scholarly journals Engaging Students in Science Using Project Olympiads: A case study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Senol Dogan ◽  
◽  
Emrulla Spahiu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interest In Science ◽  
Science Olympiad ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Selection Of

Making science enjoyable inspires students to learn more. Out-of-class activities such as science fairs and Olympiads, serve as reasonable informal learning environments that demand attention. The association of students’ involvement in these activities with increased student interest in science followed by the selection of science-related careers, should motivate all in-charge stakeholders. In this work, we analysed the outcomes of the Bosnia Science Olympiad (BSO) as the first national Science Olympiad in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), aiming the improvement of science education and bringing different ethnic groups under the umbrella of science, in a post-conflict area. The two-day endeavour held in Sarajevo includes competition in four science-related categories (Environment, Engineering, Have an Idea, Web Design) and social activities. In this work, the comprehensive data, including participants’ gender, their ethnic background, cities, schools, and supervisors, over five years, was analysed. The number of participating high-school students increased from 78 to 143, of supervisors from 21 to 95, and of schools from 7 to 15, reaching a wide demographic acceptance to cover all ethnic regions in BiH. The relationship between gender and the selection of a category, shows bias of male participants towards Web Design (21%) and Engineering (40%), and of female students towards “Have an Idea” (40%) and Environment (44%) categories. The contribution of BSO choosing a science career, getting socialized without prejudices, and the improvement of students’ self-confidence, were as well addressed. Our work demonstrates a model work to successfully promote science in post-conflict settings.

scholarly journals What really makes students like a web site? What are the implications for designing web-based language learning sites?

ReCALL ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANE HUGHES ◽  
CLAIRE MCAVINIA ◽  
TERRY KING
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Web Content ◽  
School Students ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Selection Of

Faced with reduced numbers choosing to study foreign languages (as in England and Wales), strategies to create and maintain student interest need to be explored. One such strategy is to create ‘taster’ courses in languages, for potential university applicants. The findings presented arise from exploratory research, undertaken to inform the design of a selection of web-based taster courses for less widely taught languages. 687 school students, aged 14-18, were asked to identify a web site that they liked and to state their main reason for liking it. They were invited to include recreational sites and told that their answers could help with web design for the taster courses. To explore the reasons, two focus groups were conducted and student feedback on the developing taster course site was collected. Students nominated search engines and academic sites, sites dedicated to hobbies, enthusiasms, youth culture and shopping. They liked them for their visual attributes, usability, interactivity, support for schoolwork and for their cultural and heritage associations, as well as their content and functionality. They emerged as sensitive readers of web content, visually aware and with clear views on how text should be presented. These findings informed design of the taster course site. They are broadly in line with existing design guidelines but add to our knowledge about school students’ use of the web and about designing web-based learning materials. They may also be relevant to web design at other levels, for example for undergraduates.

Between “this” side and “that” side: On performativity, youth identities and “sticky” spaces

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunčana Laketa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Affect Theory ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
City Space

In this article, I investigate the performativity of everyday practices – doings and sayings – that work to constitute identities and spaces through different affective intensities. In doing so, I attempt to bridge a gap between Judith Butler’s account on performativity and affect theory by developing the notion of “sticky” space that I define as a performative embodied space saturated with affect. The site of the study is a post-conflict city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a place that appears mired in stark divisions and continued “ethnicization” of city space. Drawing on participant observation, interviews and a photography project with Mostar’s high school students, this article argues that variations in affective and emotional intensities become crucial in enabling and arresting young Mostarians’ social and spatial relations.

Description Of Relationship Between Students Interests And Attitudes In Physical Subject In Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Astalini Astalini ◽  
Darmaji Darmaji ◽  
Dwi Agus Kurniawan ◽  
Sumaryanti Sumaryanti ◽  
Rahmat Perdana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
High School Physics ◽  
Research Procedure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Good Research

The purpose of this study is to find out how attitudes and interests of students and analyze the relationship between attitudes and student interest in high school physics subjects in Jambi Province. This type of research is quantitative which uses survey research design as a research procedure. This study involved 463 high school students in Jambi Province. The instrument used was a questionnaire with data analysis techniques namely descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results of the dominant student attitude indicators discussed in this paper are attitude indicators towards good research in physics with a percentage of 58.5% with a total of 271 students. The results of indicators of dominant interest are indicators of learning attention with categories good a percentage of 74.3% with total 344 students. The results of the analysis of the relationship between attitudes and interests of students towards high school physics subjects in Jambi Province showed r value 0.725 and positive. Therefore it is said that the attitudes and interests of high school students in Indonesia in physics subjects are high.

The Effect of “Opportunity to Perform” on the Maintenance of Skills Learned by High School Students with Severe Handicaps

1985 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Horner ◽  
Julie A. Williams ◽  
Carole A. Knobbe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public School ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Severe Mental Retardation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Severe Handicaps ◽  
Adaptive Skill ◽  
Selection Of

The likelihood that learned skills will be maintained in natural performance settings may be affected by the number of opportunities to perform the skills following acquisition. To examine this hypothesis, 17 high school students with moderate to severe mental retardation were selected from three public school classrooms. Each student had learned one adaptive skill that he or she had performed at least twice per month without additional training for 5 months prior to this study (high opportunity). Each student had also learned one adaptive skill that he or she had not performed more often than once per month over the 5 months immediately preceding the study (low opportunity). Performance of both behaviors was probed under conditions as similar as possible to those experienced during training. Twelve of the 17 high opportunity skills were performed successfully while only 4 of the 17 low opportunity skills were completed. A sign test indicated these differences to be statistically significant. Implications of the results for selection of IEP goals and the inclusion of “opportunity” objectives are discussed.

scholarly journals Lebanese Students’ Attitudes toward English: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Ghada M. Chehimi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Selection Of

This is a study of high school students’ attitudes toward the English language in Lebanon. The purpose of this research is to assess the extent of use of English inside and outside the schools taking into consideration the attitude towards the language. Two schools were selected, one upper middle class and one lower middle class. This selection of different social classes aims at finding whether a student’s socio- economical background affects his/ her attitude toward the English language. The sample of respondents returned 52 questionnaires from the two schools. Although this sample was a modest one, it highlighted the differences in attitudes towards the English language, but these attitudes did not relate much to the socioeconomic class as much as personal preferences. However, what was salient in this research is how students from the lower middle class were more inclined to use English to raise their social status and both groups agreed that English is essential to their progress in life.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ONLINE DALAM PEMAHAMAN DAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA PADA KONSEP PELAJARAN FISIKA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Sundus Maulidina ◽  
Yoga Budi Bhakti
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Learning At Home ◽  
The Government ◽  
Learning Interest

ABSTRAKPenulisan makalah ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh media pembelajaran online dalam pemahaman dan minat siswa dalam mempelajari konsep-konsep fisika dan untuk respon siswa mengenai penerapan media pembelajaran online, pemerintah memberlakukan kebijakan jarak sosial atau dikenal sebagai jarak fisik dan oleh karena itu sekolah memutuskan untuk belajar jarak jauh yang ditakuti selama pandemi menggunakan media pembelajaran online minat belajar siswa akan menurun.Dari hasil survai menggunakan kuesioner di google form terhadap siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas diperoleh 18,8% setuju menggunakan media pembelajaran online dan 52,75% tidak setuju menggnakan media pembelajran online. dari hasil data tersebut dikatakan "tidak kuat" ini menunjukkan respon siswa segatif terhadap menggunakan media pembelajran online. minat belajar siswa lebih meningkat bila pembelajaran online dilakukan di dalam kelas. selama pandemi berlangsung sebaiknya pendidik atau guru lebih keatif dalam melakukan pemebelajaran online dirumah agar siswa tidak merasa bosan dan semangat saat sedang pembelajaran jarak jauh. sehingga minat belajar siswa dapat meningkat dan memahami konsep fisik  Kata kunci: covid 19; pembelajaran; fisika. ABSTRACTWriting this paper aims to determine the effect of online learning media in students' understanding and interest in learning the concepts of physics and for student responses regarding the application of online learning media, the government imposed social distancing policy or known as physical distancing and therefore schools decided to distance learning feared during the pandemic using online learning media student learning interest will decrease. From the survey results using a questionnaire on the Google form of high school students obtained 18.8% agreed to use online learning media and 52.75% did not agree to use online learning media. from the results of the data it is said "not strong" this shows the response of students to use the online learning media. Student interest in learning increases when online learning is done in the classroom. During the pandemic, educators or teachers should be more active in conducting online learning at home so that students do not feel bored and excited while studying distance learning. so that students' interest in learning can increase and understand physical concepts Keywords: covid 19; learning; physics  

scholarly journals Analysis Correlation Between Learning Interest and Learning Difficulties with Learning Outcomes of Junior High School Students In Padang

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ririn Indria Sari ◽  
Ramadhan Sumarmin ◽  
Resti Fevria ◽  
Ganda Hijrah Selaras
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
A Value ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
The Relationship

The learning process has a benchmark that refers to the achievements experienced by students, namely learning outcomes. Learning outcomes achieved by students have two influencing factors namely internal and external factors. These two factors that influence learning outcomes are interest and learning difficulties. The results of observations on the learning outcomes of students of SMPN 11 Padang in science are still low. Students say that science learning are numerous and difficult. The existence of students who score below the average and the lack of student interest shows the student's interest in learning in science is less and it can be assumed that students have difficulty learning science. Research is a descriptive study. Research uses a correlational study approach. Research subjects consisted of 30 people in class VIII G of SMP 11 Padang. To find out the relationship between variables expressed by the correlation coefficient, data analysis techniques are used using the Sperman Rank correlation. The correlation between student interest and learning outcomes is weak, that is -0.32, the contribution of 10.24% does not have a significant relationship. There is a significant relationship between learning difficulties and learning outcomes, medium criteria w ith a value of 0.59, contribution value is 34.81%. Correlation criteria for interests and difficulties with strong learning outcomes with a value of 0.66 and a contribution of 43.56%, as well as a significant relationship between variables. The results of the relationship between learning interest and learning difficulties with learning outcomes are strong and each variable has a significantly relationship.

scholarly journals SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMBAYARAN BEASISWA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE WEIGHTED PRODUCT (WP)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evasaria M Sipayung ◽  
Yosi Yonata ◽  
Chrevita J Rende
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information System ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Product Method ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Selection Of

Anak Pelangi Indonesia (API) Foundation is a non-profit foundation that offers scholarship programs for elementary, middle and high school students. This institute is supported by donaturs who give contribution to the Foundation. The donation is processed to be a cost that is used to pay Sumbangan Pembinaan Pendidikan (SPP) or Education Development Donation of each student. Currently, the provision of monthly donor fund is at uncertain amount so that the Foundation needs to determine the students of whom SPP will be firstly paid. However, the funding needs of each student are different due to the different amount of SPP and a giving fine from the school for the tardiness in paying the tuition. From these matters, the Foundation finds it difficult in deciding which students whose the tuition will be paid first. The solution to this problem is to use the four criteria referring to the tuition payment, namely the difference of pay date, fine, rank, and the amount of payment. The four criteria is then given the same integrity which is 25% for each criteria and counted by using Weighted Product (WP) method. The result of this research is an information system to the selection of scholarship payment using Weight Product method that takes the biggest value from the calculation result as a reference in deciding which students of whom SPP will be initially paid in accordance with the current fund condition.

scholarly journals The Way of Students’ Efficiency Improvement in Knowledge Acquisition and Transfer Knowledge Model in Clarolina CMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nevzudin Buzađija
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
E Learning ◽  
School Rules ◽  
The Subject

In this work, throughout the research which was organized in one high school in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it will be shown the influence of exercises on the final result in the e-learning environment at the final test done by students. The research was conducted from the subject informatics in the I, II and III grade. The type of the questions were of multiple choices, addition and accession. The aim was to see how much influence these online exercises have on the final outcome which is demonstrated through the final informatics test done by students and which is done in a classical way in classroom after the finished teaching materials that were planned according to high school rules. In the research, it was taken account of making all preconditions available for easy experiment conducting with regard to technical securing preconditions for students access to blended system of teaching. Concerning the recent experience, it is noticeable that youth like the use of IT and communication devices. In order to secure all necessary conditions, it was conducted the survey among students about having technical preconditions of online access to testing and about students knowledge of work principle in the Claroline LMS platform. The aim was to increase motivation of high school students with regard to the use of online materials, because in high schools of Bosnia and Herzegovina almost nothing is undertaken when it comes to the implementation of new IKT possibilities.

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