scholarly journals “Só mais um minutinho, teacher”: planejamento estratégico colaborativo e individual para tarefas orais em L2 em uma escola pública

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-426
Author(s):  
Rafael Zaccaron ◽  
Donesca Cristina Puntel Xhafaj ◽  
Raquel Carolina de Souza Ferraz D'Ely
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Speech Production ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
School Students ◽  
Wide Acceptance ◽  
Planning Condition ◽  
English Students ◽  
Output Hypothesis

Bearingin mind the challenges involved in speech production (LEVELT, 1989), especially in the L2 (KORMOS, 2014), this study examines strategic planning (ELLIS, 2005) and its impact on the performance of learners of English as an L2 in an oral task carried out after they had planned it individually or collaboratively. Drawing from the output hypothesis (SWAIN, 1985), this piece of research analysed quantitative and qualitative data from the narratives produced by 17 high school students. The quantitative analysis showed a statistically significant advantage for the outcome variable when the participants planned collaboratively. At the same time, while the results for fluency and accuracy were not statistically significant, they also favoured the same planning condition. The qualitative data indicated wide acceptance of oral tasks with the use of WhatsApp. It is suggested that the adoption of tasks that include strategic planning as a means to lessen the attentional burden involved in L2 speech production (FORTKAMP, 2000) may be an attractive pedagogical resource to help English students to learn the language in a contextualized way.

scholarly journals High School Students Struggle to Find School-related Information on the Web

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Cari Merkley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Academic Information ◽  
E Mail ◽  
The Web

A Review of: Shenton, Andrew K. “The Information-Seeking Problems of English High Schoolers Responding to Academic Information Need.” Library Review 57.4 (2008): 276-88. Objective – To investigate the information-seeking behaviour of high school students looking to meet school-related information needs. Design – Online questionnaire. Setting – A comprehensive, publically-funded high school in north-east England. Subjects – Seventy-seven high school students between the ages of 13 and 18 who responded to an online questionnaire that was distributed to the 900-1000 students enrolled at the institution. Methods – An invitation to participate in an online questionnaire was sent to all students at the high school in October, 2006, via e-mail. The total number of invitations sent was not indicated, although it is noted that current enrolment at the school is approximately 900-1000 students across years 9 to 13. In the e-mail, students were provided with a link to a questionnaire posted on the school’s intranet. The questionnaire consisted of six multiple-choice and three open-ended questions. Qualitative data gathered through an open-ended question about problems encountered when seeking information for school was manually coded, and forms the focus of this article. Main Results – Seventy-seven online questionnaires were completed by students between 31 October and 27 November 2006, when analysis of the data began. Of the 77 respondents, only 35 provided data on problems encountered when seeking information for their assignments. Most of the respondents in this group were in years nine, ten and eleven (ages 13-16), with only two in year 12 (16-17) and four in year 13 (17-18). Over half (19/35) of respondents were female. Forty remaining respondents either stated that they experienced no problems in finding the information they needed for school or did not answer the relevant question on the questionnaire. Two participants indicated that they did not have the information they needed to complete their schoolwork because they did not look for it. Over 20 distinct information-seeking problems were identified through inductive analysis of the qualitative data provided by 35 participants. Difficulties encountered in the search for information largely fell into four major categories: problems determining an appropriate search strategy; barriers posed by limited school resources or Internet filtering software; “process frustrations” (280) stemming from the perceived inadequacies of search engines, poorly designed Web sites, and missing or broken Web links; and, “shortcomings in the retrieved information” (281) in terms of relevance and accuracy. In addition, a small number of students either indicated that they had difficulty applying the information they found to the problem that prompted the search, or were concerned about copyright restrictions on how they could use the information. All but two of the problems reported by students related to information-seeking on the Web. The Web was the most popular source of information for students, with 71 out of 77 respondents listing it as one of the sources or the only source they consulted for school. Conclusion – The results suggest a need for information literacy instruction among high school students, with a particular focus on effective use of the Web. The author suggests that some of the students’ frustrations may have been due to an “over-reliance” on Web resources, and could have been avoided if they were educated in the use of additional types of tools (286). This reliance on Web search engines proved problematic when Web filters impeded the students’ academic research. Some of the problems reported by students in 2006 in the search for academic information were similar to those recounted by students in 1999-2000 for the author’s earlier fieldwork in the same geographic area, including concerns about the accuracy or lack of detail of some Web sources, difficulties identifying effective search terms, and barriers posed by Internet filters. Additional research is needed to determine whether students experience the same difficulties when searching for information to meet personal needs and interests as they do when they are searching for information at the behest of a teacher.

Psychosocial and Friend Influences on Objective Sedentary Behavior and Screen Time: A Mixed Methods Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette M. Garcia ◽  
Alen Agaronov ◽  
John R. Sirard ◽  
Diane Whaley ◽  
David J. Rice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
School Students ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
Activity Questionnaires

Background:Sedentary behavior (SB) increases throughout adolescence, and is associated with adverse health outcomes.Purpose:Examine psychosocial and friend influences on SB and screen time in adolescents using a mixed-methods design.Methods:108 middle and high school students wore accelerometers to measure objective SB, completed screen time and psychosocial questionnaires, and nominated friends to complete activity questionnaires. Focus groups centered around influences on SB behavior. Regression analyses and NVivo software analyzed quantitative and qualitative data.Results:Screen time was associated with greater screen time enjoyment, lower self-efficacy, and friends’ screen time (r2 = .21, P < .0001). Friends influenced whether adolescents engaged in screen time behaviors, with active friends encouraging less screen time.Conclusion:Active friends influenced adolescents to engage in less SB. Interventions should place an emphasis on encouraging less screen time, and providing opportunities for adolescents and their friends to engage in activities that promote physical activity rather than SB.

scholarly journals Improving Students’ Grammar in Writing Through Self-Monitoring Technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Umi Khoeriyah ◽  
Gunarso Susilohadi ◽  
Muhammad Asrori
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Technique ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p>This article discusses how self-monitoring technique can be implemented effectively in improving the students’ grammar in their writing and to what extent the improvement can be attained. It departs from the issue of Corrective Feedback (CF) i. e. the controversy of the effectiveness of CF and the type of CF that is effective. The self-monitoring technique is promoted to cope both. A Classroom Action Research had been conducted to a group of senior high school students in Indonesia. Observation and interview were employed to collect the qualitative data while test was used to obtain the quantitative data. The findings suggest that: (1) self-monitoring technique could be implemented effectively due to the presence of the students’ autonomy and it must work together with sufficient teacher’s scaffolding (2) it could improve the students’ grammar in writing viewed from the improvement of the students’ score and from the types of the mistakes. As the finding of this research has not yet investigated the effect on acquisition, further researches might be in a longer period are highly recommended.</p>

scholarly journals Gifted High School Students’ Needs for English Learning in Vietnam Contexts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh Hung ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thu Ai
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
English Students

The learning needs of English students have been researched over the past decades in different countries, especially among non-speaking English ones. The core goal of these studies was to examine if learner needs/wants and learning outcomes of the English course/curriculum provided are sufficiently matched, i.e., whether or not students feel satisfied (because their needs/wants are met). Expanding this line of research, the current study attempts to find out the needs for English learning among gifted high school students in the current Vietnam context by seeking the answer to the main question: How do these students report their needs for English learning? The findings are supposed to provide useful insights into this English learning – teaching setting. One hundred and eighty English-majored students from five gifted high schools in five provinces of Vietnam participated in a questionnaire-interview survey. The obtained results show that most participants opted for English because they needed it for future employment and cross-cultural/national communications for long-term purposes. As a result, they wanted to practice more English speaking and listening skills rather than other components of English knowledge (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary) and skills (reading, writing). Yet, their English practices in the classroom did not place much emphasis on speaking-listening skills, i.e., their needs were not very satisfactorily met. Some of the findings echo those of previous research, and some are first reported in the current study.

Active Learning in the Flipped English Language Arts Classroom

2014 ◽  
pp. 163-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarice Moran ◽  
Carl A. Young
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
English Language ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
Method Of Instruction

This mixed-methods research study examines the engagement of high school students in a flipped English Language Arts (ELA) classroom. The students were enrolled in two sections of an Advanced Placement English Language Arts and Composition (AP Lang) course and were in the 11th grade. Forty-nine participants answered questions on a validated survey, and 8 participants took part in 2 focus groups. In addition, a researcher observed the flipped classroom and took field notes. Quantitative survey data was analyzed through STATA statistics software, and qualitative data was transcribed and coded. The results of the data analysis indicate that students had mixed feelings about the flipped method and its implementation in an ELA classroom. Survey data indicates general support for the method’s principles but revealed mixed attitudes toward it as a method of instruction, especially in terms of it as a strategy for addressing all instruction in the ELA classroom. Qualitative data indicates that some students felt more engaged by the flipped method, while others did not. The results of the research indicate that the flipped method might be effective, in part, in an ELA classroom, but not as a sole means of instruction.

An Examination of High School Students' Understanding of Learning in a Computer Applications Class

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-300
Author(s):  
Barbara Bout ◽  
Margaret McNay
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
School Students ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
Metacognitive Activity ◽  
Learning Issues ◽  
Learning Analysis

Students' voices have not been extensively heard in research in computer education. In this study, a secondary school teacher of computer applications (the first author) explores with her students their ideas and perceptions about learning in her class, asking them about how they learn best and what approaches and teaching strategies they find most conducive to learning. Analysis of qualitative data collected through use of questionnaires, interviews, and a focus group suggests that, given the opportunity, students can articulate a variety of ideas about their learning, engage in metacognitive activity, identify their strengths and difficulties in learning, and make suggestions about how to improve learning. Issues of cognitive load and the purposes and goals of instruction in computer applications are discussed. The findings inform not only the teaching and learning of computer applications courses, but teaching and learning more generally.

scholarly journals L2 WRITING STRATEGIES USED BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 805
Author(s):  
Syaadiah Arifin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
School Students ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Think Aloud Protocols ◽  
English Students

Writing is a challenging activity that comprises a complex cognitive process, as well as various strategies. Furthermore, minimal research has been performed on using writing strategies among High School students in the EFL context, specifically in Indonesia. Although the applications of effective strategies have been evidenced to be helpful, many students are not aware of using them to alleviate their writing quality. Therefore, this study aims at investigating English L2 strategies when writing recount texts using three skilled English students. This is a qualitative research that utilized purposive sampling and the instruments employed were Think-Aloud Protocols (TAPs), observation, retrospective, and semi-structured interviews. Following the analysis and interpretation of the data obtained from these instruments, the acquired results demonstrated that they used similar writing strategies. However, the occurrences from this use differed from one individual to another as some were unaware that the writing process was recursive and not linear. Therefore, this study implies that students need to be encouraged to apply different strategies to develop their writing, and teachers also, were required to explicitly teach these strategies as it will lead students to use them effectively. Training on the use of writing strategies is needed for Indonesian students to support and help them write efficiently in English.                       

scholarly journals KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA SISWA SMP YANG BERMUKIM DI SEKITAR SUNGAI DI KOTA BANJARMASIN (JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ‘ READING SKILLS BASED AROUND THE RIVER IN THE CITY OF BANJARMASIN)

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Jumadi Jumadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning To Read ◽  
The City

AbstractJunior High School students’ reading skills based around the River in the city of Banjarmasin.Advances in information technology make the world seem so narrow. Through print and electronicmedia, the information comes from an area quickly spread and can be accessed by residents in otherareas. These symptoms necessarily has to be anticipated with completion of reading skills, especiallysince they were sitting on the bench of the school. This research describes: (a) the level of Junior HighSchool students ‘ reading skills who settled in the area of the environment of the River in the city ofBanjarmasin; and the image of interest, read the implementation of learning to read, and the availabilityof means of learning to read in Junior High School who were around the area of the River in the city ofBanjarmasin. This research includes research of fusion (blanded), between quantitative and qualitativeresearch. Data source this study are students and teachers from five schools, i.e. SMPN 2 Banjarmasin,SMPN 4 Banjarmasin, SMPN 26 Banjarmasin,, Kanaan Christian Junior High School, SMP KartikaV-3 Banjarmasin. Engineering data collection carried through tests and nontes. Qualitative data wereanalyzed using the program EXCEL and qualitative data were analyzed based on the analysis of the text.The results showed: (1) literary reading skills of students score of 69% (classified as being); interpretivereading ability score of 43% (belongs to very low); and score reading skills comprehensively of 58%(classified low); (2) the interest of Junior High School students read the classified medium; the timeportion is considered quite memabaca; most of the teachers do not give special reading exercises forstudents; most teachers never hold/includes students in the race to read; availability of books in-schoolpackage is considered already sufficient; dictionaries available to support the implementation of learningto read in school is still lacking; and the availability of newspapers and magazines in school are also stilllacking.Key words: ability, reading, literary, interpretive, river environmentAbstrakKemampuan Membaca Siswa SMP yang Bermukim di Sekitar Sungai di Kota Banjarmasin.Kemajuan teknologi informasi membuat dunia seolah begitu sempit. Melalui media cetak danelektronik, informasi yang berasal dari suatu wilayah secara cepat menyebar dan dapat diakses olehpenduduk di wilayah lain. Gejala tersebut tentu harus diantisipasi dengan penyiapan kemampuanmembaca, terutama sejak mereka duduk di bangku sekolah. Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan tentang:235(a) tingkat kemampuan membaca siswa SMP yang bermukim di daerah lingkungan sungai di KotaBanjarmasin; dan gambaran minat baca, pelaksanaan pembelajaran membaca, dan ketersediaan saranapembelajaran membaca di SMP yang berada di sekitar daerah sungai di Kota Banjarmasin. Penelitianini termasuk penelitian perpaduan (blanded), antara penelitian kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Sumber datapenelitian ini adalah para siswa dan guru dari lima sekolah, yakni SMPN 2 Banjarmasin, SMPN 4Banjarmasin, SMP 26 Banjarmasin, SMP Kristen Kanaan, dan SMP Kartika V-3 Banjarmasin. TeknikPengumpulan data dilakukan melalui tes dan nontes. Data kualitatif dianalisis dengan menggunakanprogram EXCEL dan data kualitatif dianalisis berdasarkan analisis teks. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan:(1) skor kemampuan membaca literer siswa sebesar 69% (tergolong sedang); skor kemampuan membacainterpretif sebesar 43% (tergolong sangat rendah); dan skor kemampuan membaca secara komprehensifsebesar 58% (tergolong rendah); (2) minat membaca para siswa SMP tergolong sedang; porsi waktumemabaca dianggap cukup; sebagian besar guru tidak memberi latihan khusus membaca bagi parasiswa; sebagaian besar guru tidak pernah mengadakan/mengikutsertakan siswa dalam lomba membaca;ketersediaan buku paket di sekolah dianggap sudah cukup; ketersediaan kamus untuk menunjangpelaksanaan pembelajaran membaca di sekolah masih kurang; dan ketersediaan koran dan majalah disekolah juga masih kurang.Kata-kata kunci: kemampuan, membaca, literer, interpretif, lingkungan sungai

scholarly journals Risky Sexual Behavior and Associated Factors Among High School Students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Abebaw Wasie Kasahun ◽  
Mezgebu Yitayal ◽  
Tadele Girum ◽  
Bekri Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
World Health ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse

According to World Health Organization (WHO), youth are young people within 15-24 years old. Studies reported that more than half of all new HIV infections occur among people between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Institution based quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among high school students in Gondar city. Multistage sampling technique was employed to recruit study participants. Data were collected using pretested structured self-administered questionnaire. Data were entered in Epi Info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe important variables in relation to the outcome variable, Binary and multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify independent predictors of the outcome variable. The overall prevalence of risky sexual behavior was 12.8%. Two out of five sexually active respondents ever had unprotected sexual intercourse.  Ever used alcohol ((AOR, 3.53 95% CI (1.73-7.19)), had no parental monitor (AOR, 12.21 95% CI (6.55-22.78), ever watched pornographic film (AOR, 2.24 95% CI (1.15-4.35), had no parental discussion on sexual and reproductive health issues (AOR, 2.57 95% CI (1.36-4.85) and peer pressure (AOR,2.50, 95%CI (1.20-5.21), were factors which significantly increases the odds of risky sexual behavior among youth. Risky sexual behavior among high school students in Gondar city administration was very high and worrisome; so that collaborated effort is needed from parents, schools, health facilities and health policy makers to bring healthy sexual behavior among school youth.

scholarly journals Deskripsi Kesalahan Siswa dan Scaffoldingnya Dalam Menyederhanakan Pecahan Bentuk Aljabar

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 1672
Author(s):  
Indah Puspitasari Maharani ◽  
Sisworo Sisworo ◽  
Hendro Permadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Conceptual Thinking ◽  
Algebraic Operations ◽  
Student Errors ◽  
Algebraic Forms ◽  
Low Ability

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The research objectives are (1) describing the mistakes made by students in simplifying fractions of algebraic forms and (2) describing the scaffolding given to overcome student errors. The subjects in this study were UM Lab High School students in the XI IPS class who made mistakes in completing the test. The research subjects studied were 2 students categorized in the low ability category. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained through tests and interviews. The results showed that (1) the mistakes made by students in simplifying the algebraic fractions consisted of errors in denominator equations, errors in algebraic operations, errors in algebraic factoring and errors in simplified algebraic fractions and (2) scaffolding given based on errors in point one is explaining, reviewing and restructuring and developing conceptual thinking.</p><strong>Abstrak: </strong>Tujuan penelitian adalah (1) mendeskripsikan kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh siswa dalam menyederhanakan pecahan bentuk aljabar dan (2) mendeskripsikan <em>scaffolding </em>yang diberikan untuk mengatasi kesalahan siswa. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa SMA Lab UM kelas XI IPS yang melakukan kesalahan dalam menyelesaikan tes. Subjek penelitian yang diteliti sebanyak 2 siswa yang dikategorikan dalam kategori kemampuan rendah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Data yang diperoleh melalui tes dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa (1) kesalahan yang dilakukan siswa dalam menyederhanakan pecahan bentuk aljabar terdiri dari kesalahan pada penyamaan penyebut, kesalahan pada operasi aljabar, kesalahan pada pemfaktoran aljabar dan kesalahan pada penyederhanaan pecahan aljabar dan (2) <em>scaffolding</em> yang diberikan berdasarkan kesalahan pada poin satu adalah <em>explaining, reviewing</em> dan <em>restructuring</em> serta <em>developing conceptual thinking</em>.

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