Enhancing Senior Secondary Students’ Performance In Statistical Charts Using Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software Package In Rivers State Nigeria

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.

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In the Words of Children and Young People: The Opinions and Concerns about their Environments of Some Brisbane School Students

Australian Journal of Environmental Education ◽

10.1017/s0814062600003906 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 11-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Tammy Kwan ◽

John Miles

Keyword(s):

Secondary Students ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Natural Environments ◽

Social Environments ◽

Focus Group Discussions ◽

School Students ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Personal Action ◽

Senior Secondary

ABSTRACTThis paper reports on a study into the environmental opinions and concerns of a sample of Brisbane children in the upper primary, junior and senior secondary years. The study adopted a qualitative approach. Children's opinions about the environments around them and beyond were gathered using open-ended question items and focus group discussions. The study revealed that the upper primary children participating were most obviously concerned about their immediate personal environments. The junior and senior secondary students were more concerned about their natural environments to which they showed strong positive associations. On the other hand, all participants wanted to undertake personal action for change in their social environments at local, national and global levels.

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Effectiveness of Learning Cycle Models on Nigerian Senior Secondary Students’ Anxiety towards Chemistry

British Journal of Education Society & Behavioural Science ◽

10.9734/bjesbs/2017/34012 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Kehinde Alebiosu ◽

Jumoke Bilesanmi-Awoderu ◽

Olajumoke Oludipe

Keyword(s):

Secondary Students ◽

Learning Cycle ◽

Senior Secondary

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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METACOGNITION AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS THROUGH A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSIS

Journal of Baltic Science Education ◽

10.33225/jbse/16.15.340 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 340-349

Author(s):

Zeinab Jahangard ◽

Asghar Soltani ◽

Merhangiz Alinejad

Keyword(s):

Structural Equation Modeling ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Science Anxiety ◽

Family Model ◽

Attitudes Towards Science ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Senior Secondary ◽

Class Teacher

Attitudes towards science is an important construct of science learning which has been affected by many factors. The main purpose of this research was to investigate whether the metacognition strategies predict students’ attitudes towards science. Accordingly, a total of 347 senior secondary students were asked to complete a questionnaire about their metacognition strategies and attitudes towards science. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the validity of a structural/latent variable model. Findings revealed several direct and indirect effects among the factors under investigation. Of special importance, metacognition strategies positively predicted attractiveness of science (science is fun), class/teacher activities and family model as variables of students’ attitudes towards science. Attractiveness of science was also found to have effects on the science anxiety and family model was found to have effects on class/teacher activities. One important finding was that metacognition strategies could decrease students’ science anxiety. According to this information, it is recommended that science educators encourage students to employ metacognition strategies in science that may lead to more positive students’ attitudes towards science. Key words: metacognition strategies, attitudes towards science, senior secondary students, structural equation modeling.

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Qualitative Development of Students’ Digital Skills by Integrating a Spreadsheet Software in First Year Introduction to Engineering and Seminar Course

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) ◽

10.3991/ijet.v16i18.24325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (18) ◽

pp. 213

Author(s):

Aziatul Niza Binti Sadikin ◽

Azizul Azri Bin Mustaffa ◽

Hasrinah Binti Hasbullah ◽

Zaki Yamani Bin Zakaria ◽

Mohd Kamaruddin Bin Abd Hamid ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Problem Based Learning ◽

First Year ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

First Year Students ◽

Learning Skill ◽

Hands On ◽

Digital Skills ◽

Data Source ◽

Spreadsheet Software ◽

Development Of Students

The Introduction to Engineering (ITE) and Industrial Seminar and Profession (ISP) courses conducted at School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, are integrated courses which implement the Cooperative Problem-based Learning (CPBL) methods in the same semester. Based on this integrated courses, the main aim of this paper is to investigate the qualitative impact of spreadsheet hands-on seminar on the first year students' digital skill. At the beginning of the semester, students are given sustainability-based project to work on, which requires them to collect and to report the data in a series of presentations and written reports. In order to present those data, they need to use analysis tools such as a spreadsheet software. The students are introduced with some in-depth applications of the Microsoft Excel software through the seminar sessions in the ISP course. With the knowledge that the students gain, they are expected to implement it in the CPBL project. A qualitative approach has been adopted to implement the study. Student’s reflections were used as the data source to identify common attributes that they have managed to gain from seminar sessions. This study has found that all students had primarily learned about digital skills. They perceived hand-on activity during the seminar as a good platform to acquire knowledge on basic calculation and developed learning skill on Excel. Moreover, students recognized the skills they are learning will be useful in other courses and future careers.

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