scholarly journals A mixed method study of rural Iowa Latino high school students to determine barriers to access

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Barriers To Access

scholarly journals Turkish High School Students’ English Demotivation and Their Seeking for Remotivation: A Mixed Method Research

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cenk Akay
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Problematic Issue ◽  
Long Time ◽  
School Period

Since Gardner introduced the importance of motivation on Language 2 learning, the concept has been accompanied with three more relevant concepts; amotivation, demotivation and remotivation. This paper mainly focused on high school students’ de-motivation and remotivation in English. De-motivation is a set of factors which decreases the motivation level of the learners and re-motivation is an attempt to overcome those de-motivating factors. English learning-teaching process has been a problematic issue for a long time in Turkey. While there are researches focusing on the de-motivating factors in many countries, such a research for Turkish high school students has not been found. This research aimed to fill this research gap and to determine the English demotivation level of the students and the demotivating factors for them and to put forth suggestions to re-motivate the learners. An explanatory design was used as a mixed method research design. The sample was constituted of 579 students. Research results revealed that demotivation level of high school students in English is quite high, their motivation decreases most in high school period. Lack of interest in English, attitude of course teacher, classroom environment and course materials are among demotivating factors. In addition, the students request that, for remotivation, courses should be entertaining, technological tools should be utilized more and frequency of speaking activities should be increased.

scholarly journals A NEED ANALYSIS ON ICT-BASED ENGLISH MATERIAL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF READING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH BENGKULU

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
Margareta Margareta ◽  
Safnil Safnil ◽  
Irwan Koto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Reading Materials

This research was aimed to find out ICT media are preferred by high school students in South Bengkulu in learning reading and to describe the reading materials should be used with ICT media. The research design was mixed method quantitative and qualitative with the subjects of this research were 302 high school students and 11 English teachers in South Bengkulu. The instruments of this research were questionairre and open-ended interview. The findings of the research revealed that (1) online ICT media was prefered  by high school students in South Bengkulu in learning reading  and (2)  kinds of text became the reading material that should be used with ICT media. To suggest, a broader field test still needed to be done to achieve a better result and other researchers who are interested in the incorporation of ICT in learning teaching are suggested to conduct further investigation which possibly deals with other language skills.

Eclectic Styles and Classical Performance: Motivation and Self-Efficacy Belief at Two Summer Music Camps

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Karin S. Hendricks ◽  
Tawnya D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Experiences

String teachers and scholars have suggested that classically trained students may be motivated to engage in eclectic (e.g., rock, pop, jazz, groove, folk) styles. However, we do not fully understand the ways in which students’ motivation to engage in new styles might be influenced by their perceptions of their ability to perform in those styles. In this mixed-method study, we draw upon quantitative, qualitative, and arts-based data from 120 middle and high school students at two camps (one emphasizing classical music, the other emphasizing eclectic styles), to explore various ways in which students develop self-efficacy beliefs and motivation to perform in a variety of musical approaches. According to analysis of all data, students at both camps generally expressed having positive musical and social experiences. Negative experiences, while less common, stemmed from confusion or frustration with music learning, boredom with music that was too easy or not interesting, and competitive comparison with others. Based on findings from qualitative and arts-based data, we suggest that these students may have benefited from additional teacher support when encountering new musical techniques.

scholarly journals Gender Role in Saudi Arabian Female High School English Textbooks Traveller 1 and Traveller 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Waleed B. Al Abiky
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
English Language ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School English ◽  
Female High School ◽  
English Textbooks

In an era of rapid and sustainable alterations, Saudi Arabia are now going through transformation in gender roles and opportunities. The current study aimed to investigate the gender roles in the two major English language textbooks widely used by Saudi female high school students, namely Traveller 1 and Traveller 2, which has been taught since 2013. To achieve the study goals, a mixed method was used; Content Analysis and a compiling quantitative data in which the corpus of the two English textbooks were analyzed and frequencies and percentages of gender appearances and activities were also calculated. The major findings of the study are 1) the textbooks contained some obvious gender bias and imbalance; 2) males were predominant whereas females were completely absent or marginalized; 3) females’ pictures and participations in dialogues were very limited; 4) dialogues were largely male-male predominant and were about various topics; 5) males signed to gender roles significantly higher and more aggressive; 6) in contrast, females had weaker roles and never shown as symbolic or even significant social figures.

scholarly journals What Matters for Urban Adolescents’ Engagement and Disengagement in School: A Mixed-Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 491-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Fredricks ◽  
Alyssa K. Parr ◽  
Jamie L. Amemiya ◽  
Ming-Te Wang ◽  
Scott Brauer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Urban Adolescents ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
External Incentives ◽  
Engagement And Disengagement

This study uses a mixed-method sequential exploratory design to examine influences on urban adolescents’ engagement and disengagement in school. First, we interviewed 22 middle and high school students who varied in their level of engagement and disengagement. Support from adults and peers, opportunities to make choices, and external incentives aligned with greater engagement. In contrast, a strict disciplinary structure, an irrelevant and boring curriculum, disengaged peers, and lack of respect by adults coincided with greater disengagement. From these interviews, we tested whether these factors were statistically significant predictors of engagement and disengagement in a sample of 611 middle and high school students. In the majority of models, these predictors were significantly related to engagement and disengagement in the expected direction. Implications of findings for educational practice are discussed.

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