Models of Secondary School Students’ Interest in Homework: A Multilevel Analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 1180-1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Xu

This aim of this study was to test empirical models of variables posited to predict homework interest at the secondary school level. Student- and class-level predictors of homework interest were analyzed in a survey of 1,046 8th graders from 63 classes and of 849 11th graders from 48 classes. Most of the variance in homework interest occurred at the student level, with grade level appearing as the only significant predictor at the class level. At the student level, the variation in homework interest was positively associated with affective attitude toward homework, motivational orientation toward homework, student initiative in monitoring homework motivation, teacher feedback, and self-reported grade. Girls reported statistically significant higher scores in homework interest than did boys.

Author(s):  
Hanifah Nurus Sopiany

Penalaran matematis menggunakan pola pikir logis dalam menganalisa suatu masalah yang nanti pada akhirnya akan ditandai dengan aktivitas menyimpulkan atas masalah tersebut. Seseorang yang memiliki penalaran yang baik, tentunya akan berhati-hati dalam bertindak dan memutuskan sesuatu. Materi-materi pada kalkulus merupakan materi yang ada pada tingkat sekolah menengah yang nantinya menjadi lahan mengajar mahasiswa calon guru matematika S-1. Kemampuan penalaran yang dikaji mempengaruhi pembelajaran mahasiswa kedepannya karena berlaku pada matakuliah lanjut, contohnya pada kemampuan pembuktian akan selalu digunakan pada matakuliah persamaan diferensial, struktur aljabar, analisis  vektor, analisis real, dll. Sedangkan sebagai calon guru yang nantinya mengajar pada tingkat sekolah menengah, maka kemampuan penalaran ini menjadi salah satu capaian pembelajaran matematika bagi siswa sekolah menengah, maka oleh karena itu guru yang mengajarnya haruslah memiliki kemampuan penalaran yang baik. Analisis kesalahan sangat penting untuk melakukan evaluasi dan refleksi pada struktur soal maupun pada perlakuan dalam pembelajaran dalam upaya memperbaiki kemampuan penalarannya.   Mathematical reasoning uses a logical mindset in analyzing a problem that will eventually be marked by concluding activity on the problem. Someone who has good reason, will certainly be careful in acting and deciding something. The material content on the calculus is the material that exists at the secondary school level which will become the field of teaching the prospective master of math teacher bachelor. The reasoning ability studied influences student learning in the future as it applies to advanced courses, for example in the ability of proof will always be used in the course of differential equations, algebraic structure, vector analysis, real analysis, etc. While as a teacher candidate who will teach at the secondary school level, then this reasoning ability becomes one of the achievements of mathematics learning for high school students, therefore teachers who teach it must have good reasoning ability. Error analysis is very important to evaluate and reflect on the problem structure as well as on the treatment in learning in order to improve the reasoning ability.


2011 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 529-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianzhong Xu

Background/Context For many children, doing homework becomes an emotionally charged event and one of the most disappointing aspects of school life. It is surprising to note, however, that homework emotion management is noticeably absent from much contemporary homework literature. Purpose The primary propose of the present study was to propose and test empirical models of variables posited to predict homework emotion management at the secondary school level, with the models informed by (a) research and theory on emotion regulation and (b) findings from homework research that alluded to a number of factors that may influence homework emotion management. Another purpose of the present study was to examine whether homework emotion management is related to homework completion, one of the major outcome variables in the homework process. Research Design The study reported here used cross-sectional survey data. The participants were 1,895 students from 111 classes in the southeastern United States, including 1,046 eighth graders from 63 classes and 849 11th graders from 48 classes. Results Results from the multilevel analyses revealed that most of the variance in homework emotion management occurred at the student level, with grade level appearing as the only significant predictor at the class level. At the student level, the variation in homework emotion management was positively associated with teacher feedback, peer-oriented reasons for doing homework, arranging the environment, managing time, and monitoring motivation. Girls reported statistically significant higher scores in managing homework emotion than did boys. Follow-up analyses further revealed that homework emotion management was positively associated with homework completion. Conclusion As most of the variance in homework emotion management occurred at the student level rather than at the class level, homework emotion management was largely a function of individual student characteristics and experiences. The present study further suggests that monitoring motivation and managing time play a predominant role in homework emotion management (compared with other variables included in the present study). Consequently, there is a critical need to conceptualize these variables in the process of emotion regulation in general, and in homework emotion management in particular. In addition, there is a critical need for secondary schools to strategically engage students in the homework process to better manage their emotion while doing homework.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo A. Nogueira ◽  
Alexandre D. Silva ◽  
Maria Inês P. Mendes ◽  
Ana Dora R. Pontinha ◽  
Carlos Serpa ◽  
...  

Abstract The planning, implementation and results of the first edition of the Molecular School are presented, as the first pre-university school project held in Portugal. This is not, however, a strictly Portuguese project, since it can be replicated in other countries at the secondary school level, with minor adjustments. Herein, the pilot edition of Molecular School is detailed and discussed, where 36 secondary school students have participated. The plan for the second edition, to be held in the first semester of 2021, with the confirmed participation of around 100 students, is further presented. Briefly, the project is divided in two modules: theoretical and laboratory work. These were prepared in a complementary way and performed to achieve the same purpose: deliver a wider vision of what chemistry really is. Hence, the classes were designed having in mind the applications that chemistry has in our everyday life, in the different academic research fields and in industry. A better preparation and training at the laboratory level was also a goal of this project. The enthusiasm, happiness and the motivation shown by the students, and their eagerness to participate in the future editions of the Molecular School, were clear signs of this project success.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Sana Afzal ◽  
Faiza Qayyum

The world is becoming more and more competitive and for the performance and personal progress is the key factor. A study was designed to know teachers' perceptions regarding students' performance at the higher secondary school level. All the higher secondary school students (male and female) were the population of the study. The higher secondary schools of district Toba Tek Singh were considered for the target population. The 80 teachers (40 male and 40 female) were chosen as a study sample proportionate from the 17 higher secondary schools. The collected data were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics frequency and percentages with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The demographic characteristic of respondents shows that the vast majority of teachers have a graduate degree, and half of the teachers belong to the 25-50 age category and have up to 10 years experience, respectively. The teachers’ response indicated that students of higher secondary schools have confidence in asking and answering questions.


Al-Ulum ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niswatin Niswatin ◽  
Roy Hasiru ◽  
La Ode Rasuli

This research aims to describe the perception of teachers and students to the curriculum development of Islamic economics and Islamic accounting at secondary school (high school) in the city of Gorontalo and forms of curriculum development. The method involves a survey of teachers and high school students in the city of Gorontalo by using random sampling with certain criteria. Criteria Teachers are teaching on the subjects of economics and accounting, amount of 17 people, while the student is enrolled as a student majoring in social studies subjects who have obtained economic and accounting totalling 200 students. Data were analysed using descriptive frequency test results. The results showed that 74.1% of teachers and 70.18% of students stated strongly agree and agree curriculum sharia economics and accounting is applied or taught at secondary school level (high school) in the city of Gorontalo. The poll results of the teacher find a form of curriculum implementation of economic and accounting sharia entered as a local content of 47%, incorporated into the lessons of Social Sciences (IPS) by 35%, and incorporated into the Standard competency or Basic competence in the subject of economics and accounting as much as 6%.


Author(s):  
M.A. Ahmad ◽  
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D.D. Wisdom ◽  
S. Isaac

Cybercrimes in various forms are on the raise daily; these crimes pose a potential threat to our moral society as well as economy and nation building at large. They are namely: social engineering, malvertising, ransom ware, Spamming, Botnets, fake bank alert messages (SMS) /unsolicited SMS requesting you to provide bank details as Bank Verification Number (BVN), fraud, identity theft, piracy, pornography, hacking, fraudulent e-mail related SMS, forgery such as fake documents as Certificate etc. Thus, Cybercrime is gradually becoming a threat to our moral society at large. Hence, the increase number of cybercrime rate is an open field of ongoing research studies. Therefore, we have proposed a new approach that emphases on the prominent cybercrimes carried out around the world, and presents a precise study in Nigeria within some secondary school students. The study revealed a new approach to fighting Cybercrimes in order to combat cybercriminals. Keywords: Cybercrime, Botnets, Malvertising, Ransom ware, Pornography


Online Education, a technology based modern tool of education, a class without wall and boundary; with a trail of advantages associated with it: Easy availability, global accessibility, affordable cost, flexibility of time, and green examination system; has gained popularity all over the world. In India, its use is being encouraged in the field of Higher Education, and the results appear to be positive. However, at Secondary School level, it is still at nascent stage. The objective of the paper is to find out whether in the secondary schools, the teachers, students and Parents are aware of the on line courses and are they willing to learn through online tuitions. This paper analyses the views of the students, parents and teachers regarding their ICT usage and whether they consider online education or courses as an ideal option for learning. The paper further discusses the acceptance and popularity of online education amongst the students, teachers & the parents. The findings show that on line education is not popular amongst the school going children, their parents as well as the teachers .It is almost the last choice for them. This questions the awareness of importance of online education among the concerned stakeholders


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 238
Author(s):  
Betul Keray Dincel

This research aims to examine the metaphors on the concepts of reading and listening of the secondary school students and is based on phenomenology. 390 randomly selected secondary school students participated in this study in the 2016–2017 academic year in Turkey. The study includes all the grades (5, 6, 7, & 8th) at the secondary school level. “Reading is like ..................., because .....................”, “Listening is like ..............., because ..................” were the two sentences given to the students and they were asked to fill in the blanks. The data were analyzed by the content analysis. The students created 385 metaphors about the concept of reading and 329 metaphors about the concept of listening. Metaphors on the concept of reading were divided into 11 categories: A source of knowledge/learning, development, necessity, imagination, life, finding peace, sincerity, boredom/suffocation, eternity, guidance, enjoyment. Metaphors on the concept of listening were divided into 9 categories: A source of knowledge/learning, necessity, imagination, life, finding peace, communication, boredom, guidance, enjoyment. In this research, metaphors were used to reveal the thoughts of secondary school students on the concepts of reading and listening.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Nor Zuhaidah Mohamed Zain ◽  
Maizatul Hayati Mohamad Yatim ◽  
Ummu Husna Azizan ◽  
Hasrina Baharum

Modern technology has become an integral part of education field. Undeniably, the use of multimedia technology has a major impact on teaching and learning (T&L) process of the new generation. This article focuses on designing and developing a mobile learning application of Malay vocabulary for lower secondary school level. The design and development of the application called “Kuasa Kosa Kata” (3K henceforth) was based on a novel entitled “Sejambak Bakti”. The context of this study is closely related to game-based learning (GBL) method in the 3K application that encourages independent learning among the targeted students. Designing the 3K application was based on a storyboard for the idea and story-making whilst the development of it was done using Adobe Flash. The data on participants’ comments and opinions on the learning application were qualitatively gathered from semi-structured interviews. As conclusion, focus is on the importance of game-based learning implementation in the development of mobile learning application. It is hoped that use of 3K application as teaching material will boost the mastery of Malay Language vocabulary among lower secondary school students.


sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Dr. Benazira ◽  
Dr. Gulap Shahzada ◽  
Dr. Safdar Rahman Ghazi

This study was conducted to improve the academic achievement of students in the subject of mathematics at the secondary school level through the application of multiple intelligences theory-based activities at the secondary school level. The researcher used a true experimental design in this study. The population of the study comprised of all secondary school students of district Bannu and 60 students were randomly selected as a sample of study who were further divided(based on pre-test score) into two equivalent groups (Control and Experimental). The experimental group was taught through MIT-based activities, while the control group was taught through the traditional method of teaching. This treatment lasted for eight weeks.  At the end of the procedure, a post-test was conducted to find out its outcome. The data obtained was analyzed by SPSS. To compare the achievements of both classes, researchers used the Independent Sample t-test and the Paired Sample t-test. To find out its effect size, Cohens'd was used. Results showed that the experimental group taught through multiple intelligence theory-based exercises has good academic achievements as compared to the results control group taught through the conventional method of teaching.


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