scholarly journals Game-Based Learning for Effective Teaching of Computer Studies in Secondary Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abduljaleel Kehinde Shittu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Computer Studies

Game-based learning among Nigerian secondary schools is not common. In foreign countries where game-based learning is widely used, it is often believed that it could be more distracting and may not align with learning goals. Considering this stance, it is imperative to investigate among teachers and students if this approach would be effective for teaching computer studies before it could be recommended for implementation. Thus, the need for this study which investigated students and teachers’ perception on game-based learning for effective teaching of computer studies in secondary schools, Ilorin. Specifically, the study investigated secondary school teachers and students’ awareness of game-based learning, their attitude to game-based learning and their readiness toward game-based learning for effective teaching. It also examined the respondents’ perception toward the usefulness of game-based learning for effective teaching. The researcher demonstrated the use of game-based learning with the teaching of Network Routing by playing the orange game as found on CSunplugged. This is to ensure that both teachers and students understand the concept of game-based learning before attempting the survey. This study adopted a descriptive research using a survey method. A purposive sampling of one hundred and twenty-five (125) students and twenty-five (25) teachers were used on the target population of schools in Ilorin South local government, Kwara state, Nigeria. Percentage (%) statistical method and standard deviation were used to analyze the data obtained. The findings implied that teachers should be encouraged to use student-centered approach in their teaching for effective learning. It was recommended among others that secondary school teachers should make use of game-based learning since they are all aware and ready to use it for their teaching of computer studies.   Keywords: Game-based learning, Educational games, Computer games, Computer studies

scholarly journals Remedial Teaching Practices in Secondary Schools of Northern Samar

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Jeselle S. Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Remedial Teaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Difference

The problem of poor quality in education has been traced to a number of causes, which include socio-economic factors, teacher-related factors, inadequate learning materials, and the short and congested school curriculum, among others. With this result, it is therefore imperative to organize remediation programs in low performing schools to address the needs of the learners to achieve desired learning outcomes and to enhance faculty’s teaching competence. The study determined the remedial teaching practices employed by secondary school teachers in both public and private schools in Northern Samar. It also found out the difference between the extent of remedial teaching practices as perceived by the teachers and students and if there was a significant difference between the extent of practices of public and private secondary schools in Northern Samar. The descriptive-comparative method was utilized in the study using a researcher-made survey questionnaire as the primary instrument. The study was conducted in twenty (20) public and private secondary schools in Northern Samar selected based on the results of the National Achievement Test (NAT) from 2010 to 2011. Frequency counts, percentages, and weighted mean computations were used to analyze the data obtained. The t-test was used to test the difference between the extent of remedial teaching practices as perceived by the secondary teachers and students and the difference in the extent of remedial teaching practices among public and private secondary schools in Northern Samar. The remedial teaching practices of the secondary school teachers were rated “extensive” by both teachers and students. There was a significant difference between the perceptions of the secondary school teachers and the students on the extent of remedial teaching practices but there was no significant difference between the extent of remedial teaching practices of the public and the private secondary schools in Northern Samar.

scholarly journals Secondary School Teachers’ Attitude Towards Information And Communication Technology In Ondo State, Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Steve Olusegun Bada ◽  
NUHU Muslimat Adebanke
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ondo State

This study was carried out to examine secondary school teachers’ attitude toward information and communication technology. The study covered twenty selected secondary schools in Ondo South senatorial district of Ondo state. Four hundred teachers were selected from 20 selected secondary schools out of 300 secondary schools in Ondo State using systematic random sampling technique. Five research questions and 5 hypotheses were formulated for the study. A descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. Data were collected and subjected to inferential statistics like frequency and percentage and chi-square. A questionnaire tagged “Teachers’ Attitude and Access to Information and Communication Technology” (TAAICT) adopted from Yusuf (2003) which has 20 items and divided into 3 sections was used to collect data. The validity and reliability of the instrument was ascertained, the instrument was valid and reliable. The findings showed that there was significant difference in the overall attitude of secondary schools’ teachers towards information and communication technology using teacher age, subject discipline, gender and years of experience and as variables. Based on the above findings, recommendations were made such as, government should encourage the use of modern technology in form of computer services; provide funds to schools through the Ministry of Education, purchase computer machine, and make them available to all public schools as operating in some private schools; government should also employ computer teachers who will not only teach the students but need to be computer literate.

Initial Analysis for Creating a Generic Online Educational Game Shell

2010 ◽  
pp. 346-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Sauvé ◽  
Lise Renaud ◽  
Mathieu Gauvin
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Teachers And Students

As the first of five chapters describing the development process for a generic educational game shell, this chapter discusses how the authors analyzed 40 computerized educational games to determine the main characteristics built into digital educational games. The analysis allowed comparison of game attributes with the pedagogic and technical needs of target populations (i.e., primary and secondary school teachers and students) and their learning contexts.

The Influence of Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence on Academic Performance With Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
pp. 002205742110323
Author(s):  
Sonika Singh ◽  
Piar Chand Ryhal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Northern India ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the influence of teachers’ emotional intelligence (EI) on academic achievement and outlined the model with the mediating effect of job satisfaction (JS) between the EI and academic achievement. Survey method was employed to collect the information from 728 secondary school teachers belong to Himachal Pradesh, a state of Northern India, through various statistical tools. The results of the study showed that teachers’ emotional abilities were significantly and positively associated with academic achievement of students and showed R2 61% variance in academic achievement. The relationship between EI and academic achievement of students is partially mediated by JS.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of the Knowledge of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Teachers of Almora District

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Devendra Singh Chamyal
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Secondary Teacher ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Knowledge Test ◽  
Senior Secondary School ◽  
T Values ◽  
Senior Secondary

The present investigation compares the knowledge of Rashtriya Madhyamik shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) among secondary and senior secondary school teachers in Almora district. The main properties of RMSA programme are access, quality, equity, institutional reform and strengthening of resource institutions. 70 teachers were selected randomly from secondary and senior secondary school of Almora district. Survey method was used to the present research. The logo of RMSA is ‘pade chlo, bade chlo’. For the purpose of research work “Rashtriya Madhyamik shiksha Abhiyan knowledge test” which was made and standardized by G. S. Nayal and G. C. Pandey was used. This test was distributed to 70 secondary and senior secondary school teachers. Descriptive statistics were used. Mean, standard deviation, t-values were calculated. t-test was used to find out the significance of difference of RMSA knowledge among secondary and senior secondary school teachers at p<0.01 and p<0.05. For the purpose of discussion and comparison participants (teachers) were selected from ten different categories such as rural (54.28%), urban (45.71%), male (50 %), female (50%), government (54.28%), private (45.71 %), upper caste (50.00%), lower caste (50.00%), senior secondary teacher (48.57%) and secondary teacher (51.42%).

scholarly journals Spotlight on Leadership Path-Goal Theory Silos in Practice to Improve and Sustain Job-Oriented Development: Evidence from Education Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12324
Author(s):  
Atif Saleem ◽  
Ling Wu ◽  
Sarfraz Aslam ◽  
Tianxue Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Context ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Goal Theory ◽  
School Teachers

Sustainable development is a process occurring on several levels, which placed the expectations on educational institutions, especially secondary schools, change radically. Schools, therefore, are gradually likely to emphasize enhanced and sustainable teaching practices under the agenda of the United Nations 2030, sustainable future. Hence, the job-oriented development of teachers is a critical factor of the school leadership mechanism. Considering this, the present empirical research was designed to study the mechanism of path-goal theory (PGT) to sustain teachers’ job-oriented development in private secondary schools in Pakistan. The viewpoint of teachers, whose job performance is ultimately affected by the school leadership behavior and who perform the job at the front line in schools, was taken on board for the investigation. A total of 2469 secondary school teachers from 785 private secondary schools participated in the present study. Confirmatory factor analysis, t-test, Pearson correlation, and path analysis structural equation modeling analytics were mainly involved in the data analysis. Overall, the findings substantiated the constructive PGT mechanism, especially indicating that directive leadership is the most influential and effective leadership behavior in complex tasks, including when teachers are inexperienced. Moreover, the helpful role of supportive leadership and achievement-oriented leadership behaviors backs up the directive behavior. Although participative leadership behavior was problematic in the studied schools, it should be constructively adopted, as it was found to be a statistically significant predictor. Therefore, training programs for school leaders with good experience in participatory leadership functions can be productive for long-term teachers’ motivation. The literature shows that several secondary school teachers still perform poorly because of inadequate leadership, and the viewpoint of teachers on PGT was ignored in earlier studies. Hence, there was a dire need to conduct this research to address these concerns, especially in the non-Western, Asian context. In addition to pioneering academic research on leadership PGT in the secondary school context, the PGT elements were investigated, including teachers’ extrinsic and intrinsic motivation for the first time, adding new understanding about the theory.

scholarly journals The reality of using Islamic Sciences secondary school teachers Collaborative websites in the secondary schools in their teaching practices، and a proposal to activate it: واقع توظيف معلمات العلوم الشرعية بالمرحلة الثانوية لمواقع الويب التشاركية في ممارساتهن التدريسية، وتصور مقترح لتفعيلها

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Shabab Elmetarey
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Average Score ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Third Dimension ◽  
Descriptive Survey

  The present study aimed to investigate the reality of employing the teachers Islamic Sciences at the secondary stage of the Collaborative websites in their teaching practices, and to visualize a proposal to activate it. The study followed the descriptive Survey method. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of (206) teachers of Islamic Sciences in the secondary stage in Riyadh. The results of the study found that the degree of employment of Islamic Sciences teachers in the secondary stage of the participatory websites as a whole came in a medium degree with an average of (2.71),the study reached the first dimension was: YouTube ranked first with an average of (3.09) with a (medium) approval, while the fourth dimension was: Tweet The third dimension was: blogs ranked third with an average score of (2.60) with a (weak) approval level. The second dimension: wikis came in last place with an average of (2.53) With a low approval level. The study also presented a suggested proposal for activating Collaborative websites in the educational process.    

scholarly journals School Teacher’s Perceptions about Equity Challenges and Features in Secondary School Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-81
Author(s):  
Tahira Roohi ◽  
Pervez Aslam Shami
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
School Education ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Elementary And Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School Education

This study was conducted to investigate the vision and surveillance of secondary school teachers regarding features and challenges that hinder equity in secondary school education. The study aims to explore effects of two dimensions of equity i.e. fair and inclusive at secondary school education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The descriptive survey method was utilized in this study. The researcher – made instruments consisted of open-ended questions were administered to the 100 secondary school teachers of four districts i.e. Hangu, Karak, Peshawar and Haripur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study illustrate that the teachers preview the stipulation of fair and inclusive education system and design, resources, and curriculum are very crucial aspects that hinder the equity in secondary school education. To some extent, the features regarding secondary school teacher’s lesson planning, and students’ reward and punishment are encumbering the equity in education. Most of the teachers consider that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department (KPESE) have a chief role in the provision of an equitable secondary school education. On the basis of finding the conclusion was drawn and possible recommendations were suggested.

Attitude of Secondary School teachers towards Physical Fitness for Sports in Ekiti State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Olurotimi Marcus BOLARINWA
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Sports Activities

This research work investigated the attitude of Secondary School Teachers in the Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria towards Physical fitness for sports. The research design used for the study was the descriptive type of research. A simple random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) secondary school teachers selected from all the secondary schools in Secondary Schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection for the study was a self-structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to a validity and reliability mechanism and it was found to be appropriate for the study. Four (4) research questions were raised and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using Chi-Square (X2) statistical analysis package. The findings of the study revealed that the disposition of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, the interest of secondary school teachers’ influences their attitude towards physical fitness programme and sports activities, availability of sports facilities influence the attitude of secondary school teachers’ toward physical fitness programme and sports activities and, secondary school teachers’ perception of health benefits of physical fitness influences their attitude towards physical fitness participation and sports activities in secondary schools in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, appropriate conclusions and recommendations were made.

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