scholarly journals Examining computer gaming addiction in terms of different variables

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adile Kurt ◽  
Ezgi Dogan ◽  
Yasemin Kahyaoglu Erdogmus ◽  
Bulent Gursel Emiroglu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Game Playing ◽  
Computer Gaming ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Significant Difference

AbstractThe computer gaming addiction is one of the newer concepts that young generations face and can be defined as the excessive and problematic use of computer games leading to social and/or emotional problems. The purpose of this study is to analyse through variables the computer gaming addiction levels of secondary school students. The research was conducted with survey and causal-comparative quantitative research methods. Furthermore, the quantitative data was obtained by interpreting the data obtained through open-ended questions. Findings reveal a significant difference between computer gaming addiction and variables of gender, daily gaming times and whether or not students play games with people they do not know. However, findings did not show any significant difference between computer gaming addiction and variables of grade or purposes of game playing. According to the findings from qualitative data analysis, students mostly prefer to play skill-based games, while they would want to design action games.Keywords: Computer gaming, daily gaming times, game addiction, purposes of game playing, secondary school students.

scholarly journals Examining computer gaming addiction in terms of different variables

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Adile Askim Kurt ◽  
Ezgi Dogan ◽  
Yasemin KahyaoÄŸlu ErdoÄŸmuÅŸ ◽  
Bulent Gursel Emiroglu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Game Playing ◽  
Computer Gaming ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Significant Difference

The Computer gaming addiction is one of the newer concepts that young generations face and can be defined as excessive and problematic use of computer games leading to social and/or emotional problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze through variables the computer gaming addiction levels of secondary school students. The research was conducted with survey and causal-comparative quantitative research methods. Furthermore, it was attempted to contribute to the quantitative data by interpreting the data obtained through open-ended questions. Findings reveal a significant difference between computer gaming addiction and variables of gender, daily gaming times, and whether or not they play games with people they do not know. However, findings did not show any significant difference between computer gaming addiction and variables of grade or purposes of game playing. According to the findings from qualitative data analysis, students mostly prefer to play skill-based games, while they would want to design action games.     Keywords: Computer gaming, Daily gaming times, Game addiction, Purposes of game playing, Secondary school students

scholarly journals The Examination of the Relationship between the Secondary School Students’ Habit of Reading and Their Reading Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilal Tonka ◽  
Sıddık Bakır
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Reading Anxiety ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the relationship between reading habits and reading anxiety of secondary school students. In this research, the relational survey model of quantitative research methods was used. The research population consists of students who study at primary schools in the Palandöken district of Erzurum province in the 2019-2020 academic year. The research sample consists of students studying at a secondary school in Palandöken district, including 358 student participants. The research data was collected using two scales. According to the findings, while the gender variable made a significant difference in the reading habits of the students, it did not make a significant difference in reading anxiety. In terms of other sub-problems, the variables of grade, watching television, and going to the library differ significantly in terms of students’ reading habits and reading anxiety. While there was no significant difference in terms of the mother’s educational level variable, there was a significant difference in favor of the students whose father graduated from secondary education. In addition, it was found that there was a negative correlation between reading habits and reading anxiety of secondary school students, and that reading anxiety decreased when students’ reading habits increased.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF SELECTED VARIABLES ON LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CONCEPTS ABOUT DISEASES

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 708-716
Author(s):  
Jana Fancovicova ◽  
Milan Kubiatko
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability ◽  
Biological Phenomena ◽  
Significant Difference

Children’s concept of biological phenomena differs from scientific thought in many aspects. The revelation of wrong concepts contributes to better education, especially when that information is described in a specific field of science. Not only children, but also adults often use anthropomorphic and theological explanations to express their ideas, which confirm their lack of understanding of biological phenomena. A great deal of research has proved retaining of children’s misconceptions in the fields of zoology and botany. How accurate, however, are their ideas about organisms of a microscopic size? The aim of the research was to find out the influence of selected factors (perceived vulnerability, grade, gender and type of group) on concepts about diseases among lower secondary school students. The research sample consisted of 400 students of lower secondary education from Slovakia. Data were collected through Likert type questionnaires. The correlation was found between perceived vulnerability to diseases, age and concepts about diseases. The statistically significant difference in the results between boys and girls was not confirmed. The higher impact should be aimed at their importance for humans and nature for a better understanding of this concept. Keywords: concepts about diseases, lower secondary school students, perceived vulnerability, quantitative research approach.

scholarly journals Positive conflict resolution behaviors in psychological health: Northern Cyprus sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 865
Author(s):  
İsmail Hatun ◽  
NergÜz Bulut Serin
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
Significant Difference

Conflicts are an inevitable part of school life, as in all areas of life, and minimizing the negative effects of conflicts and trying to develop constructive conflict resolution skills will positively contribute to human relations and mental health. The aimed of this study was to investigate the conflict resolution behaviors of secondary school students in terms of some psycho-social variables. The sample of the study was 6<sup>th</sup>, 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> grade students attending the state secondary schools of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The study was conducted with a total of 175 students of the students. The research was a descriptive study which is prepared by using quantitative research method which examines conflict resolution behaviors of secondary school students. The sample of the study was determined by non-random sampling method. In order to collect data, Conflict Resolution Behavior Determination Scale was used. In the analysis of the data; percentages, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-tests were used. As a result of the study, there was no significant difference according to the gender and grade level of the students. A significant difference was found according to their age, parental partnership status and success levels.

THE EFFECT OF MEDIA VIOLENCE ON THE VERBAL AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS OF MALAYSIAN CHINESE INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Yun Hoong ◽  
Paul GnanaSelvam Pakirnathan ◽  
Irene Law Hong Ling
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Media Violence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Aggressive Behaviours ◽  
Malaysian Chinese

With the rising ownership of mobile phones and access to social media, school teachers have noted and reported on the increase in secondary school students’ use of verbal aggressive behaviours at school compared to the past. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the effect of media violence on the verbal aggressive behaviours of male and female Chinese independent secondary school students in Malaysia. In this quantitative study, 380 male and female Malaysian secondary school students enrolled in Forms Three to Five were selected through simple random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed through a survey form. The Free Time Questionnaire (Gunderson, 2006), Content-Based Media Exposure Scale (Den Hamer, 2017), and the Verbal Aggressive Scale (Infante& Wigley,1986) were used to collect data. The data were then analysed using the SPSS- 23. The results showed that the most popular media used among Malaysian secondary school students were videos and computer games. The results also showed that media violence significantly affected the verbal aggressive behaviours of Malaysian Chinese independent secondary school students. However, there was no significant difference between male and female students in indulging in verbally aggressive behaviours. Thus, the results of this study are significant for parents, educators and school administrators to be aware on the types of media violence that could indirectly stimulate students to committing verbally aggressive behaviours which in turn lead to other negative socio-communicative implications. Keywords: Social Media, Teenagers, Verbal Aggressive Behaviour

STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mahmood Alam
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Senior Secondary

The present study was conducted to ascertain the environmental awareness across gender, locale, type of schools and academic stream among senior secondary school students. The sample of the study comprised of 300 11th class students studying in different government and non- government senior secondary schools of Sambhal district (U.P.) of Moradabad region. Environment Awareness Ability Measure (EAAM) by Praveen Kumar Jha (1998) was used to collect the data for the purpose. The data were analyzed using descriptive (Mean, Standard Deviations) and inferential (‘t’- test) statistics. The findings of the present study revealed that there is significant difference in environmental awareness of senior secondary school students across gender (boys and girls), type of schools (government and non-government) and academic stream (science and arts). However no significant difference is found in case of rural and urban sample. The reason for this result may be the rampant illiteracy in the district. Stakeholders should, therefore, ensure that the curriculum relating to environmental education is transacted as a core curriculum. Other activities related to environmental education viz., curricular, co- curricular and literary activities should also be organized to infuse environmental awareness among students.

scholarly journals Repetition without Repetition or Differential Learning of Multiple Techniques in Volleyball?

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (19) ◽  
pp. 10499
Author(s):  
Julius B. Apidogo ◽  
Johannes Burdack ◽  
Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Retention Test ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Differential Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Repetitive Learning

A variety of approaches have been proposed for teaching several volleyball techniques to beginners, ranging from general ball familiarization to model-oriented repetition to highly variable learning. This study compared the effects of acquiring three volleyball techniques in parallel with three approaches. Female secondary school students (N = 42; 15.6 ± 0.54 years) participated in a pretest for three different volleyball techniques (underhand pass, overhand pass, and overhead serve) with an emphasis on accuracy. Based on their results, they were parallelized into three practice protocols, a repetitive learning group (RG), a differential learning group (DG), and a control group (CG). After a period of six weeks with 12 intervention sessions, all participants attended a posttest. An additional retention test after two weeks revealed a statistically significant difference between DG, RG, and CG for all single techniques as well as the combined multiple technique. In each technique—the overhand pass, the underhand pass, the overhand service, and the combination of the three techniques—DG performed best (each p < 0.001).

scholarly journals A Study of Academic Anxiety of Secondary School Students With Relation To Their Gender and Religion

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvindgiri K. Aparnath
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Anxiety ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Stable Characteristic

The present study is based on Academic anxiety. The aim of the study is to find out the difference between religion and gender, regarding academic anxiety for the purpose of the study, 120 School children were chosen from different school at Kapadwanj town, Gujarat, for data collection in all 120 student, 60 being boys (30 Hindu +30 Muslim ) and 60 girls (30 Hindu + 30 Muslim ). Generally anxiety can be either a trait anxiety or a state anxiety. A trait anxiety is a stable characteristic or trait of the person. A state anxiety is one which is aroused by some temporary condition of the environment such as examination, accident, punishment, etc. Academic anxiety is a kind of state anxiety which relates to the impending danger from the environments of the academic institution including teacher, certain subjects like Mathematics, English, etc. I have used ‘Academic Anxiety Scale for children’ (AASC Scale) by Dr. A. k. Singh & Dr. (km) A.  Sen Gupta. The obtained data analyzed through Mann-Whitney ‘ U ‘ test. The result shows that there was no significant difference between the Academic anxiety of Muslim boys & girls and Hindu girls & Muslim girls. There is more Academic anxiety in Hindu girls then Hindu boys and more Academic anxiety in Muslim boys then Hindu boys.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Cognitive Restructuring in the Management of Mathophobia Among Secondary School Students in Khana L.G.A of Rivers State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (32) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Ernest-Ehibudu Ijeoma Regina ◽  
Wayii Augustine Lezorgia
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
And Control

This study was developed and conducted to test the effect of cognitive restructuring in the management of mathophobia (that is, Mathematics anxiety) among secondary school students in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. To guide the study, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated for testing at 0.05 level of significance. In executing the study, the pre-test, post-test, and control group experimental research design was adopted using a randomized sample of 120 SS2 students drawn from three public secondary schools only. The researchers developed an instrument titled “Mathematics Diagnostic Questionnaire” (MDQ) which was adequately assessed for validity and reliability and was used in collecting pre-test and post-test data for the cognitive restructuring and control groups. Data analysis was done using mean, and standard deviation for the research questions, while independent sample and paired sample t-test were used for the hypotheses. The result obtained showed that the cognitive restructuring was significantly effective in the management of mathophobia among secondary school students. There is a slight reduction in the effect of cognitive restructuring during follow-up; there is a statistical significant difference in the mathophobic level of students treated with cognitive restructuring and those in the control group. Based on the major findings, recommendations were made among which is that functional guidance and counselling centers be established at all educational levels and be manned by professional counsellors who are competent in cognitive restructuring techniques to assist those who have mathophobia and other maladaptive behaviours. Suggestions for further study were made.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Secondary School Students’ Anxiety Levels According to Parameters of Gender, Grade Level, Socioeconomic Level and Reading Frequency

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Yusuf GENÇER ◽  
Sercan DEMİRGÜNEŞ
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Socioeconomic Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Anxiety ◽  
Reading Frequency ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anxiety Levels

The aim of this study is to examine the reading anxiety levels of secondary school students according to parameters of gender, grade level, socioeconomic level and reading frequency. The total number of participants of the study is 598 who are students in a secondary school from different grade levels. In this study, reading anxiety scale and personal information form is used. The collected data is analyzed by using independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. Just as the first result of the study, it has been found that the reading anxiety levels of secondary school students are low. No significant difference has been found between the levels of students’ reading anxiety and the levels of gender and grade. However, the students’ reading anxiety levels has differed significantly in favor of those with high socioeconomic level. According to the latest finding obtained from the study, the reading anxiety levels of the students has differed significantly in favor of those who have low reading frequency. Therefore, students reading less have more reading anxiety. These results obtained from the study are discussed as stated to the literature.

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