scholarly journals Factors of Performance of Secondary Schools in Science, Mathematics and English

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Jem Boy B. Cabrella ◽  
Marilou D. Junsay
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
School Size ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Empirical Models ◽  
School Type ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
School Based ◽  
Attitude And Motivation

This sequential exploratory mixed methods research aimed to describe which among the demographics, school profile, teacher factor, student factor, learning resources and classroom management, management and governance, family background and parental involvement significantly influenced and predicted the performance of the secondary schools in Science, Mathematics and English in Davao del Sur Division and thereafter to develop empirical models. The instrument used was developed through the responses of the KII informants, concepts of Creswell, and factor analyses. Using complete enumeration, the researcher selected 68 teachers and principals as respondents. Findings revealed that educational attainment, school based management, field of specialization significantly predicted competition; school type, teachers’ attitude and motivation, class size were linked with NAT results in Science; school type, length of service, teachers’ attitude and motivation, principal’s projects and programs, and school size were associated with NAT results in Mathematics; school type, teachers’ attitude and motivation, and classroom management positively correlated with NAT results in English; and school type, teacher’s attitude and motivation, family background and parental involvement, and length of service significantly linked with NAT results in Science, Mathematics and English. The empirical models adopted were: (1) YCompetition = -5.028 + 2.472*Educational Attainment + 1.514*School Based Management – 1.531*Field of Specialization, (2) YNATScience = 7.814 – 32.872*School Type + 13.007*Teacher’s Attitude and Motivation + 14.318*Class Size, (3) YNATMathematics = 74.026 – 28.828*School Type + 5.381* Length of Service + 9.523* Teacher’s Attitude and Motivation – 6.782* Principal’s Projects and Programs – 4.935* School Size, (4) YNATEnglish = 52.674 – 18.505* School Type + 11.362* Teacher’s Attitude and Motivation – 6.518* Classroom Management, and (5) YNATAverage = 60.645 – 26.052*School Type + 8.362* Teacher’s Attitude and Motivation – 4.902* Family Background and Parental Involvement + 4.158* Length of Service.

scholarly journals School-level Factors and Consent Form Return Rate in a School-based Vision Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158
Author(s):  
Holly Given ◽  
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Amanda Neitzel ◽  
Ahmed Shakarchi ◽  
Megan Collins
Keyword(s):  
School Size ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Return Rate ◽  
Consent Form ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Type ◽  
Consent Rate ◽  
School Based ◽  
Linear Regression Modeling

Objective: School-based vision programs provide care directly in schools. Parental consent is typically required for student participation. In this paper, we examine school-level factors associated with consent form return. Methods: We included 123 schools served by a vision program in Baltimore, Maryland between the 2016-17 and 2018-19 school years. Multiple linear regression modeling was used to examine the associations between consent return rate and school type (elementary, elementary/middle or middle school), school size, student attendance, student mobility, percent of students in special education, poverty (percent eligible for free and reduced-price lunch), teacher qualifications, parent response rate to annual school climate survey, vision screening failure rate, and year of vision program participation (cohort). Results: The final model explained 26.2% of variability in consent return rate. Overall consent return rate was 57.8% (range 9.4%-100%). School size (β = -2.419, p < .01) and cohort (βCohort2 = 11.988, p < .01) were significantly associated with consent rate. Whereas poverty (β = 0.225, p < .10) and mobility (β = -0.647, p < .10) were relevant, they did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: School-level factors are significantly associated with consent form return rates. School-based vision programs should consider additional measures to increase consent form return, especially in larger schools and schools with high rates of student mobility.

Facilitating Parental Involvement in Speech Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorders: A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Practices, Perspectives, and Strategies

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 1987-1996
Author(s):  
Sherine R. Tambyraja
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Speech Sound ◽  
Speech Sound Disorders ◽  
Speech Sound Disorder ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Based ◽  
Homework Completion

Purpose This study investigated the extent to which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) facilitate parents' completion of homework activities for children with speech sound disorder (SSD). In addition, this study explored factors related to more consistent communication about homework completion and strategies considered particularly effective for supporting this element of parental involvement. Method Licensed SLPs serving at least one child with SSD were invited to participate in an online survey. Questions relevant to this study gathered information regarding (a) frequency of communication about homework distribution and follow-up, (b) demographic and workplace characteristics, and (c) an open-ended question about the specific strategies used to support parental involvement and completion of homework activities. Results Descriptive results indicated considerable variability with respect to how frequently SLPs engaged in communication about homework completion, but that school-based SLPs were significantly less likely to engage in this type of follow-up. Strategies considered effective, however, were similar across therapy contexts. Conclusion These results suggest potentially important differences between school-based services and therapy in other contexts with respect to this particular aspect of service provision for children with SSD.

scholarly journals School Administrators’ Personality Traits: Its Relationship to Teachers’ Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harly Israel G. Bandojo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
School Year ◽  
Social Traits ◽  
Public Elementary Schools ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Physical Traits

This descriptive study ascertained the perceived personality traits of school administrators’ and its relationship to teachers’ performance in public elementary schools in the district of Estancia, Iloilo. The respondents of the study were the ninety (90) purposively selected public elementary teachers from the district of Estancia, Iloilo during the school year 2017-2018. A researcher-made questionnaire which was validated and reliability tested was used. The results revealed that the school administrators had strong personality traits as perceived by the respondents, when taken as a whole and when classified as to age (above 30 years old), sex, civil status, length of service and highest educational attainment. However, those who were 30 years old and below perceived that school administrators have very strong personality traits. In terms of school administrators’ physical traits, teachers perceived school administrators to have very strong physical traits except for those who aged above 30 years old and master’s degree holders who perceived school administrators to have strong physical traits. In terms of school administrators’ social traits, teachers perceived school administrators to have strong social traits except for those who aged 30 years old and below who perceived school administrators to have very strong social traits. In terms of emotional traits and moral traits, teachers perceived school administrators in both aspects to have strong emotional traits and strong moral traits in all categories. The teachers in the district of Estancia, Iloilo had a very satisfactory performance when taken as a whole and when classified as to age, sex, civil status, length of service and highest educational attainment. Results further revealed no significant differences in teachers’ performance in the district of Estancia, Iloilo. Moreover, no significant relationship between the school administrators’ personal traits and teachers’ performance was found.

Constraints in the Demand for Education: What Can we Learn from Subjective Assessments?

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga V. Sorokina
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Credit Constraints ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Literature ◽  
Demand For Education ◽  
Subjective Assessments

Abstract While the large disparities in educational attainment by socioeconomic status in the United States point towards the importance of credit constraints, there is no consensus in the economic literature regarding their pervasiveness. To evaluate how subjective information can enhance our understanding of the role of credit constraints in education, I focus on NLSY79 respondents' assessments of financial obstacles to schooling. About 12 percent of young adults in the data expect to underinvest in education because of financial reasons or the need to work. Using this information in a regression model of educational attainment shows that it provides valuable behavioral insights, above and beyond standard measures of income and family background.

What does the state know (and want to know) about parental involvement in children’s school education?

2021 ◽  
Vol 604 (9) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Joanna Kołodziejczyk ◽  
Bartłomiej Walczak
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Parental Participation ◽  
School Type ◽  
Educational Law ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
High Level

The article poses a question about the scope of information concerning parental involvement, the collection of which results from the provisions of the educational law. The characteristics of the “Parents are school’s partners” requirement have been referred to the framework proposed by Epstein (1995). The analysis of the amendments of the Regulation demonstrates some slight changes in the approach to parental participation, limited to the four types in Epstein’s model (out of the six proposed by this researcher): parenting, communication between the school and the students’ homes, parental volunteering and decision-making participation. The changes are aimed at subtly limiting the of parents' influence, there are no attempts to extend the provisions of the Regulation to include other forms of participation. Then, based on the data collected during external evaluations in 94 schools (survey study on a non-random sample of 6676 parents and 86 group interviews with parents), a descriptive and comparative analysis of individual indicators was carried out, as well as thematic coding of fragments of the transcription of group interviews. Parents declare a relatively high level of satisfaction with the received support and decision-making participation, slightly lower with communication. These results vary depending on educational level and school type, which may be explained by the connection between involvement and child’s age and the differentiation in class allocation. The qualitative analysis shows that the decision-making participation, in most cases, does not exceed the minimum required by the educational law, and the exceptions to this rule are mostly artifactic activities.

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