scholarly journals Preferences in Senior High School Tracks of the Grade 10 Students

Author(s):  
Jerald C. Moneva ◽  
Marsha H. Malbas

There are many influences that affect the preferences of grade 10 students in choosing a track to proceed to senior high school. Likewise, this study aims to identify influence of preference of a Senior High School track that is commonly encountered by the Grade 10 students in terms of Gender, Socio-Economic Status, Average academic grades, nature of parent’s occupation; and, strand and the level of influence of the respondent  to be associated with preferences in choosing a track in senior high school in terms of family influence-decision; peer influence; financial condition; and employability. The research tool was a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire is composed of respondent’s profile and 10 statements to be rated. The factors fairly influence preferences of the senior high school.   In terms of gender, male students consider their socio-economic status and their parent’s occupation as factors in choosing their track in Senior High School while female students consider their peers as a factor in choosing a track in Senior High School.

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathanael Sitanggang ◽  
Abdul Hasan Saragih

Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mentetahui karakteristik SMA dan SMK di Medan. Karakteristik yang diteliti adalah: neuroticism, extraversion, keterbukaan, keramahan, dan hati nurani. Dengan penelitian ini kita mendapatkan data perbedaan karakter di SMA dan SMK siswa. Mendapatkan perbedaan karakter antara pria dan wanita dalam setiap kelompok sekolah. Penelitian ini di SMA dan SMK di Medan, 2008. Sampel penelitian 600 siswa. Metode Penelitian kuantitatif. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner. Kuesioner dicoba dengan nilai koefisien reliabilitas (r=0,875). Hasil penelitian adalah: (1) Karakteristik siswa SMA (Neuroticsm, extraversion, keterbukaan, keramahan, dan hati nurani) sudah cukup dan kategori tinggi, (2) Karakteristik siswa SMK (Neuroticsm, extraversion, keterbukaan, keramahan, dan hati nurani) cukup tinggi dan kategori; (3) Para siswa perempuan SMA lebih tinggi hati nurani daripada siswa laki-laki; (4) Neuroticsm, extraversion, keterbukaan, dan keramahan antara siswa laki-laki secara signifikan tidak berbeda dengan siswa perempuan di SMA; (5) Neuroticsm, extraversion, keterbukaan, keramahan, dan conscientiousness antara mahasiswa laki-laki secara signifikan tidak berbeda dengan siswa perempuan di SMK.   Kata kunci : karakteristik siswa, SMA, SMK.   Abstract: This research was aimed to: investigate the Senior High School Studen’t Characteristic in Medan. The characteristic which investigated are: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. By this research we can get the accurate data that describe the differences of characters in SMA and SMK students. And then we can get the differences of characters among the male and female in each group of school. This research was taking place in SMA and SMK in Medan, 2008. The sample of this research is 600 pupils. The research was taken in the quantitative method. The data that we have got from the questioner. Questioner has been tried with the value of reliability coefficient (r=0,875). The results of the research are: (1) The SMA Studen’t Characteristic in Medan (Neuroticsm, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) is enough and high categories; (2) The SMK Student Characteristic in Medan (Neuroticsm, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) is enough and high categories; (3) The female SMA students are more conscientiousness than male students; (4) Neuroticsm, extraversion, openness, and agreeableness between male students significantly is not different with female students in SMA; (5) Neuroticsm, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness between male students significantly is not different with female students in SMK. Keywords: characteristics of students, SMA, SMK


2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadya M. Kouzma ◽  
Gerard A. Kennedy

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between hours of homework, stress, and mood disturbance in senior high school students, 141 boys and 228 girls, recruited from high schools across Victoria, Australia. Participants' ages ranged from 16 to 18 years ( M = 16.6, SD = .6). A 1-wk. homework diary, a Self-reported Stress scale, and the Profile of Mood States were administered to students. Analysis showed that the number of hours spent completing homework ranged from 10 to 65 hours per week ( M = 37.0, SD = 12.2). Independent samples t-test analyses showed significant sex differences, with female students scoring higher on hours of homework, stress, and mood disturbance compared to male students. Pearson product-moment correlations were significant and positive for hours of homework with stress and for hours of homework with mood disturbance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Rizki Nurhana Friantini ◽  
Rahmat Winata

The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the students’ learning interest of class X IIS 1 Jelimpo Senior High School in the academic year of 2018/2019 in Landak Regency. This study was descriptive qualitative. The subject of this study was the students of X IIS consisted of two classes. The sample of this study was 76 students who were selected using saturated sampling technique. The technique in collecting data was using questionnaire. The result shows that the students’ percentage average score was 58%. So it can be concluded that most students are interested in learning mathematic. Based on gender, male students reach the average percentage of 55% and female students reach 62%. Thus, most of them have learning interest of mathematic. If it is compared, the percentage average of female students’ interest in learning mathematic is higher than male students (62% > 55%). In short, the female students’ learning interest is higher than male students’ in mathematic subject for class X IIS 1 Jelimpo Senior High School.


2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1949-1949
Author(s):  
A. Firoozabadi ◽  

IntroductionAdorno and his colleagues made an attempt to describe the behavior of people in the pre-war era in Germany. Their research led to the introduction of F-scale which is used as a measurement for conservative and authoritarian attitudes.ObjectiveBy the use of F-scale, we tried to evaluate authoritarian traits in a group of Iranian medical students in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Socio-economic status of the present-day Iran is comparable to pre-war era in Germany.Method80 medical students (40 men and 40 women) in different years of education were randomly selected and evaluated by the questionnaire. By statistical analysis, authoritarian traits were compared between male and female students and also in different years of education (First year, 3rd year and internship).ResultsFemale students showed a higher score than the male students. Also, we found a trend for male students to become more authoritarian over time. For the female students an opposite trends was found.ConclusionThese results could be representative of different attitudes of male and female students toward authority related issues. Also, it could be in favor of different effects of education on authoritarian traits among the male and female.


LaGeografia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Qoriatul Wahyuni

The research is Classroom Action Research Which aims to Increase Student Learning Achievement On subjects Geography Student ClassX In senior high school class X Galesong selatan Semester 2 of school year 2016/2017, as 33 students consist of 7 male students and 26 female students. This research was conducted in two cycles carried out during six meetings. Each cycle comes from the four stages of planning, that is execution, observation / evaluation and reflection. This type of research is a description. Technique of data collection is done by using the data of the study result and observation student activity. Analyzed by using quantitative and qualitative analysis. Minimum grade criteria class X PIS senior high chool Galesong Selatan is 75 for subjects Geography (1) On the basis of quantitative analysis,the result of the learning cicle I 42 percent of completenes l and second cycle with the percentage increase was 87.05 percent (2) Qualitatively, there was a change in the activity of students' geography learning in cycle I 66.7 percent experienced a change in attitude in cycle II 87.05 percent included in the active category . Based on the results of the analysis and discussion it was concluded that the application of Problem Based Learning can improve students' geography learning achievement in senior high school Galesong Selatan 


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nasir ◽  
Budiawati Budiawati

This research is a classroom action research that aims to improve student learning outcomes by usingintegrated multimedia learning physics for senior high school or equivalent. This research was conducted atthe senior high school (SMA)12 Pekanbaru. The subjects in this study were students of class X IPA 1 with 36students consisting of 16 male students and 20 female students. The study was conducted in two cycles andconsisted of 8 meetings with the details of the first cycle consisting of three meetings and three times quiz andone daily test (UH) and the second cycle consisted of four meetings consisting of three meetings and threetimes a and one dayly test. Each cycle is analyzed and feedback and repairs are needed. Based on the resultsof the study, it was found that there was an increase in individual completeness in the 1st cycle. 40.41% atquis-1, 51.65% at quis-2 and 90.81% at quis-3. Likewise, the second cycle. 80.25 in quiz-1, 85.75% in quis-2and 90.00% in quis-3. Based on these results it was found that the increase in individual completeness in the2nd cycle was higher and more stable. This shows that the results of individual completeness during learningboth cycle-1 and cycle-2 have increased, but the increase in cycle-2 is more linear. These results indicatethat learning using integrated multimedia can improve student physics learning outcomes.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Suhina Chatterjee

The study was aimed to investigation the effect of mental health on male and female students. Mental Health Inventory was administered on 50 early adolescents (25 male and 25 female) from different schools of Ranchi. These two groups were further divided according to their socio-economic status. Data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and‘t’ value. The findings revealed that there was significant difference between male and female students on their mental health level. Male students are more mentally healthy than female students (‘t’=7.48., P<.01). Result further revealed that socio-economic status has no significant effect on mental health.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Fawziah Zahrawati ◽  
Nahiyah Jaidi Faraz

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kultur sekolah, konsep diri, dan status sosial ekonomi orang tua secara parsial dan secara bersama-sama terhadap perilaku konsumtif siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian ex-post facto. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta yang berjumlah 2.706 siswa. Sampel penelitian sebesar 366 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesioner. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, analisis regresi sederhana, dan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini adalah: (1) kultur sekolah berpengaruh terhadap perilaku konsumtif siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta dengan sumbangan sebesar 23,3%, (2) konsep diri berpengaruh terhadap perilaku konsumtif siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta dengan sumbangan sebesar 22,1%, (3) status sosial ekonomi orang tua berpengaruh terhadap perilaku konsumtif siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta dengan sumbangan sebesar 12,5%, dan (4) kultur sekolah, konsep diri, dan status sosial ekonomi orang tua secara bersama-sama berpengaruh terhadap perilaku konsumtif siswa SMA Negeri di Kota Yogyakarta dengan sumbangan sebesar 36,2%.Kata kunci: kultur sekolah, konsep diri, status sosial ekonomi orang tua, perilaku konsumtif THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL CULTURE, SELF-CONCEPT, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PARENTS ON CONSUMPTIVE BEHAVIOR STUDENTSAbstractThis study aims to investigate the effect of school culture, self-concept, and socio-economic status of parents partially and simultaneously on consumptive behavior of state senior high school students in the city of Yogyakarta. This was an ex post facto study. The research population was all eleventh grade students in state senior high school in the city of Yogyakarta with total of 2,706 students. The research sample was 366 students. The data were collected through a questionnaire. The data were analyzed by means of the descriptive analysis, simple regression analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study are: (1) school culture has an effect on consumptive behavior of state senior high school students in the city of Yogyakarta with a contribution of 23.3%, (2) self-concept has an effect on consumptive behavior of state senior high school students in the city of Yogyakarta with a contribution of 22.1%, (3) socio-economic status of parents has an effect on consumptive behavior of state senior high school students in the city of Yogyakarta with a contribution of 12.5%, and (4) school culture, self-concept, and socio-economic status have effects on consumptive behavior of state senior high school students in the city of Yogyakarta with a contribution of 36.2%.Keywords: school culture, self-concept, socio-economic status of parents, consumptive behavior


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyuni Hasibuan ◽  
Lince Sihombing

The objective of this study were 1) to find out the kinds of request used by male and female students in doing interaction at informal context, 2) to elaborate the way request linguistically performed by male and female students in doing interaction at informal context, and 3) to provide the reasons why male and female students perform request in the way they are. It was applied by using descriptive qualitative research.  It was conducted at Dharmawangsa Senior High School in Medan involving 3 male and 3 female students. The data were collected through observing, recording and interviewing them. The data were 44 male students’ utterances and 42 female students’ utterances taken in three areas of school: canteen, in front of the class, and parking lot. The findings showed that 1) syntactical realization and lexical realization were found in students’ utterances with four kinds of syntactical realization: imperative, interrogative, declarative, and modal auxiliary; 2) the way of requests linguistically performed by male students was the direct way. Similarly, the way of requests linguistically performed by female students was the direct way. 3) There were two reasons why male and female students perform request namely interlocutors and age. Keywords: Male and Female Students, Gender, Request


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