scholarly journals Metaphorical perceptions of high school students about pop music

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 2261-2276
Author(s):  
Demet Aydınlı Gurler

The purpose of this research is to examine the pop music metaphors developed by high school students. In this study, the phenomenology model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, has been used. A total of 650 students from a public school in Province Ankara, District Mamak, attended the study during the spring semester of the 2020/2021 academic year. The data were collected through a form containing the question ‘Pop music is like... because...’. The data were analysed through content analysis. Based on the 324 different metaphors created by high school students, these metaphors are classified into 13 categories based on their shared characteristics. Students’ gender and their conditions whether they play an instrument or not were considered when categorising them. According to the findings of the study, high school students described pop music as the most energising/friendly genre. The study also demonstrates that metaphors can be an effective tool for eliciting students’ perceptions of pop music.   Keywords: High school students, metaphor, music, perception of pop music.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yafet Seftyan Nugroho

Background: Language is method of human communication. It is used as means to communicate with other people. Research purposes: to find out the types of illocutionary act in Textbook : Modul Pengayaan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Peminatan Semester 2,  to identify dominant kinds of illocutionary act in Textbook : Modul Pengayaan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Peminatan Semester 2. Research methods: This reseacrh was designed as descriptive qualitative research. The technique of data collecting there are 3 steps. First, the researcher researcher tries to identify the data or the dialogues from the written conversation which are related to the statements of the problems according textbook. Second, the researcher analyzed and classified the types of illocutionary act and the dominant kinds of illocutionary act. Third, the researcher identified the illocutionary act found in Textbook : Modul Pengayaan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Peminatan Semester 2 based on types of illocutionary acts. Research results: The total number of types of the data found were 292, there were 34 utterance of declaration, 92 utterances of representative, 48 utterances of expressive, 95 utterances of directives, and 26 utterances of commisive. The dominant type of illocutionary was found is directives with 95 utterences Conclusion: Those were declarative, representative, expressive, directive, and commisive. To be more specific, there are 40 utterances of declarative, 85 utterances of representative, 53 utterances of expressive, 87 utterances of directive, and 26 utterances of commisive.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fithoni ◽  
Atang Priyatna

This study aims to find out and analyze the factors that influence the decision of high school students in choosing universities in Batang Hari Regency. The object of research is STAI and STIE-GK Muara Bulian. This research is descriptive quantitative with the number of respondents as many as 75 students for each college which is the object of research registered in the 2018/2019 academic year. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research that aims to determine whether there is an influence or relationship between two or more variables with the analysis tools used include Partial Test (t test), Simultaneous Test (Test F), and Determination Coefficient Test (R2). The results of the study show that the independent variables include Study Program variables (X1), Accreditation Status (X2), Facilities (X3) and Costs (X4) on Student Decisions (Y). For STAI Muara Bulian, only Accreditation variables have a partial influence on student decisions and even then it is not significant. For STIE-GK Muara Bulian, it is known that all independent variables have a partial and significant influence on the decisions of high school students to enter. Judging from the F test, it is known that the independent variables simultaneously have an influence on the dependent variable in having a college in Batang Hari Regency. The test results of the coefficient of determination for STAI Muara Bulian amounted to 88.9% and for STIE-GK Muara Bulian at 95.3% while the remaining respectively 11.1% and 4.7% were influenced by other factors not included in the research variable.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Pınar Koseoglu ◽  
Hulya Pehlivan

The purpose of the study was to identify and analyse high school students’ metaphorical perceptions of biology and biology teacher concepts. The sample comprised all the 515 students studying in the Etimesgut district in Ankara in the spring semester of the 2015/2016 academic year. The data were gathered through a form which included the phrases ‘Biology/the biology teacher is similar to/the same as…, because…’ The data for the research were collected through qualitative research methods. The research approach adopted was phenomenological. Content analysis was used for the data analysis. According to the results, high school students use different metaphors to describe the biology concept. These metaphors are united under different conceptual categories in terms of their common qualities. The study results show how metaphors can be used as an important research tool in understanding and explaining the perceptions of students towards biology and biology teacher.   Keywords: Biology, biology teacher, metaphor, metaphoric thought, phenomenological research.  


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Pınar Koseoglu ◽  
Hulya Pehlivan

The purpose of the study was to identify and analyse high school students’ metaphorical perceptions of biology and biology teacher concepts. The sample comprised all the 515 students studying in the Etimesgut district in Ankara in the spring semester of the 2015/2016 academic year. The data were gathered through a form which included the phrases ‘Biology/the biology teacher is similar to/the same as…, because…’ The data for the research were collected through qualitative research methods. The research approach adopted was phenomenological. Content analysis was used for the data analysis. According to the results, high school students use different metaphors to describe the biology concept. These metaphors are united under different conceptual categories in terms of their common qualities. The study results show how metaphors can be used as an important research tool in understanding and explaining the perceptions of students towards biology and biology teacher. Keywords: Biology, biology teacher, metaphor, metaphoric thought, phenomenological research.


2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 855-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anannit Visudtibhan ◽  
Lunliya Thampratankul ◽  
Chaiyos Khongkhatithum ◽  
Chusak Okascharoen ◽  
Vorasith Siripornpanich ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-80
Author(s):  
Menekşe Eskici

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine sustainable learning levels of students. The study also attempted to determine sustainable learning levels of students based on gender and grade. The participants of the study consisted of 742 high school students (354 females and 388 males) in various high schools in Babaeski district of Kırklareli, Turkey during the 2017–2018 academic year. In order to collect data, a scale with two subscales – behavioural and cognitive – was developed. The data were analysed through SPSS 17, and arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way analysis of variance (One Way Anova) were used. According to the results of the study, it is concluded that sustainable learning level of the high school students is moderate. The study also found a significant variation in favour of the female students in “learning for development” subdimension on the cognitive subscale of the scale.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. A. Nagaraja

An attempt was made to find out the effect of study habits, mental health and intelligence on their academic achievement of 400 high school students. The data collected by Academic Achievement (marks obtained by the students in their previous academic year annual examinations) was used to assess the study habits, mental health and intelligence and academic achievement of the subjects. The data collected were analysis by using statistical techniques such as Mean, SD and ANOVA. Results revealed that there are significant differences between study habits, mental health and intelligence on academic achievement of subjects.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Kisastro Saragih

This study aims to find out the effect of option numbers on the item instruments of belief about mathematics toward the maximum reliability. The method used was experimental method with one-way analysis of variants (ANOVA) design 3x1. The population is all students of state Junior High School in Medan academic year 2014/2015. Sampling was done by multi-stage random sampling in order to obtain a sample 1,050 students of three state Junior High Schools in Medan. Study hypotheses were tested using one way ANOVA. Study results conclude that: (1) The maximum reliability of the instrument of belief about mathematics with five options is higher than the maximum reliability of the instrument of belief about mathematics with four options and three options; and (2) The maximum reliability of the instruments of belief about mathematics with four options is higher than the maximum reliability of the instruments of belief about mathematics with three options. Therefore, the more option numbers on the item instrument are, the higher the maximum reliability will be.


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