scholarly journals Improving Family Health Climate, Effect of Role Modeling and Maternal Support in Female Student

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeyran Ostovarfar ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ◽  
Leila Ghahramani ◽  
Masoud Karimi ◽  
Abdolrahim Asadollahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Role Modeling ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Maternal Support ◽  
Climate Effect ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Introduction: Girls can use their mothers emotional, informational and behavioral support to perform healthy behaviors due to their constant access to their mothers. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of role modeling and maternal support in the family to improve healthy behaviors and perceived Family Health Climate (FHC) in female students.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study 261 female students (133 in intervention group and 128 in control group) and 223 mothers (109 intervention and 114 control) were selected, using cluster multi-stages sampling method and entered the study. Participants completed the FHC scale at three stages (Before intervention, immediately after the intervention and two month after intervention). A training programme which comprised 12 sessions for students and 6 sessions for their mothers using collaborative learning techniques and printed materials was conducted with the experimental group. Data were analyzed using SPSS20 via chi-square test, independent t-test, and Repeated Measures ANOVA at significance level of 0.05.Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between demographic variables and the score of FHC scale in both groups (p<0.05). Immediately and two months after the intervention, the experimental group (female students and their mothers) showed a significant increase in dimensions of FHC including FHC-NU and FHC-PA (their subscales) compared to the control group (p<0.05).Conclusions: Educating and informing mothers about their role model defects for their children, especially girls, can make them more aware of health-oriented behaviors towards their children. Such findings reinforced the importance of focusing on actions to encourage a healthy lifestyle (healthy diet and physical activity) in students with a focus on role modeling and parental support, especially mothers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Eight-Week Core Training Applied to High School Girls on Balance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Tufan Mustu ◽  
H. Tolga Esen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Core Training ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of this study is to search core exercise&rsquo;s affect which is done regulary with female students for 8 weeks on students&rsquo; balance programs. 20 volunteer female participants who were students of Osman Nuri Yalman High school (ten of them were experimental group and ten of them were control group) were included in the study. In the survey, experimental method with pretest-posttest desing was used. Core exercise was applied on experimental group three days a week during 8 weeks on the other hand no exercise was done with control group. SPSS (Ver.20) packet program was used while analyzing data statistically. Before the analysis, normality distribution was determined by being used skewness-kurtosis and hitogram and significance level was controlled according to the greenhouse-geisser and two-way repeated measures of anova values. According to the results of the survey, significant difference was found between two groups&rsquo; pre-test&ndash;post-test balance values (F(2.69, 48.36) = 42.25, p &lt; .05). The post-test balance values of the group in 8 directions increased significantly. When the pos-test balance values between the two groups were compared, the post- test balance values of the experimantal group participants were significantly higher than the control group participants (F(1.18) = 6.20, p &lt; .05). Consequently; it can be said that core training applied to the high school level female students three days a week for 8 weeks can have a positive effect on balance performance.

scholarly journals Effect of Educational Games on Self-concept Levels of Inclusive Students Studying in Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Serhat Üstündağ ◽  
Gülsen Özcan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This research examines the effect of educational games on self-concept levels of inclusive students enrolled in secondary schools. The research was conducted in two secondary schools in Golbasi district of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, in the spring semester of 2015 - 2016 academic year. The research employed semi-experimental design with pretest and posttest control group. Of a total of 24 students, 12 (4 girls, 8 boys) were included in the experimental group and the other 12 (6 girls, 6 boys) were included in the control group. Educational games program, an independent variable of the research, was applied for 11 weeks, 2 lessons per week. The program that did not include educational games was applied to the control group. Self-concept Scale (SCS) was used to collect data in the research. Independent group t test was used for data analysis, and for single-factor repeated measures, two-factor ANOVA test was used. The significance level was determined to be 0.05. At the end of this research, a significant difference was found in favor of the students in the experimental group in terms of physical competence, physical appearance, peer relationships and general self-concept dimensions of the self-concept scale. On the other hand, there was not any significant difference in favor of both groups in terms of the dimension of relations with parents of the scale.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Using the Flipped Learning Strategy Using Pen Tablet in the Achievement and Motivation towards Mathematics among Tenth Grade Female Students in Wadi Al-Seer District: فاعلية استخدام استراتيجية التعلم المقلوب باستخدام Pen Tablet في التحصيل والدافعية نحو مادة الرياضيات لدى طالبات الصف العاشر الأساسي في لواء وادي السير

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suha Mohammad Amawi, Hamzeh Abd alftah Alassaf
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Pen Tablet ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of flipped learning strategy using pen tablet in the achievement and motivation towards mathematics among tenth grade female students in Wadi Al-Seer district. The study used a Quasi-experimental design, Where the study was applied to a sample of (93) female students from the tenth grade, it was divided into (48) female students in the experimental group and (45) female students in the control group. The experimental group was taught using a flipped learning strategy by activating the pen tablet, while the control group studied in the traditional way. The Study tools were used achievement test and Motivation scale for learning mathematics. The results of the study showed a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the mean achievement of female students in mathematics in the two experimental and control groups on the post test for the benefit of the experimental group students who studied using the flipped learning strategy using the pen tablet, where the arithmetic mean reached (15.96) of (20), The results also showed a statistically significant difference at the level of significance (α = 0.05) in the scores of the motivation scale towards mathematics between the experimental and control groups on the dimensional scale in favor of the experimental group students who studied using the flipped learning strategy using the pen tablet, where the arithmetic mean reached (2.89) From (3.) the differences were in favor of the experimental group. In light of the results of the study; it recommends the use of the flipped learning strategy by activating the pen tablet tool in teaching math for the tenth grade, and further research into the use of the pen tablet in teaching other educational materials and for other educational stages.

scholarly journals Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematik Siswa Berdasarkan Gender: Suatu Kasus di Sekolah Berbasis Pesantren

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Wa Ode Dahiana ◽  
Tatang Herman
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

<p><em>The purpose of this study was to determine differences in students' mathematical communication skills based on gender with learning using metacognitive strategies. This research method is a quasi-experimental design using a pretest-posttest control group design. The sampling technique used was saturated sampling which consisted of 19 male students as the first experimental group and 17 female students as the second experimental group. The instrument used was in the form of a five-point essay test to measure the aspects of students' mathematical communication skills after being given a treatment, namely learning using metacognitive strategies. The pre-test mean score shows that female students are higher than male students, on the contrary, the average score of the post-test results, it is known that male students are higher. The data were analyzed using the t-test, it was concluded that there was a significant difference between the mathematical abilities of male and female students. This difference is consistent with several previous research results, although not a few studies also state that there is no significant difference between students' academic abilities based on gender.</em></p>

scholarly journals Using Word Study Approach to Improve Omani EFL Students’ Spelling Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Zainab Al-Yahmedi ◽  
Saleh Al-Busaidi ◽  
Fawzia Al-Seyabi
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Word Study ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Spelling Performance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Word Study approach on the development of spelling performance of Grade Five female students in the Sultanate of Oman. The sample of the study consisted of 66 grade five female students from a Governmental Basic Education school in South Al Batinah Governorate. They were divided into two groups: an experimental group who studied spelling using Word Study approach and a control group who studied spelling using the traditional basal approach. The results showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups in favor of the experimental group. The study puts forward some recommendations for future research and for teaching.

scholarly journals The Effect of Robinson Strategy and Self- Inquiry on Eighth class student's Achievement in Kurdish literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 226 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-336
Author(s):  
Surror Abdul Kareem Ali
Keyword(s):  
Test Validity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Pearson Coefficient ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Multiple Choice Items ◽  
Formula Recognition ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Experimental Group

    The present research aims at identifying the effect of Robinson strategy and Self- Inquiry on the student's achievement in Kurdish literature. To achieve the study aim, the researcher has chosen randomly eighth class students (2nd intermediate) from Hemin school, pishder directorate/ Suliymania for the academic year 2014- 2015. The sample of the study is 76 male and female students and it is distributed as 27 studenets as the first experimental group, 24 student as the second expermintal group, and 25 students as the control group.               The Three groups have been matched according to the following variables: the student's age, their intelligence, their last year grades in kurdish. The experiment lasted one academic semester which is the first one during which the researcher herself has taught the three groups. The researcher has constructed an objective test consist of  35 items, some are multiple choice items, other are true/ false items and completion items. The test validity and reliability have been ascertained. The following statistical tools have been used: ANOVA, Difficulty Coefficient Formula, Recognition Coefficient, Scheffe's test, pearson coefficient Formula. The results of this study have been proven the effectiveness of Robinson strategy which was taught to the first experimental group. Also self Inquiry has proven its success upon the traditional way of teaching. Also, no statistically significant difference is found at 0.05 between the first experimental group, which is taught by Robinson strategy, and the second experimental group which is taught by self- Inquiry. 

scholarly journals Using Emoji to Improve Female Students' Coherence in Writing at Qassim University

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Suleiman Al Qunayeer ◽  
Enas Abdelwahab Eltom RahmtAllah
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Public University ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Parallel Structures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Experimental Group

Writing is considered a very important learning tool for all content areas. There is no doubt that writing skill is essential for any kind of learning either at the school or the university level. Therefore, the present study attempted to explore the possibility of improving university students’ one of writing sub-skills, known as coherence through emoji. Coherence in the students’ writing was measured according to the students ability to a) use repetition to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, b)use transitional expressions to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs, c) use pronouns to link sentences, d)use synonyms to link ideas and create variety, e) use parallel structures to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. The sample of this study was randomly selected from the Third Level female students joining the Department of English at one Saudi public university. The selected subjects were assigned randomly into control group and experimental group. After administrating the pretest for the two groups, the experimental group was given a six-week treatment of emoji meant for improving the writing sub-skill, while the control group was taught writing without using emoji. One week after the treatment, a posttest was administered to the two groups. Results revealed significant difference between the students’ scores in writing in favor of using emoji to improve students’ writing skills. Thus, the findings show the effectiveness of using emoji in improving students’ coherence in writing. The results were used to draw some conclusions and to suggest some recommendations for teaching writing using emoji. The results also recommend further researches to be done on using emoji to improve other language skills and sub-skills.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop on marital adjustment

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
Shaheen Islam ◽  
Roufun Naher
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nonviolent Communication ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study examined the effectiveness of nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop on marital adjustment. The hypothesis was receiving nonviolent communication (NVC) workshop has positive impact on marital adjustment. The independent variable was NVC workshop and the dependent variable was marital adjustment score. For conducting this research, repeated measures design was followed and 20 Bangladeshi married people participated in it. The results have shown that there was a statistically significant difference (F = 16.790, p < 0.05) in marital adjustment score of experimental group over the three time periods and pairwise comparisons indicate that there was significant difference between pretest and post-test and also between pretest and follow- up test at the 0.05 level. Results also have shown that, there was statistically significant difference of marital adjustment score between experimental and control group in posttest (t = 4.276, p < 0.05) and follow-up test (t = 4.176, p < 0.05). Thus, after receiving NVC workshop the marital adjustment score of experimental group increased significantly (F = 16.79, p < 0.001) in post-test measure and also remain constant in follow-up, whereas the marital adjustment score of control group had no significant change. This implied a significant positive impact of participation in NVC workshop on marital adjustment. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 26(1): 69-75, 2017 (January)

The Impact of Scaffolding Strategies in Enhancing Reading Comprehension Skills of University Students in a Saudi Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Arwa Abdullah AbdulRahman Al Eissa ◽  
Abdullah Al-Bargi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Scaffolding Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills ◽  
Experimental Group

Based on a mixed method research design, this study aims to investigate the effectiveness of applying scaffolding strategies in enhancing reading comprehension skills of female students at King Abdulaziz University in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The participants of the study were thirty-three female students at the preparatory year program (PYP) who were registered at the proficiency level 104 (B1/Threshold level on the Common European Framework of reference for language; CEFR). They were divided into two groups: Seventeen students in the control group and sixteen students in the experimental group. Both groups were exposed to the same reading lessons but with the experimental group exposed to scaffolding strategies. Prior to the treatment, a pretest was administered to both groups. Once the treatment was accomplished, a posttest was administered to investigate the effect of applying scaffolding strategies on developing reading comprehension skills. Furthermore, qualitative data was collected via open-ended questionnaire. The results of the study indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest of the experimental group in favor of the posttest. Furthermore, students showed a positive attitude to the scaffolding technique as a motivation factor to their learning. Conclusions and recommendations for further research are given at the end of this study.

scholarly journals 427 - Psychoeducation Program for the Prevention of Older Adults´ Infantilization in Professionals working in Nursing Homes

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. 48-48
Author(s):  
C. Noriega ◽  
G. Pérez-Rojo ◽  
J. López ◽  
C. Velasco ◽  
M.I. Carretero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

IntroductionKayser-Jones (1981) described infantilization as one of the four most frequent types of violence in nursing homes. Older people perceive infantilization as disrespectful and patronizing. In professionals, it can lead to protective behaviors that reduce autonomy and generate more dependency. Despite the importance of this phenomenon, the interventions are scarce and show methodological limitations.ObjectiveThis study analyzed the efficacy of a psychoeducation program for the prevention of infantilization in professionals working in nursing homes. The sample included 154 direct-care workers. The experimental group (N=111) attended a psychoeducational group intervention program while the control group (N=43) did not attend any intervention program. We assessed the infantilized practices the professionals recognized they conducted and the ones observed in the institution before and after the intervention. The intervention lasted 6 hours and included four sessions distributed in two days. These sessions aimed to reduce negative stereotypes, preventing infantilized communication patterns and the use of behaviors or practices that are frequently used with children. We also offered professionals alternative practices that recognize autonomy, decision-making and respect older adults´ dignity and uniqueness. To analyze data, we conducted Repeated measures of ANOVA and one-way ANCOVAs.Results:The scores of infantilization in the experimental group significantly decreased from pre-intervention to post-intervention in the professional, F(1, 85) = 37.184, p = .01, partial η2 = .030, and in the institution, F(1, 84) = 32.128, p = .01, partial η2 = .277, while the control group did not show any changes. There was a statistically significant difference in post-intervention between the experimental and the control group when participants scored their infantilization practices, F(1, 115) = 5.175, p = .03, partial η2 = .043, and infantilization practices observed in the institution, F(1, 115) = 5.810, p = .018, partial η2 = .048.Conclusion:These results reflect the importance of developing interventions focused on preventing infantilization, methodologically rigorous, in which professionals´ training and education are considered key pieces to generate a culture of change. More research is needed to understand this problem in greater depth to develop programs that address this problem at different levels.Funding:This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant no. PSI2016-79803-R).

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