scholarly journals An Integrated Approach To Recruiting And Retaining Appalachian Engineering Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Gary Winn ◽  
Robin Hensel ◽  
Reagan Curtis ◽  
Lydotta M. Taylor ◽  
Gene Cilento
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Difficulty

Recruiting and retaining Appalachian engineering students is difficult for a variety of ecological and cultural reasons. At West Virginia University an NSF STEP grant1* has allowed the development specific interventions to evolve from an ecological model we describe here. The interventions include web-based, realistic engineering design exercises linked to state and federal content standards and objectives; a week-long residential summer camp addressing social and academic challenges for rural and minority students; a full set of retention efforts including "rescue courses" targeting struggling college freshmen in early stages of academic difficulty coupled with required study labs to underscore time management and persistence skills early in a freshman's academic career. Process and impact measures suggest that this package of interventions is effective in building interest in engineering not only in high school teachers but in the high school students themselves. While freshman retention has improved remarkably to an all time high of 84%, we conclude that it may take longer than five years to establish among youth in Appalachia an "engineering identity" as a cultural norm. We discuss the key aspects of our 5 year NSF project along with findings and conclusions.

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF TIME MANAGEMENT AND SELF-EFFICACY ON MATH PERFORMANCE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORKING P

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1077-1085
Author(s):  
Emerson D. Peteros, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Math Performance ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Government

Although the government provides free education, poverty is one of Filipino students' most common challenges in their pursuit of basic education. To overcome financial constraints and to be self-sufficient while studying, high school students choose to find errands. In Toledo City, Cebu, Philippines, thirty-one public high school students working part-time were studied to find answers if there was a link between time management, self-efficacy, and academic performance, specifically, assessing the respondents' math performance, using the adopted survey questionnaire. The results revealed that they performed satisfactorily in math while practicing moderate time management and having moderate self-efficacy in the subject. There was no significant relationship between time management and math performance; however, self-efficacy and math performance had a significant weak positive correlation. As a result, teachers are encouraged to create programs that boost students' self-efficacy and time management abilities. It is strongly suggested that time management skills are integrated into the subjects to form and promote students' positive reactions. From the theoretical point of view, once the competencies have been learned and practiced, students are expected to manage, strive for, and fulfill their life objectives more effectively.         

The Engineer's Simple Arithmetic

1953 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 565-566
Author(s):  
Walter J. Seeley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Slide Rule ◽  
School Students ◽  
Simple Arithmetic ◽  
Computing Machine ◽  
Convenient Form ◽  
Set Up

The work of the engineer in design, research, or development very often involves extensive arithmetical computations. For this he uses a slide rule, computing machine, and sometimes logarithms, but first the factors are set up in some convenient form for easy manipulation. In all his work the engineer is concerned with two things: short cuts to save time, and accuracy. Herewith is outlined a method which constitutes somewhat of a short cut and at the same time results in increased accuracy for arithmetical computation. It is a method much used by engineering students and practicing engineers; it is very convenient, and should be made available to high school students.

scholarly journals Peran Manajemen Waktu dan Kedisiplinan Dalam Mempengaruhi Hasil Belajar Optimal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-76
Author(s):  
Masayu Endang Apriyanti ◽  
Syahid Syahid
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Students ◽  
Optimal Learning

This study aims to analyze the role of time management and discipline on optimal learning outcomes. This research is a survey research with a population of junior high school and senior high school students of the Islamic Education Foundation Nur el Arafah Bekasi. The sample was taken by random sampling technique of 85 people. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis using multiple regression. From data processing, the results obtained: 1). There is a significant effect of time management and discipline together on optimal learning outcomes as evidenced by the results of the value of Fh = 24.324 and Sig. = 0.000 0.005 2). There is a significant effect of time management on optimal learning outcomes as evidenced by the results of the value of Th = 4.093 and Sig. = 0.000 0.005 3). There is a significant effect of discipline on optimal learning outcomes as evidenced by the results of the value of Th = 3.679 and Sig. = 0.000 0.005. It is better if students are good at using and managing their time very well and effectively because it has a positive impact on optimal learning outcomes and the more productive time they have, the more achievement, the more activities carried out and can be completed on time, so that one day all the ideals are expected or the target set can be achieved optimally. And they should also have strong discipline from an early age so that they are accustomed to doing tasks wholeheartedly, not procrastinating, let alone lazy, because with high discipline all duties and responsibilities can be carried out optimally.

scholarly journals THE WINCUBE SATTELITE PROJECT MANITOBA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONSTRUCTING AND LAUNCHING PICO-SATELLITE AND HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON PAYLOADS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Cieszecki ◽  
Stevan Wagener
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Altitude ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Space Mission ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cooperative Effort ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Space Mission Design

The WinCube Satellite Project is a cooperative effort among Manitoba high schools, the Manitoba Satellite Interest group (MSIG), the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Maples Collegiate Space Exploration Academy, the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Coordinating Committee and numerous aerospace industry partners. Through a mentorship program, Manitoba high school students will design, construct, and launch a pico-satellite with technical support provided by aerospace faculty and engineering students. Basic system design and construction experience for the high school students is provided by the construction and launch of high altitude balloon payloads. Students learn first hand about space mission design, telecommunications, programming, electrical and mechanical engineering.

Teaching Higher Order Mathematics through Graphics Programming

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-281
Author(s):  
Julie Dibiase
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Advanced Material ◽  
Data Object ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Pedagogical Environment

Most of the underlying concepts that pervade what is typically referred to as “higher” mathematics are relegated to the arena of the mathematical elite. The research presented here demonstrates that, given the proper pedagogical environment, these concepts are quite accessible for early high school students. Through SchemePaint, a graphics enhanced computer programming language, students learned the mathematical notion that a function can be a data object. Further, students were able to apply their knowledge of functions from within the graphics domain to solve novel mathematical problems. This work suggests the need for a more elaborate study of how such early conceptual introduction of advanced material may preclude some of the problems which have been documented to pervade the later stages of students' academic career.

EarSketch: An integrated approach to teaching introductory computer music

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott McCoid ◽  
Jason Freeman ◽  
Brian Magerko ◽  
Christopher Michaud ◽  
Tom Jenkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Computer Music ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Music Production ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Digital Audio Workstation ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Python Programming

EarSketch is an all-in-one approach to supporting a holistic introductory course to computer music as an artistic pursuit and a research practice. Targeted to the high school and undergraduate levels, EarSketch enables students to acquire a strong foundation in electroacoustic composition, computer music research and computer science. It integrates a Python programming environment with a commercial digital audio workstation program (Cockos’ Reaper) to provide a unified environment within which students can use programmatic techniques in tandem with more traditional music production strategies to compose music. In this paper we discuss the context and goals of EarSketch, its design and implementation, and its use in a pilot summer camp for high school students.

scholarly journals Teachers’ implementation of scientific approach in teaching English for Senior high school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-458
Author(s):  
Halawatil Iman ◽  
Sofyan Abdul Gani ◽  
Bustami Usman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Time Management ◽  
English Teachers ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
School Students ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Teaching Learning

The scientific approach constitutes an approach to Indonesia's 2013 curriculum. Since it is imperative for Indonesian education, all teachers need to understand, manage, and apply it in the teaching-learning process. Unfortunately, many English teachers still use inappropriate methods as in the 2013 curriculum. This qualitative research aims at discovering the implementation of a scientific approach by English teachers at State Senior High School in Lhokseumawe. The objects were English teachers at SMAN 1 Lhokseumawe, SMAN 2 Lhokseumawe, and SMAN 5 Lhokseumawe. The tools used in this study were observation for three high school English teachers in the schools. The observation results toward the implementation of five scientific approach stages exposed that the English teachers did not carry out the five stages completely. The teacher should master, understand, and apply the teaching process by following the whole stages of the scientific approach. Class mastery and time management are vital for the learning process. Thus, the teachers should consider those points. Hence, interesting supporting media, appropriate learning material, and methods must be considered by the teachers in teaching so that the students will be motivated to learn.

scholarly journals The effect of topic selection on writing fluency among Japanese high school students

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lin Lubold ◽  
Sarah Forbes ◽  
Ian Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
English Language Learners ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Writing Fluency ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Meaning

Written fluency and fluency building activities have been shown to promote linguistic choice and student voice development, increased ability to express ideas using complex grammatical structures and greater intrinsic motivation in English language learners. Since the 1970’s, process-oriented writing has been emphasized, yielding an amplified focus on meaning of student content over linguistic form precision. Current research of writing fluency must delve deeper into questions of student ownership of topic and the outcomes for low-risk activities that support fluency practice and encourage confidence building in students. The purpose of this replication study is to further explore previous findings on the effects of topic selection on writing fluency for high school English as foreign language learners. Building off of the work of Bonzo (2008), this study focused on a timed, non-graded writing activity administered to groups of Japanese engineering students in three departments: mechanical, electrical, and global engineering. The six subsequent samples for each participating student were analyzed using online text-analysis for total and unique word counts, providing data used to perform a t-test. Responses to bi-lingual student questionnaires, with prompts on self-perceived written English ability, self-efficacy and strategies for success while writing, provided additional insight into the facets of fluency. The results of these writing sessions offer both confirmation of and contrast to Bonzo’s original work, demonstrate increased student meaning making, and support the use of free writing activities in English language classrooms as a means by which student written fluency may be improved.

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