scholarly journals Measuring Values in Modern School System

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Amla SALLEH
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Modern School

Teaching values in modern schools is a new phenomenon. Malaysian national curriculum at both primary and secondary school levels ensures that students develop desirable attitudes and behaviors based on human, religious, and spiritual values. The inculcation of the values is made possible through various subjects and non-academic subjects and students’ activities. However, knowledge about values education remains limited because there is no measurement device to assess the extent of values teaching in school. To fill this gap, the present study was designed to develop and examine the psychometric properties of an instrument measuring values teaching schools.  Using data from 400 high school students, the study developed and validated a measure called Malaysia School Values Scale (MSVS) tailored to high school students in Malaysia. A robust analysis of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) provides a rigorous analysis of the model power in relation to construct and content validity, confirming the dimension and analyzing the fitness of the data collected in the hypothesized model. This paper provides insight construct and  content analysis using the CFA approach to consider the 15 school values constructs. To achieve the intended research objective, the 15 school values were explored. The results provide evidence that the MSVS achieved sound psychometric properties. The overall reliability value of Cronbach’s Alpha was acceptable. The CFA results showed that the goodness-of-fit indices for the hypothesized model were as follows: x2 (182) = 627.269, p = 0.00, x2/DF = 3.409, GFI = 0.852; AGFI = 0.814, CFI = 0.92; IFI = 0.921, RMSEA = 0.077. Each of the indices was above the threshold value. Results imply that MSVS is a valid measure to describe the school values among high school students. However, more studies are recommended to further validate the scale.

scholarly journals INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Benidiktus Tanujaya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Instrument Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students

The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument that can be used to measure higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in mathematics instructional of high school students. This research was conducted using a standard procedure of instrument development, from the development of conceptual definition, development of operational definitions, determination constructs, dimensions, and indicators, to the preparation of blue print, item preparation, expert validation, and testing. Data results from trials be analyzed using factor analysis and analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM). The data analysis shows that there are 9 factors HOTS that construct the instrument with good validity and reliability. This instrument classifies high school students in the five categories of HOTS ability. HOTS grouping results can be used by various interested institutions to evaluate the instructional of mathematics. These evaluations are used to determine the success of student learning and the success of teachers' teaching.

scholarly journals Social network usage, shame, guilt and pride among high school students: Model testing

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1926
Author(s):  
Uğur Doğan ◽  
Eyüp Çelik ◽  
Yahya Karakaş
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
School Students ◽  
Network Usage

This study was aimed at testing a model which applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to explain social networking sites (SNS) usage. Performing SEM with a sample of 500 high school students (40% male, 60% female), the model examined the relationships among shame, guilt and pride on SNS, such Facebook and Twitter. It was hypothesized that SNS usage was predicted directly by shame and indirectly by pride and guilt. The SEM showed that shame affected SNS usage directly and positively, while guilt and pride indirectly affected SNS via shame. The fit indices of SEM produced good fit values (χ2 = 0.11, df = 2, χ2/df = 0.055, p = 0.94532, RMSEA = 0.00, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 1.00, NFI = 1.00, NNFI = 1.00, CFI = 1.00, IFI = 1.00, RMR = 0.039; SRMR = 0.0042). According to these results, high school students’ feelings of shame, guilt and pride are important predictors of SNS usage.

Grit is Associated with Lower Depression via Meaning in Life among Filipino High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu ◽  
Ronnel B. King ◽  
Jana Patricia M. Valdez ◽  
Maria Socorro M. Eala
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Presence Of Meaning ◽  
Study Results

Grit—passion and perseverance for long-term goals—has been linked to a wide array of positive academic and psychological outcomes. However, limited research has been conducted to explore the association of grit with different indicators of well-being and psychological health. The primary objective of this study was to assess the associations among grit, meaning in life, and depression. There were 447 Filipino high school students who participated in the study. Results of structural equation modeling showed that grit was linked to higher levels of meaning in life dimensions (i.e., presence of meaning and search for meaning in life) and presence of meaning was associated with lower depression. Bias-corrected bootstrapping revealed that grit had an indirect negative influence on depression through the intermediate variable—presence of meaning in life. Theoretical and practical implications are elucidated.

Public/Catholic Differences in the High School and Beyond Data: A Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Testing Mean Differences

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert W. Marsh ◽  
David Grayson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Catholic High School ◽  
Mean Differences

Previous research based on the large, nationally representative High School and Beyond (HSB) study has compared senior year achievement test scores for public and Catholic high school students after controlling for background variables and sophomore year test scores. These analyses, however, were based on traditional applications of multiple regression with its implausible assumptions that variables are measured without error and that residuals are uncorrelated. The present study demonstrates tests for mean differences on latent constructs using the LISREL approach to multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) for this substantively important issue. Public/Catholic differences, even after controlling for background and sophomore outcomes, favored Catholic high school students on senior year outcomes (achievement, educational aspirations, and academic course selection) and subsequent college attendance. These public/Catholic differences were similar for students differing in race, SES (social economic status), and initial ability. Public/Catholic differences in achievement, educational aspirations, and college attendance were, however, apparently mediated by the academic orientation of course selection. The flexibility and advantages—but also the limitations—of this multigroup SEM approach are discussed.

scholarly journals Is the Online Friendship Scale Fit for High School Students?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avin Fadilla Helmi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Friendship

Online friendship is an inevitable phenomenon especially for young people for which Helmi et al. developed a concept and an online friendship scale with university students as their trial subject. From a  developmental perspective, university students are in the early adulthood stage. With the Internet’s asynchronous nature and the absence of non-verbal cues, the scale was applied to high school students in this present study. The purpose of this study was to test whether or not the online friendship scale has sound psychometric properties when applied to high school students. The subjects of this study were 214 high school students. The results of the structural equation model analysis met the goodness of fit criteria for construct validity, which include TL, GFT, and RMSEA indices. Its Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was also satisfying. A drive to create activities with friends on social media mitigates the lack of non-verbal signs resulting from online communication. This result supports the social enhancement hypothesis. Consequently, Online Friendship Scale can be implemented in adolescence and young adult.

scholarly journals INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTIONAL ON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Benidiktus Tanujaya
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Instrument Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Students

The purpose of this research was to develop an instrument that can be used to measure higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) in mathematics instructional of high school students. This research was conducted using a standard procedure of instrument development, from the development of conceptual definition, development of operational definitions, determination constructs, dimensions, and indicators, to the preparation of blue print, item preparation, expert validation, and testing. Data results from trials be analyzed using factor analysis and analysis of structural equation modeling (SEM). The data analysis shows that there are 9 factors HOTS that construct the instrument with good validity and reliability. This instrument classifies high school students in the five categories of HOTS ability. HOTS grouping results can be used by various interested institutions to evaluate the instructional of mathematics. These evaluations are used to determine the success of student learning and the success of teachers' teaching.

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