scholarly journals Keterujaan Luar Biasa dan Implikasinya Terhadap Pelajar Pintar dan Berbakat di Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130
Author(s):  
Amnah Zanariah Abd Razak ◽  
Sahlan Surat ◽  
Saemah Abd Rahman ◽  
Rosadah Abd Majid
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Special Trait ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Positive Disintegration ◽  
Talented Students

Overexcitabilities is a special trait in gifted and talented students but is rarely known to the general public. This overexcitabilities is one of the socioemotional issues faced by gifted and talented students. The concept of overexcitedness has come to be known in the field gifted and talented and has a great impact on the self-development and future of the students. A survey was conducted using the Overexcitability Survey (II) instrument to measure the overexcitabilities of these gifted and talented students. Previous researchers agree that the Overexcitability Survey (II) is also suitable to be used in identifying gifted and talented individuals. The Overexcitability Survey (II) has five sub constructs: emotional dimension, imagination, intellectual, psychomotor and sensory. The findings of the study among high school students (n = 40) in gifted and talented schools in Negeri Sembilan showed that gifted and talented students had the highest score for intellectual constructs (mean = 3.54) and followed by sensory (mean = 3.51), imagination (mean = 3.45), emotion (mean = 3.40) and psychomotor (mean = 3.40). This study also goes through the Positive Disintegration Theory by Dabrowski that gifted and talented students are able to excel and strive to overcome their weaknesses in order to succeed if they are able to adapt to the uniqueness of the over excitabilities. The knowledge of this over excitabilities is necessary to help the excellence of gifted and talented students. ABSTRAK Keterujaan luar biasa merupakan satu keistimewaan yang ada pada pelajar pintar dan berbakat namun jarang diketahui oleh masyarakat umum. Keterujaan luar biasa ini merupakan salah satu isu sosioemosi yang dihadapi oleh pelajar pintar berbakat. Konsep keterujaan luar biasa ini mula dikenali di dalam bidang pintar dan berbakat dan memberikan impak yang besar dalam perkembangan diri serta masa depan pelajar. Kajian tinjauan telah dilakukan menggunakan instrumen Soal Selidik Keterujan Luar Biasa (II) bagi mengukur keterujaan luar biasa pelajar pintar dan berbakat ini. Pengkaji-pengkaji yang lepas bersetuju bahawa Soal Selidik Keterujan Luar Biasa (II) ini juga sesuai untuk digunakan bagi mengenal pasti individu pintar dan berbakat. Soal Selidik Keterujan Luar Biasa (II) mempunyai lima sub konstruk iaitu dimensi emosi, imaginasi, intelektual, psikomotor dan sensori. Hasil dapatan kajian dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah menengah (n=40) di sekolah pintar dan berbakat di Negeri Sembilan ini menunjukkan pelajar pintar dan berbakat mendapat skor tertinggi yang signifikan bagi sub konstruk intelektual iaitu (min=3.54) dan diikuti sensori (min=3.51), imaginasi (min=3.45), emosi (min=3.40) dan psikomotor (min=3.40). Kajian ini juga melalui Teori Disintegrasi Positif oleh Dabrowski menunjukkan pelajar pintar dan berbakat mampu melonjak cemerlang dan berusaha mengatasi kelemahan diri untuk berjaya jika mereka mampu menyesuaikan diri dengan keunikan keterujaan luar biasa yang dianugerahkan. Pengetahuan tentang keterujaan luar biasa ini perlu bagi membantu kecemerlangan pelajar pintar dan berbakat.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy of osteoporosis preventive behaviors and its predictors in Iranian adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ghelichkhani ◽  
Mojgan Mirghafourvand ◽  
Elahe Bahrami-Vazir ◽  
Esmaeil Vali ◽  
Azam Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Linear Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Osteoporosis Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Female High School

AbstractIntroductionAlmost all the bone mass in females is accumulated during adolescence and especially in the years immediately following menstruation. Self-efficacy plays an important role in moderating the relationship between knowledge and behavior. This study aimed to determine the self-efficacy of osteoporosis preventive behaviors and its predictors in female high school students.MethodologyThis descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 330 female high school students in Saveh, Iran during 2016–2017. A two-stage cluster sampling method was used to select the participants. Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) and the Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (OSES). A general linear model was used to determine the self-efficacy predictors of osteoporosis preventive behaviors.ResultsThe mean [standard deviation (SD)] of the total OKT score was 11.08 (4.08) of attainable range from 0 to 32. The mean (SD) of the total OSES score was 121.97 (37.36) of attainable range from 0 to 200. The mean (SD) of the exercise and calcium subscales of OSES were 58.39 (22.56) and 63.57 (21.02), respectively. There were significant relationships between the total OKT score with the total OSES score (r = 0.16, p = 0.003) and its subscales, including exercise (r = 0.16, p = 0.002) and calcium (r = 0.11, p = 0.03) scores. According to the adjusted general linear model, the variables of economic status, educational level and osteoporosis knowledge were predictors of the self-efficacy in the studied students.ConclusionFindings suggested that most of the students had moderate levels of knowledge and self-efficacy regarding osteoporosis preventive behaviors; therefore, improving the knowledge and self-efficacy of this group can play a significant role in promoting their health.

scholarly journals Effects of Life – Skills Counseling In Enhancing Self-Sufficiency among High School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Surma, S ◽  
Sampathkumar ◽  
Surma, S
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Group Life ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the present paper is to know the effectiveness of life-skills counseling intervention in enhancing self-sufficiency of high school students. Life-skills counseling is an educational approach, which is used to inculcate the essential life-skills in an individual to meet the challenges of everyday life.  It is also known to be very effective and appropriate for present day scenario.  It is easily adaptable for larger groups.  High School students are in the stage of adolescence.  High school students face a wide variety of problems out of which the major ones are lack of self-sufficiency, inability to manage emotions, decision-making skills etc.  The present study involves 300 high school students (150 Boys and 150 Girls) who are selected from various schools in Mysore city corporation limit. High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ) was administered to find out the personality problems of high school students.  Experimental design has been applied and Life-skills counseling intervention has been given for the experimental group.  Life-skills counseling was found to be very effective in enhancing the self-sufficiency of high school students.

scholarly journals Medical career expectations of academically talented high school students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbin Wu ◽  
Leisi Pei ◽  
Shan Li ◽  
Cheng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Academically Talented ◽  
School Students ◽  
Career Expectations ◽  
Medical Career ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Academically Talented Students ◽  
Academic Tests

Abstract Background: Academically talented high school students (ATHSSs), an exceptional cohort, are not well studied for their career expectations, especially for those with medical career expectation (MCE). Nowadays, the public perception of the medical profession is changing in China. The purpose of this study was to answer questions about ‘is medicine attractive for ATHSSs and ‘what factors affect medical career expectations (MCE) for ATHSSs’ in China. Methods: A total of 16,479 representative ATHSSs in senior three completed a questionnaire and four different academic tests. Frequency statistics showed the proportion of ATHSSs with MCE. Unpaired t-tests were performed to find out the differences in demographics, family background, and academic performance between students with and without MCE. The logit models analysis were applied to explore the potential factors that affected the MCE of this exceptional group of students. Results: ATHSSs with MCE accounted for 20.6% (ranking 7/18) of the respondents. They were more likely to be female, came from relatively poorer families, lived in a rural area, and performed significantly worse in all academic tests except for mathematics, compared with those without MCE. In addition, the results revealed that gender (β=-0.436, p<0.01), region of hometown (β=-103, p<0.1), mother’s years of schooling (β=-0.019, p<0.05), and father’s occupational status (β=-0.005, p<0.01) contributed significantly to the MCE of academically talented students. Better performance in mathematics affected the MCE of ATHSSs taking the liberal arts and science tests differently. Conclusions: We found the medical career is becoming unattractive to academically talented students and the medical career may be loosing their aura in China. Students who have medical career expectations are likely to be females and to have a weak family background. We discuss implications for medical education.

Developing and Validating a High School Version of the Robotics Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Ten Huang ◽  
Eric Zhi-Feng Liu ◽  
Chun Hung Lin ◽  
Pey-Yan Liou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The World

Robotics has become a crucial domain in technology education, helping students to improve their abilities in assembly and programming. Despite the considerable research that has gone into the learning performance associated with robotics, little work has been done on the cognitive processes involved in learning this subject. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument (based on the theoretical framework of MSLQ), with which to evaluate the motivation of high school students to learn robotics and the strategies they employ. Fifty participants in the open category competition of the World Robot Olympiad 2010 completed the self-reported questionnaire (RMSLQ-HS). Thirteen factors and fifty one items were extracted using exploratory factor analysis. Implications for the educational application of robotics and research suggestions related to RMSLQ are also discussed.

The Self-Distributive Property

1982 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 603-604
Author(s):  
Edgar A. Franz ◽  
Katrina F. Meek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Real Numbers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Distributive Property ◽  
Distributive Law ◽  
New Math

One of the results of the new math is that most high school students of algebra know the commutative laws for addition and multiplication of real numbers, the associative laws for addition and multiplication, and the distributive law of multiplication over addition.

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