scholarly journals Playing with possibilities

2019 ◽  
Vol XIII (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Eva Göksel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
School Level ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Motivation For Learning

French as a Second Language (FSL) is not often a popular subject among Canadian elementary and high school students. Negative attitudes and low motivation for learning French contribute to attrition at the high school level. In this article, an alternative teaching approach is applied to the Canadian FSL context at the elementary school level in the province of British Columbia. This action research study conducted in 2010 investigated the outcomes of using a drama-based approach to instruct Core French to 12 year-old students at a Montessori elementary (public) school in British Columbia, Canada. Ten students worked with a teacher/researcher twice a week over a six-week period, using drama strategies and improvisational activities to practice and improve their French language and literacy skills. The use of drama strategies proved motivational for the students who participated with enthusiasm and expressed a desire to continue learning French through drama. The action research approach allowed the students a greater degree of autonomy as their feedback was used to develop lesson content. Engagement in their own learning contributed to improved student attitudes towards attending French class. Ways of further implementing this teaching approach in elementary classrooms needs to be the subject of future research.

scholarly journals Social Practice of a Career Guidance Project Based on the Wisdom of the Classic of Changes

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Hui Liu ◽  
Yi-Jen Lu ◽  
Chi-Ping Deng ◽  
Chih-Hung Wang ◽  
Foo Bee Keh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Action Research Approach

The Virtue Existential Career Model (VEC) is a Chinese career development model based on the Classic of Changes. It is designed to supplement the person-environment fit paradigm of Taiwan's 12-Year Basic Education for junior high school students. We adopted an action research approach with two parts, reflection-on-action and critical-emancipatory. An easy-to-use VEC career curriculum and a career information system (Career Genesis; CG) were developed by a team of staff members from government agencies (Tainan Department of Education and Student Counseling Centers), junior high schools, and the Chinese Career Research Center of National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan. The outcome of this project was strong on fostering interconnectedness. Implementing our VEC curriculum and CG to 30 junior high school students received statistically significant immediate increases in resilience, adaptation, and liking of career decision. The feedback and reflections suggest that mandating, attracting, and simplifying are useful strategies to promote our VEC model as well as to facilitate social change and create a multiple-win situation for all parties involved. This approach also follows the tao (道) of the Classic of Changes to provide new knowledge.

scholarly journals ANALISIS HAMBATAN GURU DAN SISWA DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BIOLOGI DI SMA DARUSSALAM TAHUN 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Yuyun Nur Robikhah ◽  
Ira Nurmawati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Teachers And Students

SMA Darussalam adalah lembaga pendidikan tingkat SLTA yang berada di bawah naungan Pondok Pesantren Darussalam. Dalam proses pembelajaran yang dilaksanakan di SMA tersebut terdapat hambatan yang dialami karena selain mayoritas siswa berasal dari kalangan Pondok Pesantren serta padatnya jadwal dari pondok sendiri tentunya menjadi faktor munculnya hambatan pembelajaran siswa maupun guru disekolah.Untuk mengetahui hambatan-hambatan yang dialami guru maupun siswa Tujuan penelitian adalah mendeskripsikan hambatan-hambatan yang dialami guru maupun siswa dalam pembelajaran biologi di SMA Darussalam. Pendekatan penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian studi kasus. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara semi terstruktur dan dokumentasi. Analisis data yang dilakukan dengan pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data dan Conclution Drawing. Keabsahan data dilakukan dengan triangulasi sumber dan triangulasi tekhnik. Adapun hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan terdapat beberapa hambatan yang dialami guru biologi di SMA Darussalam diantaranya adalah salah memahami kekuatan kepribadian guru  dalam hal kedisiplinan memulai jam pelajaran masih kurang, pandangan pesimis yang dimiliki guru juga tampak, kurangnya media informasi dan terbatasnya sarana dan prasarana yang ada. Adapun hambatan yang dialami siswa diantaranya adalah aspek fisiologis, rendahnya tingkat intelegensi, hambatan dari segi sikap siswa juga terlihat karena siswa sering tidur di kelas dan faktor eksternal yang menghambat siswa juga tampak terlihat dalam aspek lingkungan non sosial khususnya pada lingkungan belajar yang kurang mendukung. Kata kunci: Hambatan  Guru, Hambatan Siswa, Pembelajaran Biologi. SMA Darussalam is a high school level educational institution under the auspices of the Darussalam Islamic Boarding School. In the learning process carried out in high school there are obstacles experienced because in addition to the majority of students coming from the Islamic boarding schools and the tight schedule from the boarding school itself, of course it is a factor in the emergence of learning barriers for students and teachers at school. To find out the obstacles experienced by teachers and students. is to describe the obstacles experienced by teachers and students in learning biology at SMA Darussalam. This research approach uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study research. The data collection technique used observation, semi-structured interviews and documentation. Data analysis was performed by data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The validity of the data was done by triangulation of sources and triangulation of techniques. As for the results of the research that has been done, there are several obstacles experienced by biology teachers at SMA Darussalam, including the misunderstanding of the strength of the teacher's personality in terms of discipline in starting class hours is still lacking, the teacher's pessimistic view is also evident, the lack of information media and the limited facilities and infrastructure available. The obstacles experienced by students include physiological aspects, low levels of intelligence, barriers in terms of student attitudes are also seen because students often sleep in class and external factors that hinder students are also seen in non-social environmental aspects, especially in less supportive learning environments. Keyword: teacher barriers, student barriers, biology learning

scholarly journals The Effect of STEM Project Based Learning on Self-Efficacy among High-School Physics Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Ale Ebrahim ◽  
Mohd Ali Samsudin ◽  
Seyedh Mahboobeh Jamali ◽  
Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High School Level

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project-Based Learning (PjBL) is increase effectiveness, create meaningful learning and influence student attitudes in future career pursuit. There are several studies in the literature reporting different aspects of STEM into a PjBL pedagogy. However, the effect of implementing STEM PjBL in terms of improving students’ skills in self-efficacy levels in physics mechanics at high school level has not been demonstrated as expected in the previous literature. This study followed a quasi-experimental research method. Bandura’s social cognitive theory is used to assess and compare the effect of STEM PjBL with conventional teaching method on students’ self-efficacy level in learning physics among over 100 high school students. The result illustrated that STEM PjBL improve students’ self-efficacy to solve physics problem. Also, the study proposes a guideline for future research.

scholarly journals Lecture-Free Teaching for Systems Analysis: An Action Research Study

10.28945/2628 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Griffiths ◽  
Briony J. Oates
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Action Research Approach

This paper discusses experiences in moving to lecture-free teaching for a systems analysis module taught on-campus. It describes the action research approach and the context for the module. It discusses the learning materials provided as an alternative to lectures, including the description of a website in some detail. The initial lecture- free teaching approach is explained and how changes to that practice were made during the operation of the module. Student feedback by questionnaire is analysed, concentrating on the learning materials, the teaching approach and the advantages and disadvantages. Staff reflections and lessons learnt are considered under the same headings. Conclusions are drawn and further work proposed.

scholarly journals Utilization Of Openkm In The Context Of Iterative Process Automation

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raeh Niken Baghiroh ◽  
Faruq Haroky
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Management System ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Process Automation ◽  
Action Research Approach

This study aims to implement a management management system in a vocational high school in Pandeglang. The literature used as the basis for research is knowledge management, personal knowledge management. The research approach used is an action research approach, because the researcher wants to show changes before and before implementing the action. The results of this study indicate the benefits of using OpenKM in schools that are the object of research.

scholarly journals The Use of Classical Guidance to Increase High School Students' Understanding About Drug Abuse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Gifali Zarkomi ◽  
Agus Basuki ◽  
Febriyati Sholihah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Action Research Approach ◽  
Before And After

This research aimed to increase understanding about drug abuse through classical guidance in class XI High School students in Sewon Bantul 1 during the 2018/2019 academic year. A guidance and counseling action research approach was employed with two cycles. This consisted of three meetings for each cycle, and media such as pamphlets and videos were used. Classical guidance was performed following operational guidelines on guidance and counseling. 21 participants were involved in this study and they were recruited by purposive sampling. The validity of the test instrument was analysed using the Product Moment formula and the Cronbach Alpha formula was used to assess its reliability. The data were analysed using a t-test to compare participants’ understanding before and after treatment. The results showed that before classical guidance, the average value of understanding about drug abuse was 10.190% and this value increased to 16.762% after the second cycle of action, which represented an average increase of 6.572 points. Classical guidance that was carried out six times made a highly positive impact on students. Therefore, it can be concluded that classical guidance can be used as prevention by providing students with information about the dangers of drugs. Keywords: dangers of drug abuse, classical guidance, guidance and counseling, drug abuse, high school students

scholarly journals Astronomy And Science Student Attitudes (ASSA): A Short Review And Validation Of A New Instrument

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Bartlett ◽  
Michael T. Fitzgerald ◽  
David H. McKinnon ◽  
Lena Danaia ◽  
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Short Review ◽  
School Science ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Future Aspirations ◽  
New Instrument

A new survey for measuring students’ astronomy and science attitudes that has been validated for use with high school students (with a future intent to expand to middle school and university) is presented. We initially present a short review of instruments in the literature that attempt to measure attitudes in astronomy together with the difficulties encountered in measuring these by researchers in the subsequent analyses of results. To illustrate this, we present an example from an Astro101-level university course to display the problems with the current, most commonly used, astronomy attitude instrument. We then present the initial design and the Factor Analysis of a new instrument designed to address the deficiencies of this existing instrument from a sample of students in a high school-level astronomy education project. The factors identified by this instrument include: Interest in Astronomy, Interest in Science Outside of School, Practical Work in Science, Teacher’s Actions in science, Perceptions of Ability in Science, Future Aspirations in Science, Benefits of Science, and Personal Relevance of School Science, all of which possess high internal response consistency and construct validity.

scholarly journals An Emerging Problem of Shisha Smoking among High School Students in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7023
Author(s):  
Selamawit Hirpa ◽  
Andrew Fogarty ◽  
Adamu Addissie ◽  
Linda Bauld ◽  
Thomas Frese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Smokeless Tobacco ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Capital City ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
School Students ◽  
Study Participants

Shisha smoking is also known as hookah, water pipe, goza, and nargile. Shisha use among the young is increasing globally. Shisha smoke results in a high concentration of carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine, and heavy metals which can be toxic to humans, especially with chronic exposure. This study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors of shisha smoking among in-school adolescents in Ethiopia. Four regional states in Ethiopia (Oromia, Amhara, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Tigray) and the capital city (Addis Ababa) were the study areas. A two-stage cluster sampling approach was employed to produce a representative sample. From the sampling frames in the study areas, 36 high schools were selected randomly. A multi-level logistic regression analysis was used to account for cluster-specific random effects, the effect of individuals’, and school-level variables for ever-use of shisha. A total of 3355 secondary school grade 9 and 10 students aged between 13 and 22 years took part in this study. A total of 86 (2.6%) and 20 (0.6%) of the study participants, reported that they had ever smoked or were current smokers of shisha, respectively. Of all study participants, 38.6% perceived shisha as less harmful than cigarettes and 48.5% reported that they do not know which was more harmful to health. Students were more likely to ever use shisha if they had friend/s who smoke shisha (AOR = 16.8, 95% CI: 6.4–44.3), ever smoked cigarettes (AOR = 8.2, 95% CI: 3.4–19.8), ever used khat (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 1.9–10.4), ever used marijuana (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.4–11.1), ever used smokeless tobacco (AOR = 3.1 95% CI: 1.1–8.4), and students had received income from their parents (AOR = 3.1 CI: 1.1–8.8). Prevalence of ever and current use of shisha among high school students is low in Ethiopia compared to many countries in Africa. The majority of adolescents perceived shisha as less harmful to health than cigarette smoking. Health education about the harmful effects of shisha should be delivered to adolescents, along with information on other substances like khat, cigarettes, marijuana, and smokeless tobacco to prevent initiation of substance use.

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