scholarly journals School performance: New multimedia resources versus traditional notes

Comunicar ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (64) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Daniel Halpern ◽  
Martina Piña ◽  
Constanza Ortega-Gunckel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
The Impact

With the increasing adoption of information and communication technologies among youngsters, it has become common for high school students to incorporate the use of multiple devices and digital platforms in their study habits. Although these digital resources support and motivate them to learn, these are also a source of continuous distraction. This research analyzes the impact of studying with handwritten notes, WhatsApp, YouTube and searching the Internet in academic performance, through a mixed method that combines 31 focus groups and a survey of 7,217 students from 12 to 18 years of age in Chile. The results of the focus groups show that the positive impact of technologies in learning would depend on the students’ motivation for learning, their ability to efficiently control and manage the available digital resources, and their capacity to search and evaluate information on the Internet. The survey concludes that those who study with their notes more frequently have better academic performance, whereas those who frequently study with YouTube and WhatsApp have a lower GPA, with no significant differences when it comes to internet browsing. These results reinforce the need raised by scholars to generate policies that promote digital literacy both inside and outside the school. Con la creciente masificación de las tecnologías de información y comunicación entre los jóvenes, es cada vez más común que los estudiantes de secundaria incorporen el uso de múltiples dispositivos y plataformas en sus hábitos de estudio, lo que sería una fuente de apoyo y motivación, pero también de constante distracción. Esta investigación compara el impacto que tiene estudiar con apuntes escritos a mano, WhatsApp, YouTube y navegando por Internet, en el rendimiento académico, a través de un método mixto que combina 31 grupos focales y una encuesta a 7.217 estudiantes de 12 a 18 años en Chile. El análisis de los grupos focales muestra que el buen uso de tecnologías al estudiar dependería de la capacidad de los estudiantes para controlar y hacer un uso eficiente de los recursos digitales disponibles, de sus motivaciones individuales y de la habilidad que tienen para buscar y evaluar la información en Internet. Por su parte, los resultados de la encuesta concluyen que aquellos jóvenes que estudian con mayor frecuencia con sus apuntes presentan un promedio de calificaciones más alto y los que estudian frecuentemente con YouTube y WhatsApp, un promedio de calificaciones más bajo, sin encontrar diferencias significativas en el caso de los navegadores de Internet. Esto reforzaría la necesidad observada por académicos de generar políticas que promuevan la alfabetización digital tanto dentro como fuera del colegio.

scholarly journals The use of educational technology platform Edmodo as the way of developing foreign grammar competence of high school students

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
Victoria Kukovska ◽  
Yulia Hunko
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grammatical Competence ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
The Impact

The article is devoted to the study of foreign language grammatical competence in high school. The article describes the concept of "competence", the main components and components of foreign grammatical competence, the concept of "blended learning" and the role of information and communication technologies during English lessons. Particular attention is given to the Edmodo educational and technological platform as the effective tool for the formation of foreign language grammatical competence in high school students. Blended learning and its definition have been studied in this article. The options of blended learning for facilitating homework and for providing "at home" or "outside-the-lesson" support for students have been explored. The area of the focus is Edmodo itself. Reasons for choosing it as a platform for assigning and facilitating homework have been suggested. Moreover, a description of how it functions has been provided along with reasons for providing benefits to the students that would deal with the problems of "traditional" homework. Those benefits are expected to fulfil the needs of high school students, enhance their motivation, and improve rapport between a teacher and students. Motivation and its connection to homework has been covered in the following article. The impact of homework on students' motivation for learning and vice versa, and whether students need motivation in order to complete their homework have been examined.

scholarly journals Motivation, Fortitude and Success: The Impact of Academic Efficacy and Academic Commitment on Academic Performance among Minority High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Christina Hughes ◽  
Carla Jones-Adams ◽  
David Branham Sr.
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Academic Efficacy ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<em>The importance of understanding the elements of success in the education of minority high school students is immense. Recognizing the causes of academic success for these students allows educators to employ better educational and motivational strategies. It has been shown that academic efficacy and academic commitment have a positive impact on academic performance. However, the interaction and relationship between these two variables in having a positive effect on education outcomes among minority high school students is not clear. This paper looks at the relationship between academic efficacy and academic commitment on academic performance among minority high school students. The findings reveal that academic commitment is positively associated with academic performance. However, while academic efficacy has a positive impact on academic commitment the results show that academic efficacy has no direct impact on academic performance among the respondents.</em>

Secondary Student and Teacher Perceptions of Classroom Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Stoepker ◽  
Brian Dauenhauer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Teacher Perceptions ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Students ◽  
Teacher Interviews ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
The Impact

Recent literature has shown that the implementation of classroom physical activity (PA) has had a positive impact on overall student performance. However, most of the classroom-based PA literature has explored the impact on elementary students. The purpose of this study was to examine how high school students and teachers feel about the implementation, feasibility, and application of integrating movement into the classroom. Findings from nine individual teacher interviews, one teacher focus group (n = 4), and five student focus groups (n = 20) were analyzed. Four themes were created from the teacher interviews and student focus groups: (a) implementation time of classroom PA, (b) desirable minutes of classroom PA, (c) yoga is the preferred activity, and (d) classroom PA value. Results from this study suggest that students and teachers value the integration of classroom PA but that they have conflicting viewpoints on various components that go into providing movement opportunities.

scholarly journals The Impact of Computer and Internet at Home on Academic Results of the Saber 11 National Exam in Colombia

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110408
Author(s):  
Fernando Barrios Aguirre ◽  
Diego A. Forero ◽  
Martha Patricia Castellanos Saavedra ◽  
Sandra Yaneth Mora Malagón
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Results ◽  
At Home

The use of a computer and internet connection allows high school and university students to access more relevant information. However, there is no consensus on the effects of the use of these tools on academic results. This work evaluates the impact of computers and the internet at home on the results of the Saber 11 test, a national exam taken by all students finishing their secondary education in Colombia, between 2017 and 2019. This impact was estimated from a pooled two-stage least squares (pooled 2SLS) model, applied to data from 1,578,460 Colombian high school students. We found that computers and the internet at home had a positive impact on English language performance in the Saber 11 test in Colombia. This work allows a better understanding of the technological effects on educational achievement and provides information for the design of public policies for education in developing countries.

scholarly journals TEACHERS’ INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS IN THEIR LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 340-347
Author(s):  
Flavia Malureanu ◽  
Luiza Enachi-Vasluianu
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Behavioural Patterns ◽  
Important People ◽  
The Impact

The impact teachers have on their students is imprinted to a much extent in each person’s life. Every child, teenager or adult speaks of present or previous experiences related to teachers who left their marks on their development in life. Teachers are important people in children’s life providing them with education, discipline, motivation and role-models. The guiding role of teachers is not limited to school classroom and school disciplines, but it surpasses didactic activities and extends into personal life. Truth is that children feel differently the influence exerted by teachers due to their sensitivity, personalities, life experiences. The identification of the aspects that influence students to a greater or less extent is important as it helps to shape a profile of an authentic teacher as s/he is perceived by students. Such a perspective may help teachers become aware of their role in students’ lives and as a consequence they should make adjustments in order to become better partners for their students.The present paper intends to study teachers’ impact on students in their life lifelong development. The aspects taken into consideration, according to specific literature and experiences in classrooms, were: school performances, behavioural patterns, adjustment to school requirements, motivation for learning, professional choices for future careers, outlooks on life. The research methods were the investigation based on questionnaire, the conversation and the systematic observation. The participants in the research were 200 students from two school levels: high school (students 15-19 years old) and faculty (students 19-30 years old). The data collected were processed using the SPSS analysis. The results of the research could be used to increase teachers’ awareness on their impact on students in their lifelong development. 

scholarly journals Do students need more information to leave the beaten paths? The impact of a counseling intervention on high school students’ choice of major

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim G. Piepenburg ◽  
Lukas Fervers
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Choice Of Major ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDespite an almost endless list of possible study programs and occupational opportunities, high school students frequently focus on pursuing a small number of well-known study programs. Students also often follow gender-typical paths and restrict their attention to study programs in which the majority of students consists of same-gendered people. This choice pattern has far-reaching consequences, including persistent gender segregation and an undersupply of graduates in emerging sectors of the industry. Building on rational choice and social psychological theory, we argue that this pattern partly occurs due to information deficits that may be altered by counseling interventions. To assess this claim empirically, we evaluated the impact of a counseling intervention on the intended choice of major among high school students in Germany by means of a randomized controlled trial (RCT). We estimate the effect by instrumental variable estimation to account for two-sided non-compliance. Our results show that the intervention has increased the likelihood that participants will consider less well-known or gender-atypical study programs, particularly for high school students with lower starting levels of information. Supplementary analyses confirm that a positive impact on information seems to be one of the relevant causal mechanisms. These results suggest that counseling services have the potential to guide high school students to less gender-typical and well-known majors, possibly reducing gender segregation and smoothing labor market transitions after graduation.

scholarly journals Impact of Formative Assessment Practices on Student Motivation for Learning the English Language

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-41
Author(s):  
Anita Muho ◽  
Gentjana Taraj
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed at exploring the impact of formative assessment practices on student motivation for learning the English language. As Leahy, Lyon, Thompson, and Wiliam (2005) stated, education needs to change its function from collecting the results of right or wrong, and to encourage teachers in gathering information that will affect the educational decisions. This study is a non-experimental, correlational study, to describe the relationship between formative assessment practices and motivation for leaning. The instrument used was a questionnaire on high school students from public and private schools, who were selected randomly by stratified sampling. They belonged to three major high schools of Durres, Albania. The findings of this study showed that factors like strategic questions used by the teacher during formative assessment, student’s portfolio, self-assessment, and peer assessment affected positively the motivation for learning the English language. The results of the regression equation revealed that from four independent variables, the factor that had the greatest impact on motivation for learning were strategic questions used by the teacher during formative assessment, followed by self-assessment, peer assessment and student’s portfolio. This study identified ways of intervention to promote motivation for learning the English language. The study will contribute in the Albanian context showing how assessment practices made an impact on student motivation. It will help educational institutions and policy makers, foreign language teachers in improving the assessment practices to promote student motivation in learning the English language.

An entertainment–education study of stereotypes and prejudice against fat women

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Gesser-Edelsburg ◽  
Ronit Endevelt
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Entertainment Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Method Performance ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Impact

Objective: To evaluate the impact of Fat Pig on the attitudes of high school students towards fat women and investigate the perspective of dietitians as health professionals on the messages in Fat Pig. Design: Performance analysis, pre–post analysis of students’ responses to self-administrated pre-constructed questionnaires, students’ focus groups and personal interviews with dietitians. Setting: Tenth grade (15–16 year-old) high school students in Israel who saw Fat Pig as part of their high school’s educational–cultural curriculum, and dietitians from four different healthcare organizations in Israel that came to see the play as a group. Method: Performance analysis, quantitative analysis of students’ responses using SPSS, and qualitative analysis of students’ focus groups and personal interviews with dietitians. Results: Students’ responses indicate that the play’s impact is completely opposite to the playwright and the educator’s original intention to challenge stereotypes and prejudice towards fat women in society. Moreover, the play reinforces the student’s social and cultural norms that glorify the ‘thinness ideal’. In addition, according to the dietitians, the play cannot serve them as an additional treatment tool. Conclusion: Creating or using drama in education not according to theoretical approaches, such as the entertainment–education (EE) approach, may lead to paradoxical outcomes, completely contradict educational intentions, and even reinforce undesired attitudes and behaviours.

scholarly journals Impact of Internet on Academic Performance of University Students in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (38) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nimra Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Impact

It is impossible to ignore the fact that the internet is the basic need of today’s technological world. Different research shows that individuals across the globe are using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to get the most up-to-date information from the internet. Similarly, university students also spend a lot of time on the internet researching and collecting material relevant to their research topics. Although different research has been conducted on the usage of the internet in different countries, research about Pakistani students is still limited. The major goal of this research was to see how internet usage affects students' academic performance particularly when it comes to increasing their grades. The objective of this research was to determine the type of internet use and the impact of the internet on students' academic achievement. Arts faculty from the University of Punjab Pakistan was selected as the universe of the study and 5 departments of arts were selected by simple random sampling and a sample of 100 students was taken through systematic sampling. The study adopted a survey research design. A questionnaire was developed by the researchers as a tool for data collection. The data was analyzed statistically, which led to the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis. Statistical results are also presented and discussed, and implications for future research are also provided. According to the findings, internet use has a positive impact on student's academic achievement.

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