scholarly journals Gender differences in reading skills in english: a case study of 11th grade public school students in UAE

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Ali Salem Maryam AlSereidi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
11Th Grade

This study aims to examine gender differences in reading skills (literal, inferential, critical, and appreciative) of 11th Grade students in public high schools in UAE and determine to what extent they are statistically significant. The survey uses a quantitative questionnaire about reading skills (literal, inferential, critical, and appreciative) in English. A total of 600 students (n = 300 male, n = 300 female) participated in this survey. A one-way ANOVA test is employed for data analysis. The results indicate that female students obtain higher mean scores (M = 3.54, SD =1.08) for reading practices with lower-level thinking skills (literal reading) and experience inferential and critical reading practices more than male students. However, they exhibit no significant difference in reading practices with lower-level thinking skills and inferential, critical, and appreciative reading skills in English. Future studies could extend this research domain to other countries in the Middle East with large student samples.

scholarly journals Religiosity and Prosocial Behavior on Student of Islamic and Public Schools at Banda Aceh, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Safrilsyah Safrilsyah ◽  
Mohd. Zailani Mohd. Yusoff ◽  
Mohamad Khairi Othman ◽  
Ibrahim Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Banda Aceh

This study aimed to examine religiosity's relationship with prosocial students' behavior in Aceh, Indonesia. This research was a quantitative survey using cross-sectional studies and data collected from selected individuals over a specific period. The researchers collected data from 649 students (299 male and 350 females) using a non-proportional stratified sampling. Data were collected using two questionnaires, (1) Islamic Religiosity by using SPPIM-R and (2) Prosocial Behavior by using PTM-R. The data were analyzed descriptively. The statistical analysis (hypothesis testing) was done using product-moment correlation assisted by SPSS/PC Ver.16.00. The result showed that there was a significant positive correlation between religiosity and prosocial behavior among students. The respective R-square was 0.494, and the result of the coefficient was 0.703. However, there was no significant difference in prosocial behavior among religious high school and public school students, although female students were more prosocial than male students.

scholarly journals Investigation of human values effect on high school students’ physics achievements

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2417
Author(s):  
Hatice Guzel ◽  
Imran Oral
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Physics Course ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Academic Year

The values define the things that a person considers important. Values, which are directly related to feelings, opinions and behavior levels of individuals, are very important for their personal improvement. This research was done to investigate the human values (responsibility, friendship, peaceful, respect, honesty and tolerance) and its relationship between the physics achievements of high-school students. The research was carried out with 303 students from three public high schools in the center of Konya in the academic year of 2017-2018. The 46.2% (f=140) of the participants were male students, while 53.8% (f=163) of participants were female. The data of this research were obtained by the "Human Values Scale (HVS)" developed by Dilmaç (2007). The obtained data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, correlation and independent samples-t test in SPSS 20 program. The findings have figured out that there wasn’t a significant difference between male and female students' mean scores of responsibility, friendship, peace, respect, honesty and tolerance subscales scores. Also, a positive correlation between the achievement of physics course and responsibility sub-dimension of human values scale, while there was not found any significant relationship between the achievement of physics with friendship, peace, respect, honesty and tolerance sub-dimensions, respectively.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Predictive Validity of Kenyan Primary School Examinations in Secondary Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eunice Atieno Agingu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Study Population

The purpose of this study was to determine gender differences in predictive validity of Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) among secondary school students in Kisii central Sub-county, Kenya. The study adopted Correlational and Ex-post-facto research designs. The study population was 3897 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates from 55 public secondary schools. Stratified random and saturated sampling techniques were used to select 16 secondary schools and 1391 students. Data used included 2006 KCPE scores and 2010 KCSE scores of the same students under study. Data was collected using a researcher made pro forma. It was analyzed using correlations and regression analyses. Results showed a strong positive Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r=0.675; n=607; p < 0.05) between KCPE and KCSE scores for male students and (r=0.710; n=784; p < 0.05) between KCPE and KCSE scores for female students. This was however not a statistically significant difference in correlation of KCSE and KCPE scores based on gender. The study concluded that KCPE scores is a good predictor of KCSE scores regardless of learners’ gender. It recommended that both male and female learners should be accorded equal encouragement to improve their academic outcomes.

Analysis of Student Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) Skills on Chemistry: A Study of Gender Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-52
Author(s):  
Ryzal Perdana ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Essay Question ◽  
Chemical Material ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Critical And Creative Thinking

Abstract Critical and creative thinking skills are an essential attribute for success in the 21st century. This study aimed to determine the students’ critical and creative thinking skills in the Islamic senior high schools of Surakarta City so that teachers can pay attention to the strength and weakness of each student based on gender differences. This study used descriptive qualitative analysis. The subject of this study amounted to 180 students consisting of 80 male and 100 female students. The measurement of critical-thinking skills used a 6-essay-question instrument of the chemical material of electrolyte and non-electrolyte solutions that measures the aspects based on Facione theory, namely: analysis, inference, explanation, interpretation, evaluation, and self-regulation. Then, to measure creative-thinking skills, a 4-essay-question test instrument of the chemical material that includes 4 aspects according to Torrance, fluency, flexibility, original and elaboration, was used. The results showed that the creative-thinking skills of male students are better than those of female students and the critical-thinking skills of female students are better than those of male students.

scholarly journals A Comparison of the Academic Achievement of Home School and Public School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Boulter
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Home School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Significant Difference

<p>This study added to existing data on home school effectiveness by comparing the academic achievement of 66 home school students with 66 of their grade-level peers in traditional public schools. The two groups of students were matched on gender, race, and grade level and were administered the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery III. No significant difference in overall academic achievement was found between the groups.  Both home school and public school students had average or above average scores in reading, math, written language, and broad knowledge (science, social studies, and humanities).  The results further revealed a downward trend in math, reading and broad knowledge scores with increasing grade level. This trend suggests that home school and public school students experience a “developmental mismatch” between the changes that occur in adolescence and their school/home experiences, resulting in lower motivation, confidence, and academic performance.</p>

scholarly journals The impact of the interaction between the e-learning environment and the level of self-learning ability on critical thinking and achievement in mathematics among secondary school students

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nourah Marzouq Al Qathami - Ghadir Zein Eddin Flambain
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Self Learning

The aim of the research is to identify the effect of the interaction between the e-learning environment and the level of self-learning ability on critical thinking and achievement in mathematics among secondary school students. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher relied on the semi-experimental approach, where the research tools were in the measure of self-learning ability, electronic achievement test, After verifying the validity of the research tools and their consistency, they were applied to a sample of (35) female high school students in Taif, They were divided into the first two experimental groups (18) and the second (17) according to the level of self-learning ability (high and low). The first group is taught through a virtual e-learning environment and the other through a personal electronic learning environment. The data were processed using the SPSS statistical program and the research reached a number of results, the most important of which are: There was a statistically significant difference (0.05) among the average scores of the students in the post-test of the achievement test among the first experimental group using the virtual e-learning environment, and the general average (14.28) and the second experimental group using the personal e-learning environment and got a general average (15.39), and shows the difference in favor of the second experimental group. There was also no statistically significant difference (0.05) between the mean scores of the students of the two groups in the post-measurement scores of the Critical Thinking Skills Scale. A statistically significant difference (0.05) was found between the mean scores of the students of the experimental groups in the academic achievement and the critical thinking skills scale due to the main effect of the different level of self-learning ability (high / low) For students with high self-learning ability, There were no statistically significant differences at (0.05) between the mean scores of the students of the two groups due to interaction between the e-learning environment (virtual / personal) and the level of self-learning (high / low) in academic achievement and critical thinking skills. In the light of the results, a number of recommendations and suggestions were presented to enhance the critical thinking skills and the achievement of mathematics in secondary school students and in all educational stages, Including the awareness of teachers and teachers of the importance of using e-learning environments in achieving the desired educational goals and attention to the development of thinking skills in general and critical thinking skills in particular to ensure the efficiency of the process of learning and continuous learning process.

scholarly journals Academic Achievement Test in English and Mathematics of Secondary School Students in relation to Gender Differences

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hasan ◽  
Salahuddin Khan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Achievement Scores ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Mathematics

The present research study aims to examine the academic achievement of secondary school students in relation to gender differences. The study was carried out on a sample of 100 male and female students studying in class IXth of Aligarh District, U.P. India. Two self developed tools were applied which finally analysed by applying Mean, SD, t-Test and Pearson‟s Coefficient Correlation (r). Results revealed a significant difference between male and female students in English achievement scores and also no significant difference was found between English and Mathematics achievement scores of IXth grade male students. Results also revealed low positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of male students of IXth grade and moderate positive correlation between English and Mathematics achievement of female students of IXth grade. The results suggested to the need of motivation and encouragement for enhancing academic achievement scores of male and female students.

scholarly journals Identification of Senior High School Students' Problem-Solving Skill on Static Electricity Based on Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Nurul Atqiya ◽  
Dibyaratna Sy. ◽  
M. Pathurrozi ◽  
Sentot Kusairi
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
P Value ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference

This research aimed to identify differences in problem solving skill between male and female students. The research subjects were 50 students (21 male and 29 female) who were taken by random sampling technique from two high schools in Malang. The research instrument was adapted from problem solving instruments of Maries & Singh (2018). The data was analyzed by statistic descriptive and Kruskall Wallis test (p-value <0.05). The results showed that overall, there was no significant difference between male and female students (p-value>0.05). However male students performed better than female students on preparing the action (p-value<0.05). The results of this research can be a consideration and input for practitioners of education to improve the quality of education, especially in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Business Plan Vs Business Model Canvas in Entrepreneurship Trainings: A Comparison of Students’ Perceptions

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Sena Türko
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Business School ◽  
Business Plan ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Marketing Planning ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Significant Difference

<p>Business model canvas and business plan are prevalent and widespread tools used in entrepreneurship trainings. This study aims to compare the business model canvas and the business plan as tools used in entrepreneurship trainings through the perceptions of business school students, with a user approach. Students were given applied entrepreneurship courses, and have been taught to prepare a business plan and a business model canvas. Then students were asked questions comparing business plan and business model canvas from various aspects. 62% of the students have stated that they find it more difficult to prepare a business plan. On the other hand despite its hardship to prepare, students have stated business model's superiority to BMC on several issues. According to students' statements, compared to BMC, business plan is more clear (64.6%), more useful (60.8%), more realistic in revealing the phases of start-up (77.2%), superior in financial planning (74,7%), superior in marketing planning (67.1%), superior in costs (70.9%), superior in describing customer needs and value propositon (60.7%), superior in production planning and supply chain (68.3%). After providing these statements students were asked which system they liked preparing the most. Answers to this question could not be decisively evaluated. Percentage of positive, negative and neutral statements are very similar. Independent samples t-test was conducted to compare business plan and BMC use perceptions scoring for gender. There was not a significant difference in the scores for female and male students.</p>

scholarly journals Pengaruh Latihan Smash Bola Gantung Dan Bola Lambung Terhadap Kemampuan Smash Dalam Permainan Sepaktakraw

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Sahabuddin Sahabuddin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experiment Method ◽  
The Difference

ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the extent of the difference in the effect of the hanging ball and hull ball smash training on the sepaktakraw smash ability. By using the field experiment method. The population used was male students of SMA Nasional Makassar with a total sample of 60 people taken by Proposive random sampling. The data analysis technique used is the t-test at a significant level of 95%. The results showed that; (1) There is a significant effect of hanging ball smash practice on the smash ability in the sepaktakraw game for Makassar National High School students, proven to = 13.446> tt = 2.045. There is a significant effect of gastric ball smash practice on smash abilities in the sepaktakraw game for Makassar National High School students, proven to = 10.478> tt = 2.045. There is a significant difference between the hanging ball and hull ball smash practice on the smash ability in the sepaktakraw game among Makassar National High School students, it is proven, to = 9.970> tt = 2,000. ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana perbedaan pengaruh antara latihan smash bola gantung dan bola lambung terhadap kemampuan smash sepaktakraw. Dengan menggunakan metode eksperimen lapangan. Populasi yang digunakan adalah siswa Putra SMA Nasional Makassar dengan jumlah sampel 60 orang yangdiambil secara Proposive random sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji-t pada taraf signifikan 95%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa; (1) Ada pengaruh yang signifikan latihan smash bola gantung terhadap kemampuan smash dalam permainan sepaktakraw pada siswa SMA Nasional Makassar, terbukti to = 13,446 > tt = 2,045. Ada pengaruh yang signifikan latihan smash bola  lambung terhadap kemampuan smash dalam permainan sepaktakraw pada siswa SMA Nasional Makassar, terbukti to = 10,478 > tt = 2,045. Ada perbedaan pengaruh yang signifikan antara latihan smash bola gantung dan bola lambung terhadap kemampuan smash dalam permainan sepaktakraw pada siswa SMA Nasional Makassar, terbukti, to = 9,970 > tt = 2,000.

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