scholarly journals EFFECT OF TEACHERS LIKABILITY ON STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHEMISTRY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 970-976
Author(s):  
Gabriel M. Obaje ◽  
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John Eje ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Towards Chemistry ◽  
Senior Secondary

Chemistry is among the essential science subjects taught at the secondary school level in Nigerias education landscape. There has been a persistent concern about the poor performance in chemistry in Nigeria. The present study investigated teachers likability as a scarcely explored variable that could explain the variation in students attitudes towards chemistry. A cross-sectional survey was employed for the analysis, and the population of the study comprised senior secondary school students in the Kogi State of Nigeria. Participants included males and females senior secondary school students enrolled in the science classes. One hundred and fifty-three students participated in the study. The respondents completed a self-report measure of the Teachers Likability Scale and the Attitude Toward Chemistry Lessons Scale (ATCLS). The finding showed that most of the participants indicated a negative attitude toward the subject (M = 2.89, SD = 3.32), compared to others (M = 1.18, SD = 3.39) that exhibited an unfavorable attitude towards the chemistry. A linear regression analysis was conducted to test the study hypothesis, and the result showed that teachers likability statistically significantly predicted attitude towards chemistry F (1,151), 124.716, P< .05. Therefore, the study concluded that a teachers likability is an essential determinant of students attitudes towards chemistry. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should improve in their personal and professional attributes.

scholarly journals A STUDY OF FACTOR INFLUENCING ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNING OF PHYSICS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Monica a ◽  
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A. Abuh ◽  
Nwaba A. Attah ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Senior Secondary

Physics is among the significant science subjects taught at the secondary school level in Nigerias education system. There has been a growing concern about the poor performance in physics in Nigeria. The present study was aimed to determine teachers likability as a factor that could influence students attitudes towards physics. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey. The population of the survey includes secondary school students in the Kogi State of Nigeria. Participants comprised males and females senior secondary school students. They were mainly pooled from the science class. One hundred and thirty-nine students participated in the study. Data was collected using a Teachers Likability Scale and the Physics Attitude Scale (PAS). The result revealed that most of the respondents indicated a negative attitude toward the subject (M = 0.87, SD = 0.35), while few (M = 0.18, SD = 0.39) showed a positive attitude towards the subject. A linear regression model was conducted to test the study hypothesis.The result showed that teachers likability statistically significantly predicted attitude towards physics F(1,137), 124.617 P< .05. The study concluded that a teachers likability is a significant predictor of attitude towards physics. Thus, it is recommended that teachers should be more facilitators than strict instructors.

scholarly journals A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Joy A. Ajanigo ◽  
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Sunday Aboritoli ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Process Skills ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
Senior Secondary

Science process skill (SPS)is an essential skillrequired in studying science and achieving the reform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Nigeria. Science process skills areinseparable from scientific processes, such as observing, experimenting, and analyzing events. The current studys primary purpose is to assess the attitude of senior secondary school students towards science process skills. Also, to determine the teachers pedagogical competence (TCP) inattitude towards science process skills. One hundred and sixteen senior secondary school students drawn from public and private secondary schools in Kogi State participated in the study. The participants completed self-report measures on attitude towards science process skills and perceived teachers pedagogical competence. The findings revealed that 65.5% of the respondents expressed a negative attitude towards science process skills. Also, it was found that teachers pedagogical competence influenced attitude towards science process skills. The findings and practical implications of the study are discussed.

Internet Use and Gender Differences at the Senior Secondary School Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Syed Noor ul Amin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Level ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

Present study was aimed to examine the Internet use by male and female senior secondary school students on their Internet use. The research was conducted with two main purposes; firstly, to investigate that gender difference had any effect on their Internet use and secondly, to identify and to find out the differences of any on the Internet use, among male and female senior secondary school student for (i) academic purpose (ii) recreational purpose and (iii) communication purpose. The population of this study consists of 100 senior secondary school students (50 male and 50 female) of District Bandipora (J&k) INDIA and they were selected by a random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was the Information Blank developed by the investigator. The data was subjected to statistical analysis by computing Mean, S.D. and test of significance. The results revealed that that there is difference between male and female secondary school students on Internet use for academic purpose. Male students have better use of Internet for academic purpose as compared to female students. On the other hand there is no difference between male and female senior secondary school students on Internet use for recreational and e-mail purposes. Both the groups have found similar in Internet use for recreational and communication purposes.

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Senior Secondary

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mahmood Alam
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Senior Secondary

The present study was conducted to ascertain the environmental awareness across gender, locale, type of schools and academic stream among senior secondary school students. The sample of the study comprised of 300 11th class students studying in different government and non- government senior secondary schools of Sambhal district (U.P.) of Moradabad region. Environment Awareness Ability Measure (EAAM) by Praveen Kumar Jha (1998) was used to collect the data for the purpose. The data were analyzed using descriptive (Mean, Standard Deviations) and inferential (‘t’- test) statistics. The findings of the present study revealed that there is significant difference in environmental awareness of senior secondary school students across gender (boys and girls), type of schools (government and non-government) and academic stream (science and arts). However no significant difference is found in case of rural and urban sample. The reason for this result may be the rampant illiteracy in the district. Stakeholders should, therefore, ensure that the curriculum relating to environmental education is transacted as a core curriculum. Other activities related to environmental education viz., curricular, co- curricular and literary activities should also be organized to infuse environmental awareness among students.

Another Look at Secondary School Students' Attitudes toward Reading

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Lewis ◽  
William H. Teale
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Attitudes Toward Reading ◽  
School Students ◽  
Peer Ratings ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Students Attitudes

Argues that secondary school students' attitudes toward reading may be conceptualized multi-dimensionally as consisting of Individual Development, Utilitarian, and Enjoyment factors. Describes the development of self-report scales designed to measure each of these dimensions of reading attitude. Factor analyses showed the dimensions to be distinguishable empirically one from the other. The three scales were found to be internally consistent (α = .69-.92) and stable (α = .72-.90). Concurrent validity data based on peer ratings are also provided. Implications for pedagogical and research issues arising from this conceptualization of attitude toward reading are also discussed.

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