Job satisfaction among graduate teachers of Chinese Language, English Language and mathematics in aided secondary schools

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wing-pong Poon
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics

scholarly journals Relationship between Students Test Anxiety Levels and Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ezeh C. Obioma ◽  
Ogbu Cordelia Obioma
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
English Language ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Class Level ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigated the relationship between students’ test anxiety levels and academic achievement in secondary schools. The study used correlational survey design using Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) for data collection. It was a year-long study. The students’ annual cumulative scores in English Language and Mathematics were used as measure of their academic achievement. Stratified random sampling was used to get a sample of 320 male and female students drawn from four secondary schools in Igbo-Eze South L.G.A. of Enugu state. Four research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The data were analyzed using percentages, standard deviation, correlation and measure of central tendency (the mean) and t-test. On the bases of their scores on Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), males were found to be more test anxious than females. The results showed that test anxiety increases with increase in class level. The result also revealed that the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement was inverse with r = -77 That is, the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement is such that as test anxiety increases, the academic achievement decreases. The implications and recommendations arising from the findings were highlighted.

Sustaining the Implementation of Dual-Language Programme (DLP) in Malaysian Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Ashairi Suliman ◽  
Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor ◽  
Melor Md Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Programme Implementation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
And Mathematics

Objective - The implementation of Dual-Language Programmes (DLP) in the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics is an initiative under the ‘Upholding the Malay Language and Strengthening the English Language’ (MBMMBI) policy. Though it has some similarities with the previous policy known as ‘English for the Teaching of Science and Mathematics’ (PPSMI), its execution is idiosyncratic in its own way. Since its inception in 2016, the programme has entered its third cycle involving students in primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. The curiosity to scrutinise the programme implementation has led to this study. The study aims to investigate the execution of this programme and to assess its sustainability. Methodology/Technique – Gleaning through the students’ language capabilities, attitudes, teachers’ support and acceptance of the programme, the study uses a questionnaire with open-ended questions and focus group discussions to unravel the aforementioned issues. 1,530 students from secondary schools across Malaysia were selected as the respondents of this study. Findings - The results reveal findings that may represent a measure on the direction of this programme. Looking from the student perspective, the challenges confronted in addition to those put forward may further serve as an indicator for the sustainability of the program. Novelty – This study infers how the programme can be further enhanced in terms of its implementation in its fourth year since inception. The findings of this study may assist policy makers in shaping the direction of the programme. Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: Dual-Language Programme (DLP); Sustainability; Science and Mathematics; Students; Policy and Programme Implementation. JEL Classification: A20, A23 A29.

scholarly journals Relationship between Creative Thinking and Students Academic Performance in English Language and Mathematics: The Moderating Role of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mahama, Inuusah ◽  
Kwaw, Regine ◽  
Mensah, Kwame Jonathan ◽  
Acheampong, Ebenezer ◽  
Marfo, Richard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Aims: This study sought to explore the moderating role of gender in the relationship between creative thinking and academic performance in English Language and Mathematics among Junior High School students in the Aboom Circuit, Cape Coast. Study Design: The design for the study is correlational espousing the quantitative approach. The study was guided by two research hypotheses, which were tested using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Andrew F. Hayes Moderation Process. The instruments for the data collection were Kumar, Kemmler and Holman (1997) Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and standardised-type test developed by experts in the various subject areas. Results: The study revealed significant relationship between creative thinking and academic performance of students (English Language: r=.432, n=140, p=0.05, p=.003, 2-tailed; Mathematics: r=.401, n=140 p=0.05, p=0.000, 2-talied). The study further revealed that gender moderated significantly in the relationship between creativity and academic performance (English Language: b=-.276, t=-2.398, CI= -.485, -.088; Mathematics: b=-.300, t=-2.198, CI= -.564, -.070). As such, male respondents had higher creative thinking effect in English Language and Mathematics than female respondents (b=.371, t=4.608, CI [.212, .530; b=.219, t=2.286, CI [.030, .407]). Conclusion: Creative thinking indeed relates to performance, as such, it was recommended  that creative thinking should be nurtured among all students in J.H.S. In addition, stakeholders in education should consider including creative thinking in the curriculum and pay special attention to nurturing creative think in female students so that they could match up with their male counterparts.

Mathematics Education: The People's Republic of China

1973 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
Frank Swetz
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Educational Campaigns

The People's Republic of China has attempted to use education as the main avenue for ideological, sociological, and technological advancement. In the educational campaigns that have taken place on mainland China since 1949, two disciplines have always received primary attention: the Chinese language and mathematics. Improved language proficiency was necessary for the processes of indoctrination, while mathematics provided a base for the scientific studies so vital to an industrial competency.

scholarly journals Gender and achievement in English language arts, science and mathematics in secondary schools in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-195
Author(s):  
James S. Etim ◽  
Alice S. Etim ◽  
George Heilman ◽  
S. Mathiyalakan ◽  
Eno Ntukidem
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
And Mathematics

Family Capital and Hong Kong Adolescents' Academic Achievement

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Marjoribanks ◽  
Yanny Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Family Capital ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Hong Kong Adolescents ◽  
Hong Kong Students ◽  
And Mathematics

This study examined relationships between the economic, human, social, and cultural capital of families and adolescents' academic achievement. Data were collected from 387 14-yr.-old Hong Kong students (187 girls, 200 boys), who completed questionnaires to assess their perceptions of the various dimensions of family capital. Academic achievement was measured by performance in Chinese language, English language, and mathematics. The findings indicated that different combinations of the dimensions of family capital combined to contribute to moderate amounts of variance in adolescent girls' academic performance, whereas social capital was the only family measure to have a meaningful and significant modest association with adolescent boys' academic achievement.

Manifestations of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
Ayo Osisanya ◽  
Kelechi Lazarus ◽  
Abiodun Adewunmi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Mathematical Abilities ◽  
Reading Abilities ◽  
Academic Deficits ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics

This study examined the prevalence of dyslexia and dyscalculia among persons with academic deficits in English Language and Mathematics in public primary schools in Ibadan metropolis. A correlational survey study, sampling 477 pupils who were between the ages of eight and 12 years, and in 4th and 5th grades with the use of four research instruments- the Myklebust Pupil Rating Scale (MPRS), the Slosson Intelligence Test- Revised Third Edition (SIT-R3), the Test of Pupil Reading Abilities Test (TPRA) and the Mathematical Abilities Test (MAT) was adopted. It was discovered that dyslexia and dyscalculia were prevalent among pupils with academic deficits in English Language and Mathematics, and that pupils with both dyslexia and dyscalculia are in the larger percentage. It was also discovered that learning disabilities, dyslexia and dyscalculia were not peculiar to any gender. Persons with academic deficits in English language and mathematics should be screened for either dyslexia or dyscalculia, even both. Also, they should be taught according to a carefully developed Individualized Education Plan.

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