scholarly journals Impact of life activity in conditions of digital environment on the students’ organ of sight

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SA Obrubov ◽  
SV Markelova
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Life Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Accommodative Response ◽  
Ophthalmologic Examination ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Daily Total

The growth of eye disease incidence in the juvenile population amidst increasing visual load, which, among other factors, results from the use of electronic devices (ED), outlines the search for effective preventive measures, geared towards preservation of health of young people. The study was aimed to assess the impact of life activity upon exposure to digital environment on the organ of sight in schoolchildren and college students. The study was carried out in 2017-2020 at Dolgoprudny gymnasium and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. A total of 805 schoolchildren and college students underwent ophthalmologic examination. Accommodative response was registered with Speedy-K Ver. MF-1 autorefractor keratometer (Japan). A standardized questionnaire, tailored by the authors to meet the requirements of the study, was used to assess the regime for the use of ED by students. Inclusion criteria: schoolchild, college student, ophthalmologic examination data and submitted informed consent available, correctly completed questionnaire. Statistical processing was performed using the Statistica 13.0 software. All students were the ED owners. Only 9.9% of primary school students, 2.7% of secondary school students, 1.9% of senior secondary school students, and 0.9% of college students did not use ED every day. Significant negative correlation was revealed between the students’ vision acuity and the daily total time of using the ED, as well as the duration of the ED continuous use (р≤0.05). Accommodation weakness was detected in 88.76% of students with early stage of myopia; accommodative response close to normal was less common (11.24%). The increase in daily total time of using the ED by 2 hours and more results in higher prevalence of functional vision problems (p≤0.05), and the trend of increasing the number of high myopia cases. The data obtained define the need of improving the students’ hygiene training starting from the preschool age.

scholarly journals Comparison on Well-Being, Engagement and Perceived School Climate in Secondary School Students with Learning Difficulties and Specific Learning Disorders: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Lombardi ◽  
Daniela Traficante ◽  
Roberta Bettoni ◽  
Ilaria Offredi ◽  
Mirta Vernice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Disorder ◽  
School Students ◽  
Specific Learning Disorder ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Specific Learning

Reading and writing skills influence the social status of students, exerting effects not only on learning, but also on wellbeing. This study aimed to assess the impact of diagnosis of specific learning disorder on well-being in secondary-school students, comparing students with a diagnosis of specific learning disorder (SLD-group), students showing learning difficulties without diagnosis (LD-group) and students without learning difficulties (control-group). Students were tested with neuropsychological screening tests in order to identify learning difficulties and were further assessed by means of psychological and school well-being questionnaires. The results show that LD group perceive themselves as having a low sense of mastery and autonomy, less interest and engagement in daily activities and low peer social support than their schoolmates. This result highlights, for the LD group, a low well-being experience, which is not observed in the SLD and control groups. On the contrary, SLD group students do not differ from control group students in any dimensions except for the perceived parents’ support and involvement in school life, in which the SLD group show the highest scores. This work underlines the importance of having a diagnosis as it seems to work as a protective factor for both the psychological and school well-being of the student.

Impact of Collaborative Learning Strategies on Social Maturity of Secondary School Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 249-259
Author(s):  
J. N. Baliya ◽  
Shivani Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Critical Ratio ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Maturity ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research was to study the impact of collaborative learning strategies on social maturity and its various dimensions viz. personal adequacy, interpersonal adequacy, and social adequacy, of secondary school students. The study was quasiexperimental and used matched pairs pre-test post-test research design. A Higher Secondary School in Educational Zone Hiranagar of District Kathua was chosen for the intervention. The study was conducted on sixty-six students of two sections of class 9th. Two sections were randomly assigned to collaborative and traditional learning conditions. Four methods of collaborative learning viz. Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads Together, Jigsaw, and Fish-Bowl were used for a period of over five weeks. The results were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and a critical ratio (CR). The results of the study showed that this approach was successful in increasing personal adequacy, interpersonal adequacy, social adequacy and overall social maturity of secondary school students.

scholarly journals Impact of Cognitive Restructuring and Token Economy Techniques on Truancy Reduction among Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Afolasade Airat Sulaiman ◽  
Stella Ihuoma Uhuegbu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Token Economy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of cognitive restructuring and token economy techniques on the reduction of truancy among secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted a pre-test, post-test, control group design with a multistage sampling technique as the sampling method. Judgmental sampling technique was used to select two from the six Education Districts in Lagos State, simple random sampling technique was adopted to select six schools; three schools from each of the two Education Districts and 170 truants out of the 216 randomly selected based on the class attendance register completed the study. Truancy Behaviour Questionnaire (TBQ) with a reliability index of .87 was the instrument for the study. Data were analysed and presented with descriptive and ANOVA statistics at .05 level of significance. Findings showed that the two techniques were effective for the reduction of truancy but the token economy technique had a better effect. Sex had no significant effect on the reduction of truancy but females play truants more than males. Based on the findings, the token economy therapy was recommended as an ideal technique for counselling and guiding students against truancy.

scholarly journals An assessment of the impact of improvised versus conventional laboratory equipment on students’ performance in thermal expansion

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-140
Author(s):  
Kizito Ndihokubwayo ◽  
Jean Uwamahoro ◽  
Irénée Ndayambaje
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

Science education in Rwandan schools still faces a number of challenges including the lack or shortage of equipment available for science experiments. This paper describes research conducted to assess the impact of using improvised versus conventional laboratory equipment in experiments. Eighty-five lower secondary school students were assessed using a semi-experimental post-test design on thermal expansion of bodies. Data analysis using a t-test produced a t-Stat of 2.74 over a t-Critical of 1.98 indicating a statistical significance between the two experimental groups in favour of the group using improvised equipment. As a result, it is recommended that improvised equipment be used in those instances in which there is a lack or shortage of conventional equipment since students’ achievement was similar regardless of the type of equipment used.

Entrepreneurship Program at Secondary School

2019 ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Maria Jose Madeira ◽  
Andreia Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is the analysis of the effect that the entrepreneurship activities have in the development of an entrepreneurial profile of the students of a secondary level and their future entrepreneurial intentions. To empirically test the formulated hypothesis, a questionnaire was developed. By the application of methods of factorial analysis and a logistic regression model, it was concluded that variables like the incentive given by school agents, the participation of students in extracurricular activities and the desire to continue studying, influenced the entrepreneurial intentions of the students. Concerning the entrepreneurial profile, it was concluded that the students who have higher capacity of creation and concretization of entrepreneurial projects and a winning will, have a higher propensity to create their own business. This research analysed the impact of entrepreneurship activities on the development of the secondary school students' entrepreneurial profile, and understand whether these same activities influence their future intentions.

Beliefs about psychosocial consequences of schizophrenia and depression: a comparative study in a sample of secondary school students

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Castiello ◽  
Lorenza Magliano
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Case Vignette ◽  
School Students ◽  
Schizophrenia Group ◽  
Depression Group ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARYAims — Description of students' opinions about schizophrenia and depression. Methods — The study was carried out on a sample of 445 secondary school students, randomly allocated to a “schizophrenia” or a “depression” group (N=221 and N=224, respectively). Each respondent was asked to read a case—vignette describing a case of schizophrenia or depression, and then to fill the Questionnaire on the Opinions about Mental Illness — General Population's version (QO—GP). Results — 35% of students in “schizophrenia” group vs. 85% in “depression” group attributed a correct diagnosis to case—vignette. 19% of students in the “schizophrenia” group vs. 39% in the “depression” group believed that these mental disorders can recover. Affective and civil rights were more frequently acknowledged to patients with depression than to those with schizophrenia. In both groups, the majority of students stated that mentally ill patients were unpredictable and socially dangerous. Students who reported TV stories on people with mentally ill were more frequently convinced on their unpredictability and social dangerousness. Conclusions — These results outline the need to: a) plan educational campaigns for students on mental disorders; b) alert media professionals on the impact that the way they present crimes committed by mentally ill patients may have on general population.Declaration of Interest: None of the authors has had any interest or she has received any form of support, including that from drug companies and honoraria for lectures and consultancies potentially in conflict with this scientific work in the last two years. None of the authors has received any form of fee for her participation in this study.

Secondary school students’ chemistry self-concepts: gender and culture, and the impact of chemistry self-concept on learning behaviour

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilith Rüschenpöhler ◽  
Silvija Markic
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

While science self-concepts of secondary school students have received considerable attention, several important aspects of chemistry self-concepts have not yet been understood: gender relations, the impact of students' cultural backgrounds, and the impact of chemistry self-concept on learning processes. In the present study, (i) we could confirm our hypothesis that chemistry self-concept is strongly related to learning goal orientations. This part of the study built upon knowledge from educational psychology. Our results open the field for practical interventions designed to influence chemistry self-concepts. (ii) We investigated the gender relations in chemistry self-concept with a special focus on students’ cultural backgrounds. The results show that chemistry self-concept differs from science self-concept: the gender gap traditionally described in the literature could not be found. Instead, the study suggests that an interaction of gender and cultural background might influence chemistry self-concepts. (iii) We were interested in the influence of the context of chemistry classroom and language on self-concept. In line with the literature, we found that a good relationship with the chemistry teacher seems to have a positive impact on chemistry self-concept. Also, the perception of chemistry language and chemistry self-concepts were strongly correlated. Suggestions are made for practical interventions based on these findings.

Developmental Patterns of Free Recall and Frequency Judgement in Korean and American Students

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-252
Author(s):  
Melvin H. Marx ◽  
Yung Che Kim ◽  
Bruce B. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Free Recall ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Korean Students ◽  
Complete Control ◽  
Developmental Trends ◽  
American Students ◽  
Animal Names

Four experiments were conducted to compare developmental changes in free recall and frequency judgement. In Experiment 1, 1012 Korean students were shown a series of animal names and then asked to recall them and to estimate the frequency with which they had occurred. The poorest performance on both tasks was by primary-school students and the best by secondary-school students; college students were intermediate in performance. Essentially similar results were obtained in Experiment 2, with an additional 288 Korean students, except that secondary-school students did not perform better than college students. In this experiment, there was complete control of item specificity over frequency and any possible clustering effect was eliminated by using unrelated words rather than animal names. In Experiment 3, the developmental trends in frequency judgement were replicated with 193 American students. Those developmental trends were obtained with another 186 American students in Experiment 4 using relative frequency judgements. Retrospective reports about how frequency judgements were made suggested a developmental shift from more literal counting strategies to more intuitive strength impression judgements. The results are interpreted as suggesting the need for some modification of the Hasher and Zacks (1979, 1984) age-invariance proposition for frequency judgement.

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