scholarly journals Secondary School Biology Teachers’ Perceptions of Scientific Creativity

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace C. W. Ndeke ◽  
Mark I. O. Okere ◽  
Fred N. Keraro
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Teacher Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Scientific Creativity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Classroom Activities

<p class="Default">The purpose of this study was to investigate secondary school biology teachers’ perceptions of scientific creativity. Cross-sectional survey research design was employed. The population of the study comprised all biology teachers in public secondary schools in Kericho and Kajiado counties in Kenya. A sample of 205 biology teachers’ was selected from a population of 347 using proportionate random sampling technique. A Biology teachers’ questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings show that a high percentage of the biology teachers have correct perceptions of general creativity but only a small percentage have the correct perceptions of scientific creativity. The findings have also yielded valuable information that informs curriculum developers, teacher trainers and policy makers that the majority of teachers have inadequate perceptions of scientific creativity and this may influence their classroom practices. It is recommended that science teacher education programmes emphasize scientific creativity in their methodology courses to empower teachers to provide learning opportunities that would enhance learners’ creativity in science lessons. Curriculum developers also need to prepare curriculum materials that include more classroom activities that enhance scientific creativity. <strong></strong></p><p class="Default"><em><br /></em></p>

scholarly journals ROLE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BASED FACTORS ENHANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE IN EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Mehwish Manzoor ◽  
Fazal Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Asghar khan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
School Level ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Student’S Performance

The current study was carried out to identify role of education department-based factors enhance secondary school student’s achievement in education. Cross-sectional survey research under the umbrella of descriptive research of quantitative approach was carried out. With the help of a two-stage random sampling technique, sampling was selected. A questionnaire-based on two sections demographic and 3 factors (teaching methodologies, the working routine of teachers, and resources) were comprised of 5-point likert scale developed by researcher. The findings of this study helped the researcher to conclude that students are agreed that they have sufficient resources in their school as its mean value is highest among factors and students achieve satisfactory marks in education and there is positive as well as significant but week correlation between these two variables which highlighted there is the Education who are learning in 10th grade at secondary schools of district Sialkot. There results provide a guideline to policy makers to update policies regraded curriculum implementation, at school level regularly by keeping in mind the student’s needs, potential, and requirements of the present tenure in particular context.

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE VOTERS TRUST ON PAKISTAN GENERAL ELECTION 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 212-220
Author(s):  
Shahid Ullah ◽  
Asghar Ullah Khan ◽  
Muhammad Imran Khan
Keyword(s):  
Political Party ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Data Collections

The research study was conducted to examine favorite political party and the people’s perception about outcomes of general elections 2018. Researcher drawn 400 sample from population of district Dera Ismail Khan using non-probability sampling technique through Curry & Dr. John in 2007 method for sample selection. The researcher used the convenient sampling techniques for the data collections. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey research method with closed-ended questionnaire for measuring concept. The results revealed that there is significant relationship between favorite political party and public perceptions about current government. The study is expected to provide suitable contribution to existing database of knowledge about the issues under considerations in this research. Study is also expected to offer valuable recommendation as extracted from the results of the current study for the general public and policy makers.

Gender differences in the reading habits of secondary school students of Osun State public schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 720-727
Author(s):  
O. F. Bamise ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Reading ◽  
Long Time

The research evaluated among secondary school students the time spent in reading and the reading materials preferred. The purpose for which they read was also identified. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted which focused on public secondary schools of Osun State, Southwest, Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 1101 senior secondary school students from 12 public schools covering the 6 educational zones of Osun State. A 20 item Reading Habit Scale was used. The questionnaire was administered with the aid of a research assistant and retrieved immediately from the volunteers after completion. One thousand and seventy-nine copies of the questionnaire were analyzed, 43% of the respondents were boys while 57% were girls. Only 18.6% of the respondents were daily long-time readers (>1 to 6 hours per day) which comprised 17% of the boys and 20% of the girls. Boys more than girls read past questions and solutions while girls more than boys read textbooks and subject teachers note. Boys (98%) more than girls (97%) indicated they read in order to get better grades in tests and examinations. Conversely, girls more than the boys read for a better understanding of topics taught by the teacher and for pleasure (84:76%). A statistically significant gender difference exists with respect to “reading for pleasure” (x=8.92, p=0.003). Most of the students have poor reading habits with respect to daily reading time. Girls were more daily long-time readers and also read for pleasure.

scholarly journals Inclusive Education in Azad Jammu and Kashmir: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Secondary Schools

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-365
Author(s):  
Dr. Nazir Haider Shah ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Naqeeb ul Khalil Shaheen ◽  
Dr. Sadaf Zamir Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir

Inclusive education represents the concern of the entire school and is committed to providing quality education to all students in the most effective way, so that special education and general education are consistent. The study aimed to analyze inclusive education in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The study was descriptive in nature and a cross-sectional survey was applied to collect the data. All 538 secondary school teachers and headteachers of District Pooch were the population of the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The researcher selected 185 secondary school teachers and 45 head teachers through a proportionate stratified random sampling technique as a sample. A questionnaire for teachers and headteachers was used as a research instrument in this study. Data were collected through personal visits and postal service. Data were analyzed through mean scores and standard deviation. Based on analysis it was found that inclusive education provides an opportunity for the enjoyment and implementation of full human rights without any discrimination because inclusive education allows understanding individual differences. It is recommended that the school Education Department of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) may introduce inclusive education at the district and tehsil level. Further, they need to plan for all teachers and headteachers to provide awareness about inclusive education.

Teachers' Perceptions of the Ugandan Secondary School Islamic Religious Education Syllabi

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Maimuna Aminah Nimulola
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Affective Components

This study explored teachers' perceptions of the appropriateness of the Islamic Religious Education (IRE) secondary school syllabi and the challenges therein. A combination of stratified and cluster sampling techniques were used to select 234 IRE teachers from 124 secondary schools in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey design was used and data was collected using closed- and open-ended questionnaire. Data was analysed by descriptive statistics and interpreted using Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Findings indicate that: teachers enjoyed teaching low level and practical topics and found difficulties teaching abstract, philosophical and computational-based ones; the affective components of the IRE syllabi were not being appropriately addressed; teachers' limited competency in Arabic Language was an obstacle in handling of technical topics; and that the IRE syllabi were quite broad compared to the time allocated to their implementation. The implications to teacher educators is that more skills in Arabic Language and practice in handling particular topics should be given to pre- and in-service teachers. The IRE syllabi should be revised to accommodate contemporary issues.

scholarly journals Relationship between Mindfulness and Enabling School Structure in Secondary School Teachers of Punjab

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (I) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Rizwan Ahmad ◽  
Abid Hussain Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Structure ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Enabling School Structure

This quantitative research was undertaken with the purpose to explore the relationship between enabling school structure (ESS) and mindfulness in secondary school teachers of Punjab. The population for this research study was comprised of 48652 SSTs working in 662 government high schools spread across the province of Punjab. Using a two-stage random sampling technique, 1266 secondary SSTs were selected from 216 government high schools out of 18 districts. The response rate was 74.47%. Form-ESS and M-Scale were adapted with prior permission. A pilot study was conducted to confirm the validity as well as reliability of the instrument. Necessary changes were made in the light of pilot testing. It was correlational research, and data were collected through a cross-sectional survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Perceptions of teachers were also aggregated at the school level. A positive relationship was observed between enabling school structure and mindfulness

scholarly journals Perceptions of Elementary School Teachers about Effect of Physical and Emotional Violence on Students' Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 661-667
Author(s):  
Misbah Malik ◽  
Sumaira Munawar ◽  
Khadija Sittar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Physical and emotional violence has become a serious problem in schools. Teachers are important part of the whole education system, therefore, their insights into school violence are essential to understand the problem. This study aimed to investigate the teachers’ perceptions about the effect of physical and emotional violence on students’ academic performance. A causal-comparative research design based on a cross-sectional survey was used. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used to measure the level of teachers’ perceptions about physical and emotional violence and its effect on students’ academic performance. The reliability index (Cronbach’s alpha) of the questionnaire was 0.92. All the teachers of the public high schools of Lahore city were the population of the study. A sample of 300 teachers was taken through simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that teachers thought that many practices related to emotional and physical violence had positive effects on students’ performance. Majority of the teachers responded that they had to use many of the practices in order to put students’ attention towards their learning which ultimately improved their performance. Result of correlation analysis also confirmed that teachers’ practices related to physical and emotional violence were positively associated with students’ academic performance. It was also found that the physical and emotional violence was a significant predictor of students’ academic performance. On the basis of these results, it is recommended that school education department should conduct seminars and training workshops to educate teachers about negative effects of violent practices they are using to improve students’ performance. Keywords: Emotional violence, physical violence, academic performance Physical and emotional violence has become a serious problem in schools. Teachers are important part of the whole education system, therefore, their insights into school violence are essential to understand the problem. This study aimed to investigate the teachers’ perceptions about the effect of physical and emotional violence on students’ academic performance. A causal-comparative research design based on a cross-sectional survey was used. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used to measure the level of teachers’ perceptions about physical and emotional violence and its effect on students’ academic performance. The reliability index (Cronbach’s alpha) of the questionnaire was 0.92. All the teachers of the public high schools of Lahore city were the population of the study. A sample of 300 teachers was taken through simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that teachers thought that many practices related to emotional and physical violence had positive effects on students’ performance. Majority of the teachers responded that they had to use many of the practices in order to put students’ attention towards their learning which ultimately improved their performance. Result of correlation analysis also confirmed that teachers’ practices related to physical and emotional violence were positively associated with students’ academic performance. It was also found that the physical and emotional violence was a significant predictor of students’ academic performance. On the basis of these results, it is recommended that school education department should conduct seminars and training workshops to educate teachers about negative effects of violent practices they are using to improve students’ performance.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge, attitude and perceptions of HIV/AIDS among secondary school students in Guntur district of south India: a cross-sectional survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Krishna Gudi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Guntur District ◽  
Hiv Aids

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> In recent years, there established a diverse information and accelerated surge towards HIV/AIDS. However, awareness of HIV/AIDS among children are ill-defined. As we all are familiar with the known fact that, our greatest natural resource is the minds of the young children who has the potentiality for forming a better nation. It is our greatest responsibility to ignite their young minds in order to eradicate the pandemic diseases such as HIV/AIDS. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and perceptions regarding HIV-AIDS among secondary school students.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the simple random sampling technique. A total of 96 students aged between 13-17 years were sampled from a secondary school in Guntur district and interviewed through a validated self-administered questionnaire in order to assess the knowledge, attitude and perceptions (KAP) regarding HIV/AIDS. The study cohort includes students from VIII, IX, and X standards. Verbal consent from students was obtained before initiating the study. Responses were scored, analyzed and mean score and percentage were used to determine the level of KAP.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The study results demonstrated that students of class X had a predominant overall knowledge than of class IX and VIII. While males had a good knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Whereas, females had a lot of misconceptions when compared on overall basis.</p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This particular survey results strengthen the truth that still there exists a lack of awareness and knowledge among children regarding HIV/AIDS in developing countries like India.

scholarly journals Role of Job Designs in Determining Employees’ Work Motivation in Banking Sector of Multan City, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Tehmina Sattar ◽  
Muhammad Imdad Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Imtiaz Ahmad Warraich
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Global Trends

This article presents theoretical and empirical underpinnings between job designs and employees’ work motivation in banking sector of Multan city, Pakistan. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey research design in which 362 employees participated through simple random sampling technique. The findings of the study revealed that female employees are more motivated towards their jobs than male employees. Moreover, job characteristics and job rotation are high among senior bank employees having experience greater than 12 years. The study concluded that job enrichment is the highest influential factor in determining employees work motivation while quality of work life is negatively influencing their enthusiasm level towards job. In the wake of new technological transformations, academic insight into the current work would further guide the policy makers for designing the jobs for banking sector through decentralization of managerial powers, changing in accordance with the global trends, as well as applying autonomous, mastery oriented and purposely directed policies.

scholarly journals Hypertension and its correlates among in‑school adolescents in Ekiti State, South‑west, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyitayo Ebenezer Emmanuel ◽  
Samuel Ayokunle Dada ◽  
Eyitope Oluseyi Amu ◽  
Victor Adovi Aduayi ◽  
Oladele Ademola Atoyebi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Though generally believed to be a disease of the adults, It has been shown to start in early life and tracks through adolescence into adulthood.Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among adolescents in Ekiti State.Materials and Methods: The study was a cross sectional survey involving 416 secondary school adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. A ‘two-stage’ sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Facilitated self-administered questionnaire was used for the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Level of significance was set at P<0.05.Results: A total of 416 students participated in the study. Prevalence of hypertension was 10.1% with male and female prevalence rates of 5.8% and 14.4% respectively (P=0.004). Hypertension was higher among adolescents with BMI ≥ the 85th percentile for age and sex compared to those with lower BMI (P=0.004). There was a weak positive correlation between BMI and blood pressure in the study (Systolic r=0.33, P=0.001: diastolic r=0.31, P=0.001).Conclusion: The study concluded that hypertension is not a rare phenomenon among adolescents and that female gender and high BMI were the main risk factors for adolescent hypertension in this study.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(4) 2017 1-5

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