scholarly journals Investigating High School Students’ Attitudes Towards, Beliefs about and Behaviors Associated with Water and Energy Saving

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Osman Cimen ◽  
Mehmet Yılmaz ◽  
Merve Çolak
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Students Attitudes

<p>Schools play a critical role in raising awareness in students of the importance of water conservation and environmental protection. Based on this premise, the current study aims to investigate high school students’ attitudes towards, beliefs about and behaviors associated with water and energy saving. The research was designed as survey model and involved a study group consisting of 102 high school students who attended schools in Ankara, Turkey during the 2014 Spring Semester. The <em>Water and Energy Saving Attitude, Belief, and Behavior Scale</em>, which was developed by this study’s researchers, was used as the data collection tool. The data obtained were analyzed with t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation, using the SPSS 20 software package. Results from the research showed that high school students’ beliefs about water and energy saving significantly differed according to gender, grade level, the presence of an environmentally aware family member and concern levels toward the environment, and that the students’ attitudes significantly differed in terms of the presence of an environmentally aware family member and concern level towards the environment. No significant relationship was found, however, between the high school students’ behaviors and attitudes towards water and energy saving and between their behaviors and beliefs, while a mid-level significant relationship was determined between high school students’ beliefs and attitudes.</p>

scholarly journals The Relationship of Internal Motivation Components and Academic Achievement among High School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ghamari
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between internal motivation and academic achievement among high school students. Using multi-stage cluster sampling 307 high school students were selected. Then internal motivation questionnaire administrated. To measure the academic achievement, their academic grade average was used. Using the Pearson correlation coefficient, stepwise regression analysis, and Z test Collected data were analyzed. Results showed that there is positive and significant relationship between internal motivation and academic achievement. There is positive and significant relationship between interest, competence, effort, lack of stress, selection, value and academic achievement. Between components of the internal motivation, competence, lack of stress and value explained about 24 percent of student academic achievement variance. The relationship of internal motivation and academic achievement among male and female students is no different.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Social Adjustment and Resilience with Attitudes Towards Drugs in High School Boy and Girl Students

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Safiollah Hezarian ◽  
Saeed Bakhtiarpour ◽  
Reza Pasha ◽  
Parviz Asgari ◽  
Fariba Hafezi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
School Students ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Girl Students

Background: Drug abuse and its destructive consequences are among challenging issues concerning students’ health. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of social adjustment and resilience with attitude towards drugs in boy and girl students of Lali City. Methods: The study was a descriptive correlational study performed by path analysis. The study population included 1500 boy and girl high school students of Lali City in the academic year of 2017 - 2018, among whom 133 boys and 142 girls were selected through multistage stratified sampling and using Cochran’s formula. Research instruments included Bell’s Adjustment Inventory (BAI) for Students, the Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC), and the Drug Attitude scale (DAS). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results: The results revealed a significant negative relationship between social adjustment and girl students’ attitudes towards drugs (P < 0.001); however, there was no significant relationship between social adjustment and attitudes towards drugs in boy students. Meanwhile, there was no direct and significant relationship between resilience and attitudes towards drugs in boy and girl students. On the other hand, a significant positive relationship was observed between resilience and social adjustment in boys (P < 0.01) and girls (P < 0.05). The indirect impact of resilience on the students’ attitudes towards drugs, mediated by social adjustment, was not significant. Conclusions: Resilience reduces stress, and as a result, students with more resilience seem to have better coping skills, higher social adjustment, and negative attitudes towards drugs.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Relationships Between Attachment Levels to School and the Variables of the Perception of School Life Quality and Peer Pressure Among High School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Cetin Toraman ◽  
Burak Aycicek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
School Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Level

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between attachment levels to school and the variables of the perception of school life quality and peer pressure among high school students and whether school life quality and peer pressure predict students’ attachment levels to school significantly. The relational screening model was used in the research. The sample group for the research comprised a total sum of 1533 high school students from 12 different high schools in six counties in Hatay province in Turkey. Sample of the study was selected using purposive and easily accessible sampling. “School Attachment Scale Among Children and Adolescents (High School Form) (SASACA)”, “The Quality of Life in High Schools Scale (QLHSS)” and “Peer Pressure Scale (PPS)” were used as tools of data collection. A Pearson Correlation analysis was performed to determine whether there was a significant relationship between the scores of the scales used in the study. Considering the findings of the study it was found out that there was a significant and positive relationship between the levels of students' attachment to school and school life quality. In addition, a high level, negative and significant relationship was found between the level of students' attachment to school and peer pressure. Peer pressure and school life quality are significant explanations of the level of attachment to school.

The Role of Personality Traits in Mobile Dependency of High School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S714-S715
Author(s):  
M. Nasiri Kenari ◽  
A. Homayouni ◽  
Z. Shafian ◽  
S. Bialayesh
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
School Students ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Competing Interest

In recent years, mobile phone is a necessary device in life, because it provides much easiness in education, work, business, etc. but extreme use of communication devices, especially among young people are related with mental health problems. So, the aim of this study was surveying of relationships between personality traits with Mobile dependency in high school students. The research method was correlation. The population were included all high school students that 220 students were selected by cluster sampling method. Research data were collected by McCare & Costa's NEO personality traits (Neuroticism, Openness to new experience, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) and Jenaro's Mobile dependency inventory, and were analyzed by Pearson correlation formula. The results showed that there is positive and significant relationship between Neuroticism and openness to new experience with Mobile dependency, and positive and significant relationship between extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness with mobile dependency. Thus, it can be concluded that personality traits have main impact on mobile dependency.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Social Support and Student Academic Involvement: The Mediating Role of School Belonging

2021 ◽  
pp. 082957352110347
Author(s):  
Luis Francisco Vargas-Madriz ◽  
Chiaki Konishi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
School Belonging ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Involvement ◽  
The Relationship

Canada’s high school graduation rates are still low when compared to other members of the OECD. Previous studies have found academic involvement is associated with positive trajectories toward graduation, that social support promotes student engagement, and that school belonging could mediate this relationship. Still, little is known about the specificity of such mediation, especially in Québec. Therefore, this study examined the role of belonging as mediator of the relationship between social support and academic involvement. Participants ( N = 238) were high-school students from the Greater Montréal Area. All variables were measured by the School-Climate Questionnaire. Results from hierarchical multiple regressions indicated parental support had a direct relationship, whereas peer and teacher support had a mediated relationship by school belonging with academic involvement. Results highlight the critical role of school belonging in promoting academic involvement in relation to social support.

scholarly journals Lebanese Students’ Attitudes toward English: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Ghada M. Chehimi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Selection Of

This is a study of high school students’ attitudes toward the English language in Lebanon. The purpose of this research is to assess the extent of use of English inside and outside the schools taking into consideration the attitude towards the language. Two schools were selected, one upper middle class and one lower middle class. This selection of different social classes aims at finding whether a student’s socio- economical background affects his/ her attitude toward the English language. The sample of respondents returned 52 questionnaires from the two schools. Although this sample was a modest one, it highlighted the differences in attitudes towards the English language, but these attitudes did not relate much to the socioeconomic class as much as personal preferences. However, what was salient in this research is how students from the lower middle class were more inclined to use English to raise their social status and both groups agreed that English is essential to their progress in life.

scholarly journals Japanese High School Students’ Attitudes Towards and Usage of Corrective Feedback on Their Written Work

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
David O'Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
School Students ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
High School Writing ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Students Attitudes

The correcting of errors in L2 writing is a problematic task for teachers. A lack of consistent research evidence supporting a given method of corrective feedback, or even the extent to which errors should be corrected, means that teachers are often left to make judgments on what method and focus are best for their students. It is, therefore, important to understand how students interact with the corrective feedback they receive. This study looked at Japanese high school students’ attitudes towards and use of corrective feedback on their written work. Findings suggest that while students felt their teacher should provide extensive corrective feedback and that this feedback had helped them in their written English, their actual usage of the feedback they received was very passive. It is argued that beyond solely providing corrective feedback on students’ writing, high school teachers need to ensure their students actively engage with the feedback they receive. The article concludes with some suggestions for achieving this in the context of a Japanese high school writing course. 第二言語ライティングに於ける課題添削は、教師にとって頭を悩ます仕事である。添削に関する方法論について一貫した研究証拠がないだけでなく、どの程度誤りを修正すべきか等、生徒にとって最良と考える方法や重点を判断することはしばしば教師自身に委ねられている。従って、どのように生徒が添削された課題に向き合っているかを理解することが重要となる。 本研究では、日本の高校生の英文ライティング課題添削に対する捉え方、及び添削された課題をどう活用しているかについて調査をした。調査結果によると、彼らは、教師は詳細な添削をすべきで、添削は英文ライティング力向上に役立つと考えているが、実際に添削された課題の活用方法はかなり受動的であった。本論文では、高校教師は添削結果を生徒に提供するだけでなく、その積極的な活用方法を指導する必要があると説き、日本の高校の英文ライティングクラスにおける、前述の問題の解決方法を示す。

scholarly journals Parenting Styles and Classroom Social Interaction among Senior High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Mark A. Ramento
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
P Value ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students

The purpose of quantitative correlational study was to determine the relationship between demographic profile, the parenting styles, and classroom social interaction of the respondents. This study included 209 senior high school students of Quinapondan National High School. The respondents accomplished the questionnaire pertaining to assess parenting style and classroom social interaction of the respondents. Quantitative data analysis methods were used including mean, frequency count and percentage as well as correlational analysis. Age has no significant relationship with the parenting styles. It reflects an index of correlation at .137 and p-value .270. Sex also shows no correlation with the parenting styles. It has an index of correlation .068 and p-value .033. Grade level shows no significant relationship with the parenting styles.  There is an index of correlation of .027 and p-value of .694. Strand shows no significant relationship with the parenting style. There is an index of correlation of .137 and p-value of .141. Family income has a low correlation with the parenting style but has no significance with the index of correlation of .223 and p-value of .141. Lastly, educational attainment of parents has also a low correlation and has significance with the parenting styles in the index of correlation of .241 and p-value of .016.

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