scholarly journals The relationship between students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement

2016 ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Kurtuluş Atlı ◽  
Naim Uzun ◽  
Cem Saraç ◽  
Necdet Sağlam ◽  
Semran Sağlam
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the current study is to determine the relationship between secondary and high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antiphatic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement. The study was conducted with the participation of totally 854 students attending secondary and high schools in the city of Aksaray in the spring term of 2013-2014 school year. In the collection of the data, “Ecocentric, Anthropocentric and Antipathic Environmental Attitude Scale” developed by Thompson and Barton (1994) and adapted to Turkish by Erten (2007) was used. In the analysis of the data, one-way variance analysis and Pearson Correlation analysis were conducted. At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in the ecocentric attitude mean scores of the secondary school students in favor of the students having higher academic achievement (F=3.161; p<.05) and a significant difference was found in the antipathic attitude scores of the students in favor of those having lower academic achievement (F=14.700; p<.001). No significant difference based on the students’ academic achievement was found in the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores (F=.755; p>.05). The high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and anthipatic attitude scores were found to be not significantly varying depending on their academic achievement (F=.749, .287 and 2.113; p>.05, respectively). On the other hand, a low and positive correlation was found between the secondary school students’ academic achievements in Science and Social Studies courses and their ecocentric attitude scores (r=.139, .144; p<.01, respectively) and a negative correlation was found with their achievements and antipathic attitude scores (r=-.242, -.284; p<.001, respectively). No significant correlation was found between their achievements in these courses and anthropocentric attitude scores. A low and positive correlation was found between the high school students’ ecocentric attitude scores and their academic achievement in Geography course (r=.126; p<.05). A low and negative correlation was found between the students’ antipathic attitude scores and their achievements in Biology course (r=-.237; p<.01), in Chemistry course (r=-.145; p<.05) and in Geography course (r=-.128; p<.05). No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores and their achievements in these courses. No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric and antipathic environmental attitudes and their academic achievements in Physics and Health Knowledge courses. In light of the findings of the study, some suggestions were made.Keywords: ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathetic attitude, environmental attitude, secondary school, high school, academic achievement

The relationship between students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Naim Uzuni ◽  
Kurtuluş Atli ◽  
Cem Saraç ◽  
Necdet Sağlam ◽  
Semran Sağlam
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Achievements ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

<p>The purpose of the current study is to determine the relationship between secondary and high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and antiphatic attitudes towards the environment and their academic achievement. The study was conducted with the participation of totally 854 students attending secondary and high schools in the city of Aksaray in the spring term of 2013-2014 school year. In the collection of the data, “Ecocentric, Anthropocentric and Antipathic Environmental Attitude Scale” developed by Thompson and Barton (1994) and adapted to Turkish by Erten (2007) was used. In the analysis of the data, one-way variance analysis and Pearson Correlation analysis were conducted. At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in the ecocentric attitude mean scores of the secondary school students in favor of the students having higher academic achievement (F=3.161; p&lt;.05) and a significant difference was found in the antipathic attitude scores of the students in favor of those having lower academic achievement (F=14.700; p&lt;.001). No significant difference based on the students’ academic achievement was found in the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores (F=.755; p&gt;.05). The high school students’ ecocentric, anthropocentric and anthipatic attitude scores were found to be not significantly varying depending on their academic achievement (F=.749, .287 and 2.113; p&gt;.05, respectively). On the other hand, a low and positive correlation was found between the secondary school students’ academic achievements in Science and Social Studies courses and their ecocentric attitude scores (r=.139, .144; p&lt;.01, respectively) and a negative correlation was found with their achievements and antipathic attitude scores (r=-.242, -.284; p&lt;.001, respectively). No significant correlation was found between their achievements in these courses and anthropocentric attitude scores. A low and positive correlation was found between the high school students’ ecocentric attitude scores and their academic achievement in Geography course (r=.126; p&lt;.05). A low and negative correlation was found between the students’ antipathic attitude scores and their achievements in Biology course (r=-.237; p&lt;.01), in Chemistry course (r=-.145; p&lt;.05) and in Geography course (r=-.128; p&lt;.05). No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric attitude scores and their achievements in these courses. No significant correlation was found between the students’ anthropocentric and antipathic environmental attitudes and their academic achievements in Physics and Health Knowledge courses. In light of the findings of the study, some suggestions were made.</p><p>Keywords: ecocentric, anthropocentric and antipathetic attitude, environmental attitude, secondary school, high school, academic achievement</p>

Influence of Academic Motivation on Academic Achievement and Emotional Intelligence in Secondary School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajib Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
The Relationship

The present study tried to examine the relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence, blocking the influence of academic motivation on the relationship in secondary school students. Sample for the study includes 49 students (25 girls and 24 boys) from VIIIth and IXth classes of a secondary school in Sriram Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The data for measuring Emotional intelligence is collected by using the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire – Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue-ASF), prepared by Petrides, K. V. & Furnham, A. (2006) for adolescents. The data for measuring academic motivation is collected using Academic Motivation Scale, High School Version (AMS-HS 28) for high school students prepared by Vallerand and et.al (1992). Academic achievement of the students is measured by collecting the students' grade point average in a summative assessment. For data analysis, Pearson's Product Moment and Partial Correlations are used. The significance of the test is calculated by using t-test formula for partial correlation for the level of significance α at 0.05. The findings of the study reveal that the influences of academic motivation on the relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence in secondary school students, cannot be ignored.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students In Relation To Their Problem Solving Ability and Examination Anxiety

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Preeti Bala ◽  
Ms. Kausar Quraish Shaafiu
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Relationship

With special reference to Maldives the secondary school student’s academic achievement is studied in the present study in relation to their problem solving ability and examination anxiety. In the present study descriptive survey method was used to obtain pertinent and precise information. The objectives of the study were to explore the relationship between academic achievement and examination anxiety and the relationship between academic achievement and problem solving ability. Study also evaluated the difference of female and male student’s academic achievement, problem solving ability and examination anxiety. The sample of the study consists of 200 secondary school students of Maldives. 100 males and 100 females were randomly selected to participate in the study. Two standardized questionnaire and previous years mark sheet of the participants collected as data for the research. Examination Anxiety scale and Problem Solving Ability scale were administered on 10 different secondary schools of Maldives. The study concluded that there exists no significant difference between male and female students in academic achievement, problem solving ability and examination anxiety. The study also revealed that there exists a positive correlation between academic achievement and problem solving ability and also showed that there exists a negative correlation between examination anxiety and academic achievement.

scholarly journals Perceptions toward Considering Nursing as A Career Choice among Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-201
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamil Che Hasan ◽  
Nurul Syafiqah Jusoh ◽  
Siti Hazariah Abdul Hamid ◽  
Mohd Said Nurumal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Nursing Career ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Demand for a nursing career in Malaysia has increased, although it has not been a popular course of choice among students. Understanding the perceptions of students about nursing may help identify any misconception toward the profession and their consideration to choose nursing as a career. This study aimed to identify the perceptions of secondary school students about nursing and their potential interest in joining a nursing career. A cross-sectional study using convenience sampling was conducted among 155 students by administering a High School Students Self-Administered Questionnaire from three selected secondary schools in Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia. Overall, the respondents positively perceived the nursing profession, although several parts were viewed negatively. Despite having a positive notion about nursing, only 18.1% of the respondents were interested to select nursing as their career and a majority of them were women. In conclusion, no significant difference in perceptions about nursing and consideration to choose nursing as a career was found. Nevertheless, the image of nurses and a nursing career need to be improved in the eye of students and societies. In addition, the students were not aware of the benefits of nursing with several misconceptions of genders and doctor’s aid. Overall, the status of nursing in Malaysia should be enhanced to make it a valuable career. Abstrak  Persepsi terhadap Mempertimbangkan Keperawatan sebagai Pilihan Karir di antara Siswa Sekolah Sekunder. Permintaan untuk karir keperawatan di Malaysia mengalami peningkatan, meskipun belum menjadi pilihan populer di kalangan siswa. Pemahaman mengenai persepsi siswa tentang keperawatan dapat membantu mengidentifikasi kesalahpahaman terhadap profesi dan pertimbangan mereka untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karier. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi persepsi siswa sekolah menengah tentang keperawatan dan potensi minat mereka untuk memilih karir keperawatan. Sebuah studi cross-sectional menggunakan convenience sampling dilakukan pada 155 siswa dengan High School Students Self-Administered Questionnaire dari tiga sekolah menengah di Kuantan, Pahang Malaysia. Secara keseluruhan, responden memandang positif profesi keperawatan, namun beberapa bagian dipandang negatif. Meskipun memiliki gagasan positif tentang keperawatan, hanya 18,1% dari responden tertarik untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karir mereka dan mayoritas dari mereka adalah perempuan. Kesimpulannya, tidak ada perbedaan signifikan dalam persepsi tentang keperawatan dan pertimbangan untuk memilih keperawatan sebagai karier. Namun demikian, citra perawat dan karier keperawatan perlu ditingkatkan di mata siswa dan masyarakat. Selain itu, siswa tidak menyadari manfaat keperawatan dengan beberapa kesalahpahaman tentang gender dan bantuan dokter. Secara keseluruhan, status keperawatan di Malaysia harus ditingkatkan untuk menjadikannya karier yang berharga. Kata Kunci: karier, keperawatan, persepsi, pilihan, sekolah menengah, siswa

scholarly journals Ergenlerin Akrana Bağlanma Stillerinin Umutsuzluk Düzeyleri İle İlişkisinin İncelenmesi / Examining the Correlation of the Peer-Attachment Styles with Hopelessness Levels in Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Kanak ◽  
Asuman Bilbay ◽  
Dursun Balta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Adolescent Friendship

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between the peer attachment styles and hopelessness levels in adolescents. The research was a descriptive study based on correlational survey model. The population of the study consisted of a total of 213 students studying in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades of Erzincan Otlukbeli Fatih Secondary School, and the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades of Otlukbeli Multi-program Anatolian High School. The data were collected by using the “Beck Hopelessness Scale” (BHS) developed by Beck, Lester and Trexler (1974) to determine the hopelessness levels of the students, and the “Adolescent Friendship Scale” (AFS) developed by Wilkinson (2008) and adapted into Turkish by Ercan (2015) in order to determine the peer attachment styles of adolescents.</p><p>As a result of the analyses carried out in order to determine the hopelessness levels of the participants based on gender and level of teaching, it was observed that there was no significant difference on hopelessness levels in terms of gender (p&gt;.05); on the other hand, the hopelessness scores of high school students were higher compared to secondary school students in terms of level of teaching (p&lt;.05).</p><p>The peer attachment styles of the participants in terms of gender and level of teaching were determined by using t test. As a result of these analyses, it was observed that there was no significant difference in the subscales of attachment styles in terms of gender (secure, avoidant, anxious/ambivalent) (p&gt;.05), there was a significant difference between the mean scores obtained by the secondary school students from Secure Attachment and Avoidant Attachment subscales of the Adolescent Friendship Scale in terms of level of teaching (p&lt;.05); and there was no significant difference between their mean scores of Anxious/ambivalent Attachment subscale (p&gt;.05).</p><p>Pearson Product-Moment Correlation test was used for examining the correlation between peer attachment styles and hopelessness levels of the participants. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that while there was a negative significant correlation between total score of hopelessness level and the secure attachment subscale (p&lt;05), there was no significant correlation between total score of hopelessness level and avoidant and anxious/ambivalent attachment subscales of the participants (p&gt;05). </p><p>As a result of the study, recommendations were offered to the researchers and the staff members working in the field in accordance with the results obtained. </p>

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Lucy Gachenia ◽  
Margaret Mwenje
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Counseling Programs

The school counseling program is meant to assist students to deal with psycho-social and behavioral challenges, which normally affect their academic performance. In order to achieve this goal, the Kenyan government has previously committed resources towards establishing counseling programs in schools. The aim of this study was to establish how effective these counseling programs are in assisting secondary school learners in Kiambu County to achieve academically. Primary data was derived from 80 high school adolescents, 8 counselors, and 8 academic Dean of Students who were purposively sampled from 8 schools that were randomly selected. The study was qualitatively done, and self-determination theory was used to guide the study. Data were analyzed for the identification of counseling program characteristics and student improvement indices. These were presented in tables, charts, frequencies, and percentages based on the responses from the respondents. Further, a correlation between the two variables of the study was examined. Findings depicted that 65.7% of the students sampled said that counseling services offered at school satisfied their needs, 74.3% reported an improvement in their academic performance as a result of those counseling services and 87% felt more positive about school life after receiving counseling services. The study concluded that comprehensive counseling programs improved academic performance among high school students. The study intended to inform education planners, principals, and administrators on the role counseling would play in enhancing academic achievement among secondary school students.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between the Digital Game Addiction Levels of Secondary and High School Students and Their Motivation for Participation in Physical Activity During the Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burçak KESKİN ◽  
Burcu GÜVENDİ23 ◽  
Bilal KARAKOÇ ◽  
Selman KAYA ◽  
Onat ÇETİN2
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Digital Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Gaming ◽  
Game Addiction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Motivation Scale ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to determine the relationship between the digital game addiction levels of secondary and high school students and their motivation for participation in physical activity during the pandemic process. the study participants include a total of 322 students, 227 males, and 95 females, aged between 11 and 18. the game addiction scale for adolescents and the motivation scale for participation in physical activity were used as data collection tools in the study. in the statistical method of the study, descriptive statistics (frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation), t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey multiple comparisons, and Pearson correlation tests were used. In the research findings, it has been determined that there is a negative and low-level significant relationship between the individual reasons and causelessness sub-dimensions of the motivation scale for participation in physical activity and digital game addiction. there was a significant difference in the game addiction scale and sub-dimensions of the motivation for participation in physical activity according to the duration of digital gaming of the students and their education levels. A significant difference was determined in the motivation scale for participation in physical activity according to the branch variable, and in the scale of game addiction according to the situation of the parents’ setting limits on the duration of digital gaming. A significant difference was not found in either scale according to gender. As a result, it was observed that the more the motivation for participation in physical activity, the lower the digital game addiction.

Associations of Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement Among Illinois High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Marie Weemer ◽  
Olabode Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship

The health benefits of physical activity are empirically supported and well accepted. However, the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and academic performance remains to be clearly established. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement among a sample of Illinois high school students. Analyses were based on the 2016–2017 school year Archival Fitnessgram physical fitness test scores and cumulative GPAs of ninth- through twelfth-grade students (N = 371). Pearson correlation assessed the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance. Multiple linear regression predicted students’ academic achievement. There was a positive association between total fitness and academic achievement, although not statistically significant, r (369) = .002, p = .49. The regression prediction model was statistically significant (p < .001) and accounted for approximately 25% of the variance in academic achievement (R2 = .256, adjusted R2 = .246). Academic achievement was predicted by total number of absences and gender, and to a lesser extent by socio­economic status, the curl-up, and ethnicity. The findings of this study suggest a positive association between physical fitness and academic achievement. These results are potentially relevant to the development of future education policies. Thus, policy makers, school administrators, and educators must use the knowledge gained in this study, along with existing research, as evidence to emphasize the importance of the fitness–academic link, to further support the need for quality physical education curriculum and mandated physical fitness testing.

scholarly journals Academic Burnout and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Syprine Oyoo ◽  
Peter Mwaura ◽  
Theresia Kinai ◽  
Josephine Mutua
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Burnout ◽  
Context Data ◽  
Academic Grades ◽  
The Relationship

The study examined the relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement among secondary school students in the Kenyan context. Data were collected from 714 form 4 students (equivalent to 12th graders) drawn from 31 public secondary schools. The Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey was used. Academic achievement was measured using students’ grades in end of term examinations. The results of the Pearson product moment correlation of coefficient revealed a significant inverse relationship between academic burnout and academic achievement (r (712) = −0.24, p<0.01). Furthermore, regression analysis revealed that academic efficacy significantly predicted academic achievement (β = 0.18, p<0.01). A key implication of the findings is that examination-oriented approach to learning be reduced to ease the pressure exerted on learners for good academic grades.

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