Analysing Mindset Theory and Strategies Supporting the Implementation of Real PE to Develop a Growth Mindset Culture

Growth mindset continues to be a popular topic of conversation in the field of education and Physical Education (PE). However, despite the existence of various schemes for delivering curriculum PE, there are limited studies analysing how they seek to directly develop children’s mindsets. This study analyses the process taken for one of these frameworks, Real PE, to be implemented within a school to develop their growth mindset culture, drawing upon the theories of key educational thinkers. The study is based upon the authors’ experiences as PE Subject Leader and member of the school Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within a single-form entry primary school in Leicestershire, United Kingdom; testimonials from other schools who utilise Real PE and existing literature on the effectiveness of growth mindset. Implementing a growth mindset culture is not straightforward; although important, it is not solely about intelligence and praising effort, nor a battle of fixed versus growth mindsets as within PE, mixed mindsets exist, and, the fixed mindset should be legitimised. Therefore, a long-term, rigorous approach to change considering policies, individual beliefs, training needs, strategies and feedback methods needs to be developed. This study adds to the growing conversation about growth mindset and seeks to support other school settings considering embedding mindset culture within their school setting and PE provision.

Analyzing the Mental Health of Students in Dealing with the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic (Covid-19)

This study aims to analyze mental health and anxiety levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study focused on students who were forced to study at home by e-learning. This study used as many as 210 students from junior high school, senior high school, and university levels which were selected randomly. Then, this study used a mixed-method by combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to obtain empirical results to compare mental health and anxiety levels based on student age groups. The analysis results revealed there was a positive and significant influence of the students’ age group on mental health and anxiety levels during the outbreak of COVID-19. The analysis also concluded that students in the 12-15 years’ age group had the worst mental health level. Meanwhile, students in the 20-25 years’ age group are known to have the lowest anxiety level. Overall, this study found that Indonesian students experienced a decline in mental health and detected an increase in anxiety levels. The level of mental health and student anxiety has implications for their learning at home, which can lead to unsatisfactory learning outcomes.

ADOLESCENT PHENOMENONS THAT WORK AS FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN KUPANG CITY ON MAY - OCTOBER 2019

ABSTRACT Background : The problem of adolescence becoming sex workers in Indonesia is still high. Tanpa Batas Foundation in Kupang City on May-October 2017 shows adolescence as women who have sex workers that identified almost all aged 13-24 years of 190 cases. Meanwhile, there are many unidentified practices of prostitution like an iceberg phenomenon. This study aimed to identified the level of education, income, knowledge, perception, the reason, experience, the effect of social media and expectations that affects adolescence becoming sex workers. Method : Qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. Determination of respondents conducted with non-probability sampling techniques used purposive sampling and obtained respondents as much as 10 adolescence of sex workers. The collected data used indepth interview guidelines with semi structured questions. Instruments of this study were transcripts, notebooks, questionnaire and cameras for documentation. Data analysis was starting with the transcript of data, by analyzing the words from the respondent, finding the keyword, making the category followed by identifying the theme and interpretation into a descriptive. Result : This study showed the level of education respondents started from : not went to school, junior high school, senior high school with monthly average income of 1-2 million. Most of the respondents have a bad preception of their self, economic problems were still the main reason and facebook was the most effect from social media to women’s sex worker, in addition to the results of knowledge level showed that all respondents have a good knowledge, they also hope could find another job better and decent. Conclusion : Economic insistence, the adverse effect of social media and peers became the main cause of adolescence become sex workers despite having a good knowledge and they also had the hope that could stop and exit of the employment as a sex workers by finding a better job and feasible of the norm and culture of society.

A Comparative Study of the IGM Use in China’s English Textbooks

IGM (ideational grammatical metaphor) is frequently used in English textbooks, the application of which may influence learners’ proper understanding. The present paper conducts an empirical research on the application of IGM in three English textbooks for English learners of different levels in China including junior high school, senior high school and college with a view to exploring the rate and tendency of IGM application at different levels. It is found that IGM is favored in all the textbooks and nominalization ranks the first among other types of IGM. Besides, the higher the learning level is, the more frequently IGM is used. These findings suggest that the use of IGM in the investigated textbooks turned to be appropriate for EFL learners across three different levels.

Measuring the Efficiency of School System in all Provinces in Indonesia

Human resource plays an important role for the economy. How to obtain human resource quality is by implementing the quality of education system. Education is one of the important considerations sought by the government, as proved by the size of its allocation on budget. Therefore, evaluating the efficiency of its implementation in Indonesia is needed by using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. This paper attempts to develop a new efficiency model of Indonesian education system and implement it to all school’s levels: primary school, junior high school, senior and vocational high school, in 34 provinces in Indonesia. The results show provinces that already have achieved cost, technical and overall efficiency are only 1 and 2 provinces at each levels of education. Regarding the managerial implications, teacher’s equity is a top priority in improving the quality of education system in Indonesia.

Senior high school track and strand preference using the SOAR Intervention Program

The purpose of this study was to examine the students’ track and strand preferences after the SOAR (Student Orientation, Awareness, and Redirection) Intervention Program. This action research employed the descriptive quantitative research design using a researcher-made survey questionnaire that were administered to Grade 10 students from Santa Cruz National High School – Junior High School (n=319) and Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School (n=64). Frequency, percentage and ranking were utilized as statistical tool for this study. Results revealed that the majority of respondents opted to enroll at Sta. Cruz National High School – Senior High School. The Humanities and Social Science strand under the Academic Track had the largest number of students who favoured it over the other strands. Furthermore, it was clear that the majority of them chose the Technical Vocational Track over the Academic Track. The findings can be used to improve Career Guidance in the school, especially parents' engagement in their children's career decisions. Similarly, it is suggested that a standardized enrolment process be developed in which students undergo career assessments in order to help direct them in deciding which strand to pursue.

ANALISIS DAMPAK MEKANISME PENERIMAAN SISWA BARU BERDASARKAN UMUR DI INDONESIA KHUSUSNYA DI JAKARTA

New Student Admission is a series of annual compulsory activities held by all schools in Indonesia in order to accept new students in the new academic year. The process of New Student Admission is based on school and government policies. In 2019, the Ministry of Education and Culture issued a regulation regarding the admission of new students as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture Number 44 of 2019. In this regulation, the age of students is used as one of the parameters that are put into consideration after the distance between residence. In its implementation, many schools in Jakarta use age as the main parameter instead of the distance of student residence so that it violates the provisions of Permendikbud 44 of 2019. The use of age as a main parameter can affect student achievement in school. To see this further, a literature study was conducted which discussed the effect of entry age and achievement in several countries and various levels of education. Based on the literature that has been done, it is unfortunate that the effect of student entry age on achievement at school has different results between each level of education. At the early education level (Kindergarten - Elementary School), the age at which students enter has an influence on their achievement at school, but this does not apply at the secondary level (Junior High School - Senior High School) where the age of students has no effect on achievement at school.

The Patient Perspective: Evaluating the Accessibility of Transoral Robotic Surgery Online Resources

Purpose: The varied treatment options available to patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) can cause significant patient confusion. In particular, transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has become widely used for treatment of HPV-positive OPSCC. As patients commonly refer to the internet for additional information, we aim to evaluate the quality of online patient educational materials for TORS in comparison to other otolaryngology surgical procedures. Methods: The terms “transoral robotic surgery,” “glossectomy,” “thyroidectomy,” and “neck dissection” were searched on Google. Flesch reading ease, Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level, MD review rates, and PEMAT understandability and actionability were assessed for each search term. Google trends was used to determine search interest for each term between May 2015 and May 2020. Results: Of the 30 TORS websites that met inclusion criteria, the average FRE and FKGL scores were 40.74 and 11.60 (that of an average high school senior). The FRE and FKGL scores for TORS were all statistically significantly lower than those of all comparator search terms ( P < .05). Only 1 out of 30 TORS sites were MD reviewed, representing the lowest MD review rate across all search terms. Understandability and actionability scores for TORS were also the lowest across all search terms at 77.71% and 2.66%, respectively. TORS had the lowest search interest. Conclusions: In comparison to other common otolaryngology procedures, TORS websites are the least patient friendly. As TORS becomes a more widely used procedure, it is critical that TORS websites become higher quality resources that patients can reliably reference.

Readiness of boarding school leavers for social self-realization: empirical analysis

The aim of the article is to analytically present empirical data on the readiness of Ukrainian boarding school graduates for social self-realization in the current socio-economic context. The topicality of this research is determined by the need for scientific and sociological support of further transformations of the boarding school network which is one of the main reforms for the national system of general secondary education. This scientific and sociological support should be based on the study of the educational and social potential of boarding schools, aimed at a thorough analysis of the main indicators of readiness of boarding school graduates for social self-realization in present-day conditions.The results of an empirical study conducted on the basis of 14 boarding schools in Ukraine show that a higher level of readiness for social self-realization is demonstrated by senior students whose basic value system corresponds to the type of postmodern personality, i.e. a person whose life activity is structured according to spiritual, post-material values (development of one's talents, self-realization; interesting and creative work; obtaining higher education; helping other people; living according to religious precepts). The study reveals that these senior students ("postmoderners") go far beyond other boarding school students in their aspiration to accumulate future social capital (gaining respect among people, showing gratitude to others for their help, developing relationships with trusted friends), achieve a higher level of education in their lives, demonstrate a much higher readiness for independent life after leaving their boarding school, have higher trust in their own family, teachers, classmates of their own and the opposite sexes, and have a much higher academic performance at the final stage of gaining general education in a boarding school. Senior students of the postmodern type are less prone to problematic, risky behavioral scenarios in boarding schools (early onset of sexual activity and bullying behavior).The conclusions of the study relate to the possibilities of optimizing the implementation of boarding schools' educational and socialization mission in terms of preparing students, most of whom experience unfavorable social circumstances, for social self-realization in the present-day society. The work provides some conceptual guidelines and practical recommendations for education managers and teachers in terms of aiming educational process in boarding schools at promoting the development of postmodern personality type among their students.