scholarly journals Relationship between Creative Thinking and Students Academic Performance in English Language and Mathematics: The Moderating Role of Gender

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mahama, Inuusah ◽  
Kwaw, Regine ◽  
Mensah, Kwame Jonathan ◽  
Acheampong, Ebenezer ◽  
Marfo, Richard
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Aims: This study sought to explore the moderating role of gender in the relationship between creative thinking and academic performance in English Language and Mathematics among Junior High School students in the Aboom Circuit, Cape Coast. Study Design: The design for the study is correlational espousing the quantitative approach. The study was guided by two research hypotheses, which were tested using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Andrew F. Hayes Moderation Process. The instruments for the data collection were Kumar, Kemmler and Holman (1997) Creativity Styles Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and standardised-type test developed by experts in the various subject areas. Results: The study revealed significant relationship between creative thinking and academic performance of students (English Language: r=.432, n=140, p=0.05, p=.003, 2-tailed; Mathematics: r=.401, n=140 p=0.05, p=0.000, 2-talied). The study further revealed that gender moderated significantly in the relationship between creativity and academic performance (English Language: b=-.276, t=-2.398, CI= -.485, -.088; Mathematics: b=-.300, t=-2.198, CI= -.564, -.070). As such, male respondents had higher creative thinking effect in English Language and Mathematics than female respondents (b=.371, t=4.608, CI [.212, .530; b=.219, t=2.286, CI [.030, .407]). Conclusion: Creative thinking indeed relates to performance, as such, it was recommended  that creative thinking should be nurtured among all students in J.H.S. In addition, stakeholders in education should consider including creative thinking in the curriculum and pay special attention to nurturing creative think in female students so that they could match up with their male counterparts.

SELF-DISCLOSURE AND FRIENDSHIP IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumi Matsushima ◽  
Kunio Shiomi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Close relationship during adolescence plays an important role in the young person's overall psychological development. As the most important factor about the development of a close relationship, many studies have emphasized the role of self-disclosure. In this study, the relationship between self-disclosure and friendship in adolescence was examined.Two scales about self-disclosure and friendship were administered to 454 junior high school students. The types of friendship in early adolescence were explored, and the relationship between types of friendship and self-disclosure was examined.

Test Anxiety and Academic Performance among Undergraduates: The Moderating Role of Achievement Motivation

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Gbenro Balogun ◽  
Shyngle Kolawole Balogun ◽  
Chidi Victor Onyencho
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
University Management ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractThis study investigated the moderating role of achievement motivation in the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance. Three hundred and ninety three participants (192 males and 201 females) selected from a public university in Ondo State, Nigeria using a purposive sampling technique, participated in the study. They responded to measures of test anxiety and achievement motivation. Three hypotheses were tested using moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results showed that test anxiety had a negative impact on academic performance (β = –.23; p < .05). Achievement motivation had a positive impact on academic performance (β = .38; p < .05). Also, achievement motivation significantly moderated the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance (β = .10; p < .01). These findings suggest that university management should design appropriate psycho-educational interventions that would enhance students’ achievement motivation.

scholarly journals The relationship between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes: a population study in Chilean schoolchildren

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 2022-2030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Correa-Burrows ◽  
Raquel Burrows ◽  
Yasna Orellana ◽  
Daniza Ivanovic
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
School Health ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectiveWe examined the association between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes in students from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile).DesignCross-sectional population-based study.SettingWe measured the nutritional quality of snacks at school using an FFQ, and accounting for the amounts of saturated fat, fibre, sugar and salt in the foods, and academic outcomes using national standardized test scores in Language and Mathematics. Multivariate regression analyses modelled the relationship between unhealthy snacking at school (exposure), potential confounders and performance in Mathematics and Language (outcomes).SubjectsRandom sample of 1073 students (13·1 (sd 2·3) years old) attending public, partially subsidized and private schools.ResultsFifty-six per cent of students ate items at snack time that were high in fat, sugar, salt and energy, and thus were considered to have unhealthy snaking. Thirty-six per cent and 8 % were considered to have poor-to-fair and healthy snacking, respectively. Unhealthy snacking significantly lowered the odds of good academic performance in both domains. Students having unhealthy snacks were 56 % less likely to pass in Language (fully adjusted OR=0·44; 95 % CI 0·23, 0·85) and 66 % less likely to pass in Mathematics (fully adjusted OR=0·34; 95 % CI 0·19, 0·64) compared with students having healthy snack items.ConclusionsSchoolchildren eating unhealthy foods at snack time had worse academic performance in Language and Mathematics, as measured by a standardized test. Although association does not imply causation, these findings support the notion that academic and health-related behaviours are linked. More research is needed on the effect of school health programmes on educational outcomes.

scholarly journals The relationship between numerosity perception and mathematics ability in adults: the moderating role of dots number

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12660
Author(s):  
Ji Sun ◽  
Pei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Set Switching ◽  
Mathematics Ability ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Numerosity Perception ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Inhibition Ability

Background It has been proposed that numerosity perception is the cognitive underpinning of mathematics ability. However, the existence of the association between numerosity perception and mathematics ability is still under debate, especially in adults. The present study examined the relationship between numerosity perception and mathematics ability and the moderating role of dots number (i.e., the numerosity of items in dot set) in adults. Methods Sixty-four adult participants from Anshun University completed behavioral measures that tested numerosity perception of small numbers and large numbers, mathematics ability, inhibition ability, visual-spatial memory, and set-switching ability. Results We found that numerosity perception of small numbers correlated significantly with mathematics ability after controlling the influence of inhibition ability, visual-spatial memory, and set-switching ability, but numerosity perception of large numbers was not related to mathematics ability in adults. Conclusions These findings suggest that the dots number moderates the relationship between numerosity perception and mathematics ability in adults and may contribute to explaining the contradictory findings in the previous literature about the link between numerosity perception and mathematics ability.

scholarly journals Strategi Self-Regulated Learning dalam Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar Matematika pada Siswa SMP

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Prima Soraya Anas ◽  
Asmadi Alsa
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Correlation Technique ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

This research aims to determine the relationship between self-regulated learning and mathematics achievement in junior high school students. The dependent variable in this research is mathematics achievement which is measured using the mid-term examination. The independent variable is self-regulated learning measured using a scale of self-regulated learning developed based on Zimmerman’s theory (1989). Hypothesis was there is positive relationship between self-regulated learning and mathematics achievement. Subjects were 129 grade VIII students of SMP Negeri X in the year of 2016/2017. Data was analysed using Pearson’s product-moment correlation technique. Results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between self-regulated learning and mathematics achievement, r = 0.351 (p < 0.01). As a conclusion, the hypothesis was accepted.

scholarly journals Relationship between Students Test Anxiety Levels and Academic Achievement in Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ezeh C. Obioma ◽  
Ogbu Cordelia Obioma
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
English Language ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Class Level ◽  
Language And Mathematics ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigated the relationship between students’ test anxiety levels and academic achievement in secondary schools. The study used correlational survey design using Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) for data collection. It was a year-long study. The students’ annual cumulative scores in English Language and Mathematics were used as measure of their academic achievement. Stratified random sampling was used to get a sample of 320 male and female students drawn from four secondary schools in Igbo-Eze South L.G.A. of Enugu state. Four research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The data were analyzed using percentages, standard deviation, correlation and measure of central tendency (the mean) and t-test. On the bases of their scores on Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), males were found to be more test anxious than females. The results showed that test anxiety increases with increase in class level. The result also revealed that the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement was inverse with r = -77 That is, the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement is such that as test anxiety increases, the academic achievement decreases. The implications and recommendations arising from the findings were highlighted.

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