Attitudes Of Secondary School Students Research Articles

EVALUATION OF THE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION COMMUNICATION PROJECT TOWARD THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VINH CITY IN THE SCHOOL YEAR 2020-2021

The study was conducted to: (1) Describe the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Vinh City on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention; and (2) Assess the effectiveness of the Active Growth - A communication intervention project on preventing child sexual abuse in the 2020-2021 school year. The study was community-based interventional research using quantitative research methods. The results showed that the percentage of students with good knowledge of child sexual abuse prevention increased from 34.9% before the intervention to 88.5% after the intervention. Thanks to the project intervention, the percentage of students who had positive attitude towards child sexual assault prevention activities (discussing about CSA prevention and sharing with victims of sexual abuse) increased from 22.2% to 54%. The activities of the project received satisfying reflection from students at the secondary schools that the project implemented. All of the above changes were statistically significant with p < 0,05. It is necessary to continue to maintain and evaluate the long-term results of this program as well as expand the project.

Prospective study on the attitude toward school of secondary school students in the post-pandemic period

This paper is aimed to study the attitude of secondary school students towards school. The research was conducted on a sample of 437 secondary school students and 42 teachers, who teach them. Students were given a questionnaire to identify their attitude towards school from five perspectives: students' self-perception from an academic point of view, students' attitude towards the school itself, attitude towards teachers, the importance they attach to goals, motivation, and self-regulation. Group interviews with teachers explored the relationship between teachers and students, how teachers relate to students, how they perceive students, how school assessments are done, how they provide feedback to students, as well as issues of improving students' attitudes towards school. The results of the study revealed certain associations between students' attitudes towards school and teachers' perception of it.

Old but Gold: Secondary School Students’ Communication Attitude Scale

Communication as a skill is not something new; however, it has become much more important than ever before as the way and with whom we communicate have changed. That is why educators need to have valid and reliable tools to understand how this skill is perceived by students. This study aims to provide a valid and reliable secondary school students’ communication attitude scale (SSSCAS). A draft form for the scale was prepared with 32 items depending on the relevant literature and reviewed by experts in the field. The revised form was applied to 397 students at a state secondary school in Aksaray city of Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. First, explanatory factor analysis that tests construct validity was carried out and three items were extracted from further analysis due to insufficient factor loadings. The remaining 29 items are placed under four sub-dimensions called openness to communication, body language and preferences, self-confidence, and obstacles. The structure was tested through confirmatory factor analysis and the validity of the scale with the four sub-dimensions was found to be appropriate. The Cronbach’s alpha values of all sub-dimensions and the scale were above the required level. As a result, the developed scale is a valid and reliable scale to assess communication attitudes of secondary school students.

Attitudes of secondary school students towards outdoor games: A scale development study

Attitudes of secondary school students towards outdoor games: A scale development study

An Analysis of the Attitude of Secondary School Students Towards Mathematics Subject in Mizoram

An Analysis of the Attitude of Secondary School Students Towards Mathematics Subject in Mizoram

Uticaj sistema nacionalne bezbednosti na prevenciju bezbednosnih pretnji u republici srbiji - stavovi srednjoškolaca

The paper presents the results of research regarding the attitudes of secondary school students in the Republic of Serbia to the impact of the national security system on the prevention of security threats. The research is based on the method of a semi-structured questionnaire, which includes questions about the influence of the police, army, and intelligence services on the prevention of various security threats. The results of the research show that secondary school students perceive the police as a key subject of the national security system, considering the contribution to the prevention of security threats. The police are followed by the military, as the second most important entity, while the intelligence services are perceived as the entity that with the least pronounced impact on the prevention of security threats. Secondary school students perceive corruption, media propaganda, drug abuse, and crime as the predominant security threats, which extremely or to a great extent threaten security.

The attitudes of secondary school students living in Northern Cyprus before and after STEM education

The attitudes of secondary school students living in Northern Cyprus before and after STEM education

ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS TEACHING ART AND DESIGN USING ICT TOOLS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKURE, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA.

This study assessed the attitudes of secondary school students in Akure south local government, Ondo state towards learning Art using ICT tools. The study adopted survey research design. Two hundred (200) students were randomly selected from four schools in Akure south local government area of Ondo state. One objective and one research hypothesis were generated for the study. Students Attitude towards ICT (SATICT) questionnaire was used as the research instrument for the study. The study revealed that students, both male and female have a positive disposition towards learning Art using ICT tools. It was therefore recommended that the use ICT in the teaching of Art be engrafted in the curriculum of Art in secondary schools.

An Investigation of the Handball Attitudes of Secondary School Students in Terms of Some Variables

The aim of this study is to examine the behaviours of secondary school students towards the branch of handball according to some variables. The group of study occurs of a total of 727 students, 424 male and 303 female, who were voluntarily participated in the research and educated in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades of secondary schools in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul province in the 2020-2021 academic year. “Handball Attitude Scale for Secondary School Students” developed by Görgüt and Güllü (2017) was used as a datum collection appliance in the study. Statistical analysis of the data has been done with SPSS 26 program, t-test and One Way Anova tests. According to the classes that the students have studied and the sports branches they are interested in; If it is one-way, the One Way Anova test has been used to define the resource of the difference in cases where the relationship between the variables has been significant, and in cases where the variances have been homogeneous, the LSD test, one of the PostHoc tests, has been used. In the research findings, in the LSD tests, it has been revealed that there has been no positive or negative significant difference in the handball branch according to the classes that the students studied, and it has used a positive impact on the handball branch according to the sports branches of interest. (p<0.05). With reference to the conclusions of the t-test performed by looking at the gender of the students, It was concluded that there had been a significant difference between their attitudes towards the branch of handball (p<0.05). However, there has been no significant difference in the attitudes of the students against the branch of handball according to the sports status of the students and the sports status of their parents. It has emerged that the interest of secondary school students and their families in sports does not affect the handball branch positively or negatively.

An Analysis of the Attitudes of Secondary School Students on Cyber Bullying Behaviors

The utilization of ICT in education has led to the widespread use of these technologies by students. Accordingly, traditional peer bullying has shifted from the school playgrounds to the virtual world and thus created an updated form of bullying called cyber bullying. The purpose of this study is to look into Cyber Bullying Behaviors of Secondary School Students in Northern Cyprus. The randomly selected sample consisted of a total 1206 students attending junior high school, high school and vocational high schools in the 2018-2019 academic year. A descriptive research method of the general survey model was applied in this research. The students were given a questionnaire form that included a ‘Cyber bullying Scale’ and a ‘Personal Information Form’ during the data collection process. The results determined that the students of secondary and vocational secondary education engaged in low level cyber bullying behaviors. It is believed that the results obtained will contribute to the prevention of cyber bullying behaviors and to future studies towards encouraging a boost in healthy internet usage.

Studium dyskomfortu szkolnego w świetle modelu bioekologicznego Bronfenbrennera. badania w szkołach średnich w kara w Togo

This paper addresses the issue of selected behavioural problems connected with attitudes of secondary school students in the light of the Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model of human de- velopment (PPCT). The empirical research was carried out among 931 students (including 47.5% girls) of the average age of 18.69 from secondary schools in the city of Kara in Togo. The research focused on the students' specific cultural context and problems experienced at school, which may, in a synergistic effect, lead to the emergence and deepening of school discomfort. The study of school discomfort should always take into account the cultural, personal and historical context of students. This is extremely important for the validity of scientific research and its social relevance.

Impact of information on secondary school students’ knowledge, perception and attitude towards agricultural career in Ogun State, Nigeria


 
 
 Youths’ interest in Agriculture is daily declining due to lack of awareness and information about the prospects in agriculture, leaving the nation’s agricultural sector in the hands of the ageing population. This study examined the impact of agricultural career information on the knowledge, perception and attitudes of secondary school students towards taking agriculture, as a career choice. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 136 school science students in senior secondary schools and structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on their knowledge, perception and attitudes with respect to career in agriculture. Data was collected for pre-test (baseline) and post-test (end-line) after the respondents had participated in an intervention tagged “Agricultural Career Information Program” and analyzed using descriptive and inferential (using t-test at p ≤ 0.05) statistics. Result showed that the students had a significant change in attitude towards choosing agriculture as a career choice after being exposed to the intervention program, but no significant change in the students’ knowledge and perception after being exposed to the program. Agricultural career counselling should be intentional in the education of the youths, in order to influence their attitude and eventual choice of a career in agriculture. The study recommends that career guidance be included in the curriculum of primary and secondary school students, with a focus on agricultural sector. Information sessions on the agricultural sector can also be organized to improve students’ knowledge, attitude and perception in order to direct their choice towards agriculture.
 
 

THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL SONGS IN SCIENCE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND ECLIPSES

Nowadays, the interdisciplinary position of science is at the forefront. For this reason, attention is drawn to the use of different disciplines in the teaching of science. The aim of this study is to get the opinions of secondary school students about the science lesson taught with educational songs and to examine the effect of the implementation on the attitudes of the students. The research model of the study is a mixed method in which qualitative and quantitative patterns are combined. The study was conducted with 12 middle school 6th grade students (6 girls, 6 boys) studying in a public school in the 2020-2021 academic year. In the study, educational songs were used in the teaching of the science course "Solar system and eclipses" unit. The implementation was carried out for a total of five hours in four weeks. The qualitative data collection tools of the study were semi-structured interviews and student diaries; the quantitative data collection tool is the attitude scale developed by Biçer (2011) with a reliability of 0.89. Semi-structured interview and attitude scale were applied to the students before and after the implementation. Student diaries were filled in by the students during the implementation. In data analysis, qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Quantitative data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test in the SPSS program. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted. As a result of the study, the students found the science lesson, accompanied by educational songs, enjoyable and stated that it provided the opportunity to repeat the subject. In addition, it was determined that the science lesson, which was taught with educational songs, caused a positive change in the attitudes of secondary school students towards the science lesson. Keywords: Music, science, educational songs, solar system

Knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Nakaseke, Uganda towards HIV transmission and treatment.

Background: One of the major health concerns in Nakaseke district, Uganda is the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), as of March 2014, the prevalence rate of the disease in the district was estimated at about 8%, compared to the national average of 6.5%, making Nakaseke district have the sixth-highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the entire country. We set out to explore the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Nakaseke, Uganda on HIV transmission and treatment. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey-based study with data collected during the month of February 2020. Data were analyzed using R programming language version 3.6.2. Results: A total of 163 participants volunteered for the study, 53.37% males and 46.63% females with ages ranging from 12 - 20 years. Participants came from 5 senior classes (S1, S2, S3, S4 and S6). In total, 87.73% participants were aware of HIV/AIDS while 12.27% were not. The major source of information was through teachers/schools. 96.50% knew the mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS and 95.11% were conversant with HIV/AIDS prevention. 63.6% were aware of the terms DNA and genes whereas 36.36% were not. Discussion:Generally, the students in Nakaseke district, Uganda had a high level of awareness of HIV/AIDS based on Bloom's cut-off point. However, with regards to aspects such as the cause and modern prevention methods like taking prep and prevention of mother to child transmission were less known to them. Efforts to find a cure for HIV/AIDS are still in vain. Therefore, strong emphasis on up to date control and prevention methods should be implemented to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge .

Knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Nakaseke, Uganda towards HIV transmission and treatment

Background: One of the major health concerns in Nakaseke district, Uganda is the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), as of March 2014, the prevalence rate of the disease in the district was estimated at about 8%, compared to the national average of 6.5%, making Nakaseke district have the sixth-highest prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the entire country. We set out to explore the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Nakaseke, Uganda on HIV transmission and treatment.Methods: This was a cross sectional survey-based study with data collected during the month of February 2020. Data were analyzed using R programming language version 3.6.2.Results: A total of 163 participants volunteered for the study, 53.37% males and 46.63% females with ages ranging from 12 – 20 years. Participants came from 5 senior classes (S1, S2, S3, S4 and S6). In total, 87.73% participants were aware of HIV/AIDS while 12.27% were not. The major source of information was through teachers/schools. 96.50% knew the mode of transmission of HIV/AIDS and 95.11% were conversant with HIV/AIDS prevention. 63.6% were aware of the terms DNA and genes whereas 36.36% were not.Discussion: Generally, the students in Nakaseke district, Uganda had a high level of awareness of HIV/AIDS based on Bloom’s cut-off point. However, with regards to aspects such as the cause and modern prevention methods like taking prep and prevention of mother to child transmission were less known to them. Efforts to find a cure for HIV/AIDS are still in vain. Therefore, strong emphasis on up to date control and prevention methods should be implemented to fight the HIV/AIDS scourge .

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Secondary School Students Regarding Drug Abuse at Minia City

Background: Drugs abuse a very big problem in the world today and it is ruining the lives of many millions of people both in adolescent and general population. The use of illegal drugs has spread at a high rate and has penetrated every part of the world. No nation has been spared from the devastating problem caused by drugs and substance abuse.Aim of this study is to assess knowledge and attitude of secondary school students regarding drug abuse at Minia City. Study design: Descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Subject: 400 students from High Secondary Schools and Technician Schools. Setting: The study was conducted in Minia City Secondary Schools. Tools: Two tools were utilized in this study, the first tool was an interviewing structured questionnaire sheet was contained two parts: Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics about student's. Part II: Secondary school students' knowledge regarding drug abuse second tool Secondary school students' attitudes regarding drug abuse. Results: The results show that 78% of students in secondary have poor knowledge scores and 50 % of students in technical school have poor knowledge score regarding drug abuse, the mean score of students' knowledge was 5.9±2.3, also 75% of secondary students have positive attitudes and 62% of technical students have negative attitudes with mean attitudes score of study subjects is [16.7±5.4. Conclusion: the majority of students in Secondary School have poor knowledge scores, while half of students in Technical School have poor knowledge score, moreover three quarters of Secondary School students have positive attitudes while less two thirds of Technical School students have negative attitudes. Recommendations: Increase students awareness through social media and network regarding drug abuse, and educational programs for the Secondary and Technician Schools personnel (teachers and social workers), regarding understanding of student drug abuse concept and proper handling of such cases.

Sportsmanship Behaviors Related to Gender and Family Attitude of Secondary School Students

A Sportsmanship is a concept defined as the awareness of having the values required by sports and the golden key of sports activities. Family attitude and gender are thought to be among the concepts that affect sportsmanship. In this study, it was aimed to examine sportsmanship behavior with family attitude and gender characteristics. The research group consisted of 300 students randomly selected from the secondary schools in the city center of Antalya in the 2018-2019 education year, with a mean age of 12.48 ± 79. In the research conducted with the screening model, the "Physical Education Course Sportsmanship Behavior Scale (BEDSDÖ)" developed by Koç (2013) and a personal information form were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics methods for personal information. As the data showed normal distribution, the t-test for paired groups and the Anova test for multiple comparisons was used. According to the findings, it was determined that the sportsmanship behaviors of the students were at a high level. A statistically significant difference was found in favor of female students in the sub-dimensions of displaying appropriate behavior according to gender and avoiding inappropriate behavior and in the total of the scale. While there was no statistically significant difference in the dimension of exhibiting appropriate behavior according to the family attitudes of the students, the scores of the students who showed democratic family attitude were higher than the scores of the children of the families with free attitudes in the dimension of avoiding inappropriate behavior and in the total of the scale. When the sportsmanship behavior scores of secondary school students were examined, it was observed that the scores of the female students were higher than the male students. It is thought that changing family attitudes will improve the sportsmanship behaviors of the society.

Investigation the attitudes of secondary school students towards the use of saying and words of wisdom in learning English at secondary level in Gaza

This paper examined the attitudes of secondary school students towards the use of saying and words of wisdom in learning English as a foreign language in secondary schools in Gaza. Saying and words of wisdom play a significant role in language learning as a part of gaining cultural knowledge. In addition, this study attempted to find out whether they could motivate students to learn English then improve language acquiring through time. 40 secondary female EFL learners were assigned in questionnaires and interviews. Through observation, the researcher convinced that saying and words of wisdom is an important segment in the English Language, and it is a useful piece that has been used to spread wisdom and truths about life. The study reveals the effectiveness and higher rate of retaining of learning vocabulary through the strategy of sayings and words of wisdom compared to the traditional method.

Peer Education Intervention to Promote Drug Abuse Prevention among Secondary Schools Students

Drug abuse is a worldwide serious health problem. Peer education is an effective method in preventing risky behaviors and educating teens about drug abuse. Aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of peer education intervention to promote drug abuse prevention among secondary schools students. Methods: a quasi-experimental research design was used. A multi-stage random sample selection of six secondary schools affiliated to the Ministry of Education and Technical Education was utilized. A convenience sample of 1200 students was selected from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades of the selected schools at Shebin El kom, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Instruments: (1) Sociodemographic data questionnaire; (2) Basic knowledge of students about drug abuse questionnaire; (3) Attitudes of the students toward drug abuse prevention assessment questionnaire and; (4) Self-efficacy of students about drug abuse prevention questionnaire. Results: the mean age of the studied students in both study and control groups were (16.14 ± 1.08 &15.96 ± 1.01) respectively. There were statistically significant differences between study and control group in the total mean score of knowledge about drug abuse post intervention (12.39 ±1.72 & 6.88 ± 1.35; P value .000) compared to pre-intervention (6.95 ± 2.14 & 6.72 ± 2.19; P 0 .535). There was a statistically significant difference between study and control group regarding students' attitudes toward drug abuse post intervention (160.98 ± 11.72 & 75.55 ± 13.35; P 0.000) compared to pre-intervention (77.53 ± 12.14 & 75.89 ± 11.19; P 0.735). Finally, there was a statistically significant difference between study and control group regarding students' self efficacy about drug abuse prevention post intervention (11.84 ± 1.92 & 8.18 ± 1.55; P 0.000) compared to pre-intervention (8.89 ± 3.14 & 7.99 ± 1.92; P 0.598). Conclusions: the findings of the current study suggest that peer education intervention has a positive effect and significantly enhances knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes of secondary school students toward drug abuse. Recommendation: Peer education intervention as a school-based prevention programs is an appropriate model to be implemented for drug abuse prevention among school students.

Attitude of Secondary School Students Towards Science in Relation to Academic Achievement, Gender and Type of School

The study aims to assess the students’ attitude towards science in selected government and private schools at the secondary level in the Jammu district. A sample comprises 200 students from 5 private and government secondary schools of the Jammu district. The Science Attitude Scale (SAS) developed by Grewal (2012) was used to assess the students’ attitude towards science. The results show that the students in both government and private schools have a positive attitude towards science. This study revealed that secondary school students’ attitudes towards science differ significantly regarding their academic achievement. Female students were found to have a favourable attitude towards science as compared to their male counterparts. Results also showed that students at private schools possess a positive attitude towards science compared to students in government schools. They enjoy science and are ready to pursue their career in science as well.