scholarly journals Relevance of Education for Sustainable Development to Zambian High School Geography: A Survey of High Schools in Lusaka City

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-85
Author(s):  
Timothy Kamuzu Phiri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
School Level ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Transmission Of Knowledge ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Geography is one of the subjects offered in all high schools in Zambia. At the time this study was conducted in the year 2010, five years after the declaration of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (2005-2014), ESD had not yet been incorporated at high school level. The study hence sought to determine the aspects of Geography that were compatible with ESD to ascertain the attitude of high school pupils towards Geography and determine ways in which the Geography syllabus could be improved vis-à-vis the need for pupils to be empowered to thrive in their local environments. A descriptive survey research design was used and information was gathered through group discussions (for the pupils) and questionnaires (for the pupils and Geography Heads of Section). The study found that ESD could make a contribution to Geography in the areas of field projects, personal hygiene and health, sexual education, intergenerational transmission of knowledge, use of indigenous knowledge and localisation of the Geography syllabus. The study found that though pupils were interested in Geography as reflected by their general good performance in examinations, nonetheless negative attitudes existed towards Geography because of its detachment from pupils’ personal environments, excessive use of teacher-centred methods and the bulky nature of the Geography syllabus.

scholarly journals Comparing the Performance on the MI and SAT/PSAT for the Purpose of Monitoring Student Achievement

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 590-596
Author(s):  
Michael McDonald ◽  
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Yulei Pang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Growth ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Year ◽  
School Time ◽  
Math Problems

This paper will discuss the correlation between the SAT and the Math Inventory Test. Many school districts adopted the Math Inventory as a tool to measure student growth from grades kindergarten through high school. The Math Inventory is a computer-administered test that gives students math problems spanning from counting to high school level math. When completed, the students are given a quantile measure, much like a Lexile score for reading skill. The purpose of this study is to figure out if success on the Math Inventory is a good indicator for performing well on the SAT. For most high schools around the United States, objectives and lessons are aligned with those of the SAT. The goal of high school teachers is for students to excel on the SAT so that they can go to college, which means the tests used in middle school should be aligned with that goal. If the Math Inventory is not, then it might not be a very good use of school time and resources. Data was analyzed from the 2017-2018 school year from ten different high schools in an urban school district to determine the correlation between Math Inventory score, and the math score/sub scores of SAT/PSAT. The value of the Pearson’s correlation coefficient is used to suggest a fairly moderate positive relationship between these two variables.

Students Become Math-Minded through league Influence

1971 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-246
Author(s):  
Martha Ann McCormick
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
High School Level ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

Can a college stimulate interest in mathematics in the high schools of its area? Can it, encourage more effective teaching at the high school level? Can it create rapport between the high school mathematics teachers and the college mathematics staff? We at Missouri Southern College believe the answer is YES ! We feel the MSC Math League has started us well on the road to achievement of these goals.

Higher Education Policy as Secondary School Reform: Texas Public High Schools After Hopwood

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thurston Domina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
School Level ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Education Policies

The higher education diversity programs that Texas enacted after Hopwood v. University of Texas banned affirmative action had unexpected positive consequences for the state’s high schools. The Texas top 10% law, the Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship and Century Scholarship programs, and the Towards Excellence, Access and Success Grant program each explicitly linked postsecondary opportunities to high school performance and clearly articulated that link to students across the state. As a result, these programs worked as K–16 school reforms, using college opportunities as incentives to improve educational outcomes at the high school level. Using panel data describing Texas high schools between 1993 and 2002, the author demonstrates that Texas’s post- Hopwood higher education policies redistributed college-related activity at public high schools and boosted high school students’ academic engagement.

scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION OF BASIC HEALTH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE AT HIGH SCHOOLS IN SWAT RURAL AREAS (A WAY TOWARD VEBH MODEL IMPLEMENTATION)

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Habib Ur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Basic Health ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
Teachers And Students

Common diseases mostly occur due to lack of basic health information and knowledge to public at large. Therefore, basic health information and knowledge is very much important to reduce the outbreaks of different diseases especially in rural communities which is possible through proper education. Education is a natural and an inborn part of any community or society. High quality and healthy volunteers can be generated in a society by right education with full support of any kind of facility.The objective of this paper is to gather and identify information and knowledge about basic health from students and teachers. In this paper, first we study current basic health (information & knowledge) situation of teachers and students in high schools of District Swat (70% mountain rural areas and 30% urban areas), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Secondly, find out the willingness of high school teachers and students for basic health information and knowledge using information communication technology (ICT) i.e. through a proposed “Virtual Education for Basic Health (VEBH)” model at high school level. For this purpose a pilot research survey was conducted in seven tehsils of district Swat which contained 119 high schools, including 77 male high schools and 42 female high schools.The respondents are willing to learn basic health information and knowledge through virtual and commented that it will be better for rural mountainous areas of Swat especially for female health. VEBH model will make the students aware about common diseases and ensure future healthy society.  

A Systematic Review of Tier 1 PBIS Implementation in High Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 109830072092968
Author(s):  
Sara Estrapala ◽  
Ashley Rila ◽  
Allison Leigh Bruhn
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
School Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tier 1

An emerging body of research shows Tier 1 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) can be successfully implemented in high schools to improve school climate and graduation rates and reduce problem behaviors. However, high schools are often hesitant to adopt PBIS because of contextual barriers such as school size, organizational culture, and student developmental level. Resistance to high school implementation is also related to teachers perceiving PBIS as less socially valid for high school students. Although previous systematic reviews of Tier 1 have examined implementation and effects, none have exclusively focused on the unique contextual needs related to high school implementation. In this review, we synthesized 16 published research studies conducted at the high school level, described how authors addressed the unique challenges of implementing PBIS in high schools, reported findings related to academic and behavioral outcomes, and made recommendations for future research and practice based on our findings.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Bullying in Four Rural Middle and High Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody Isernhagen ◽  
Sandra Harris
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Rural School ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
School Settings

Bullying in rural school settings is clearly a problem and some of our students are suffering as a result.. Bullying is defined in this study of 819 rural middle and high school students as when a student is exposed repeatedly to negative actions by one or more other students. Students responded to a questionnaire about how often and where bullying occurred and who students told. Analysis of the data reported frequencies, and the Pearson chi-square was used to test for significance (p <.05) for gender and school level. Results indicated that while there are many similarities, there are some differences in bullying at these two levels that should be considered when reducing bullying. First, students should be encouraged to develop positive strategies to react to name calling and teasing particularly at the middle school level. Second, administrators and teachers must communicate better with students that they care about reducing bullying, especially at the high school level.  

scholarly journals State-Level Implementation of Health and Safety Policies to Prevent Sudden Death and Catastrophic Injuries Within High Schools: An Update

2021 ◽  
pp. 036354652110318
Author(s):  
Samantha E. Scarneo-Miller ◽  
Christianne M. Eason ◽  
William M. Adams ◽  
Rebecca L. Stearns ◽  
Douglas J. Casa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range

Background: Mandated sports safety policies that incorporate evidence-based best practices have been shown to mitigate the risk of mortality and morbidity in sports. In 2017, a review of the state-level implementation of health and safety policies within high schools was released. Purpose: To provide an update on the assessment of the implementation of health and safety policies pertaining to the leading causes of death and catastrophic injuries in sports within high school athletics in the United States. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A rubric composed of 5 equally weighted sections for sudden cardiac arrest, traumatic head injuries, exertional heatstroke, appropriate health care coverage, and emergency preparedness was utilized to assess an individual state’s policies. State high school athletic/activities association (SHSAA) policies, enacted legislation, and Department of Education policies were extensively reviewed for all 50 states and the District of Columbia between academic year (AY) 2016-2017 (AY16/17) and 2019-2020 (AY19/20). To meet the specific rubric criteria and be awarded credit, policies needed to be mandated by all SHSAA member schools. Weighted scores were tabulated to calculate an aggregate score with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100. Results: A total of 38 states had increased their rubric scores since AY16/17, with a mean increase of 5.57 ± 6.41 points. In AY19/20, scores ranged from 30.80 to 85.00 points compared with 23.00 to 78.75 points in AY16/17. Policies related to exertional heatstroke had the greatest change in scores (AY16/17 mean, 6.62 points; AY19/20 mean, 8.90 points; Δ = 2.28 points [11.40%]), followed by emergency preparedness (AY16/17 mean, 8.41 points; AY19/20 mean, 10.29 points; Δ = 1.88 points [9.40%]). Conclusion: A longitudinal review of state high school sports safety policies showed progress since AY16/17. A wide range in scores indicates that continued advocacy for the development and implementation of policies at the high school level is warranted.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Infections Following Physical School Reopening

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oren Miron ◽  
Kun-Hsing Yu ◽  
Rachel Wilf-Miron ◽  
Isaac S. Kohane ◽  
Nadav Davidovitch
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Incidence Increase

AbstractBackgroundSchool reopened in August-September 2020 and their effect on COVID-19 infections is unclear.MethodsWe examined Coronavirus Disease-19 incidence following school reopening in Florida.ResultsWe found that counties teaching physically had 1.2-fold incidence increase in elementary schools and 1.3-fold increase in high schools, while counties teaching remotely had no increase.ConclusionsOur results suggest that counties teaching physically could consider teaching remotely, especially in high school, until it is safe to teach physically.What was knownSchools reopened in August-September 2020, with some teaching remotely, since the effect of physical reopening on COVID-19 infections is unclear.What we addedcounties teaching physically had 1.2-fold incidence increase in elementary schools and 1.3-fold increase in high schools. This suggests that counties teaching physically could consider teaching remotely instead, especially at the high school level.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of local wisdom-based static fluid modules in the wetlands environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Mustika Wati ◽  
Misbah Misbah ◽  
Surya Haryandi ◽  
Dewi Dewantara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Learning Outcome ◽  
School Level ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Static Fluid

This study aims to describe the effectiveness of static fluid module based on local wisdom in the wetlands environment. This study is a research and development study and uses the 4D model modified. The effectiveness of the module is measured using a learning outcome test. The subjects of this study were sixty grade XI students from two public high schools in Banjarmasin city. The result of the analysis showed that the effectiveness of teaching materials have a medium category. The result indicates that the static fluid module based on local wisdom in the wetland environment is effective so that they can be used in the learning process in the classroom, at the high school level.

scholarly journals THE OBSTACLES FACTORS OF GEOGRAPHY INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND REMOTE SENSING PRACTICUM IN A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN WONOGIRI DISTRICT

GeoEco ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Seno Budhi Ajar ◽  
Inna Prihartini ◽  
Gentur Adi Tjahjono
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
School Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Geography Information

Practicum Geographical information systems and remote sensing have become one of the basic competencies in the realm of skills in the geography learning process at the high school level The purpose of this study is to identify problems or obstacles faced by geography teachers in carrying out geographic information systems and remote sensing practicum activities in high schools in Wonogiri Regency this is a qualitative descriptive study with the use of random sampling. Data collection uses a questionnaire about the implementation of geographic information system practice and remote sensing to the teacher. This study uses descriptive statistical analysis techniques to analyze the factors that become obstacles in the application of geographic information system practice and remote sensing in high school. The result is the obstacles factor of geographic information system and remote sensing practicum in in high schools in Wonogiri is (1). Hardware devices that have not been installed software specifically for geography information systems and remote sensing The teacher has a low ability in the geography and remote sensing information system practicum skills and does not coordinate with the teacher or laboratory assistant for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) subjects (3) Insufficient time allocation for practicum and absence of geographic information system and remote sensing practice tests as evaluations

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