scholarly journals Teacher collaboration and instructional program coherence across the transition to high school

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Kyle Thompson
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Teacher Collaboration ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Instructional Program ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
Algebra 1 ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Instructional Program Coherence ◽  
Curriculum Instruction

This study explores to what extent principals perceive instructional program coherence (IPC) and vertical collaboration occur in high schools and their mid-level feeder schools. It also measures IPC and its five components' association with different measures of student achievement. The study took place in the state of Missouri, and 312 principals of high schools with separate feeder middle schools were invited to participate. Electronic and paper surveys as well as public data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and linear regression. The findings show that principals perceive their school's IPC to be fairly strong, but their vertical collaboration needs improvement. The findings also indicate that only particular IPC components such as curriculum, instruction positively influenced graduation rates, academic climate positively influenced the EOC Algebra 1 scores, and vertical collaboration positively associated with higher average freshman GPA's. A major limitation to this study was the low response rate.

Evaluating psychiatrists’ attitudes and expectations about pharmacists’ role in psychiatry in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derar H Abdel-Qader ◽  
Esraa E Al Jomaa ◽  
Jennifer Silverthorne ◽  
Walid Shnaigat ◽  
Salim Hamadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Current Role ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Survey Response Rate

Abstract Objectives Evaluating Jordanian pharmacists’ roles in psychiatry from psychiatrists perspective. Methods An electronic survey was sent to 100 psychiatrists registered in the Jordanian Psychiatrists Association. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression. Key findings A total of 80 psychiatrists completed the survey (response rate 80%). Most psychiatrists thought that pharmacists are unable to give individuals with mental illness enough time to discuss their medications (62/80, 77.6%) and to monitor psychotropic medications (PM) efficacy (50/80, 62.6%). Around half of respondents thought that, in the future, pharmacists would not be able to suggest PM for patients (42/80, 52.6%), nor changes in PM dosages (37/80, 46.3%). Most psychiatrists emphasized the importance of psychiatric courses to improve pharmacists’ role. Conclusion Although psychiatrists were generally not satisfied with the current role of pharmacists, they had positive expectations about pharmacists’ competency to do certain activities and to assist them in designing drug therapy plans.

Ice-Cream Headache - A Large Survey of 8359 Adolescents

Cephalalgia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 977-981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Ling Fuh ◽  
Shuu-Jiun Wang ◽  
Shiang-Ru Lu ◽  
Kai-Dih Juang
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Ice Cream ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Large Survey ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

We conducted a self-administered questionnaire to investigate ice-cream headache in school adolescents aged 13-15 in Taiwan. The target population was 8789 students in 6 public junior high schools. A total of 8359 students completed the questionnaire (response rate 95.1%). The prevalence of ice-cream headache was 40.6%. It was significantly higher in boys than in girls, and increased with grade. Students with migraine had a higher frequency of ice-cream headache compared with the students without migraine (55.2% vs. 39.6%, P < 0.0001). The prevalence of ice-cream headache increased among students with more migrainous features. Approximately one third of students decreased their intake of ice cream, or abstained completely, especially the younger students. Our study suggests icecream headache is very common in Taiwanese adolescents, and it is more common in students who experienced migraine.

Parents’ Migration and Adolescents’ Transition to High School in Rural China: The Role of Parental Divorce

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 3324-3359
Author(s):  
Shu Hu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
Parental Migration

Using both quantitative and qualitative data collected in a migrant-sending county from 2012 to 2013, this article examines the mechanisms through which parental migration could shape adolescents’ transition to high school in rural China. Though parental migration improves children’s educational outcomes via social remittance of education value, it also leads to a decline in children’s educational achievements by increasing the odds of parental divorce. The likelihood of divorce rises with the migration of mother or both parents, and this significantly increases the risks of discontinuing schooling and transitioning to vocational high schools, relative to attending academic high schools. In contrast to the conventional explanations of economic resources and psychological health, this article emphasizes the significant role of marital instability in the link between parental migration and children’s educational outcomes.

Assessment of the Purpose of the Use of GAS

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-82
Author(s):  
Louis Smidt ◽  
Leandi Steenkamp ◽  
Aidi Ahmi ◽  
D. P. van der Nest ◽  
David Schalk Lubbe
Keyword(s):  
Data Analytics ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Quantitative Research Method

This article explores the purpose for which GAS, as a data analytics tool, is utilised by internal audit functions in Australia. A quantitative research method was applied, and the data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The total number of online questionnaires returned was 50 (i.e., a response rate of 15.53%) from the total research population of 322 chief audit executives of internal audit functions of organisations that are registered members with the IIA-Australia. The purpose of descriptive statistics is to describe what the data looks like and to compare variables numerically; therefore, no inferences or extrapolation of the data results were made. The results of the study can be used as a benchmark that may enable CAEs to identify whether they are staying abreast of current best practice in the area of technology-based tools and techniques for tests of controls.

Exit Strategies: How Low-Performing High Schools Respond to High School Exit Examination Requirements

2013 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Holme
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Exit Examination ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
High School Exit ◽  
Curriculum Instruction ◽  
Study Sites

Background Over the past several decades, a significant number of states have either adopted or increased high school exit examination requirements. Although these policies are intended to generate improvement in schools, little is known about how high schools are responding to exit testing pressures. Purpose This study examined how five low-performing high-poverty high schools responded to the pressures of Texas’ exit testing policy. The goal of this study was to understand how schools responded to the pressures of Texas’ exit testing system (in terms of curriculum, instruction, and supports for low-achieving students) and how educators reconciled those pressures with other accountability pressures that they faced. Research Design This study employed qualitative case study design. Five low-performing high schools were sampled within the state of Texas, each of which served large concentrations of at-risk students. A total of 105 interviews were conducted across the five case study sites over the course of 2 years (2008–2009). Conclusions This study found that the Texas exit testing policy created a misalignment between educator and student-level accountability, which had particularly negative consequences for struggling students. The findings of this study suggest a need for policy makers to reconsider the assumptions on which exit tests are based and to more closely consider the goal of exit testing systems in the context of, and in relation to, the larger systems of accountability in which they are embedded. Acknowledgments The research reported herein was supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation. The author would like to thank the editors of Teachers College Record, as well as the anonymous reviewers, for their helpful feedback on the manuscript. The author would also like to thank Meredith Richards and Rebecca Cohen for their assistance with data collection for the project.

Investigating the Prevalence of Mathematics Anxiety and its Relationship to Gender Among Grade 7 Students in Jamaica

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-100
Author(s):  
Lois George ◽  
Damiel Dowdie
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Math Anxiety ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Additional Research ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Quantitative Survey ◽  
Males And Females

This paper presents findings from a quantitative, survey research study that investigated the prevalence of mathematics anxiety (MA) in two Grade 7 cohorts and how students’ MA compared by gender. The research sample consisted of 467 Grade 7 students (276 females and 186 males) from two high schools in Jamaica. The data were collected using the Modified Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (mAMAS) and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed that students experienced a range of MA (Low, Slight, Moderate, and High). Most students experienced Slight MA and 7.5% of the students reported High MA. Another key finding was that the MA distributions for males and females were not statistically significant. Considering the relatively high percentage of students who reported high MA, additional research involving more schools relating to prevalence of MA is warranted.

The Evolution of Secondary Inclusion

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 270-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Thousand ◽  
Richard L. Rosenberg ◽  
Kathryn D. Bishop ◽  
Richard A. Villa
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Life ◽  
American Culture ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Native American Culture ◽  
Circle Of Courage ◽  
Curriculum Instruction ◽  
Secondary Inclusion

This article offers an alternative “Circle of Courage” paradigm of education, derived from Native American culture, for creating inclusive high schools that welcome, value, support, and facilitate the learning of adolescents with differing abilities. From this perspective, we examine (a) ways to reorganize the structure of secondary schools; (b) emerging best practices for improving curriculum, instruction, assessment, and student social life on campus; and (c) a process and set of communication tools to ensure needed supports for individual students. We conclude by discussing the application of the Circle of Courage paradigm of education.

scholarly journals Service Delivery System Practices in Malaysian Hotel Operations: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Rizal Razalli
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Service Delivery System ◽  
Service Adaptation

A hotel’s service delivery system is unique because it produces products as well as services. Priorresearch in this area is still scarce especially in the context of the Malaysian service industry. Thispaper investigates the extent of service delivery system practices in Malaysia’s hotels. In doing so, aquestionnaire was sent to all 474 star-rated hotels in Malaysia. A response rate of 19% was received.By using factor analysis and descriptive statistics, the results indicated that the extent of hotel servicedelivery system could be measured by the following seven dimensions – new products/services, customerparticipation, hotel operations layout, push/pull orientation, level of standardisation, use of InformationTechnology (IT), and human resource specialisation. Furthermore, on each dimension, managers ofhotels perceived that their hotels had high introduction of products/services, high customer participationfor service adaptation, mixed operations layout, pull orientation, high standardisation of processes, high use of IT for cost reduction, and low human resource specialisation.  

scholarly journals The Readiness of Biology Laboratories to Support Practical Work in State High Schools throughout Tegal Regency

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-348
Author(s):  
Ni'mah Rizqiyati ◽  
Yustinus Ulung Anggraito ◽  
Saiful Ridlo
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Laboratory Management ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
Biology Laboratory

This study aimed to analyze the readiness of biology laboratories to support practical work in State High Schools throughout Tegal Regency. The readiness refers to the availability of all things that can support practical activities including the readiness of infrastructure facilities and laboratory management. This study used quantitative descriptive research design. The population in this study is all independent biology laboratories in State High Schools throughout Tegal Regency that used for practical works. The sampling technique used is saturation sampling. This study has been done at biology laboratory of SMA Negeri 1 Bojong, SMA Negeri 1 Kramat, SMA Negeri 1 Warureja, SMA Negeri 1 Balapulang, SMA Negeri 1 Pangkah, SMA Negeri 1 Slawi, SMA Negeri 2 Slawi, SMA Negeri 3 Slawi, dan SMA Negeri 1 Pagerbarang. The data were obtained using the observation method, questionnaire, and interview with reference to Permendiknas Number 24 Year 2007, Permendiknas Number 26 Year 2008, and Permendikbud Number 24 Year 2016. Further, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result of the study shows that the readiness of infrastructure facilities and management successively scored 58.5% and 62.8% which is belonged to sufficient criteria. The conclusion of this study is the biology laboratories in State High Schools throughout Tegal Regency is ready enough to support biological practical work with an average readiness of 60.52%.

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