scholarly journals What do Students Really Understand? Secondary Education Students’ Conceptions of Genetics

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1405-1422
Author(s):  
Didem Kılıç Mocan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Genetic Events

Abstract: Individuals with a secondary education should have a knowledge level sufficient to make sense of what they read or hear about genetics, and they should be able to think scientifically in evaluation and decision-making processes. The purpose of this study is to identify the basic understanding of secondary education students about genetic concepts and the reasons for the difficulty of learning and teaching genetics. Semi-structured interviews that include student drawings have been conducted with 24 students to gain a comprehensive perspective on secondary education students’ understanding of the basic concepts of genetics. The answers given by the students to the interview questions and their drawings have been analyzed with content analysis. Qualitative data analyzed with a holistic point of view were collected and evaluated under the categories of ‘DNA, gene and chromosome’ and ‘Cell divisions and heredity relationship.’ As a general result, it has been found that students have inaccurate and inconsistent information about the basic concepts of genetics, have difficulties in establishing relationships between these concepts, and cannot fully understand and explain the processes underlying genetic events. It has been observed that various factors have an effect on this result. It will be possible to support students to develop a more accurate understanding of genetic concepts and issues by working on the weaknesses in genetics teaching, providing an enriched teaching environment with current teaching methods and materials, and moving away from rote learning.

scholarly journals Students’ views on the use of tablet computers in education

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Ali Semerci
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Tablet Computers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Computers In Education ◽  
Effective Use

The aim of this study was to explore high school students’ views on the use of tablet computers in education. To achieve this aim, a qualitative research method was employed whereby data was obtained from 16 high school students using one-to-one semi-structured interviews and then, subjected to content analysis. The findings showed that all the participating students expressed a positive attitude towards tablet computers prior to their use in education. However, students stated that, after a short period spent on using the tablet computers, they found that tablet computers affected student–teacher and student–student interaction. A significant number of the students stated that the educational content presented in the Educational Information Network (EBA) Portal was inadequate and inappropriate to their level. Also, in terms of the learning and teaching process, the students raised several concerns. To facilitate the effective use of tablet computers in education, students made several recommendations.Keywords: FATIH Project, tablet computers, technology integration in education, tablet computers in education.

scholarly journals Key competencies in the labour market from the perspective of higher education students

e-mentor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Agata Matuszewska-Kubicz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Intelligence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Intercultural Competencies ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
The University ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

The subject of key competencies in the labour market has been discussed in many publications and reports in recent years, presenting the point of view of researchers and employers on the issue. However, the perspective of future employees also seems to be worth discussing; hence this research covers university students currently entering the labour market. Ten competencies identified as key in the labour market are examined: problem-solving, creativity and innovation, analytical and critical thinking, active learning and teaching, interdisciplinarity, emotional intelligence, social intelligence, intercultural competencies, virtual cooperation, digital competency. The study aimed to determine the respondents’ opinions and beliefs about selected key competencies on the labour market, their willingness to develop them, and their declared level of these competencies. The survey was carried out using the quantitative method, using the CAWI technique, on a sample of 352 respondents – students of the University of Lodz. The results indicate that the students mostly share the view that the competencies indicated as being key will be expected by employers in the labour market in the next five years. Moreover, for most of the competencies being studied, they assess their current level to be high and see the need to develop them for professional purposes. Discrepancies are also indicated between the students’ self-assessment of their competencies and their employers’ assessment.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP VALUES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSITION RATES FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAHURO SUB-COUNTY, MURANGA COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gibson Mwangi ◽  
Anne Muiru
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Transition Rate ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Leadership Challenges ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Leadership Values

<p>The introduction of free and compulsory secondary education popularly known as 100% transition rate has met many schools unprepared. This has led to many principals facing various leadership challenges such as poor state of physical facilities; inadequate learning and teaching resources; inability to repair or provide learning furniture; inadequate trained teachers and high teacher turnover, low teacher student ration, and lack of supporting services. The study sought to examine the influence of principals’ leadership values on the management of transition rate in Kahuro Sub-County, Murang’a County, Kenya. The study was be guided by the System Theory of von Ludwig (1968) and Situation Leadership Theory as explained by Dr. Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. The researcher used mixed methodology approach and convergent parallel design. The study targeted 505 respondents comprised of 42 principals, 42 deputy principals, 420 BOM members and one Education Officer in the Sub-County. The researcher used purposive sampling method to sample 127 respondents comprised of 42 Principals, 42 Deputy Principals, 42 BOM Chairmen and the one Education Officer. The study used questionnaires for teachers and interview guides for the Principals, BOM Chairmen and Educational officer to collect data. To ensure reliability, validity, dependability and credibility, a pilot study was conducted in 10% sample size in Kigumo Sub-County. Reliability of the instrument was determined through split-half technique where, if the correlation coefficient (r 0.78 was obtained indicating that instrument was reliable. Content validity through supervisors and expert judgment was done to evaluate clearness of the questions in the research tools. Credibility and dependability were demonstrated through an audit trail, examining the documentation of data, methods, decisions and end product. Quantitative data in the questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics while qualitative data obtained from interview guides was analyzed using thematic data analysis. Frequency tables, graphs and pie charts and correlation coefficient statistics was used to present the quantitative data. The qualitative data was presented in form of narratives. The study showed that some schools had large classes, beyond the recommended ratio of 40:1. This could be attributed to the introduction of subsidized public secondary education program. The free schooling enabled those who could not afford education to attend school, increasing enrollments in schools. The study concluded that the curriculum could not be implemented effectively, hence low academic achievement among the learners, prequisite for increased indiscipline in schools which will call for principals in schools to improve their leadership values in order to manage the transition effectively.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0987/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals What academics really think about information literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Stebbing ◽  
Jane Shelley ◽  
Mark Warnes ◽  
Carol McMaster
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Student Information ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
The Impact

This research project arose from a need to ensure librarians and academics work together to support student information literacy (IL) development, aligned to the Anglia Ruskin University learning and teaching strategy, and specifically to improve librarians’ understanding of how academic staff view IL and consider their perceptions and expectations within different disciplines. A literature review found a limited number of studies which considered academics’ point of view and few were concerned with discipline (faculty) differences. We took a qualitative approach to this research, using semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of participants drawn from nursing subjects and business subjects in a post-1992 university in the United Kingdom. The research questions asked about academics’ perception of IL, the impact of their discipline on IL and their view of the ideal information literate student. Six key areas of concern emerged around the teaching of IL: students transitioning into higher education, developing evaluation skills, the significance of the undergraduate major project and discipline differences, the information landscape and the perceived need for preparation for IL at work. The article discusses the findings, difficulties surrounding students achieving adequate IL and considerations for future practice in delivering focused IL support.

scholarly journals La percepción de la conflictividad en el profesorado de Educación Secundaria: estudio de caso

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
María Isabel Rojo Guillamón
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Well Yield

El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer y analizar los tipos de conflictos entre el profesorado de un Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria (IES) en la Región de Murcia. Los instrumentos utilizados han seguido una doble metodología. Por una parte, una metodología cuantitativa con aplicación de la técnica de la encuesta y, por otra parte, con una metodología cualitativa en aplicación de las técnicas de grupo de discusión y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Los participantes fueron 35 docentes seleccionados sobre una población total de 92. Los resultados indican que los tipos de conflictos principales son: discrepancias y desacuerdos entre estos y el equipo directivo y la administración. Al mismo tiempo, otro de los tipos de conflictos que se generan es la distribución de horarios y las franjas horarias en las que el profesorado desea impartir las asignaturas. Igualmente, se destacó que el profesorado percibe el conflicto de manera distinta en función de la edad, así pues, el profesorado con edades comprendidas entre los 36 y 45 años prefiere evitar el conflicto, frente al grupo del profesorado de mayor edad que percibe el conflicto como “lucha para vencer”. Sin embargo, el grupo de profesorado más joven y el grupo con mayor experiencia docente, lo percibe como oportunidad de cambio, desde el punto de vista positivo. El sexo femenino ante el conflicto, prefiere bien, ceder o ignorar a la otra parte. Siendo la principales causas de los conflictos: ideológicas, comunicación deficiente, insatisfacción laboral o diferencia de funciones.   The objective of this work is to know and analyze the types of conflicts between the teaching staff of a Secondary Education Institute (IES) in the Region of Murcia. The instruments used have followed a double methodology. On the one hand, a quantitative methodology with application of the technique of the survey and, on the other hand, with a qualitative methodology in application of the techniques of discussion group and semi-structured interviews. The participants were 35 selected teachers out of a total population of 92. The results indicate that the main types of conflicts are: discrepancies and disagreements between them and the management team and the administration. At the same time, another of the types of conflicts that are generated is the distribution of schedules and the time slots in which the teaching staff wishes to teach the subjects. Likewise, it was highlighted that teachers perceive the conflict differently depending on their age, therefore, teachers aged between 36 and 45 prefer to avoid conflict, compared to the group of older teachers who perceive the conflict as "fight to win". However, the group of younger teachers and the group with the most teaching experience perceive it as an opportunity for change, from a positive point of view. The female sex in the face of conflict, prefers well, yield or ignore the other party. Being the main causes of conflicts: ideological, poor communication, job dissatisfaction or difference of functions. KEY WORDS: Secondary education, conflicts, teachers, job dissatisfaction.

scholarly journals Gestire o nascondere i conflitti socio-ambientali? La Social Licence to Operate nelle attività petrolifere dell’Amazzonia ecuadoriana

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Diantini ◽  
Salvatore Eugenio Pappalardo ◽  
Daniele Codato ◽  
Massimo De Marchi
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Procedural Fairness ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Ecuadorian Amazon ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Licence To Operate ◽  
Social Licence To Operate

The main objective of this research was to critically examine the concept of Social Licence to Operate (SLO) in an oil concession of the Ecuadorian Amazon inhabited by indigenous villages. In this paper we present the qualitative data of the semi-structured interviews and the household survey with village residents. The main findings revealed the important role of the involvement of communities in the decision-making processes (procedural fairness), people’s perceptions of company’s socio-environmental impacts, the management of forms of protest and social services in the communities. Particularly, the results suggested that procedural fairness and the respect of communities’ right of self-determination are the basic requisite for the application of the SLO concept in the study area.

Flexible working and engagement: the importance of choice

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre Anderson ◽  
Clare Kelliher
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to report findings from a major study into flexible working and to examine the link with employee engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted within seven case organizations using a mixed method of semi‐structured interviews and an electronic questionnaire.FindingsThe findings show that flexible working has an impact on employee engagement through a positive relationship with organizational commitment, job satisfaction and employee discretionary behavior.Practical implicationsAllowing employees a degree of choice over when, where and how much work they do has benefits for the organization. However, for these gains to be realized, support is needed for the implementation of a flexible working policy.Originality/valueThe study included both quantitative and qualitative data and examined the impact of flexible working from the point of view of managers and co‐workers of flexible workers, as well as those who worked flexibly themselves.

scholarly journals Learning Problem for the Special Education Students: Funds and Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Farhan ◽  
Suhailah Md Hamil ◽  
Nurul Natasha Azmi ◽  
Nurul Umaira Juliana Roslid ◽  
Nur Nabilah Zainal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Special Education Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Special Needs Students ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Learning And Teaching

Special Education is a program designed specifically to meet the diverse needs of special students. For special education students who are placed separately, appropriate techniques have been used in the learning and teaching process. In addition to appropriate learning techniques, infrastructure has also been provided to facilitate the learning process of these special education students. Infrastructure is a facility provided for development purposes. The objectives of this study were to analyze special education facilities for students with special needs, to identify sufficient and current teaching and learning infrastructure for special needs students at SK Kuala Kubu Bharu, to identify appropriate and relevant funding for students with special needs for educational purposes and their infrastructure, and understand the implementation of SK Kuala Kubu Bharu's PPKI on infrastructure and funding for special needs students. The method of this study is semi-structured interviews. Students in the special education school studied are having problems with sufficient and increasing infrastructure. After all, infrastructure is a condition or environment that every school needs to meet in order for its students to be able to use the facilities, especially those students who attend the school are students with disabilities or disabilities.

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Aina Strode
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Study Process

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical PracticeThe topicality of the research is determined by the need for changes in higher education concerned with implementing the principles of sustainable education. The article focuses on teacher training, highlighting the teacher's profession as an attractive choice of one's career that permits to ensure the development of general and professional skills and an opportunity for new specialists to align with the labour market. The empirical study of students' understanding of their professional activity and of the conditions for its formation is conducted by applying structured interviews (of practice supervisors, students, academic staff); students and experts' questionnaire. Comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and triangulation were used in case studies. As a result, a framework of pedagogical practice organisation has been created in order to form students' independent professional activity. The criteria and indicators of independent professional activity have been formulated and suggestions for designers of study programmes and organisers of the study process have been provided.

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