scholarly journals The Attitudes Towards the Cultural Globalization and The Atheism - A Field Study on Palestinian University Students: الاتجاهات نحو العولمة الثقافية والإلحاد – دراسة ميدانية على طلبة الجامعات الفلسطينية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakher Nabeel Khalili
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The West ◽  
Cultural Globalization ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Palestinian Universities ◽  
The Relationship

The study aimed to investigate the Palestinian universities students' attitudes towards the cultural globalization and the atheism in the West Bank. The study also examined the effects of gender, educational level, and age and it tested the relationship between attitudes towards the cultural globalization and the atheism. A sample of 345 Palestinian universities students was selected. An electronic questionnaire was designed to collect data. The construct validity and reliability analysis by Chronbach Alpha were used. The attitudes towards the cultural globalization scale consisted of (17) items and all items correlated significantly with the total score with Cronbach Alpha of (0.84). The attitudes towards atheism scale consisted of (40) items and all items correlated significantly with the total score with Cronbach Alpha of (0.92). The results showed that the attitudes of the Palestinian universities students towards atheism were negative with mean of 1.87 , and the percentage of the positive attitudes towards atheism was (37%). The attitudes towards cultural globalization, ranged between rejection and acceptance. The mean was 2.92, and the percentage of the positive attitudes towards cultural globalization was (58%). The percentage of unbeliever students (atheist, deist, and agnostic) was (15%). Moreover, the results showed that the variables of gender, educational level, and age did not affect the attitudes towards cultural globalization and atheism. There was a positive significant relationship between attitudes towards atheism and cultural globalization (r= 0.44, α <0.01). The study recommended to be careful and aware of the elements of cultural globalization, and choose what suits the local and Arab context.

Gender and Attitudes toward Computers and Calculators: Their Relationship to Math Performance

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail F. Munger ◽  
Brenda H. Loyd
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Attitudes Toward Computers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Calculators ◽  
The Relationship

In education, computers and calculators historically have been associated with mathematics and the sciences, and are frequently incorporated into these areas of the curriculum. This may have serious implications for females because of the long history of reported sex differences in achievement and attitudes in mathematics and related disciplines. This study of sixty high school students examines the relationship between mathematics performance and students' attitudes toward technology (computers and calculators), and whether the relationship is similar for males and females. A practice form of the General Educational Development (GED) test was used to measure mathematics performance. Students' attitudes toward computers were assessed by the Computer Attitude Scale, and attitudes toward calculators were assessed by a 4-item measure developed by the authors. In general, students with more positive attitudes toward computers and calculators were found to perform better than students with more negative attitudes.

scholarly journals Education and Behavioural Barriers for Menstrual Health Communication between Parent and Adolescent Girls

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suma K G
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Parental Communication ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Menstrual Health ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

This study is an empirical attempt to understand parental communication about bleeding, first period and dysmenorrhea with adolescent girls. It examines the barriers of communication from the adolescent girls' perspective. The study was conducted in a couple of taluks of ballari district, i.e., Sandur and Hospet. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive research design was adopted. The data was gathered using the interview schedule from 260 adolescent girls adopting a random sampling method. The findings of the study reveal that the mean age of the adolescent girls was 15.34 years. It was found that the parents' behaviour and educational level impact communication with adolescent girls with reference to bleeding, first period and dysmenorrhea. The Chi-Square test has been done to assess the relationship between communicational barriers and education. The ANOVA test has been applied to understand the relationship between parents' behaviour, educational level and communication barriers.

scholarly journals IMPROVING STUDENTS� MASTERY OF PASSIVE TROUGH EGRA METHOD

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Dini Siti Sundari
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Voice Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Result

This research aims at finding out whether or not EGRA method can improve students� mastery of passive voice in one of Public Senior High Schools in Kuningan. A quasi-experimental design was employed in this research to test the objective theories by examining the relationship between two variables. Pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire were used to collect the data. The data were then analyzed by using SPSS 20.0. Before conducting pre- and post-test, the tests were tried out to check its validity and reliability. From 60 items, it was found that 40 items were valid and reliable because the items� correlation coefficient (rxy) were higher than rtable and their Cronbach Alpha were higher than 0.07, so the researcher used them as pretest and posttest instruments. The t-test result was 0.000 which means that it was lower than 0.05 (0.000<0.05) so that the null hypothesis is rejected and alternative hypothesis is accepted. Then, the mean score of pre-test and post-test in experimental group were significantly different (55.77 up to 81.79). To confirm the result of this research, questionnaires were used. From the questionnaire, it was found that in affective aspects, 58.9%, 64.1% and 53.8% of the students agreed with the use of EGRA method. In behavioral aspects, 33.3%, 56.4% and 43.5% of the students agreed with the use of EGRA method. While in cognitive aspects, 56.4%, 56.4%, 51.2% and 58.9% of the students agreed with the use of EGRA method. So, it can be concluded that EGRA method can improve students� mastery of passive voice.Keywords: EGRA method, passive voice, students

Integrating a Learning Management System into a Writing Course

2015 ◽  
pp. 473-497
Author(s):  
Mehrak Rahimi ◽  
Seyed Shahab Miri
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Online System ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Group

In this chapter the impact of using a leaning management system (LMS) to manage homework assignments on students' achievement in a letter writing course was investigated. Additionally, the relationship between students' attitudes toward the online system and their motivated strategies for learning was investigated. Two groups of students participated in the course. The experimental group used the LMS as the homework assistance to submit their homework for one semester. The control group did and delivered their homework using paper-and-pencil approach. The result of the data analysis revealed that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the writing post-test. Further, the students were found to have positive attitudes toward using technology to manage their homework and this attitude was found to be related to their motivated strategies for learning. The motivated strategies were found to be related to achievement in writing, while attitudes towards the system were not.

scholarly journals Psychometric validation of a knowledge questionnaire on micronutrients among adolescents and its relationship to micronutrient status of 15–19-year-old adolescent boys, Hyderabad, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1182-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Little Flower Augustine ◽  
Shahnaz Vazir ◽  
Sylvia Fernandez Rao ◽  
M Vishnuvardhana Rao ◽  
A Laxmaiah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Micronutrient Status ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectiveTo develop a psychometrically valid questionnaire for testing knowledge on micronutrients and to assess the relationship between knowledge and biomarkers of micronutrient status among adolescents.DesignCross-sectional, institution-based, validity and reliability study.SettingSeven higher secondary schools were covered in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad, India.SubjectsStudents aged 15–19 years, n 92 for the pre-test, n 108 for test–retest and n 109 for studying the relationship between knowledge and biomarkers of Fe, retinol, ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol, folic acid and vitamin B12 status.ResultsFrom an item pool of 106, thirty-one items were selected based on content validity. Statistical tools to obtain a valid and reliable questionnaire among adolescent boys and girls resulted in eighteen items with a difficulty index of 0·11–0·86, discrimination index of 0·20–0·72 and validity index (point bi-serial correlation) of 0·10–0·62. Reliability as measured by Cronbach's α was 0·71 and the intra-class correlation coefficient was 0·80. A Bland–Altman plot showed good agreement between test and retest scores. The mean response score to the eighteen-item questionnaire was 5·2 (sd 2·68). The mean values of serum retinol were significantly different (P = 0·022) between groups below (24·8 (sd 6·64) μg/dl) and above (28·0 (sd 7·67) μg/dl) the 50th percentile of knowledge score. The relationship persisted after controlling for economic status as a covariate using analysis of covariance (P = 0·018). Other micronutrients did not show any significant relationship.ConclusionsA valid and reliable eighteen-item knowledge questionnaire was constructed and found to have a significant positive relationship with plasma retinol status alone.

scholarly journals Students' Attitudes on Electronic English Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Yosieka Maharani ◽  
Dedi Rahman Nur
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
English Subject

Along with the development of technology in various aspects of life, technology has a significant impact and influence in today's life. One of the roles of technology in learning activities is to support the learning activities more manageable to accomplish and exciting in the educational sector. One of the developments of technology in the education sector is E-Learning. E-Learning may be an option to be used in class as a learning tool. Especially on English subject when some students may find it difficult, E-Learning could be their alternative to learn English the significance of this study to find out the students' perspective regarding E-Learning in English. The data will be conducted by distributing a questionnaire to students. The objectives of this study are to find out attitudes from students toward E-Learning. The study was conducted in Bunga Bangsa Islamic Junior High School involving 56 students. A questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect the data, which score analyzed based on the mean score. The result showed students have positive attitudes toward E-Learning. In terms of students' attitudes, it is found that students have positive attitudes toward E-Learning since they found E-Learning is appropriate to use, effective, and excellent technique to help them learn English.

scholarly journals مستوى الوعي البيئي لدى طلبة كلية العلوم التربوية في جامعة القدس المفتوحة واتجاهاتهم نحوه

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-140
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Educational Sciences ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Academic Year

هدفت الدراسة إلى قياس مستوى الوعي البيئي لدى طلبة كلية العلوم التربوية في جامعة القدس المفتوحة واتجاهاتهم نحوه، استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وبلغت عينة الدراسة (172) طالبا وطالبة للعام الجامعي 2017/2018، وكانت أداة الدراسة عبارة عن استبانة مكونة من (45) فقرة لقياس الوعي البيئي ومقياس مكون من (34) فقرة لقياس الاتجاهات نحوه، توصلت الدراسة إلى نتائج أهمها : تدني مستوى الوعي البيئي لدى عينة الدراسة حيث بلغت النسبة المئوية لمن ليس لديهم وعي بيئي(أقل من 60%) كانوا ( 90.7 ) أما من لديهم وعي بيئي ( 60% فأكثر) كانوا (9.3%. توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية لصالح الذكور في مستوى الوعي البيئي بين الجنسين حيث بلغ الوسط الحسابي للذكور (52.5) والوسط الحسابي للإناث (49.1). ومن لديهم اتجاهات نحو الوعي البيئي بلغ (14.5%) أما من ليس لديهم اتجاهات إيجابية نحو الوعي البيئي فقد بلغ (85.5%)، لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الجنسين وبين مستوى الاتجاه نحو الوعي البيئي. The present study aimed at measuring the level of environmental awareness among the students of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Al-Quds Open University and their attitudes towards it. The descriptive analytical approach was followed on a sample of (172) male and female students from the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the academic year 2017/2018. To collect the data of the study, a (45) item questionnaire was used to measure the environmental awareness besides a (34) scale to measure the students’ attitudes towards it. T study concluded the low level of environmental awareness among the study sample, as only (9.3%) among the students who reached (60% and above) on the environmental awareness scale. It is worth mentioning that the percentage of environmental awareness was compared to the hypothetical percentage (60%). The results also showed that those who have no environmental awareness (cut off less than 60%) reached (90.7%), while the rest had environmental awareness (9.3%). Additionally, there are statistically significant differences of the total sample in favor of males in the level of environmental awareness, where the mean of the male was (52.5). Moreover, the results revealed that those who have positive attitudes towards environmental awareness reached (14.5%), while those who did not have positive attitudes towards environmental awareness reached (85.5%). Finally, there are no statistically significant differences between the attitudes of the students neither due to their gender nor due to the level of the trend towards environmental awareness.

scholarly journals The relationship between spiritual health and happiness among the students of health Sciences in Guilan University of Medical Sciences

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Kasmaei ◽  
Esmaeil Fattahi ◽  
Roghaye Farhadi Hassankiadeh ◽  
Afshin Almasi ◽  
Arash Ziapour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Spirituality and spiritual health are important concepts among human societies, and the relation of these concepts to other scientific ones is important for health professionals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and happiness among the students of health sciences of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic study carried out among 322 students through census sampling method. The Spiritual Health Questionnaire (SWBS) was made by Pulotsin and Ellison in 1982 and used to measure spiritual well-being. Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHI) was used to measure happiness designed in 2007 by Argyle. Validity and reliability of two questionnaires are higher than 0.90. Cronbach's alpha in each dimension of spiritual well-being and also happiness in the present study was higher than 0.7. Results : The mean and standard deviation of spiritual health were 55.82±4.71 and the mean and standard deviation of students' happiness was 60.88+-12.9. There is no statistical correlation between spiritual health with any of the demographic variables. It means that the average spiritual health is not significantly different at different ages or between single students and married students. Conclusion: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between spiritual well-being and happiness. Also, there is a meaningful relationship between all aspects of spiritual health with happiness. The findings of this research illustrate the happiness is reduced by increasing the average age.

scholarly journals SURVEYS ASSESSING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD STATISTICS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-123
Author(s):  
MEAGHAN M. NOLAN ◽  
TANYA BERAN ◽  
KENT G. HECKER
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Statistics Education ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Statistics ◽  
Students Attitudes

Students with positive attitudes toward statistics are likely to show strong academic performance in statistics courses. Multiple surveys measuring students’ attitudes toward statistics exist; however, a comparison of the validity and reliability of interpretations based on their scores is needed. A systematic review of relevant electronic databases yielded 532 citations, 78 of which were reviewed, and 35 included in a final analysis. Fifteen instruments were identified; however, evidence of validity and reliability has only accumulated for the Statistics Attitude Scale, Attitudes Toward Statistics Scale, and Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (two versions). In conclusion, a number of surveys exist, but there is a paucity of peer-reviewed validity and reliability evidence. First published November 2012 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives

scholarly journals ANTS ALTER INSECTICIDE EFFICACY ON APHIDS IN THE YARD-LONG BEAN AGROECOSYSTEM ?

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
F.X. Susilo ◽  
Dewi Rosmawati ◽  
Nur Yasin
Keyword(s):  
T Test ◽  
Symbiotic Relationship ◽  
The West ◽  
Insecticide Treatment ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Insecticide Efficacy ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Ants Alter Insecticide Efficacy on Aphids in the Yard-Long Bean Agroecosystem? This study was aimed to detect the relationship between Aphis sp. and ants and to show whether ants could alter insecticide efficacy on Aphis sp. A survey was conducted in  the yard-long bean agroecosystems that have been frequently attacked by aphids and for years treated with imidacloprid insecticide (in Mulyosari Village, intensive sample) versus those barely treated in Ganjar Agung Village (non-intensive sample), both in the West Metro municipal area, Lampung. Two sampling occasions were made (in March and November 2005) where 35 plant parts (i.e. 35 flowers and 35 pods) per sample were randomly observed to record the number of Aphis sp. and ants. The efficacy of the insecticide treatment was determined by comparing the mean number of aphids or ants from intensive versus non intensive samples using a t-test at the 0.05 level. The relationships between ant and aphid numbers were determined by calculating their coefficients of correlation and testing them using a t-test at the 0.01 or 0.05 level. The study showed that the long-term application of the insecticide imidacloprid in the yard-long bean agroecosystem 1) might strengthen the relationship between Aphis sp. and ants (especially Solenopsis sp., Camponotus sp. and Paratopula sp.) and 2) was not effective to suppress  Aphis sp. number. Stronger Aphis sp. — ant symbiotic relationship might alter the insecticide efficacy on Aphis sp. in the agroecosystem.

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