scholarly journals Male and female students' mathematical reasoning skills in solving trigonometry problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-52
Author(s):  
Suparman Suparman ◽  
Al Jupri ◽  
Edwin Musdi ◽  
Nonong Amalita ◽  
Maximus Tamur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Perspectives ◽  
Reasoning Skills

[English]: Several studies have examined mathematical reasoning skills (MRS) of male and female students in various mathematics topics. However, there were still not many studies, which focus on MRS in trigonometry topics in terms of gender perspectives. Therefore, this quantitative study aims to describe and compare the MRS of male and female students in solving trigonometry problems. This study involved secondary school students who were given an MRS test. The test has been validated theoretically and empirically. The results of the test were classified using the rubric of MRS achievement and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test or t-test. The results revealed that the overall MRS of male and female students was low. The students lacked skills in finding a relationship pattern, proposing a conjecture, and generalizing the statement, but they had moderate skills in verifying the truth of an argument. Furthermore, the male and female students were not significantly different in the aspects of MRS. The findings provide important starting points to enhance students' MRS in the teaching and learning of trigonometry. [Bahasa]: Beberapa studi sudah dilakukan untuk menguji kemampuan penalaran matematis siswa laki-laki dan perempuan di berbagai topik matematika. Namun, studi-studi yang fokus pada kemampuan penalaran matematis di topik trigonometri ditinjau dari perspektif gender masih belum banyak. Penelitian kuantitatif ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan membandingkan kemampuan penalaran matematis siswa laki-laki dan perempuan dalam menyelesaikan masalah-masalah trigonometri. Studi ini melibatkan siswa sekolah menengah yang diberi tes kemampuan penalaran matematis. Tes tersebut sudah divalidasi secara teoritis dan empiris. Hasil tes tersebut dikategorikan menggunakan rubrik capaian penalaran matematis dan dianalisis menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney atau uji t. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan kemampuan penalaran matematis siswa laki-laki dan perempuan belum tinggi. Siswa tersebut kurang mampu dalam menemukan pola hubungan, mengajukan dugaan, dan mengeneralisasi pernyataan, tetapi mereka memiliki kemampuan yang sedang dalam memverifikasi kebenaran suatu argumen. Selanjutnya, siswa laki-laki dan siswa perempuan tidak berbeda secara signifikan dalam aspek kemampuan penalaran matematis. Temuan ini memberikan titik awal yang penting untuk meningkatkan kemampuan penalaran matematis siswa dalam pembelajaran trigonometri.

scholarly journals The Effect of Using Inquiry Questions on the Achievement of First Year Secondary School Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Mohamed Al-Tarawna ◽  
Ali Abu-Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims at investigating the effect of Inquiry questions on the achievement of first year secondary school students looming History of Literature and Literary Texts. The study tried to investigate the following hypotheses: H1: There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of male students who were taught through inquiry- questions and the achievement mean scores of those who were taught the same material through traditional techniques. H2 There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of the female students who were taught this subject through inquiry questions and those who were taught the same subject through traditional techniques. H3: There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement mean scores of the male and female students who were taught this subject through inquiry questions and those who were taught the same subject through traditional techniques. To investigate these hypotheses, 144 male and female students were randomly assigned to two groups; an experimental group and a control group. Each group had 72 participants. The experimental group was exposed to teaching through inquiry-questions, while the control group was taught the same topics through traditional techniques. The study lasted for one semester. Then, using an achievement test, the researcher investigated the effect of inquiry questions on students' achievements. Results indicated statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group at the .05 level.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Examination of the Association Between Co-ed and Gender-Specific School Intramural Programs and Intramural Participation Among a Sample of Canadian Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian Williams ◽  
Kathleen E Burns ◽  
Kate Battista ◽  
Margaret de Groh ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gender Specific

Abstract Background Intramurals are an important part of the physical activity offerings in secondary schools; however, it is not well understood how co-ed and gender-specific intramural programs impact intramural participation among male and female students. Therefore, the objective of this research was to examine if the number of co-ed, male-only, and female-only intramurals offered at a school was associated with student participation in intramurals. Methods A large sample of Canadian secondary school students (N=60,635) completed the COMPASS survey in 2017-2018. School staff reported the number of co-ed, male-only, and female-only intramurals offered at each school. Students reported whether they participated in school intramurals. Hierarchical models were used to assess associations. Results Intramural participation was marginally higher among male students (36%) than female students (32%; p<.0001). Female students attending schools that offered female-only intramurals were 17% (OR 1.17 [95% CI: 1.05-1.30]) more likely to participate. The number of co-ed and male-only intramurals offered were not significantly associated with student participation. Conclusions We found a positive association between offering female-only intramurals and female intramural participation, highlighting the importance of these programs for female students. Offering female-only intramurals may be a way for schools to improve participation and physical activity levels of female students. More research is needed on the impact of specific sports or activities on male and female student participation.

scholarly journals THE REALITY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HARDINESS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JORDAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Sumiah ALZAOOT ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Psychological Hardiness

The research aimed to monitor the level of psychological hardiness of secondary school students in the Balqa Governorate in Jordan, and to reveal the differences in the responses of the sample respondents of the study according to gender. The research sample consisted of (500) male and female students. To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach. The most prominent results showed that the level of the psychological hardiness of the secondary school students in Balqa Governorate in Jordan, attained the average level by (67.67%). The researcher recommended that the concerned in the Ministry of Education should take interest in the actual psychological needs of secondary school students to improve their psychological hardiness.

Mathematical Communication Skills of Junior Secondary School Students in Coastal Area

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadir, Jl ◽  
Mayjen S. Parman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

Mathematical communication skills of junior secondary school students in coastal area are still considered low due to the lack of contextual problem technique in the teaching of mathematics. The various potencies of the coastal area have been damaged without any concern. It is interesting to investigate the contextual problem in mathematics teaching because it can be identified, required, and related to everyday life. The objective of this study is to enhance mathematical communication skills of junior secondary school students in the coastal area. Using coastal-based contextual teaching and learning (CCTL) can enhance: (1) students’ mathematical communication skills better than conventional teaching and learning (CVTL); and (2) the students’ learning activity, fluency of argument in problem solving process, advanced question skills, and knowledge of coastal area potencies and problems.

scholarly journals IMPROVISATION AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 506-511
Author(s):  
Eunice a ◽  
◽  
N. Anumudu ◽  
Adedapo I. Yemi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Enugu State

Mathematics is an essential part of the education system in Nigeria. However, it is perceived among learners as a tedious and challenging subject. The primary objective of the current study was to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics using improvisation. The study also examined the role of students location on mathematics learning when the learning material is improvised. The population of the study included secondary school students in both rural and urban areas of Enugu State. A total of 68 secondary school students constituted the study samples. A quasi-experimental design was used. Two hypotheses were tested, and it was concluded that improvisation of learning material enhances students performance in mathematics. Also, the study found that students location does not affect performance in mathematics when instructional material is improvised. The findings and recommendations are discussed.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement Test in English and Mathematics of Secondary School Students in relation to Gender Differences

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hasan ◽  
Salahuddin Khan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Achievement Scores ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Mathematics

The present research study aims to examine the academic achievement of secondary school students in relation to gender differences. The study was carried out on a sample of 100 male and female students studying in class IXth of Aligarh District, U.P. India. Two self developed tools were applied which finally analysed by applying Mean, SD, t-Test and Pearson‟s Coefficient Correlation (r). Results revealed a significant difference between male and female students in English achievement scores and also no significant difference was found between English and Mathematics achievement scores of IXth grade male students. Results also revealed low positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of male students of IXth grade and moderate positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of female students of IXth grade. The results suggested to the need of motivation and encouragement for enhancing academic achievement scores of male and female students.

scholarly journals Validating an instrument to investigate students’ conception of Salt hydrolysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Isnatul Husniah ◽  
Habiddin Habiddin ◽  
Muhammad Sua’idy ◽  
Nuryono Nuryono
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Category ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
The Future ◽  
Development And Validation

This paper outlines the development and validation of a Four-tier instrument in the topic of salt hydrolysis (FTISH). The instrument was developed by using the procedure of FTDICK instrument as published by Habiddin & Page (2019). This study was a part of other separates studies conducted by other groups of researchers including Devita, Habiddin & Suaidy (2019) (in press). This study involved 127 students in total and data collection were carried out two times involving 64 students in the first data collection and 63 students in the second one. The participants of both groups were public secondary school students from Malang. The FTISH consists of 23 questions. The results show that the validity of the questions ranged between 0.263 and 0.745. The reliability of the instrument was 0.80 and falls in the high category. The future implementation of the instrument to support the teaching and learning of salt hydrolysis are also discussed.

scholarly journals Vocational Interest of Secondary School Students with Reference to their Gender

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shraddha U ◽  
Khandwala
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Vocational Interest ◽  
Interest Inventory

This study is an attempt to know the vocational interest of the secondary school students. The sample consisted of 120 students of class 9th. That is 60 male and 60 female. Vocational interest was measured by “Vocational Interest Inventory” (Jansari). The data was analyzed by using ‘t’ test. The results reveal that male students are more interested in enterprising fields of vocation than female students.

Isoperimetric Quadrilaterals: Mathematical Reasoning with Technology

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-147
Author(s):  
Gina M. Foletta ◽  
David B. Leep
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Mathematical Reasoning ◽  
Mathematical Understanding ◽  
Reform Initiatives ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Different Levels

This article evolved as an extension of a lesson created in 1995 as part of the Kentucky Partnership for Reform Initiatives in Science and Mathematics (PRISM). We intended to work with quadrilaterals in general on our original lesson, but we thought that such a lesson might be too difficult for many students. Hence, we designed the original lesson to engage secondary school students in an investigation of the nature of isoperimetric parallelograms, that is, parallellograms with the same perimeter. We wanted the lesson to be appropriate for students at different levels of mathematical understanding.

scholarly journals Examining the views of secondary school students on tourism according to different variables (a quantitative study in Safranbolu)

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ufuk Karakuş ◽  
Osman Çepni ◽  
Bahadır Kılcan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Geographic Position

The purpose of this study is to indicate primary school students' views on changes in the socioeconomic and cultural structures of population, which stem from touristic activities. The ffects of variables on these views will be tested in the study. 676 primary school students of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade in Safranbolu, Karabük participated in the study. Data were collected by 5-point Likert type questionnaire developed by Özüpekçe (2008). Results mirrored that students' views on touristic activities were generally positive. It was also seen that students' views differed significantly according to the variables such as school's geographic position, students' grades, and families' economic status.

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