, also referred to as Key Stage 4 in the national curriculum for England and Wales) and there have been fewer UK-domiciled undergraduates or postgraduates studying for a languages degree (a decrease of 5.7% and 2.3%, respectively in the academic year 2005–06 by comparison with 2002–03 (CILT 2009). However, having tracked trends in language learning for over a decade and in the light of our various research initiatives, at CILT, the National Centre for Languages, we believe that there are reasons for restrained optimism about the future of the UK's national capability in languages.

scholarly journals Pro-Environmental Behaviors of Generation Z in the Context of the Concept of Homo Socio-Oeconomicus

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1597
Author(s):  
Anna Justyna Parzonko ◽  
Agata Balińska ◽  
Anna Sieczko
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Chi Square Test

The research reported here aims to investigate the pro-environmental behavior of respondents in the context of the concept of homo socio-oeconomicus. The main research question addressed in this paper considers the pro-environmental behavior of Generation Z representatives, due to the fact that this age group is believed to display different behavior patterns. In order to identify the differences in the pro-environmental behaviors of Generation Z, the results obtained from this group have been confronted with declarations of respondents from an older group (aged 25 to 65). It is worth noting that in the research on pro-environmental behavior of households in Poland conducted so far, Generation Z has not been taken into consideration as a separate demographic, so this study aims to make a contribution to the existing research gap. The data on the surveyed population were obtained through a standardized research questionnaire. The survey was carried out using the internet surveying technique—computer-assisted web interview (CAWI). This paper uses descriptive, tabular and graphic methods to analyze and present the collected materials. The basic measures of descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of the dataset, i.e., mean, median, mode, Pearson chi-square test and Mann–Whitney U test. The conducted research has shown that the representatives of Generation Z are less engaged in pro-environmental behavior than people from the older age group. Their pro-environmental actions mainly included turning off lights when leaving a room and choosing public transportation as the basic means of transport. For the whole surveyed sample, the most highly rated pro-environmental behaviors included those imposed by legal regulations and those whose implementation brings financial benefits in the form of lower maintenance costs. The main motivating and demotivating factors determining pro-environmental behavior were predominantly economic in nature.

scholarly journals Effect of multimedia in teaching Science at secondary level

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Bishnu Kumar Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Teaching Science ◽  
T Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Chi Square Test

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of multimedia in teaching Science at Secondary School and attitudes toward Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The study was an experimental research design with two groups employing a pre-test and post-test. The sample schools were two public secondary school of Lalitpur district. Participants were 68 students from grade 10 studying Science from two schools. Furthermore, five science teachers in that school were also taken as samples for an interview session. The data were analyzed through statistical devices, such as mean, standard deviation, variance, t-test and chi-square test. The differences between means were computed by using two tailed t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated that the mean achievement of the group using multimedia projector was significantly better than the group without using multimedia projector. The findings of this study therefore provided strong evidence to support the use of ICT, particularly multimedia technology, in the teaching and learning of Science among secondary school students. Furthermore, the results also showed that the secondary level science teachers have positive attitude towards ICT in teaching science in the classroom.

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