scholarly journals Challenges Faced by Malaysian Government School Teachers to Conduct Online Lessons for the Secondary School Students during Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunasegaran Karuppannan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Closure ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many educational institutes across the world to change dramatically. Teaching and learning have been undertaken remotely and on various digital platforms. In Malaysia, schools were closed for more than 6 months in the second quarter of 2020 and again experiencing school closure in May 2021. Education Ministry of Malaysia (MOE) strongly encouraged all government schools, especially the teachers and students, to use various online communications platforms to ensure the educational process remains uninterrupted. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated considerable challenges for the teaching and learning in government schools especially in secondary schools while using such emerging technologies. This research has two main goals. First, this journal will be analysing whether the online learning platforms used by secondary school teachers to conduct lessons during the COVID-19 period have presented any challenges to their student’s learning. Secondly, the paper will then go on to address proposed solutions by developing a conceptual model to reduce the impact of such challenges. An exploratory qualitative approach will be carried out in this research, supported by literature review techniques. The data set for this journal was collected between May to June 2021 during the third wave of pandemics in Malaysia. The data gathered by interviewing various secondary school teachers in Selangor. A total of 10 teachers participated in this interview process. Those teachers interviewed disclosed various obstacles they faced when they began to use information technology platforms for their online lessons, especially the new technological platforms. These obstacles include (a) overloaded work and information. (b) unfamiliarity and inability to learn of the new online learning platform, and (c) personal health challenges related to stress and anxiety.

scholarly journals Will the benefit equal the effort? An investigation into the personal significance of the changes signalled in a mandated curriculum to New Zealand secondary school teachers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brenda Mary Service
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Educational Criticism ◽  
Personal Significance ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
The Impact

<p>A new school curriculum was implemented in all New Zealand schools during 2008 and 2009 and was mandated at the beginning of 2010. The changes signalled in the new curriculum required teachers to incorporate key competencies into their teaching and to move to student-centred practice which involves students in the decisions about their learning. It was possible that this social constructivist approach represented a change in teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning and to their practice.  Much of the literature on educational change appears to overlook the transformational nature of the learning needed to bring about changes in beliefs and practice and teachers’ personal motivation to engage with it. Unless change is of personal significance to individuals they are unlikely to be motivated to engage with it. Using Eisner’s (1998) method of educational criticism, this case study is an investigation into the personal significance of the new curriculum to the teachers’ reality. In the spirit of educational criticism, the lens of an educational connoisseur was used to first develop an understanding of the teachers’ reality followed by that of an educational critic to evaluate what occurred.  Over a two-year period the study involved semi-structured interviews with twelve secondary school teachers in three schools, observations of the classroom practice, and analysis of school documentation and societal messages. While all the participating teachers’ espoused beliefs that were congruent with the philosophy of the new curriculum, constructivist practices were observed in the practice of only two teachers. What prevented the other teachers’ wholehearted engagement in the implementation of the new curriculum was not their beliefs about teaching and learning but rather, the extent to which external pressures determined their priorities. These pressures included the misalignment of the school goals and cultural norms, the impact of NCEA assessment regime, time constraints, leadership issues, lack of conceptual understanding and the absence of professional learning to support transformative learning.</p>

A Study of The Autonomy of Secondary School Teachers in Curriculum Planning in Government Schools of Delhi

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Shweta Tewari
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
External Control ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Formal Procedure ◽  
Senior Secondary

Autonomy is the freedom to make decisions and being free from any external control or interference. When we talk about the autonomy of the teachers in schools we mean their freedom to take decisions related to the designing and planning of curriculum, choosing the most appropriate methods to transact the curriculum and other important aspects of teaching and learning which are strongly related to the achievement of students. The present paper attempts to study the perceptions of the school teachers working at the TGT level in government schools of Delhi in terms of their autonomy in curriculum planning and to know the level of decision making and collaboration they have in the same. A total of 46 teachers teaching in senior secondary and secondary government schools of Delhi were interviewed. The teachers reported that the only aspect where they feel a bit autonomous is curriculum transaction and not curriculum planning as they are apparently free to decide 'how to teach' (methods of teaching) than 'what to teach' (content). However, the teachers have reported that there is no formal procedure for collaboration with the policymakers or authorities to contribute to the process of curriculum planning and designing. Thus, a clear lack and want of autonomy could be inferred by the researchers after interviewing the teachers in government schools covered in this research study.

scholarly journals The Impact of School’s Resource Center on Teaching and Learning Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Hamidah Hamidah ◽  
Abd Razak . ◽  
Yunus .
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reading Interest

The general objective of this study is to examine the impact of School’s Resource Center (SRC) on teaching and learning process among secondary school teachers. The specific objectives are; to identify factors influencing the utilization of the SRC and the problems associated with it. In general, 100 school teachers from three secondary schools in Tanjung Malim, Perak were selected as our respondents. Sample selection was made based on purposive sampling and the data obtained were processed by using quantitative method. The results obtained reported that, on average teachers used the SRC twice a week. The reasons for the usage are; to make use the printing and non-printing media available at the SRC, and to participate in various activities and programs organized at the center. In terms of problems, there was no indication on the presence of any serious problem except the SRC should sustain its resources. In particular, the SRC must continuously upgrade the collections of printing and non-printing media with most updated and contemporary issues. Apart of that, the SRC must make available technical assistant(s) to help out the SRC users (students and teachers) anytime needed. In terms of effect, the utilization of SRC encourages group study among students and this approach not only helped to improve students understanding and to inspire their reading interest, but also offered motivation to students in understanding the content of a particular subject better.

scholarly journals Will the benefit equal the effort? An investigation into the personal significance of the changes signalled in a mandated curriculum to New Zealand secondary school teachers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brenda Mary Service
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Educational Criticism ◽  
Personal Significance ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
The Impact

<p>A new school curriculum was implemented in all New Zealand schools during 2008 and 2009 and was mandated at the beginning of 2010. The changes signalled in the new curriculum required teachers to incorporate key competencies into their teaching and to move to student-centred practice which involves students in the decisions about their learning. It was possible that this social constructivist approach represented a change in teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning and to their practice.  Much of the literature on educational change appears to overlook the transformational nature of the learning needed to bring about changes in beliefs and practice and teachers’ personal motivation to engage with it. Unless change is of personal significance to individuals they are unlikely to be motivated to engage with it. Using Eisner’s (1998) method of educational criticism, this case study is an investigation into the personal significance of the new curriculum to the teachers’ reality. In the spirit of educational criticism, the lens of an educational connoisseur was used to first develop an understanding of the teachers’ reality followed by that of an educational critic to evaluate what occurred.  Over a two-year period the study involved semi-structured interviews with twelve secondary school teachers in three schools, observations of the classroom practice, and analysis of school documentation and societal messages. While all the participating teachers’ espoused beliefs that were congruent with the philosophy of the new curriculum, constructivist practices were observed in the practice of only two teachers. What prevented the other teachers’ wholehearted engagement in the implementation of the new curriculum was not their beliefs about teaching and learning but rather, the extent to which external pressures determined their priorities. These pressures included the misalignment of the school goals and cultural norms, the impact of NCEA assessment regime, time constraints, leadership issues, lack of conceptual understanding and the absence of professional learning to support transformative learning.</p>

scholarly journals Impact of Google Classroom as an Online Learning Delivery during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of a Secondary School in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Oyarinde, Oluremi Noah ◽  
Komolafe, Olaide Gbemisola
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Structure Interview ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Achievement Attitudes

The teaching and learning process is rapidly becoming technology driven with the integration of digital learning using of online learning platforms to facilitate instructional delivery. Google classroom learning platform is one of the effective ways of enhancing student active engagement in an online learning environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of Google classroom as an online learning delivery platform in secondary school during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. A mixed method approach was used in the study. Online questionnaire on Google Classroom Attitude Scale (GCAS) was used and online Semi-Structure Interview Guide (SSIG) developed by the researcher for data collection on the students’ perceptions on Google classroom. The researcher used Statistical Package of Social Science programme to calculate and analyse arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t-test. Content analysis was used for analysis of qualitative data. The participants were 140. The results showed that Google classroom platform as an online learning delivery positively affected students' academic achievement, attitudes and their perception during the pandemic in Nigeria’s secondary school. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that education stakeholders should effectively prepare students for the use of this platform for their learning activities during the pandemic. The platform is capable of assisting both students and teachers to connect, work together, create assignments, grade students and post learning materials. Likewise, students can also ask questions about the areas they do not understand. Hence, the advantages of the platform can be brought into usage for achieving quality in the teaching and learning process at all levels of education during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Technological competencies required for the intermediate and high school female teachers to use the interactive whiteboard within the classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mashael Abdulrahman Al-Qaraawi ,  Abu Bakr Yousef Ghannam
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Interactive Whiteboard ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Technological Competencies

    The current research aimed at identifying the technological competencies required for intermediate and secondary school teachers to activate the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. To achieve this goal, the question of technological competencies for middle and high school teachers was answered to activate the use of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom. Based on the objective of the research and its questions، the researcher used the descriptive method for its relevance to the research. The sample included (40) teachers of the intermediate and secondary stage in Al-Fursan Private Schools for Girls in Riyadh who used the Smartboard in teaching. The researcher used the questionnaire to collect the necessary data to answer the study questions. The responses were analyzed using the following statistical methods: frequencies، percentages, arithmetic mean، Pearson coefficient to measure the validity of the internal consistency of the study instrument، and Vacronbach coefficient in order to measure instrument stability. The most important results of the research are that the members of the research sample have three design competencies needed to activate the use of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom to a high degree: the ability to design a lesson، master the techniques of evaluation and the ability to design activities، all using interactive whiteboard. The study also concluded that incentives were given to the teacher who uses interactive whiteboard in teaching, and also to design modern buildings for educational institutions in accordance with the requirements of presentation and use of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom. The study recommended the educating middle and secondary school teachers about the importance of using interactive whiteboard in the educational process at all levels، and also working on attracting highly qualified human cadres for the success of the interactive whiteboard.    

scholarly journals The reality of using Islamic Sciences secondary school teachers Collaborative websites in the secondary schools in their teaching practices، and a proposal to activate it: واقع توظيف معلمات العلوم الشرعية بالمرحلة الثانوية لمواقع الويب التشاركية في ممارساتهن التدريسية، وتصور مقترح لتفعيلها

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Shabab Elmetarey
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Third Dimension ◽  
Descriptive Survey

  The present study aimed to investigate the reality of employing the teachers Islamic Sciences at the secondary stage of the Collaborative websites in their teaching practices, and to visualize a proposal to activate it. The study followed the descriptive Survey method. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of (206) teachers of Islamic Sciences in the secondary stage in Riyadh. The results of the study found that the degree of employment of Islamic Sciences teachers in the secondary stage of the participatory websites as a whole came in a medium degree with an average of (2.71),the study reached the first dimension was: YouTube ranked first with an average of (3.09) with a (medium) approval, while the fourth dimension was: Tweet The third dimension was: blogs ranked third with an average score of (2.60) with a (weak) approval level. The second dimension: wikis came in last place with an average of (2.53) With a low approval level. The study also presented a suggested proposal for activating Collaborative websites in the educational process.    

scholarly journals SCHOOL INDICATORS OF ENCOURAGING HUMANISTIC EDUCATION OF ADOLESCENTS

TEME ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Bisera Jevtić ◽  
Marija Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Prosocial Behaviour ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Humanistic Education ◽  
Positive Effect

Encouragement of humanistic education through the lens of prosocial behavior of adolescents is a complex and extensive issue of the modern world. Prosocial behaviour can indirectly affect the achievement of pupils at school through its connection with some academically relevant forms of behaviour which lead to success at school and work. Also, this connection can be explained by the teacher’s preferences of prosocial pupils, which is reflected in the teacher’s expectations and behaviour towards pupils, as well as the evaluation of their work. Besides, prosocial behaviour can also directly affect pupils since the prosocial interaction of peers can have a positive effect on the intellectual exchanges between pupils, which contributes to a more successful learning process. Taking into consideration the significance and role of the school and teachers, as representatives of the educational process, in encouraging prosocial behaviour in the young at secondary schools, we face a problem: Do secondary school teachers encourage prosocial humanistic behaviour of the young, by what actions and activities are they guided in the process and how does that reflect on the behaviour of pupils? This study tried to give some answers related to this problem in the field of education.

“Green” Teaching and Learning in Schools

2015 ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Jack Blendinger ◽  
Leigh Ann Hailey ◽  
Donna Shea
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Learning Culture ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
School Teachers

This chapter addresses the importance of shaping the school's teaching and learning culture to exert a powerful influence on students in regard to environmental conservation. The chapter presents 19 successful and practical examples of “teaching green” in action contributed by practicing elementary and secondary school teachers. How to contact the contributors is also provided in the chapter.

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