scholarly journals Upper-secondary teachers’ perceptions of the Matura exam in mathematics

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-242
Author(s):  
Amanda Glavaš ◽  
Ljerka Jukić Matić ◽  
Sara Prša
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Good Starting Point ◽  
Convenience Sampling

This paper reports a study on mathematics teachers’ perceptions of the Matura mathematics exam in Croatia. The study focuses on the suitability of mathematics school textbooks for students’ preparation for the exams, the complexity of the tasks in the exams, the grading and scoring of the exams, and teachers’ level of satisfaction with student achievement. The study used a convenience sampling method. It was conducted through a questionnaire administered to 308 upper secondary mathematics teachers. The findings showed that teachers do not perceive school textbooks as suitable resources to prepare for the higher level exam. Furthermore, the teachers believe that the test length is not appropriate i.e., the time given to students for the higher level exam is insufficient. On average they are satisfied with their students’ results, but are undecided about the criteria and scoring of the Matura. Vocational school teachers showed more dissatisfaction with the requirements and outcomes of the Matura exam compared to grammar school teachers. The results of this empirical study can be taken as a good starting point for re-assessing the requirements of the Matura exam in mathematics.

scholarly journals TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON ADOPTING E-LEARNING DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAKS; ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, SUGGESTIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Balqis Husain ◽  
Yenita Natasya Idi ◽  
Megawati Basri
Keyword(s):  
High School Teachers ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Home Study ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Instructional Activity ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Method

This study is to know the teachers' perception of adopting a virtual classroom during a pandemic and discover the conveniences, obstacles, and suggestions when e-learning is being carried out. Sort of this research was qualitative using descriptive method. The method of choosing respondents used convenience sampling. Data collection used questionnaires and open-ended questions. Junior and senior high school teachers in North Maluku were respondents in this research. The subjects of this study were 92 respondents. To analyze the data using SPSS 17. Based on the finding, it found that majority of the teachers used several platforms for online home study during the lockdown. Either Single types of platforms or mixed e-learning was used to gain maximum results in instructional activity. Nine list advantages were addressed on e-learning; in the contrary, it also produced seven barriers. Additionally, the educators offered attractive and innovative ideas to tackle numerous obstacles among educators, students, and educational institutions

scholarly journals A Study on Consumer Awareness and Satisfaction towards Online Digital Payment - With Special Reference to Pollachi Taluk

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
M Deepa
Keyword(s):  
Credit Card ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Customer Preference ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Digital Transactions ◽  
Digital Payments

Digital payment a way to make payment that is made through digital modes. In digital payments the payer and payee or both can use the digital modes to send and receive money. It is also called electronic payment. There is no need for have hard cash for every transaction involved in the digital transactions. All the transactions are done only through online payments. It is convenient way to make payments. The objectives of the studies are: To identify the customer preference towards Digital payment and to measure the customer level of satisfaction about Digital payment services. This study is based on both primary data and secondary data which is collected from the consumers to find out awareness and satisfaction about digital payments. There are 100 respondents were taken for this study y using convenience sampling method. This study was conducted only in Pollachi taluk. The following statistical tools were used to analyze the data: Percentage analysis and Fried man rank test. Some of the findings of the studies are: majority 67% of the respondents are female, majority 69% of the respondents age group between 20-35 years, majority 70% of the respondents are unmarried. The consumers are satisfied with the following methods of digital payments. The first rank given to RTGS and followed by Phone pay, Paytm app, NEFT, RTGS, Net banking, Debit card, Digital wallet, Rupay card, Paypal, and Credit card. It is concluded that most of the respondents are having more awareness about digital payments and also satisfied with the online payment. The growth of users of Smartphone and internet penetration in such area also facilitated the adoption of digital payment.

The Discursive Construction of Teacher Identities: Flemish Teachers' Perceptions of Standard Dutch

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Delarue ◽  
Chloé Lybaert
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Theoretical Discussion ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Teacher Identities ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Standard Language Ideology ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

As a starting point, this paper offers a theoretical discussion of a number of widely used yet diversely conceived concepts: (standard) language ideology, identity, agency, and indexicality. Using these concepts, we analyze a number of illustrative interview extracts from a corpus of sociolinguistic interviews with Flemish primary and secondary school teachers. Our goal is twofold. First, we discuss how Flemish teachers perceive (the importance of) Standard Dutch and other, nonstandard varieties of Dutch. Second, we show how these perceptions discursively shape teacher identities of authenticity, authority, and professionalism.

scholarly journals «Det handler om å finne sin egen form» Læreres profesjonelle handlingsrom - hvordan det blir forstått og utnyttet

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Helleve ◽  
Marit Ulvik ◽  
Kari Smith
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
International Study ◽  
Professional Role ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
Pedagogical Beliefs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Upper Secondary Schools

Målet med denne studien er å undersøke hvordan lærere forstår og tolker sitt profesjonelle handlingsrom og hvordan de, basert på denne erfaringen, har opplevd å nå sine egne mål over tid. Studien, som er del av en internasjonal studie, bygger på observasjoner, intervjuer og story-lines fra seks lærere ved tre videregående skoler. Lærerne er av ledelsen utpekt til å være lærere som utnytter det handlingsrommet de har og som selv tar styring på hvordan de praktiserer lærerjobben. Funnene viser at lærerne langt på vei tolker og endrer rammer og regelverk i tråd med egne mål – også lærere innenfor samme kontekst. De fleste lærerne opplever at de utnytter og har utnyttet et større handlingsrom enn de erfarer å ha med bakgrunn i rammer og pålegg. Dette resultatet skiller seg fra de to andre landene som deltar i den internasjonale studien. Konklusjonen er at kunnskap om læreres forståelse av sitt profesjonelle handlingsrom kan bidra til refleksjon over egen lærerrolle og til ny innsikt i skoleutvikling.Nøkkelord: profesjonelt handlingsrom, videregående skole, lærereTeachers’ professional space – How it is experienced and utilizedAbstractThe aim of the study is to examine teachers’ understanding and interpretation of their professional space, and how they experience having possibilities to practice their pedagogical beliefs throughout their careers. The study, which is part of an international study, is built on observations, interviews and story-lines from six teachers in three Norwegian upper secondary schools. These are teachers viewed by their principals as independent teachers exploiting their professional space when practicing teaching. Findings show that to a large extent teachers interpret and change frames and rules according to their own pedagogical beliefs. Teachers working in the same schools respond differently to school regulations. Most of the teachers claim to have more space than what they perceive external rules and frameworks allow for. This finding differs from the two other participating countries in the international study, in which obedience to external regulations was strong. The conclusion reached in this paper is that additional knowledge about teachers’ perceptions of their professional space will contribute to ways in which reflection of practice and professional role can be enhanced, and thereby support school development.Keywords: professional space, upper secondary school, teachers

scholarly journals The Mathematics Elementary School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Student-Centered Approaches and Professional Learning Experiences

2018 ◽  
Vol III (IV) ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Nasrin Akhter ◽  
Muhammad Naseer Ud Din ◽  
Abdul Majeed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

This research explores the perceptions’ of mathematics teachers who are teaching in Pakistani schools at secondary level. The study aimed to explore the elementary school teachers’ perceptions about student-centred approaches, and their difficulties facing in using these approaches. The study uses a methodology of questionnaire and interview to gather data from mathematics teachers at secondary level. The results of this study indicate that the most mathematics teachers were positive about the role and importance of student-centred approaches in their mathematics. The majority of teachers appreciated their role as a facilitator of the learning process using student-centred approaches Moreover, the majority of teachers reported that continued practice in teaching mathematics courses and/or teaching method courses had contributed to their developing a fair understanding of teaching mathematics. The teachers responded positively regarding the role of student-centred approaches to enhance the procedural understanding of students in mathematics. Most of the findings supported student-centred approaches positively. Finally, the recommendations concerning the importance of student-centred approaches in mathematics, the arrangement of resources, and teachers’ professional development are presented for the attention of teachers, administration and curriculum developers.

scholarly journals Harmony in Family Business

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 6660-6666
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Family ◽  
Good Starting Point

Family business is India’s proudest institution, symbolizing courage and common sense, energy and enterprise, aspiration, and adventurousness(Business Today, 1998). In India, with its historic spiritual and cultural value system, they play a hugely important role – it is estimated that up to 90 per cent of Indian Businesses are Family Controlled. With Indians benefitting from a centuries-old innate sense of the enduring worth of the family business sector, a good starting point for this section is to examine some important early sources of Indian trade & commerce. There are many family businesses worldwide but Indian Family Businesses are irreplaceable and have their peculiar governing characteristics. With this notion, an attempt has been made to identify the level of harmony in family business. For this purpose, primary data has been collected through structured questionnaire using snow-ball sampling technique. A sample of 750 family business owners has been selected. The collected data have been analysed by employing simple percentage analysis, Correlation, Regression, Factor analysis. The results of the study indicate that, harmony in family business, prominently influence the level of satisfaction of the owners. Furthermore, there is definitely a relationship between the demographic variables and harmony in family business.

scholarly journals Appreciation by migrants of the health care assistance provided by apulian family doctors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignazio Grattagliano ◽  
Filippo Anelli
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Family Doctors ◽  
Accurate Evaluation ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Care Assistance

Introduction: Health promotion is the highest level of human sensitivity directed to break down differences and produce equal opportunities for unselected people to enjoy the best health care potential. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of the assistance provided to immigrants by Italian general practitioners (GPs), the level of satisfaction declared by migrants, and the perception of GPs about the needs of migrants. Methods: A survey was conducted. Both immigrant patients (regular and illegal) and some Italian GPs filled a questionnaire. Ten GPs were selected among those available to perform the study by a convenience sampling method; the immigrants were consecutively included among those attending the medical offices. Results: Over 90% (n = 66) of immigrants declared to be fully satisfied with the overall assistance provided with easy access to care. GPs declared no problems in assisting even illegal immigrants and suggested the accurate evaluation of patients’ needs to provide successful care. Conclusions: These findings indicate the importance of promoting health and education as provided by Italian GPs. The satisfaction declared by the interviewed immigrants is mainly attributable to the model of assistance provided in Apulia, which includes interventions for any health problem.

scholarly journals Percepções de professores de Matemática sobre o ensino de funções e sobre o uso de materiais tecnológicosPerceptions of mathematics teachers on the functions teaching and the use of technological materials

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Floriano Viseu ◽  
Helena Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Mixed Methodology ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Upper Secondary

Este estudo pretende conhecer as perceções de professores de matemática do final do ensino básico e do ensino secundário relativamente ao ensino de Funções e ao uso de materiais tecnológicos. Para tal, foi adotada uma metodologia mista, tendo sido recolhidas as perceções de 129 professores através de questionário e de quatro professoras através de entrevista. As principais conclusões apontam para semelhanças nas perceções dos professores, mas também para algumas diferenças relativamente aos ciclos de ensino. No ensino de Funções, os manuais são amplamente utilizados, mas de forma diferente entre os professores de cada um dos ciclos em estudo. O mesmo sucede com as representações e com o uso que é feito das tecnologias. O envolvimento dos alunos nas atividades de estudo é outro aspeto considerado importante, mas uma vez mais existem diferenças. Também a avaliação tem semelhanças, mas difere quanto à valorização do trabalho de grupo. This study intends to understand the perceptions of mathematics teachers from lower and upper secondary regarding the teaching of Functions and the use of technological materials. For that, a mixed methodology was adopted, and the perceptions of 129 teachers were collected through a questionnaire and four teachers through an interview. The main conclusions point to similarities in teachers' perceptions, but also to some differences related to the teaching level of lower or upper secondary. In the teaching of Functions, textbooks are widely used, but differently depending on the level being taught. The same happens with the representations and with the use that is made of the technologies. Involvement of students in work is another aspect considered important, but again there are differences. The assessment also has similarities, but differs in the valuation ascribed to group work.  

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