scholarly journals Motivational potential of bilingual and non-bilingual programmes in secondary and tertiary education

2021 ◽  
pp. 193-212
Author(s):  
Daniel Madrid
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Degree Programme

The aim of this research is to examine the overall degree of motivation among secondary school students and university students earning a bachelor’s degree in primary education in bilingual and non-bilingual programmes, and the motivational potential of ten dimensions, broken down into 60 variables, which interact in these programmes. To this end, a sample of 485 secondary school students (310 in bilingual programmes and 175 in non-bilingual programmes) and 332 bachelor’s degree students in primary education (160 in the bilingual degree programme and 172 in the non-bilingual programme) participated in the study. The findings indicate that secondary school students in non-bilingual programmes are overall more highly motivated than those in bilingual programmes, assigning a higher score than bilinguals to 21 out the 60 variables examined. While there are no significant differences in terms of overall motivation between the two groups compared in teaching degree programmes, EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) students assigned a higher motivational value than non-EMI students to 32 variables. Finally, the study presents the resulting motivational potential of the 60 variables included in the ten dimensions analysed.

scholarly journals Students learning with interactive virtual math: an exploratory study in the classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sônia Palha
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dynamic Events ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Scale Experiment ◽  
Further Development

Interactive Virtual Math (IVM) is a visualization tool to support secondary school students’ learning of graphs by dynamic events. In the prototype version students construct a graph and try to improve it themselves and with the feedback of the tool. In a small-scale experiment, which involved four classes at secondary and tertiary education and their mathematics teachers we investigated how the students used the tool in the classroom. In this study we focus on the students learning experience and the results are expected to provide knowledge and directions for further development of the tool. The corpus data consists of self-reported questionnaires and lessons observations. One main finding is that students, at different school levels, find the tool useful to construct or improve graphical representations and it can help to get a better understanding of the subject. The tool features that helped students most were the self-construction of the graphs and to get feedback about their own graph at the end. Other findings are that the students can work independently with the tool and we know more about the tool features that are attractive or need to be improved.

scholarly journals Mapping Landscape Values and Conflicts through the Optics of Different User Groups

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Hana Vavrouchová ◽  
Petra Fukalová ◽  
Hana Svobodová ◽  
Jan Oulehla ◽  
Pavla Pokorná
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Landscape Values ◽  
The Individual

The paper presents the results of the study on participative mapping of landscape values and conflicts and a subsequent interpretation of the indicated localities from respondents’ point of view. The study focused on younger groups of landscape users—lower-secondary-school students (aged 11–15) and university students (aged 20–25)—in comparison with experts’ points of view. The research presumed that the perception of landscape values and issues are determined by age, level of education and by experience in the field. The study was conducted in the southeastern area of the Czech Republic (49° N, 16° E) via online data collection. Based on the obtained records, we conclude that, in terms of the typology of the valuable and problematic locations, the individual groups of respondents did not differ significantly and the selection of location types was similar across all groups. Lower-secondary-school students rather identified cultural values associated with everyday activities, and the descriptions contained emotional overtones. University students preferred natural values associated with formal values based on general consensus or conflicts associated with society-wide impacts. The experts base served as the benchmark for other groups.

The Relationship between Suicidal Tendencies and Psychological Pressures and Certain Demographic Variables for a Sample of Secondary School Students and University Students in Riyadh City: الميول الانتحارية وعلاقتها بالضغوط النفسية وبعض المتغيرات الديموغرافية لدى عينة من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية والمرحلة الجامعية بمدينة الرياض

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (45) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Qaed Zaid Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Average Score ◽  
School Students ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to identify the relationship between suicidal tendencies and psychological pressures for a sample of secondary school students and university students in Riyadh city. It also aims to reveal the differences in the suicidal tendencies level and psychological pressures in light of the following variables (education stage - parents' educational level - family's economic level). This research is applied to a sample of (100) secondary school students and (100) university students in Riyadh city. The researcher applied the following scales to the study sample members: suicidal tendencies scale prepared by Alshehri, Mohammed (2010), psychological pressures scale prepared by Alshawi, Suliman (2010) regulated to Saudi environment. The study findings revealed that there was a statistically significant positive correlation between psychological pressures and suicidal tendencies; there were statistically significant differences between the average score of secondary school students and university students in terms of suicidal tendencies in favor of the university students; there was a statistically significant negative correlation between the level of household's income and suicidal tendencies; there was a statistically negative correlation between father's educational level and suicidal tendencies; there was a statistically negative correlation between mother's educational level and suicidal tendencies. The research concluded a combination of recommendations that reduce the psychological pressures and suicidal tendencies for secondary school and university students. It also recommended researching the factors that increase the psychological pressures and suicidal tendencies for secondary school and university students. It also suggested providing proper solutions to create a suitable environment that reduces the psychological pressures and suicidal tendencies for secondary school and university students.

Age and Sex Differences in Self-Esteem among Spanish Adolescents

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 876-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Lameiras Fernández ◽  
Yolanda Rodríguez Castro
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Age And Sex

This study examined the relation of self-esteem with sex and age for 660 Spanish students (400 secondary school students, 260 university students, age range 12 to 28 years), who responded to the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale. Analysis indicated no sex differences in general self-esteem, but there were differences with respect to age. Persons 12 to 16 years old had lower self-esteem than others between the ages of 17 and 28 years.

scholarly journals The Role of Gender and Culture in Vocational Orientation in Science

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Lilith Rüschenpöhler ◽  
Marina Hönig ◽  
Julian Küsel ◽  
Silvija Markic
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Migration Background ◽  
Online Video ◽  
School Students ◽  
Vocational Orientation ◽  
Different Sources

Females and people belonging to ethnic minorities tend to be underrepresented in science occupations. The goal of this paper was to investigate the needs of students of different gender and ethnicity in terms of vocational orientation in order to tailor future interventions to their needs. This paper finds that students of different gender and cultural background differ in their preferences in terms of vocational orientation in science. Two studies were conducted: (1) secondary school students (N = 450) were asked about their current activities and needs in terms of vocational orientation; (2) university students’ (N = 342) retrospective views on their vocational orientation were investigated. Among the secondary school students (1), we found no significant differences in science aspirations, when differentiating between students’ culture and their gender. However, females with migration background tended to wish for information from different sources than other students (contacts with university, teacher feedback, i.e., more formal/professional sources). Male participants without migration background tended to rely more strongly on informal sources such as online video platforms. This study (2) confirmed the finding that more professional feedback would be beneficial. These findings suggest that vocational orientation in science should be more specific to the target group in order to reach those who are currently underrepresented in science.

HEALTH-PROMOTING LIFESTYLES AND PERSONALITY AMONG BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
University Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
African Students ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Health Promoting

The aim of this study was to investigate health-promoting lifestyles (HPLP) and personality in black South African students. The sample included 606 students: 236 Grade 12, secondary school and 370 first year social science university students in South Africa. Results indicate a reasonable percentage of health-promoting lifestyles with a mean of 2.72. Secondary school students reported more overall health-promoting lifestyles than did university students. Multiple stepwise regression identified the Lie scale, Neuroticism, and Psychoticism as independent predictors for the total HPLP; Extraversion, gender and group (=secondary or university students) were excluded.

scholarly journals ATTITUDE TOWARDS RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KANYA KUMARI DISTRICT

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3(SE)) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Velam T ◽  
S. Anitha
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Instruction Type ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Type Of School ◽  
Level Analysis

The investigator was conducted to study the attitude towards right to education act in higher secondary school students in kanyakumari district. The investigator collected data from kanyakumari district higher secondary school students randomly from different schools. The data obtained were analyzed by using appropriate statistical techniques such as mean, standard division, t-test, ANOVA, and level analysis. The findings reveals that there exists significant difference in Gender, Medium of instruction, Type of family and Type of school and there no significant difference in Religion.

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