Are We Doing the Right Thing?

In the Croatian high school system, students can attend the same school, but, based on their cognitive abilities, they may be assigned to a regular or an adapted study program. The basic assumption is that students differ predominantly based on their cognitive rather than motor abilities. Therefore, their motor abilities are evaluated through the same battery of motor tests. The aim of this study is to evaluate the metric characteristics of the tests used to evaluate motor abilities of high school students enrolled in an adapted study program, and to compare their results with the results of students engaged in the standard curriculum. The sample consisted of 28 high school students, 14 students in the adapted teaching program (experimental group P) and 14 students in the regular teaching program (control group R). The motor tests were used to assess their muscular endurance, explosive strength, coordination, and flexibility. Normality of distribution was checked by using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test (KS), while the data processing also included factor analysis, the intraclass correlation coefficient and the t-test for independent samples. The level of statistical significance was set at p<0.05. The obtained data confirmed the homogeneity, sensitivity, and factorial validity of the tests. The results of the t-test for independent samples clearly showed a difference between the arithmetic means of the groups. The students of the R group had better results in all tests than those of the P group. The results suggest the possibility of a significantly different level of motor abilities between high school students attending regular schools according to an adapted or standard study program. All together this points to the need of an individual interpretation of a student’s results rather than a comparison with the set standards. Also, the validation of customized motor tests for a specific population should be considered.

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Effect of Education through WhatsApp Media in Changing of Smoking Behavior among Senior High School Students

Kesmas National Public Health Journal ◽

10.21109/kesmas.v15i3.3270 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Yusriani Yusriani ◽

Joel Rey U. Acob

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Social Media ◽

High School Students ◽

Smoking Behavior ◽

Senior High School ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Senior High School Students

Teenagers, who are considerably susceptible to smoking, must be educated to prevent smoking behavior that can cause health problems and even death. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of education through social media such as WhatsApp in the modification of smoking behaviors among senior high school students in Pangkep District, Indonesia. It employed a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest-only control group design. The experimental group received education in the use of WhatsApp social media, while the control group was provided with leaflets. Data were collected through observation and interviews with a total of 180 students in both groups, with 90 students in each. Data analysis used a paired sample t-test and an independent sample t-test. The study suggested that disseminating health information through WhatsApp media about the dangers of teenage smoking was more effective than leaflets in changing student behavior.

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THE EFFECT OF PROJECT-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ON CONCEPT MASTERY OF MUSHROOM: THE CASE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INDONESIA

Periódico Tchê Química ◽

10.52571/ptq.v17.n34.2020.63_p34_pgs_45_52.pdf ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (34) ◽

pp. 45-52

Author(s):

Fatma SUKMAWATI ◽

Punaji SETYOSARI ◽

Sulton SULTON ◽

Purnomo PURNOMO

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Collaborative Learning ◽

Learning Strategies ◽

Direct Instruction ◽

T Test ◽

Choice Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Concept Mastery

Biology learning is highly recommended to be presented contextually following daily experience and phenomena. This study, a quasi-experimental research using a pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group design, aimed to understand the effect of project-based collaborative learning towards the concept mastery of mushrooms. The subjects of the study were 75 tenth grade of high school students in Surakarta City, Indonesia, divided into two classes: 38 students in the experimental class 37 in the control class. In the experimental class, the students were treated with project-based collaborative learning strategies. In project-based collaborative learning strategy, students were challenged to create a project on oyster mushroom cultivation (Pleurotus ostreatus) With the media garden waste such as sawdust. In the control class, the students were treated with direct instruction. The instrument used was a multiple-choice test and essay developed by researchers to measure students' concept mastery towards mushrooms. Research data were analyzed by independent sample t-test. The results found that the average n-gain score for the experimental and the control classes were 63.09% and 45.73%, respectively. Moreover, all indicators of mushroom concept mastery showed the n-gain scores for the experimental class higher than the control class. Analysis of independent sample t-test proved that the significant differences existed between direct instruction and project-based collaborative learning in improving the concept mastery of mushroom. Finally, This research concluded that project-based collaborative learning is more effective in enriching the concept mastery than direct instruction.

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Effects of a pilates school program on hamstrings flexibility of adolescents

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte ◽

10.1590/1517-869220152104145560 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

pp. 302-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Noelia González-Gálvez ◽

María Carrasco Poyatos ◽

Pablo Jorge Marcos Pardo ◽

Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale ◽

Yuri Feito

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Effect Size ◽

Small Proportion ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Hamstring Flexibility ◽

Experimental Group

INTRODUCTION: Low levels of hamstring flexibility may trigger certain acute and chronic pathologies and injuries. Poor flexibility is observed among teenagers and several authors have recommended the use of specific programs in this population to improve flexibility levels. The Pilates Method (PM) may be an appropriate intervention to achieve this purpose and has rarely been used with this population. Objective: Study was to assess changes in the flexibility of hamstrings after running a didactic PM unit for high-school students.METHODS: This research was developed through a quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 66 high-school students divided into experimental group (EG=39) and control group (CG=27). The intervention was carried out 2 times a week for six weeks. Each session lasted 55 minutes divided into three parts: warm-up, main part and cool down. Hamstring flexibility was assessed using the toe-touch test. Paired Student t-test and t-test for independent samples were applied. The size of the effect (d) was determined.RESULTS: The EG showed significant provident in hamstring flexibility (+3.54±3.9cm). The effect size was low (d>d>0,2<0,53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results. The control group did not have significant changes after the intervention. In the experimental group, both boys (+3.38± 3.7cm) and girls (+3.85 ± 4.2cm) showed significant improvements. The effect size was low for boys (d>d>0.2<0.53), which means that a small proportion of participants improved their results, and high for girls (d>1.15) which means that a large proportion of participants improved their results.CONCLUSION: This study showed that six-weeks of Pilates training in Physical Education classes has significantly improved the hamstrings flexibility among adolescents.

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Penggunaan VCD dan Leaflet untuk Peningkatan Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Perilaku Siswa dalam Pencegahan Kecelakaan Sepeda Motor

Kesmas National Public Health Journal ◽

10.21109/kesmas.v8i8.407 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 373

Author(s):

Mulyono Notosiswoyo

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Intervention Group ◽

Accident Prevention ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Motorcycle Accident ◽

And Behavior ◽

Attitudes And Behavior

Indonesia belum mempunyai kebijakan penyuluhan pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor yang efektif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menilai efektivitas penggunaan visual compact disk (VCD) dan leaflet terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan, sikap dan perilaku siswa SLTA dalam pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor di Kota Bekasi pada tahun 2010. Desain penelitian yang digunakan quasi experiment dengan rancangan equivalent pretest and post-test with control group, dengan intervensi pemutaran VCD dan pemberian leaflet. Sampel dihitung berdasarkan uji 2 proporsi, diperoleh sampel minimal 211 untuk yang di intervensi dan 211 untuk kontrol. Mereka diambil dari siswa SLTA kelas I dan kelas II yang sering mengendarai sepeda motor. Evaluasi hasil intervensi dilakukan setelah tiga bulan. Alat pengumpul data adalah kuesioner yang telah diuji coba. Analisis data menggunakan uji Kolmogorov-Smirnov, uji-t berpasangan dan uji-t independen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan uji-t berpasangan pada kelompok yang di intervensi meningkatkan rerata skor pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku siswa SLTA sebelum dibandingkan sesudah pemutaran VCD dan pemberian leaflet bermakna (nilai p < 0,05), tetapi pada kelompok kontrol hanya terjadi peningkatan rerata skor perilaku sebelum dibandingkan sesudah adanya perlakukan. Sedangkan, hasil uji-t independen menunjukan hanya pada rerata skor variabel pengetahuan terdapat perbedaan peningkatan skor antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol yang bermakna (nilai p < 0,05). Kesimpulannya, penyuluhan menggunakan VCD dan leaflet dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa SLTA dalam pencegahan kecelakaan sepeda motor.Indonesia does not have a policy of promotion motorcycle accident prevention. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Visual Compact Disks and leaflets to increase in knowledge, attitudes and behavior of the motorcycle accident prevention on high school students in Bekasi City. The method used a non-randomized quasi experimental pretest and post-test control group design. Samples are high school students as a intervention group and vocational high school students as a control group in Bekasi in 2010. Three months after the intervention, conducted an evaluation to assess the increasing of knowledge, attitudes and behavior of a motorcycle accident prevention. Data collection was a questionnaire that was tested. Analysis of the data using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, paired t-test and independent t-test. The result of the study shows that the paired t-test in the intervention group mean scores improve knowledge, attitudes and behavior of high school students before than after playback of VCDs and leaflets giving significant (p value < 0.05), but in the control group only increased the mean behavior scores before than after the introduction of treatment. While the results of the independent t-test showed only the mean score difference variable increase in knowledge scores between the groups in the intervention and control groups were significant (p value < 0.05). To conclude, extension using VCD and leaflets can improve high school students’ knowledge in the prevention of a motorbike accident.

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Pengaruh Model Ecopedagogy terhadap Aspek Kompetensi Ekologis Siswa SMA

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan ◽

10.17977/jptpp.v4i9.12768 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (9) ◽

pp. 1255

Author(s):

Puri Nofianti ◽

Sumarmi Sumarmi ◽

I Komang Astina

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Data Analysis ◽

Experimental Research ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Research Subjects ◽

School Students ◽

Quasi Experimental

Abstract: This research aim is to know the effect of ecopedagogy model on aspect of ecological competence high school students. This study was quasi-experimental research with the Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group. The research subjects consisted of two classes namely XI IIS II as the experimental class and XI IIS I as the control class. This study was conducted at MAN 1 Sintang. The data analysis used independent sample t-test which showed that the ecopedagogy model had an effect on ecological competence students. From the results of the posttest, it can be seen that the experimental class has higher value rather than the control class.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model ecopedagogy terhadap aspek kompetensi ekologis siswa SMA. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian eksperimen semu dengan Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group. Subjek penelitian terdiri dari dua kelas yaitu XI IIS II sebagai kelas eksperimen dan XI IIS I sebagai kelas kontrol. Penelitian ini dilakukan di MAN 1 Sintang. Analisis data menggunakan uji independent sample t-test yang menunjukkan bahwa model ecopedagogy berpengaruh terhadap kompetensi ekologis siswa SMA. Dari hasil posttest kelas eksperimen memiliki nilai lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kelas kontrol.

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MODEL QUANTUM WRITING BERBASIS KECERDASAN INTERPERSONAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS ARTIKEL (EKSPERIMEN KUASI PADA SISWA SMA TALENTA BANDUNG)

Didaktik : Jurnal Ilmiah PGSD STKIP Subang ◽

10.36989/didaktik.v7i01.176 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (01) ◽

pp. 49-58

Author(s):

Rendy Triandy ◽

Aries Setia Nugraha ◽

Adi Rustandi

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Learning Process ◽

Hypothesis Test ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Model Based ◽

Significant Difference

The aim of this research was to determine the profile of learning, the learning process and the effectiveness of the application of quantum writing model based of interpersonal intelligence in teaching high school students write articles on subjects Talenta Bandung High School. The reseach design used is Nonequivalen (pretest-posttest) Control Group Design, which is a quasi-experimental research using all subjects in the study group (intac group) for treatment, instead of using subjects drawn randomly. Data collection instruments used were a matter of a test to measure the ability to write articles and guides observation and interviews. Analysis data technique used was Statistic Descrivtif, t test (paired-sample t-test) and independent sample t-test using SPSS version 22. The results showed that the learning profile is still using the curriculum KTSP, while directing students to the learning process easier to develop ideas into writing through the application of quantum writing model based of interpersonal intelligence. Hypothesis test results mean gain score on the test t-table is 0, 001 is smaller than the real level of testing (α) of 0.05, which means that Ho refused and Ha is received, there is a significant difference between the results of the experimental class learning with learning outcomes in control class. This shows that the quantum writing model of based interpersonal intelligence can improve students' ability to write articles in Indonesian subjects in Talenta Bandung high school.

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Comparison of selected anthropometric parameters and motor tests in male gravity cyclists and high school students

Studia sportiva ◽

10.5817/sts2018-1-17 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 149-154

Author(s):

Damjan Siriški

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Body Composition ◽

High School Students ◽

Motor Skills ◽

Control Group ◽

Training Methods ◽

Test Results ◽

School Students ◽

Jump Test ◽

Motor Tests

The objective of our study was to compare selected parameters of body composition and motor tests results obtained with measuring of two diverse groups – elite gravity cyclists and a control group of high school students. The study was conducted in 31 male gravity cyclists (16 technical gravity disciplines, 15 downhill gravity disciplines) and 14 male school students. Matiegka protocol was used to estimate body composition and somatotype, a battery of specific motor skills was used to determine motor skills of the two test groups.Downhill gravity cyclists proved significantly higher mesomorphy than the control group - downhill disciplines 5,3 (σ = 0,43), control group 4.7 (σ = 1,05), and significantly higher values of test results than control group in broad jump (downhill disciplines 228,2 cm σ = 20,1 cm; control group 192,4 cm, σ = 15,1 cm), back-broad jump test (downhill disciplines 118,6 cm, σ = 12,8 cm; control group 98,3 cm, σ = 13,5 cm) and high jump (downhill disciplines 61,1cm, σ = 11,9 cm; control group 51,5 cm, σ = 12,5 cm). Technical disciplines cyclists proved significantly higher values of test results than control group in broad jump (technical disciplines 214,5 cm σ = 18,2 cm; control group 192,4 cm, σ = 15,1 cm), rotation jump (technical disciplines 510°, σ = 25,4°; control group 430,2°, σ = 39,4) and high jump test (technical disciplines 112,6 cm, σ = 10,9 cm; control group 98,3 cm, σ = 13,5 cm).Differences in somatotype, body constitution and motoric tests relate with characteristics of training and use of specific training methods. In this study high level performance athletes were tested, therefore it could be helpful for riders and coaches to increase the efficiency of the training process.

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Teaching Narrative Reading by Using the Sub-text Strategy for Islamic Senior High School Students

Ta dib ◽

10.19109/td.v25i1.5444 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 71-82

Author(s):

Muhamad Holandyah ◽

Nova Lingga Pitaloka ◽

Wahyudiyanto Wahyudiyanto

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

High School Students ◽

Senior High School ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

School Students ◽

Paired Sample ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Quasi Experimental

The objectives of this study were to find out whether or not there was a significant improvement before and after the treatment on the eleventh grade students’ reading comprehension scores at one Islamic senior high school in Palembang by using Subtext strategy and to find out whether or not there was a significant difference on the eleventh grade students’ reading comprehension scores between the students who were taught by using Subtext Strategy and those who were not. In this study, Quasi Experimental Design using pretest-posttest nonequivalent groups design was used. There were 60 students taken as sample. Each class consisted of 30 students from class XI IPS 2 as control group and class XI IPS 3 as experimental group. In collecting the data, reading comprehension test was used. The test was given twice to both experimental and control groups, as a pretest and posttest. To verify the hypotheses, the data of pretest and posttest were analyzed by using independent sample t-test and paired sample t-test in SPSS program. The findings showed that the p-output from paired sample t-test (sig2-tailed) was 0.000 which was lower than 0.05 and t-value 11.399 was higher than t-table with df=29 (2.0452). The result of p-output from independent sample t-test was 0.001 which was lower than 0.05, and the t-value 3.465 was higher than t-table with df=58 (2.0017). It means that teaching reading narrative text by using Subtext strategy had significant effect on the students’ reading comprehension scores.

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The Effect of Sports on the Psychological Well-being Levels of High School Students

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v5i5.2270 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 72

Author(s):

Özgür Gül ◽

Hakan Salim Çağlayan ◽

Mehibe Akandere

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Posttest Score ◽

T Test ◽

Individual Development ◽

Control Group ◽

Sports Training ◽

School Students ◽

Psychological Well Being

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of sports education on psychological well-being levels of high school students in terms of individual, environmental and self-determination.This study group consists oftotally 187 high school students, in other words 97 students (nmale = 48, nfemale= 49) receive education in a high school attached to Provincial National Education Directorate of Konya where they are provided for sports training, while 90 students (nmale= 50, nfemale= 40) receive education in a similar school where they are not provided for sports training in the first half of the 2016-2017 academic year.This study has been carried out in accordance with the pretest-posttest model and the experimental group has been applied the sports activity program 2 days and 2 hours per week during 8 weeks and control group has continued their education and training according to programs included in the curriculum. "Psychological Well-Being Scale" developed by Ryff (1989) and adapted to Turkish by Cenkseven (2004) has been used as data collection tool in this study. In the analysis of the data, independent group t test has been used for the intergroup comparisons and t test (Paired-Samples t test) has been used for the intra-group comparisons. The level of significance has been taken as 0.05 in the study.As a result of the study, it has been determined that the individual development dimensions of the psychological well-being scale related with groups receiving (experimental) and not receiving the sports training (control) become different significantly in favor of the posttest score averages and also it has been understood that there is a difference in favor of the posttest score averages in the dimensions of environmental domination and self-determination but this difference is not significant at 0,05 level.

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Efektivitas Layanan Informasi Karier untuk Meningkatkan Perencanaan Karier Siswa SMA

Indonesian Journal of Educational Counseling ◽

10.30653/001.201931.55 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 43-50

Author(s):

Silvia Yula Wardani ◽

Rischa Pramudia Trisnani

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Design Research ◽

Career Planning ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Information Services ◽

T Test ◽

School Students ◽

Design Data ◽

Study Program

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CAREER INFORMATION SERVICES TO IMPROVE CAREER PLANNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. High School Education aims to prepare students who will continue their education to a higher level, while preparing students who will work immediately if they have completed their education in high school. Experiencee in the field shows that there are still many students who are confused about choosing the department (study program) to be entered, especially for high school students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of information services to improve career planning for students of SMA Negeri 1 Nglames. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. This research was conducted at SMA Negeri 1 Nglames with pre-experimental design research design. Data collection techniques use a psychological scale that is the scale of career planning. Data analysis techniques using t-test. The results showed effective information services to improve career planning proved after a hypothetical test with the t-test analysis technique of the value of asympsig (2-tailed)/asympiotic significance 0.000, it can be concluded that information services to improve career planning of students of SMA Negeri 1 Nglames Kabupaten Madiun.

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