Secondary School Students’ Attitudes towards their Learning of Geometry: A Survey of Bindura Urban Secondary Schools

This study investigated the influence of fishing related activities on academic performance of secondary school students in Rachuonyo North Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the activities associated with fishing and determine how they influenced academic performance of secondary students in the Sub-County. The study targeted students and principals of the 49 secondary schools in Rachuonyo North Sub-county. The research used simple random sampling to select 14 public secondary schools and 20 Form Three students from each of the sampled schools. The total sample size was 292 respondents. Primary data was collected and analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods and then presented in tables in percentages. Data analysis was done using SPSS and the Microsoft Excel software. The study established that students participated in fishing activities while attending school. Major fishing activities that students engaged in included: actual fishing an agreement index of 82.9% of students; repairing of fishing nets which was supported by 74.2% of students; setting of nets in the lake which was supported by 84.4% of students; and removal of fish from the nets which was agreed to by 83.9% of students. Some (91.7%) of the students believed that their counterparts who engaged in fishing activities tended to perform poorly in their classwork. The study has recommended that parents, School Boards of Management and the communities along the beaches collaborate with each other in order to keep students from engaging in fishing activities for this likely to improve school attendance and academic performance of students. The Government should enforce compulsory basic education as well as provide it free to all children at this level of education.

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CLARITY IN SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Journal of Science Educational Science ◽

10.18173/2354-1075.2021-0001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

pp. 3-13

Author(s):

Ngo Phan Trong

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Social Intelligence ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Communication Style ◽

School Students ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Medium Level ◽

Survey Results ◽

Learning From Others

This study was conducted on 1170 students at 10 secondary schools in 5 provinces in Vietnam. Survey results determined student's clarity on others at medium level. The Clarity to others of surveyed students was correlated with factors such as: communication style, communication trends and temperament of students in communicating and learning from others. The results of multiple linear regresion model of factors have been determined the prediction of the effects of the above factors. The predictive discovered models in the study have been useful suggestions for parents, teachers and students, helping them to improve Clarity in social intelligence of secondary school students.

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Another Look at Secondary School Students' Attitudes toward Reading

Journal of Reading Behavior ◽

10.1080/10862968009547370 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 187-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Ramon Lewis ◽

William H. Teale

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Self Report ◽

Individual Development ◽

Attitudes Toward Reading ◽

School Students ◽

Peer Ratings ◽

Validity Data ◽

Research Issues ◽

Students Attitudes

Argues that secondary school students' attitudes toward reading may be conceptualized multi-dimensionally as consisting of Individual Development, Utilitarian, and Enjoyment factors. Describes the development of self-report scales designed to measure each of these dimensions of reading attitude. Factor analyses showed the dimensions to be distinguishable empirically one from the other. The three scales were found to be internally consistent (α = .69-.92) and stable (α = .72-.90). Concurrent validity data based on peer ratings are also provided. Implications for pedagogical and research issues arising from this conceptualization of attitude toward reading are also discussed.

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VALIDITY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION AS A PREDICTOR OF SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION SCORE AMONG PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS KENYA

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i4.2018.1483 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 80-94

Author(s):

Eunice Atieno Agingu

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Study Data ◽

School Type ◽

School Students ◽

Public Secondary School ◽

Ex Post ◽

Ex Post Facto ◽

Study Population

The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of KCPE as a predictor of KCSE scores among public secondary school students in Kisii central Sub-county, Kenya. This study was guided by a conceptual framework where KCPE was the independent variable and KCSE the dependent variable. It adopted Correlational and Ex-post-facto research designs. The study population was 3,897 KCSE candidates from 55 public secondary schools. Stratified random sampling based on school type and size was used to select 16 public secondary schools for the study. Saturated sampling was employed to include all KCSE candidates whose KCPE marks were available in each sampled school, yielding a sample of 1,391 students. Data used included 2006 KCPE scores and 2010 KCSE scores of the same students under study. Data was collected using a researcher made pro forma. It was analyzed quantitatively using correlations and regression analyses. Results showed a strong positive Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r=0.693; n=1391; p < 0.05) between KCPE and KCSE scores. It recommended that; KCPE should continue to be used as selection tool for secondary school admission and school evaluation using KCSE examination scores should be based on students’ past KCPE scores.

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Examination of Social Media Attitudes and Loneliness Levels of Secondary Education Students with Regard to Gender and Sport

International Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.5430/ijhe.v7n5p54 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Gaye Erkmen ◽

Mehmet Altin

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Personal Information ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Education Students ◽

School Students ◽

Test Analysis ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Students Attitudes

The purpose of the study was to examine secondary school students' attitudes towards social media and their loneliness levels in terms of gender and whether they do sports or not. The sample of the study consisted of 175 female and 269 male secondary school stıdents. To collect data personal information form, Social Media Attitude Scale (Otrar ve Argın, 2013) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (Russell, Peplau, & Cutrona, 1980) were used to in this study. Independent t test analysis was conducted to examine whether the participants' social media attitudes and loneliness levels differed with regard to gender and do sport. According to the results, there was no significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.832, p > .05) with regard to gender. However, loneliness levels of the participants seems to be significantly different with regard to gender (t = -6.513, p = .000). When the participants were examined whether they do sports or not, there was not any significant difference in social media attitudes (t = -.427, p> .05). However, the levels of loneliness was significantly found to be different in terms of doing sports or not (t = -3.675, p = .000). Furthermore, there was not a significant relationship between social media attitudes and loneliness (p > .05). It can be concluded that sport and regular physical activity can be considered as a means to provide environments where individuals will feel far away from the feeling of loneliness and that they will feel themselves more valuable.

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Influence of Environment and Gender on Career Choice among Secondary School Students in Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria

INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (IJE) ◽

10.53449/ije.v3i2.132 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 123-134

Author(s):

Abayomi Ambali Alaka ◽

Salamatu Ishaku ◽

Sadiq Aderibigbe Idowu

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Career Choice ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Research Question ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

And Gender

The study examined the influence of environment and gender on career choice among secondary school students in Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State. A descriptive research design was used and 18 secondary schools were clustered into three chiefdoms to draw a sample of 6 secondary schools using purposive sampling technique. Also, a sample of 422 students from a population of 3558 students from the three Chiefdoms was drawn using cluster sampling technique. The study developed and used a questionnaire tagged 'Environment, Gender and Career Choice Questionnaire (EGCCQ)' with correlation coefficient of 0.78. The students' career choice was based on the adoption of Career Interest Survey (CIS) and Vocational Interest Inventory (VII) developed by Bakare (1977). Descriptive statistics of simple percentage was used for the research question generated, while inferential statistics of multiple regression analysis was employed to analyse the null hypotheses developed for the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that students had preferences for career choice based on gender and environment. There was a significant composite influence of environment and gender on career choice among secondary school students in Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State, with the influence of environment being relatively than that of gender. It is therefore recommended among others that students should be well counselled in the choice of career process by professional counsellors and they should take into consideration the immediate environment of the students, their gender, interest, ability, skills and personality.

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Brief compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator course for secondary school students: a multischool feasibility study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040469 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. e040469

Author(s):

Kit Ying So ◽

Hiu Fai Ko ◽

Cindy Sin Yui Tsui ◽

Chi Yeung Yeung ◽

Yee Ching Chu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Life Support ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Automated External Defibrillator ◽

School Students ◽

External Defibrillator

ObjectivesThis study assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 2-hour compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (CO-CPRAED) course in secondary school students.DesignProspective pre-post feasibility study.Setting and participants128 students (12–15 years old) without prior basic life support (BLS) training at four secondary schools in Hong Kong. All students were followed up at 3 months after training.InterventionsEmergency medicine-trained nurse and physicians taught the 2-hour CO-CPRAED course using the American Heart Association ‘CPR in School Training Kit’ programme. Students were trained in groups up to 40 students/session, with an instructor to student ratio not exceeding 1:10. To practise hands-on compressions, the manikin to student ratio was 1:1. For a simulated cardiac arrest, the manikin and AED to student ratio was 1:10.Primary and secondary outcomesCPR and AED knowledge, attitude statements towards bystander CPR and AED, quality of BLS performance skills during training and at 3 months.ResultsSome students (46%) knew how deep to push on an adult chest when doing CO-CPR before training. The course was associated with an increase in knowledge score (pretraining 55%, post-training 93%; adjusted mean difference (MD) 38%, 95% CI 33% to 43%; p<0.001). Most students (68%) thought that CPR education in senior secondary school was essential before training. The students had a very positive attitude towards CPR; no change in the mean (SD) attitude score out of 30 over time (pretraining 27.2 (2.5), post-training 27.6 (2.7); adjusted MD 0.5, 95% CI −0.1 to 1.0; p=0.132). Most students were competent in performing BLS immediately after training (77%) and at 3 months (83%) (adjusted MD 6%, 95% CI −4% to 15%; p=0.268).ConclusionsThe results demonstrate the feasibility of scaling up the number of secondary schools trained in a brief CO-CPRAED course within the local school curriculum.

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