Korean Vocational High School Students’ Perceptions of English Classes and Textbooks

Students in vocational high school are required to learn their vocational skills and English as a Foreign Language in preparation for their potential profession or job. This research investigates the relationship between reading comprehension and speaking skills in English classes and the degree to which reading comprehension relates to vocational high school students' speaking abilities. Thirty-five students from a vocational high school in Surabaya participated in the study. This study's design was a correlation study, and it was performed using a descriptive quantitative method. The students were given a test to assess their abilities. The results of this study indicated that there was a connection between reading comprehension and speaking ability. The correlation coefficient was 0.61, and the correlation was strong. The teacher should have greater access to what they are reading, and improved reading resources would aid their communication skills.Keyword: Correlation, Reading Comprehension, Speaking Skill

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Career Aspiration and Expectation for Taiwanese Vocational High School Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e654432012-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Yung-Tim Chang ◽

Yao-Ting Sung

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Career Aspiration ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students

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Vocational High School Students' Autonomy and Perceived Control in Learning: A Model of Motivation and Learning Behaviors in Taiwan

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e711022011-001 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Chi-Chau Lin ◽

Chih-Ling Hsieh

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Perceived Control ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students ◽

Learning Behaviors ◽

Motivation And Learning

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EFEKTIVITAS METODE DEMONSTRASI DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN PADA PENGAJARAN SISTEM KOLOID

JURNAL PENELITIAN BIDANG PENDIDIKAN ◽

10.24114/jpp.v19i1.3044 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Hamda Situmorang ◽

Manihar Situmorang

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Abstract Concept ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students ◽

Lecture Method ◽

Colloid System ◽

Before And After ◽

The Right ◽

And Control

Abstract Implementation of demonstration method in the teaching of chemistry is assigned as the right strategy to improve students’ achievement as it is proved that the method can bring an abstract concept to reality in the class. The study is conducted to vocational high school students in SMKN1 Pargetteng getteng Sengkut Pakfak Barat at accademic year 2013. The teaching has been carried out three cycles on the teaching of chemistry topic of colloid system. In the study, the class is divided into two class, experiment class and control class. The demontration method is used to teach students in experimental class while the teaching in control class is conducted with lecture method. Both are evaluated by using multiple choise tests before and after the teaching procedures, and the ability of students to answer the problems are assigned as students’ achievements. The results showed that demonstration method improved students’ achievement in chemistry. The students in experimental class who are taughed with demonstration method (M=19.08±0.74) have higher achievements compare with control class (M=12.91±2.52), and both are significantly different (tcalculation 22.85 > ttable 1.66). The effectivity of demostration method in experimental class (97%) is found higer compare to conventional method in control class (91%).

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