scholarly journals Digital Geogames to foster local biodiversity

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Schaal ◽  
Steffen Schaal ◽  
Armin Lude
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Situational Interest ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Uses And Gratification ◽  
Uses And Gratification Theory ◽  
Group Participant ◽  
Framework Development

Abstract The valuing of biodiversity is considered to be a first step towards its conservation. Therefore, the aim of the BioDiv2Go project is to combine sensuous experiences discovering biodiversity with mobile technology and a game-based learning approach. Following the competence model for environmental education (Roczen et al, 2014), Geogames (location based games on smartphones) for experiential outdoor learning activities are developed. The Finde Vielfalt Simulation (FVS) Geogame focuses on adolescent visitors of German youth hostels. The FVS-players are involved in a narrative keeping the traditions of their ancestors’ heritage as decisions are needed to balance biodiversity and economic success. They discover the natural environment and they solve location-based tasks at several places. If the players manipulate a simulation successfully they stand the test of the ancestors. The initial theoretical framework consists of the components biodiversity-related attitudes, behaviour and knowledge, general environmental behaviour and attitude towards nature. According to the Uses and Gratification Theory, the game-related enjoyment is added. For the assessment different scales were developed or adapted and tested for secondary-school children. The framework evolved stepwise through systematic expert hearings, interviews with the target group, participant observation as well as through an online survey. In a first step the situational interest was considered to be important for the valuing of biodiversity. The final version of the framework was used and validated within a pilot study with 180 secondary school students. The framework development was a highly transformative process engaging different actors, using complementary methodological approaches and integrating different disciplinary perspectives.

Play and learn: Influence of gamification and game-based learning in the reading processes of secondary school students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Manzano León ◽  
José Miguel Rodríguez Ferrer ◽  
José Manuel Aguilar Parra ◽  
Juan Miguel Fernández Campoy ◽  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Processes

Including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore: Perspectives of peers without disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 1356336X2110258
Author(s):  
Chunxiao Li ◽  
Justin A. Haegele ◽  
Cathy McKay ◽  
Lijuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
School Students ◽  
Peer Attitudes ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Perspectives of peers without disabilities are considered a significant determinant of successful integrated physical education. The purpose of this study was to explore students' perspectives of including students with physical disabilities in physical education in Singapore. Primary and secondary school students ( n = 219) provided their perspectives related to the inclusion of students with physical disabilities through an online survey platform. The quantitative results showed that 86.3% of the participants expressed a “yes” opinion toward having the perspective that peers with physical disabilities should be included, while 13.7% of them expressed either a “no” or “maybe” opinion related to peers with physical disabilities being included. Further, girls were more likely to respond “yes” than boys, and a larger proportion of secondary school students responded “yes” than primary school students. Content analysis was used to code students’ 277 open-ended perspectives for supporting their expressed opinions. The different perspectives were coded and subsequently grouped into 15 categories for supporting the “yes,” “no,” and “maybe” responses. Equality was the most commonly listed category for supporting a “yes” response. For supporting a “no” response, negative outcomes, such as bullying and injury, were most commonly reported. Finally, dependence and incompatibility were equally listed for justifying a “maybe” response. These findings highlight a variety of perspectives related to peer attitudes and shed light on the value of enhancing students’ perspectives toward the integration of peers with disabilities.

Teachers' Perceptions of Physical Aggression among Secondary School Students: A New Zealand View

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Marsh ◽  
Rob McGee ◽  
Sheila Williams
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Fighting ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Zealand Secondary School

Previous research has found differences between adults' and students' perceptions of adolescents' aggressive behaviour. This study examines teachers' perceptions of physical aggression among New Zealand secondary school students. A survey assessed teachers' perceptions of problematic behaviour, and physical aggression by students towards teachers. An online survey assessed students' self-reports of physical fighting and weapon carrying. The findings show that, while teachers did not consider physical aggression a major problem in their schools, they did report frequent occurrences of physical fighting. Some teachers also reported experiencing significant physical aggression towards them by students. Student aggression was not significantly associated with teachers' perceptions of physical aggression in their schools. Teachers are facing physical aggression in their workplace, making schools a stressful working and learning environment.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of Enjoyment Element in Health-Related Game-Based Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (21) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Habibah Ab Jalil ◽  
Nurul Amelina Nasharuddin ◽  
Erzam Marlisah ◽  
Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan ◽  
Ismi Arif Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Uses And Gratification ◽  
Uses And Gratification Theory ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Individual

Educational games are often used as teaching and learning tools, with studies showing that game-based learning is widely accepted among children and teenagers. The experience of enjoyment typically associated with playing games provides for a deeper learning experience and allows the individual to connect various concepts, skills, and knowledge, as well as sparking creativity. This paper builds upon previous studies of enjoyment in health-based gaming and aims to articulate a definition of enjoyment in gaming. Drawing on Miles’ taxonomy, the review further set out to identify and bridge gaps in our theoretical understanding of enjoyment. Three theories were found to be particularly relevant for explaining the concept of enjoyment in relation to health-based gaming: self-determination theory, flow theory, and uses and gratification theory.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic ‘Lockdown’ on Reading Engagement of Selected Secondary School Students in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Ibitola Oluwatoyin Adigun ◽  
Fadekemi Omobola Oyewusi ◽  
Kolawole Akinjide Aramide
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Engagement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Several studies have decried the non-existence of functional school libraries in many primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. This inadequacy in school libraries made it extremely difficult for school librarians to foster the culture of reading in students through school library use and reading promotional activities. Moreover, library hours are not included in the school time table in many of the secondary schools in Nigeria. Thus, reading engagement has been on the decline among secondary school students in the country. Despite these challenges, some studies suggested that students will spend more time reading if they have more spare time. Therefore, this study investigated selected secondary school students’ reading engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic school lockdown. It was assumed that the availability of time during the period would motivate students to read since schools were closed and movement was restricted. The study adopted an online survey instrument (Questionnaire) administered to the students over 3-month period (April - June 2020). This instrument was adopted because there was total closure of schools throughout the country, thus the only means students could be reached at the time was through online. The questionnaire was sent to individual students and school online groups. Thus, the study was limited to students with information technology gadgets and online presence. The result revealed that there was no significant difference in the duration of time students spent reading during the lockdown and when school was in session. It also revealed that students read textbooks to prepare for examinations and to keep sound academically.

scholarly journals The Smartphone Use in Indonesian Schools: The High School Students’ Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karmila Machmud
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
The Subject

<p> </p><p>The goal of this research is to investigate schools’ policy of using a mobile phone at schools from the perspective of secondary school students in Indonesia. It happens to be a long debate involving educators in Indonesia on whether or not the use of smartphone can be allowed in schools. So far, all we hear is the perspectives of teachers and schools’ administrators regarding the ban but never from the students, even though the students are the subject of these debates. This research is conducted in order to investigate, as well as to give the opportunity for students’ to voice their opinion, point of views, and perspectives toward the issue of banning smartphone use at schools. The data of this research was collected through online survey aimed at secondary schools’ students in Gorontalo, Indonesia. There are 250 students from 5 high schools have responded to the online surveys. The result shows that even though students mostly believe that the use of smartphone should be integrated into teaching and learning process, an appropriate policy of using it at school should be designed in order to get rid of the negative impact cause by it, and to maximize the use of it as a sophisticated resource to help students learn better at school.</p>

scholarly journals Senior Secondary School Food Literacy Education: Importance, Challenges, and Ways of Improving

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janandani Nanayakkara ◽  
Claire Margerison ◽  
Anthony Worsley
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Food ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Senior Secondary

Food literacy education at senior secondary school can provide both immediate and long-term benefits for adolescents. The exploration of multiple stakeholder groups’ opinions regarding the importance, roles, and challenges of school food literacy education, and their suggestions for its improvement, will help the design and execution of future food literacy-related curricula and programmes. This study explored a broad range of Australian and international food, health, and education professionals’ opinions regarding senior secondary school food literacy education through an online survey. One hundred and fifty-five food, health, and education professionals completed this survey between April and October 2017. Overall, the respondents strongly supported the need for food literacy education for senior secondary school students. Their suggestions for improving this form of education included: incorporation of relevant and up-to-date content, the presence of strong practical components, offering food literacy as compulsory subjects or the incorporation of food literacy concepts into compulsory core subjects. Moreover, they proposed the active contribution of both internal and external stakeholders in the planning and delivery of this education to upgrade its quality and relevance. Overall, the findings suggest that a wide range of food, health, and education professionals are highly supportive of senior secondary school food literacy education and their constructive suggestions should be considered in school food literacy education enhancement efforts. Education authorities should seek ways of involving different stakeholders, including food-related professionals, in the design and delivery of food literacy education, and future studies should explore the best mechanisms for such involvement.

scholarly journals Escaping the “virtual promenade” – new trends in use of social networks by members of generation “z"

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Tomislav Levak ◽  
Snježana Barić Šelmić
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Generation Z ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The World

The aim of this paper is to determine whether the younger population in Croatia is following the dominant world trends in the use of social networks as extremely widespread communication platforms. Namely, although the Facebook community currently consists of as many as two billion users and is still convincingly the most popular social network in the world, it has already been noted that members of the so-called generation Z (people born after 1995) across the world are increasingly abandoning or minorizing Facebook and turning to other social networks. To this end, the authors used the comparative method to investigate the use of several contemporary social networks and current trends in the world and Croatia, using the necessary theoretical framework. Also, during May of 2017, the authors conducted a research into online habits and attitudes on social networks – which has not yet been done in Croatia, in the authors' knowledge – by means of an online survey among secondary school students, members of generation Z, in several major and smaller Croatian cities: Zagreb, Osijek, Krk and Korčula. The results of the research confirmed the initial hypotheses of the authors: young people are increasingly leaving Facebook as a “virtual promenade”, largely because older generations began using it, including their parents; they are mostly turning to social networks that offer a prevalence of photographs over text, primarily Instagram and Snapchat. In addition, no significant differences were found between members of generation Z in larger urban areas on the continent and smaller urban areas on the Adriatic islands, when it comes to their preferences.

scholarly journals Assessment of Hand-Washing Habits Among Secondary School Students in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1924-1930
Author(s):  
Ali Ibrahim Noshili
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Increased Risk

The health effects of infectious diseases affecting school-aged children continue to be a source of concern in the majority of low- and middle-income nations, owing to poor personal hygiene habits and insufficient sanitary facilities in public primary schools. Schoolchildren and primary school pupils are at increased risk due to a lack of attention to a fundamental yet crucial aspect of personal hygiene, such as continually washing hands with soap under running water, and even due to a lack of information of correct hand washing with soap practice. In recent years, public health concerns about communicable diseases such as respiratory infection and pneumonia have increased. The majority of school students are more exposed to infectious risk factors as a result of their frequent engagement in unhealthy behaviors. The purpose of this study is to determine the handwashing habits of Saudi Arabian secondary school students. The study employed a cross-sectional design in which an online survey was used to assess handwashing habits. Boys and girls from Saudi Arabia's secondary schools were included in the population. Statistical software was used to synthesize and analyze the data collected. The findings indicate that there was a relatively high level of commitment to hand washing. Additionally, findings indicated that the primary reason for skipping hand washing was a lack of recall. When it comes to handwashing materials in schools, the majority of participants prefer water and soap. The study discovered that the majority of secondary school students are unaware of the dangers associated with improper handwashing. Regression analysis revealed that there are significant predictors of handwashing commitment. Factors influencing secondary school students' handwashing habits include their region, academic year, gender, age, and parent's education. Thus, hygiene education programs in schools and communities should be implemented to raise awareness about the importance of hand hygiene.

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