scholarly journals Stand-Biased Desk Intervention on Sleep Quality of High School Students: A Pilot Study Using Tri-Axial Accelerometery

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Joohyun Rhee ◽  
Mark E. Benden
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Using Data

Prolonged sitting is related to a sedentary inactive lifestyle and related to obesity and many metabolic problems caused by inactivity. The problem gets more serious for people who spent most of their work time in a seated position like students or office workers. In this study, we provided standing desk and stool to the local public high school and observed the changes in their behavior in terms of physical activity using tri-axial accelerometer before and after intervention. Previously published study using the same dataset under the larger project reported increased physical activity during school hours. In this study, we extracted more diverse features directly from the raw data instead of using data processed by the software that manufacturer provided. Hence, we were able to analyze the same features (sedentary, physically active time) as well as sleep-related variables. Of the interest, sleep is another important feature that can tell us about participants’ health conditions. Even if the intervention contributed to updating their behavioral patterns, the result might be nullified in the long run if their sleep pattern was compromised. The quantity and quality of sleep was not changed after the intervention. Therefore, the efficacy of standing desks has been confirmed again.

scholarly journals Temporal Trends in the Association between Participation in Physical Education and Physical Activity among U.S. High School Students, 2011–2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seungho Ryu ◽  
Paul Loprinzi ◽  
Heontae Kim ◽  
Minsoo Kang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Physical Activity Guideline ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Education Participation

The purpose of this study was to assess trends in physical education and physical activity among U.S. high school students from 2011 to 2017, respectively, and to evaluate temporal trends in the relationship between physical education class participation and physical activity levels. Data from a total of 51,616 high school students who participated in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) from 2011 to 2017 were analyzed for this study. Physical education was measured as follows: In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education classes? Physical activity was measured as follows: During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 min per day? Meeting physical activity guideline was defined as engaging in 7 days per week of at least 60 min per day. Across the 2011–2017 YRBSS, there were no linear (p = 0.44)/quadratic trends (p = 0.37) in physical education and linear (p = 0.27)/quadratic trends (p = 0.25) in physical activity, respectively. Regarding the trends in the association between physical education and physical activity, there were no statistically significant linear (unstandardized regression coefficient (b) = 0.013, p = 0.43) or quadratic (p = 0.75) trends; however, at the sample level, there was a slight increase in the odds ratio effect sizes from 2011 to 2017 (ES = 1.80–1.98). The pooled association between physical education participation and physical activity was statistically significant, OR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.75–2.03, p < 0.001. That is, on average across the four YRBSS cycles, students who participated in physical education had 1.88 times higher odds of meeting physical activity guideline when compared to students who did not participate in physical education. The trends of physical education and physical activity did not change between 2011 and 2017. Overall, we observed a significant relationship between participation in physical education and physical activity. There was a non-significant yet stable trend of association between participation in physical education and physical activity over time.

Physical Activity and Psychosocial Discomfort among High School Students in Taipei, Taiwan

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy M. Page ◽  
Ching-Mei Lee ◽  
Nae-Fang Miao ◽  
Kirk Dearden ◽  
Athena Carolan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
National Differences ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between physical activity and psychosocial discomfort was investigated among a sample of 2,665 high school students in Taipei, Taiwan. Results showed that both boys and girls who were physically inactive or engaged in infrequent physical activity scored higher than their more physically active counterparts on three measures of psychosocial discomfort—loneliness, shyness, and hopelessness. Results also showed that a high proportion of Taipei City and Taipei County high school students did not report frequent participation in vigorous physical activity and strengthening exercises. This study's findings are discussed in the context of implications for health education programs aimed at increasing physical activity in youth. Additionally, this study explores cross-national differences in loneliness, shyness, and hoplessness between this sample of adolescents and samples of adolescents in the United States and another Asian country.

scholarly journals KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL GURU DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEPERCAYAAN SISWA PADA BIMBINGAN BELAJAR ONMA DI KOTA BENGKULU

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sapta Sari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City

The development of tutoring or bimbel does not only occur in big cities but also in the city of Bengkulu. Like Primagama, Ganesha, Talenta, and Onma. One of the tutoring in Bengkulu City is Onma. Onma Foundation is an institution that aims to help the government to realize a society that has competitive value in the world of education and the labor market, especially in Bengkulu Province. Up to now the addressable guidance institution on Mayjend street. Soetoyo No. 25 Tanah Patah Sub-District of Bengkulu City is still one of the partners of the Provincial Government and the City of Bengkulu to realize Bengkulu City Students. The ability and trust of students studying at Onma is influenced by the quality of the teacher. Teachers who are confident and have good interpersonal communication with their students will make students more quickly master the subject matter and they also have confidence in themselves that they are able to complete the tasks given by the teacher in tutoring. In this case, the teacher plays a very important role in increasing students' trust in their guidance teacher. Given that there are still many high school students in the city of Bengkulu not yet fully have good beliefs and morals even though in the field of academic achievement they excel, like Public High School 05 City students Bengkulu. The purpose of this study was to examine the process of tutoring for students through interpersonal communication between teachers and students which has a relationship with the level of trust possessed by high school students 05 City of Bengkulu who are currently attending the tutoring process at Onma Bengkulu.

scholarly journals Effects of different ways of using visualizations on high school students’ electrochemistry conceptual understanding and motivation towards chemistry learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Yin Lin ◽  
Hsin-Kai Wu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chemistry Learning ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group Comparisons

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of different ways to use visualizations on high school students’ electrochemistry conceptual understanding and motivation towards chemistry learning. Expanding upon a model-based learning approach (Khan, 2007), we adopted a VGEM sequence (View, Generate, Evaluate, and Modify) to create three instructional conditions. All conditions involved the viewing, evaluating, and modifying phases, whereas there were variations in the generating phase: (1) finishing worksheets (V group), (2) generating drawings (VD group), and (3) generating animations (VA group). Three intact classes with 109 eleventh graders from a public high school were randomly assigned to the three groups. A test of conceptual understanding was used as the pretest, posttest, and delayed posttest to assess respectively initial understanding, changes, and retention of understanding up to 6 weeks later. A questionnaire to measure students’ motivation to learn chemistry was administered before and after the instruction. Statistical results of the within-group comparisons revealed that all three instructional conditions could support students to develop a significantly better conceptual understanding of electrochemistry and that in the three groups, students’ understanding was retained after 6 weeks. Regarding the overall motivation before and after the instruction, only the VA group showed motivational benefits for chemistry learning. Furthermore, the between-group comparisons indicated no significant differences between the means of the three groups in the posttest and delayed posttest, and suggested that the three groups developed and retained a similar level of conceptual understanding after the instruction. Similarly, different uses of visualizations made no difference to students’ chemistry learning motivation. This study advances the understanding of how to develop effective instructional activities with visualizations for chemistry learning, and suggests possible conceptual and motivational benefits of viewing and generating visualizations.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Quality of Life and Physical Activity of High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-110
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Broďáni ◽  
Natália Kováčová ◽  
Monika Czaková
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
School Students

Summary This article demonstrates the gender differences between the physical activity (PA), the joy of physical activity (PACES) and quality of life areas of boys and girls from high schools with different sports level and in the different ages. In this survey participated 630 boys and 672 girls from high schools in the age from 16 to 19 years. The quality of life is measured by the SQUALA survey, joy of the movement by the PACES survey, and the level of physical activity per week in hours by PAQ survey. The level of sports performance is defined by levels (occasional, active and registered sportsman). The data are presented by descriptive characteristics (n, M, SD) and the significance of differences and the relations are measure by non-parametric methods (W, rs). Differences in the PA, PACES, SQUALA levels at the group of boys and girls in the different age and sports level are rare. Different load of physical activity relates to sport level. It was not proven that with the increasing sports level, the joy of the physical activity also rises. The interactions between indicators of PA, PACES, and SQUALA in boys and girls in the different age and sports level were proven sporadically with a predominance of negative correlations. In most cases, the positive interactions of PA with PACES and areas of physical well-being was not proven. The higher appearance of positive correlations of PA with areas of SQUALA prevails in 18-years old girls. Boys show the higher number of interactions of PACES with areas of SQUALA. The joy of the movement positively correlates with spiritual well-being in groups of 18-19 years old boys, which perform physical activities in all sports levels. The gender differences between monitored indicators show that the gender factor is very important in this study. The age and sport level factor contributed significantly in the differentiated results of high school boys and girls.

scholarly journals Health-oriented behaviours of secondary school students – a student and teacher evaluation/ Zachowania prozdrowotne młodzieży licealnej w ocenie uczniów i ich nauczycieli

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Dorota Hraca
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Healthy Eating Habits

Introduction: Health-oriented behaviours are actions taken to promote health and to prevent illness. These are behaviours whose purpose is to improve the environment around the human being, and thus to create conditions conducive to healthy living. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to investigate the real patterns of health-oriented behaviours among high school students and to evaluate these behaviours in students and teachers. Material and methods: The study included 100 students (16-19 years of age) attending a general secondary school and 30 teachers employed at the same institution. The author chose to conduct a diagnostic survey with the use of a questionnaire. The research tool used in the study was a questionnaire prepared by the author, containing 12 questions, addressed to both students and teachers. The questionnaire was based on four research themes: eating habits of high school students, frequency with which they undertake physical activity, manners of dealing with stress, and ways in which they affect the behavior of their peers. Results: The results of the study indicate that young people of today are more aware of health-oriented behaviors. Studies have shown that 92% (92) of students are physically active, 77% (77) consider they have healthy eating habits; 90% (90) of the students stated that they cope with stress by listening to music and taking part in sport. The vast majority (as many as 84% (84)), think that stimulants are very harmful. The teachers considered that most of the students have healthy habits. Conclusions: The knowledge of high school students about health-oriented behaviors is satisfactory. Most students put this knowledge into practice through physical activity, healthy eating, avoiding drugs, and finding ways to cope with stress. According to the teachers, students are fully aware of positive and negative phenomena related to health and of how they can affect them.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL DISCOVERY LEARNING BERBANTUAN MIND MAPPING TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS BIOGRAFI SISWA KELAS X SMA NEGERI 3 BUKITTINGGI

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Citra Mandasari ◽  
Syahrul R.,
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mind Mapping ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Text Writing

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to (1) describe the skills of writing biographical texts of class X SMA Negeri 3 Bukittinggi before using mind mapping assisted discovery learning models, (2) describe the biography text writing skills of class X Bukittinggi SMA 3 students after using mind-assisted discovery learning models mapping, and (3) analyzing the influence of the use of discovery learning models assisted by mind mapping on biography text writing skills of class X Bukittinggi 3 Public High School students. This type of research is quantitative research with experimental methods. The design of this study is One Group Pretest and Posttest Design. The population of students in class X of SMA Negeri 3 Bukittinggi was 352 students spread in ten classes. The sample in this study were students of class X MIPA 1 Bukittinggi State High School 3. The variable in this study is the writing biographical skills of students before and after using mind mapping assisted discovery learning models. The instruments used in this study were performance tests. The data of this study are scores on the results of biographical text writing skills tests for class X students of SMA Negeri 3 Bukittinggi before and after using mind mapping assisted discovery learning models. Kata Kunci: Pengaruh, Discovery Learning, Mind Mapping, Keterampilan Menulis Teks Biografi.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional analysis of snacking habits, eating habits, physical activity, and indicators of obesity among high school students in Jakarta, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (s1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intan Lisetyaningrum ◽  
Hening Pujasari ◽  
Kuntarti Kuntarti
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Public High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Changes in the lifestyle and eating habits of people in large cities in Indonesia have increased the risk of obesity. In Indonesia, the prevalence of obesity in adolescents increased from 1.6% in 2013 to 4.0% in 2018; in Jakarta, it increased from 4.2% in 2013 to 8.3% in 2018. Obesity is closely related to health behavior in adolescence, and it is a risk factor for the occurrence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to describe the snacking habits, eating habits, physical activity, and indicators of obesity among adolescents in Jakarta. Design and Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design involving 170, 10th–12th grade public high school students in Jakarta Province, recruited using purposive sampling technique. Using standardized instruments, the following surveys were delivered online: The Beverage and Snack Questionnaire, the Eating Habits Questionnaire, and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire (Q78). The Chi-squared test was used to determine the correlation between the study’s variables.Results: The majority of the 170 respondents were female (81.2%). Among the respondents, 11.2% were obese and 6.5% were overweight. Of the 170 respondents 52.4% had the habit of snacking, 64.1% had healthy eating habits, 73.5% engaged in physical activity ≤3 days/week, 79.4% watched TV <3 hours/day, and 61.2% played video games and spent time on computers ≥3 hours/day. The bivariate analysis results showed that there was no significant relationship between snacking habits, eating habits, and physical activity with indicators of obesity (p>0.05).Conclusions: In general, the respondents in our study were found to have a healthy lifestyle, thus helping to prevent the development of an NCD. However, a number of the respondents were overweight and obese.

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