scholarly journals Measuring the Impact of an Elementary School Outreach Program on Students' Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Science

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Lundstrom ◽  
Barbara Moskal
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mathematics And Science

scholarly journals Students’ Achievement in Math and Science: How Grit and Attitudes Influence?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masooma Ali Al-Mutawah ◽  
Moosa Jaafar Fateel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Math And Science ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Mathematics And Science

Many recent studies in the field of mathematics and science education have been studying the effect of non-cognitive factors in students’ achievement such as emotions, attitudes, values, beliefs, motivation, anxiety and grit. For example, attitude has been an important area in science education, and there have been many attempts to measure students attitudes to understand why they prefer a specific science subject (Reid; 2006). Zimmerman and Brogan (2015) stated that ‘grit predicts successful performance in a variety of contexts and found to be positively correlated with undergraduate grade average.’ Unfortunately, there are very few attempts if any have been studying the effect of grit on students’ academic achievement in Bahrain. Bahrain is an important economic sector in the Arabic Gulf region; it has very ambitious and competitive developing economical and educational vision. This study aims to find relationships between students’ level of grit and attitudes toward mathematics and science and the academic achievements in Bahrain secondary schools. ‘Grit questionnaire’ was adapted from Duckworth et al. (2007), and was administered to a total of 646 secondary school students. ‘Attitudes toward mathematics’ questionnaire was adapted from TIMSS (2011), and administered to a total of 349 secondary school students. ‘Attitudes toward science’ questionnaire was adapted from TIMSS (2011), and administered to a total of 297 secondary school students. The results showed that grit is positively and significantly correlated to academic achievement in math only, while attitudes towards math and science was positively and significantly correlated to academic achievement in both subjects.

scholarly journals THE ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS TOWARD THE IMPACT OF THE PARENT-SCHOOL COOPERATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2017 ◽  
pp. 129-144
Author(s):  
Amer Ćaro ◽  
Selma Turalić
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
The Other ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes of teachers, parents and students toward the impact of the parent-school cooperation on students' academic achievement. The research sample comprised 100 students, 39 teachers, and 65 parents. A survey method was used to gather data in this research. Within this method three scales were constructed: a scale for assessing parents’ attitudes, a scale for assessing teachers’ attitudes, and finally a scale for assessing students’ attitudes. The results indicate that, when it comes to the impact of the parent-school cooperation on students’ academic achievement, there are statistically significant differences in the attitudes between teachers, on the one hand, and parents and students, on the other hand. Parents usually come to school at the end of the first and second semester to get an insight into students’ achievement. Parents and teachers shift responsibility onto each other for the students’ failure, thus proving that the partnership between family and school is ineffective. However, parents' visits positively affect the child's achievement and his/her interest in various activities at school.

The Impact of TimeSlips on Undergraduate Students in Service Learning With Older Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sabine Heuer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Attitudes Toward Older Adults ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitude Shift ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Entries

Purpose Future speech-language pathologists are often unprepared in their academic training to serve the communicative and cognitive needs of older adults with dementia. While negative attitudes toward older adults are prevalent among undergraduate students, service learning has been shown to positively affect students' attitudes toward older adults. TimeSlips is an evidence-based approach that has been shown to improve health care students' attitudes toward older adults. The purpose of this study is to explore the change in attitudes in speech-language pathology students toward older adults using TimeSlips in service learning. Method Fifty-one students participated in TimeSlips service learning with older adults and completed the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) before and after service learning. In addition, students completed a reflection journal. The DAS data were analyzed using nonparametric statistics, and journal entries were analyzed using a qualitative analysis approach. Results The service learners exhibited a significant increase in positive attitude as indexed on the DAS. The reflective journal entries supported the positive change in attitudes. Conclusions A noticeable attitude shift was indexed in reflective journals and on the DAS. TimeSlips is an evidence-based, patient-centered approach well suited to address challenges in the preparation of Communication Sciences and Disorders students to work with the growing population of older adults.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY IMPACT FOR CLINICALLY INTEGRATED ATC PROGRAM IN A SPORTSMEDICINE PRACTICE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7_suppl3) ◽  
pp. 2325967121S0005
Author(s):  
Laura Grambo ◽  
Samantha Rivero ◽  
Katie Harbacheck ◽  
Christine Boyd ◽  
Shaun Keefer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Community Sports ◽  
Certified Athletic Trainer ◽  
The Impact

Background: Health Systems routinely make investments in clinically driven outreach programs to build for future community needs, improve health outcomes, and serve their community mission. Many community sports programs have limited access to sports medicine care, including access to athletic trainers. Hypothesis/Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a clinically integrated Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) Community Sports Outreach Program, by evaluating the outreach into the community, sports clubs, schools, covered events. Methods: The ATC Community Outreach Program monitored key metrics over a 3 and 1/2-year period. Metrics included the partnerships developed with local clubs and schools, number of athletes covered in each organization, games covered and hours spent supporting organizations. Categories were divided into fiscal years (FY) running from September to August. Fiscal Year 2016 was calculated from January – August, as it was the first year of the program. The percentage of growth of the amount of games covered was calculated from the adjacent FY. Results: Over the first 3 and 1/2 years (FY2016-FY2019), the number clubs, schools, programs covered grew from 10, 19, 25, to 31 from FY2016 - FY2019. Number of athletes from 7,363, 12,552, 15,104, to 19,794 from FY2016 - FY2019. The number of community outreach events grew from 6, 11, 57, to 190 from FY2016 - FY2019 (Table/Figure 1.1). The percentage of growth of games covered grew from 183%, 518% to 333% between FY2016 and FY2019. Discussion/Conclusion: Building, maintaining a sports medicine practice is a complex undertaking, and represents a significant investment for the health system and community. In many communities, access to sports medicine care for athletes is very limited. A clinically integrated ATC program can generate a significant impact on the community by building relationships with local sports clubs/schools and improving sports medicine care access to young athletes. Tables/Figures: [Table: see text][Figure: see text]

scholarly journals Online art therapy in elementary schools during COVID-19: results from a randomized cluster pilot and feasibility study and impact on mental health

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise ◽  
Terra Léger-Goodes ◽  
Geneviève A. Mageau ◽  
Geneviève Taylor ◽  
Catherine M. Herba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Emerging literature on the current COVID-19 crisis suggests that children may experience increased anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic. To prevent such school and mental health-related problems, there is a timely need to develop preventive strategies and interventions to address potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on children’s mental health, especially in school settings. Results from previous child clinical research indicate that art-based therapies, including mindfulness-based art therapy, have shown promise to increase children’s well-being and reduce psychological distress. Objective The goal of the present pilot and feasibility study was to compare the impact of an emotion-based directed drawing intervention and a mandala drawing intervention, on mental health in elementary school children (N = 22), in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both interventions were group-based and delivered online and remotely. A pilot study using a randomized cluster design was implemented to evaluate and compare both interventions in relation to child anxiety, depression, inattention and hyperactivity symptoms. Results Analyses of covariance revealed a significant effect of the type of drawing intervention on levels of inattention, after controlling for baseline levels. Participants in the emotion-based directed drawing group showed lower inattention scores at post-test, when compared to participants in the mandala group. Post-hoc sensitivity analyses showed significant decreases in pre-to-post scores for levels of hyperactivity for the complete sample. Conclusion Overall, results from this pilot and feasibility study showed that both an emotion-based directed drawing intervention and a mandala drawing intervention may be beneficial to improve mental health in elementary school children, in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. From a feasibility standpoint, results indicate that the implementation of both interventions online and remotely, through a videoconference platform, is feasible and adequate in school-based settings. Further work incorporating larger sample sizes, longitudinal data and ensuring sufficient statistical power is warranted to evaluate the long-term impact of both interventions on children’s mental health.

scholarly journals The Effect of Elementary School Soccer Instruction Using Virtual Reality Technologies on Students’ Attitudes toward Physical Education and Flow in Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3240
Author(s):  
Hyun Suk Lee ◽  
Junga Lee
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Attitudes Toward Physical Education ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Traditional Class

We analyzed the effects of an elementary school soccer class using virtual reality technology on students’ attitudes toward physical education class and the influence on class flow. The data from 113 elementary school students from Seoul and Gyeonggi-do were analyzed. Students were divided into groups that received either virtual reality or traditional classes (e.g., playing on a playground). Data were analyzed with three-way analyses of variance. Results revealed that students who participated in the virtual reality classes had more confidence, concentration, and experienced more flow (specifically, attention to PE class, integration of ability, challenge, and sense of control) than students who participated in the traditional class. This suggests that virtual reality technology positively affected students’ attitudes and flow. In subsequent research, it is necessary to develop and disseminate a variety of virtual reality sports programs and to conduct studies with students from various grade levels.

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