School Behavior Research Articles

Group Counseling Self-Control Technique Based on Surat Al-Imran Verse 134 to Overcome Aggressive Behavior in Students: Is it Effective?

The occurrence of violence and aggressive behavior in schools needs special attention and treatment. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of behavioral group counseling self-control techniques based on Surah Al-Imran verse 134 to overcome aggressive behavior in students. The type of research is a quantitative pre-experiment using the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Respondents in this study amounted to 12 students who were taken using a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was an adaptation of the aggressive scale from Buss & Perry (1992). The instrument consists of 30 items with a validity value of > 0.3 and a reliability of .912. The results of the paired t-test showed p=.002; p < 0.05. That is, group counseling of self-control techniques based on Surah Al-Imran Verse 134 is effective for overcoming students' aggressive behavior.

Unveiling the Impact and Dynamics of Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Educational Environments: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

OCB is a fundamental aspect of all human organizations. This review paper aims to emphasize the significance of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) within educational environments. Educational institutions possess leaders, employees, and tangible and intangible resources. The dimensions of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), such as altruism, civic virtue, courtesy, consciousness, and sportsmanship, are highly significant in enhancing the strength of relationships among employees, leading to improved group performance and positive outcomes for organizations. Nonprofit service institutions, such as schools, rely on employees expressing OCB to achieve improvements in their outcomes. Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) aims to mitigate negative behaviors and promote positive workplace behaviors. Research has demonstrated the advantages of critically analyzing the emergence of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in both educational leaders and teachers. This review examines the construct of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in educational settings, specifically addressing its role, types, existence, measurement, and importance. This study offers recommendations for policymakers, administrators, and teachers to facilitate the promotion of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) in schools.

Optimalization of PHBS (Clean and Healthy Living Behavior) with the Formation of Cilik Nurses at SD Sei Petani Medan

Elementary School Sei Petani is a experimental elementary school located in Medan City, North Sumatra with 34 teachers and 326 students and 355 students. PHBS activities at school have the benefit of being able to create a clean and healthy environment, improve the teaching and learning process and students, teachers and the school community become healthy. The problems found are that SD Sei Petani does not have a UKS room at school, SD has never conducted routine health education, students have not received training on Little Nurses. Students have never been given knowledge to perform first aid in accidents (P3K), weight and height measurements are not routinely carried out per 6 months, schools do not provide guidance on school stalls, hand washing with soap activities have never been carried out routinely at school, toilets and school bathrooms are not cleaned regularly, landfills do not meet health requirements. The purpose of this community service is Optimizing PHBS (Clean and Healthy Living Behavior) with the Formation of Little Nurses at SD Sei Petani Medan. Stages of implementation method with 5 stages of activity. activity 1 identifying students' knowledge about PHBS at school, activity 2 education about 8 PHBS activities at school, activity 3 empowering students to become Little Nurses to improve their knowledge and skills as a mobilizer to other students procuring UKS facilities and infrastructure. Activity 4 Procurement of UKS facilities and infrastructure, activity 5 fostering a healthy school environment, namely supervision of garbage, toilets / bathrooms, cleanliness of the school environment and school canteens. The solution offered from the above problems is to empower students by forming little nurses and conducting training for Little Nurses as drivers and supervisors of healthy living behavior in schools, procuring UKS facilities and infrastructure, fostering a healthy school environment, namely supervision of garbage, toilets / bathrooms, cleanliness of the school environment and school canteens.

Considering the Pre-Examination Study Period as a Stressful Situation, that Determines the Students’ Personality Behaviour in the Process of Education

Introduction. The article presents the results of the study on school students of 9th and 11th grade and university first-year students in their pre-examination study period. Modern school and university students' well-being and behaviour negatively influenced by the exam situation itself and the pre-exam study period before them. Therefore, it justifies the need for an investigation into this matter. Adolescents and young people often cannot deal with the negative consequences of what they feel about their life situations. This provides harmful impact on psychosomatic state of the person, and leads to destructive (suicide) and deviant (victimization) forms of behaviour in the worst-case scenario.Purpose. In our work, we will study students' (school and university) behaviour in the pre-examination period, assessed by them as a stressful satiation.Materials and Methods. The study involved 260 school students and 193 university students from educational establishments in the Rostov region. For the investigation, we used the following methods: the «Exposure to Examination Stress» questionnaire by Yu. B. Gurevich, «Personality Stress Resistance Self-Test» by N. V. Kirsheva and N. V. Ryabchikova, the «Propensity to Victim Behaviour» questionnaire by O. O. Andronnikova, and the «Preparation for Exams» questionnaire by V. I. Mishchenko.Results. We found that the pre-examination study period perceived by students as the situation, that determines their behaviour. In the stress situation both school and university students' behaviour is characterized by identical markers: demonstration of undiversified emotional, cognitive, and behavioural patterns, same levels of stress and anxiety. However, such behaviour factors differ and appear to depend on expected consequences of experienced situations, also on existing predictors, that influence the change in students' behaviour.Discussion. Awareness of exactly what changes in the behaviour of adolescents and young people are caused by stressful situations in the educational process, as well as identifying specific behavioural characteristics of the person acting in stressful situations will allow one to develop effective programs of psychological support for students during the pre-examination study period.

A longline survey for spurdog distribution and life history along the Norwegian coast

AbstractTo improve spatiotemporal data collection and inform future spurdog Squalus acanthias stock assessment, a new dedicated longline survey was initiated in 2021 in coastal waters of southern Norway. The survey comprised a mixture of randomly predefined stations to facilitate unbiased abundance estimates and supplementary stations including informant putative hotspots. During 25 survey days in autumn 2021, 287 stations were sampled, of which 280 were categorized as “satisfactory” in terms of gear quality deployment. Spurdog catches (n = 954) were more abundant in southeast coastal shallower waters (19–150 m). No length, sex, or maturity stratified schooling behavior was found with increasing catches. Females were more abundant and larger than males, but males were older. Growth and reproduction parameters were within ranges reported for the stock. Our results provide valuable input for spurdog survey designs with regards to optimizing boat time, location of stations, and biological sampling protocols. The survey provides important data for monitoring the spurdog stock and other data‐limited species, especially considering the newly re‐opened spurdog fishery but also to study possible future effects of climatic changes on spurdog distribution.

Understanding Active Transportation to School Behavior in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities: A Machine Learning and SHAP Analysis Approach

Active Transportation to School (ATS) offers numerous health benefits and is considered an affordable option, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises 60 min of daily physical exercise for children aged 6 to 17, making ATS a compelling approach to promote a healthier lifestyle among students. Initiated in 2005 by the US Department of Transportation (DOT), the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program aims to foster safe and regular walking and biking to school for students. This paper examines students’ travel behavior using SRTS survey data and assesses the program’s effectiveness in promoting ATS in Chula Vista, California. Employing machine learning algorithms (random forest, logistic regression, and support vector machines) to predict students’ likelihood to walk to school, it utilizes SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) to pinpoint significant variables influencing ATS across all models. SHAP underscores critical factors affecting transportation choices to school, highlighting the importance of home-to-school distance, with shorter distances positively impacting active transportation. However, only half of students within schools’ walking distance opted to walk to school, underscoring the necessity of addressing parental safety concerns, including factors such as crime rates and traffic speed along the route.

Analisis Dampak Modernisasi Terhadap Perilaku Siswa Sekolah Dasar Pada Aspek Sosial Budaya

Modernization isa process of changing societies and cultures with all its aspects from traditional to modern. Modernization, while having a positive effect, can also have a negative impact that one of them is having on the behavior of elementary school students. These effects can happen if we cannot strain that modernization. Therefore as teachers we should be able to minimize the emergence of harmful negative effects on the creation of student character. The results of this study suggest that modernization has hada significant impact on the behavior of elementary school students. This is demonstrated by such oft viewed negative behaviors as brawling, social strife, social promiscuity, misuse of the Internet and cell phones that cause students to become irritable and socially impaired. The research method used was the literacy study of several accredited journals according to the research discussion. This study is intended to enable readers to know the impact that modernization of students' behavior in elementary schools and teachers can minimize the negative effects that will happen in students.

Developmental links between well-being, self-concept and prosocial behaviour in early primary school.

Well-being is a key aspect of children's education, yet measurement issues have limited studies in early primary school. The current 12-month longitudinal study assesses the temporal stability of child- and parent-reported school well-being and examines developmental links with academic self-concept and parent-rated prosocial behaviour. We tracked a sample of 206 children across the transition from the first (T1) to the second (T2) year of primary school (T1 child Mage = 5.3, SD = .46, 54.3% girls) and gathered ratings of well-being, prosocial behaviour and academic self-concept at both timepoints. We used cross-lagged analyses to investigate developmental links between these three constructs. Parent and child reports of children's well-being showed similar temporal stability and converged over time, such that informants' reports showed a modest but significant correlation at T2. Girls reported greater well-being than boys at both timepoints and received higher parental ratings of well-being than boys at T2. For both girls and boys, associations between the constructs were asymmetric: early well-being predicted later self-concept and prosocial behaviour, but the reciprocal associations were not significant. These findings support the validity of young children's self-reported well-being, highlight the early onset of gender differences in school well-being and demonstrate that early well-being heralds later prosocial behaviour and positive academic self-concepts.

Evaluating the efficacy of a ketogenic diet in managing drug resistant paediatric DEDPC5-related epilepsy

AimTo evaluate the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet treatment in a cohort of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy with a mutation in the DEPDC5 gene. Materials and MethodsWe followed four paediatric patients with drug resistant DEPDC5-related epilepsy through a ketogenic diet (KD) treatment course. We analyzed the following parameters of their clinical profiles: past medical history, clinical characteristics of seizure morphology, EEG records pre- and post-KD treatment, the results of MRI head and neurological and psychological examinations (pre-treatment and throughout treatment course). We evaluated the effectiveness of previous therapeutic approaches and the current treatment with ketogenic diet alongside results of neuroimaging studies. Effect of KD on co-morbid behavioural and psychiatric symptoms, as well as adverse effects from KD were also assessed. ResultsIn three patients, the introduction of the ketogenic diet resulted in the cessation of seizures, while in 1 patient with co-morbid cortical dysplasia, epileptic seizures of lesser severity returned after an initial seizure-free period of several weeks. Further, 1 patient was able to transition to a KD-only treatment regimen. The remaining patients were able to reduce the number of antiseizure medicine (ASM) to a monotherapy. In all cases we observed improvements in EEG results. Our cohort included one patient whose MRI head showed cortical dysplasia. However, no patients demonstrated any neurological signs in neurological examination. Psychological examination showed normal intellectual development in all patients, although behavioral disorders and difficulties at school were observed. The introduction of KD treatment correlated with improvement in school performance and improved behavioral regulation. No clinically significant adverse events were observed. ConclusionsKD seems to be both effective and well tolerated in young patients with DEPDC5-related epilepsy, both as a monotherapy and as an adjunct to ASM. We recommend an early adoption of this therapeutic approach in this patient demographic. Our results demonstrate that the positive effects of KD treatment encompass improvements in general functioning, particularly in the context of school performance and behavior, in addition to the achievement of good seizure control.

An Open-Label Study of a Wearable Device Targeting ADHD, Executive Function, and Academic Performance.

This was an open-label pilot study to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a wearable digital intervention developed to improve on-task behavior. This was an exploratory study to test for specificity of response on parent- and teacher-reported symptom outcomes in attention and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms, as well as domains of functional impairment, including school behavior and learning and executive function. Participants included 38 children aged 8-12 years with a parent-reported past diagnosis of ADHD. Following baseline ratings from parents (N = 38) and teachers (N = 26), participants wore the device to school for four weeks. Parent and teacher ratings of ADHD symptoms, executive function, and functional impairment were repeated at the end of the four-week intervention period. Statistically significant improvement was seen in the total scores for all parent and nearly all teacher outcomes, with moderate effect size improvements in attention, organization and planning, self-monitoring, school functioning, and teacher-reported academic performance. Preliminary evidence from this open-label pilot study suggests that having a child interact with a wearable device to self-monitor attention is feasible. This exploratory, open-label pilot study found real-world improvement in functional domains, including academic performance. Future research will require a blinded, randomized, controlled trial using an appropriate sham comparator to confirm these findings.

Principals’ servant leadership practices and teacher motivation: Perspectives from South African rural schools’ context

This study explored the relationship between principals' servant leadership practices and teacher motivation in selected rural schools in South Africa. It adopted a qualitative research design, collecting data through semi-structured interviews with six principals and six teachers from rural schools in South Africa. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis, which identified themes related to principals' servant leadership practices and teacher motivation. This study is underpinned by the theory of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which explains the five levels of human needs that motivate individuals. The findings revealed that principals' servant leadership practices were positively associated with teacher motivation in South African rural schools’ context. Specifically, the study found that principals who exhibited servant leadership practices such as listening to teachers' needs, providing support and guidance, promoting teamwork and collaboration, and showing appreciation and recognition, had motivated teachers. The study identified that principals who engage in servant leadership strategies can succeed in motivating their teachers to commit to their teaching profession and quality education. However, secondary data shows that servant leadership strategies are not drivers of success but contributing factors to keeping their teachers motivated and not losing them to urban areas. The study further argued that not all schools practicing servant leadership are able to motivate or keep their best teachers. Thus, there are other factors that motivate teachers to stay in rural schools such as high salaries, teaching schools located in their home villages, or the ability of principals to appoint teachers who view the profession as their calling and not just an employment opportunity. Teachers who already view their profession as a calling are easy to remain motivated and stay committed to schools in rural areas. Similarly, teachers working in their rural villages have a higher chance to resist relocating to urban schools since they are comfortable being close to their families and relatives. In sum, servant leadership strategies alone are not enough unless the teachers are already committed to the school project for subjective reasons. This study contributes to the growing body of research on leadership and motivation in education and highlights the critical role that principals can play in promoting positive teacher attitudes and behaviors in South African rural schools’ contexts.

HIF signaling overactivation inhibits lateral line neuromast development through Wnt in zebrafish

The lateral line is critical for prey detection, predator avoidance, schooling, and rheotaxis behavior in fish. As similar to hair cells in the mammalian inner ear, the lateral line sensory organ called neuromasts is a popular model for hair cell regeneration. However, the mechanism of lateral line development has not been fully understood. In this study, we showed for the first time that hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) signaling is involved in lateral line development in zebrafish. hif1ab and epas1b were highly expressed in neuromasts during lateral line development. Hypoxia response induced by a prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing proteins (PHD) inhibitor treatment or vhl gene knockout significantly reduced hair cells and support cells in neuromast during lateral line development. In addition, inhibition of Hif-1α or Epas1 could partially rescue hair cells in the larvae with increased HIF activity, respectively. Moreover, the support cell proliferation and the expression of Wnt target genes decreased in vhl mutants which suggests that Wnt signaling mediated the role of HIF signaling in lateral line development. Collectively, our results demonstrate that HIF signaling overactivation inhibits lateral line development in zebrafish and suggest that inhibition of HIF signaling might be a potential therapeutic method for hair cell death.

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Scabies in Darul Abror Modern Islamic Boarding School, Kace Village

World Health Organization (WHO) data shows that the prevalence of scabies in 2014 was 130 million people in the world. Scabies or scabies is a skin disease caused by infestation and sensitization. Scabiei hominis variety. The method used is analytical observational with a case control design. The research was conducted on students at the Al Abror Islamic Boarding School, Kace Village, Bangka Regency.The results of the research showed that the highest age of students was 13 years old, 31 people (51%), the highest education was junior high school, 58 people (96.7%), the length of stay at the boarding school for > 1 year was 59 people (98.3%). Respondents who had good knowledge were 55 people (91.7%), 27 people had an agreeable attitude (45%), 51 people had good personal hygiene behavior (85%), 43 people had good sanitation observations (71.7%). Conclusion: researchers, knowledge, attitudes, personal hygiene behavior and environmental sanitation conditions in Islamic boarding schools both have a big influence on the spread of scabies. Students' knowledge about scabies greatly influences the incidence of scabies because knowledge is a very important source that influences students' thinking patterns and decision-making processes, students' lack of knowledge has a big influence on the spread of scabies skin disease.

Responding to challenging behaviour in post-primary schools: Exploring a new authority

This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a staff intervention for post-primary schools using the New Authority approach to behaviour management, an approach informed by the principles of Non Violent Resistance (NVR). A review of the literature highlighted gaps in current approaches to behaviour management, particularly when responding to young people from backgrounds of trauma, chronic stress and socio-economic disadvantage, neurodivergent students and those with neurodevelopmental delays – those to whom behaviour management strategies are most often applied. The intervention aimed to reduce the frequency of unproductive behaviours in the classroom and increase participant self-efficacy, measured both quantitatively and qualitatively through an experimental and outcome evaluation design. Results, though preliminary, showed a reduction in the frequency of a range of aggressive and anti-social behaviours, and a smaller reduction for low-level disruptive behaviours. Results also indicated that participants displayed an increased sense of self-efficacy in management of student behaviour after the intervention. Feedback indicated moderate to high satisfaction with the intervention. Thematic analysis showed that participants valued the increased support from colleagues inherent within the intervention. The New Authority is proposed as a relationship-based response to challenging behaviour in schools that is sensitive to the brain's response to stress, the impact of trauma and disadvantage, and the impact of neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental delays.

Hubungan perilaku menyikat gigi dengan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut PHPM (Personal Hygiene Performance-Modified) pada murid sekolah dasar

Background: Oral health maintenance efforts should be conducted early in elementary school. The awareness and maintenance behavior of each individual is very important in maintaining oral hygiene. Oral health maintenance is instrumental in regular plaque control and removal. Preventive measures can be carried out routinely, such as brushing teeth, flossing, and dental examinations once every 6 months regularly to the dentist.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationship between tooth brushing behavior and oral hygiene status in elementary school students.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the State Elementary School of 50 Banda Aceh City in December 2022. The sample comprised 40 students. Collection through interviews and dental and oral examinations using diagnostic sets, disclosing fluids, and patient cards (KSP). Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test at a significance level of 95% CI.Results: Tooth brushing behavior among elementary school children was generally poor (57,5%), and oral hygiene was poor (47,5%). In addition, this study found a significant relationship between tooth brushing behavior and oral hygiene status (p = 0,007) in students from State Elementary School 50 in Banda Aceh City.Conclusion: Tooth brushing behavior had a significant relationship with oral hygiene status in students of State Elementary School 50 in Banda Aceh City. Suggestions for students to understand oral hygiene and how to brush their teeth properly.

Assessing Environmental Awareness and Conservation Behavior in Schools for Sustainable Development

Environmental awareness in learners is one of the most critical aspects that must be considered in our educational institutes to promote conservation learner behavior for sustainable development. Schools are places where children prepare for the real world and unpredictable future and best be inculcated conservation behavior to protect the environment. The study uses a qualitative approach. The study conducted in happy home school society campus at Karachi. This study is designed to explore the eco-friendly initiatives or practices this school is practicing for environmental awareness to promote conservation behavior in learners for sustainable development. Using purposive sampling, data was collected through semi-structured interviews and personal visits from the three teachers. The finding shows that this school is practicing different practices that help improve learners' environmental awareness to promote conservation behavior for sustainable development. This study will be helpful for the teachers and school management to know about such eco-friendly initiatives or practices to improve environmental awareness in learners that promote conservation behavior for sustainability because without traditional efforts and without protecting the environment, we can't achieve sustainable development.

PERAN SEKOLAH DALAM MENANGGULANGI PERILAKU KENAKALAN REMAJA DI SMK TERPADU BISMILLAH KECAMATAN PADARINCANG KABUPATEN SERANG

This study describes the role of schools in dealing with juvenile delinquency behavior at Bismillah Integrated Vocational School, Padarincang District, Serang Regency. The purpose of this research was to find out and analyze the forms of juvenile delinquency carried out by students at school, factors that can cause juvenile delinquency or violations at school, school constraints and efforts or school actions in tackling juvenile delinquency behavior that occurs at Bismillah Integrated Vocational School This. In this case the forms of juvenile delinquency that occur at the Bismillah Integrated Vocational School are such as truancy, making class noise, smoking, arriving late, excessive dating, online game addiction, disrespectful attitude towards teachers and fellow friends and several other disciplinary delinquencies. Furthermore, namely the causative factors or factors for the emergence of juvenile delinquency that occurred at Bismillah Integrated Vocational School, Padarincang District, Serang Regency, there are two kinds, namely internal factors and external factors. In addition, it is also hoped that this research can provide benefits for schools to help overcome juvenile delinquency behavior in schools by seeking countermeasures, namely preventive, repressive and curative efforts.

Influence of Environmental Factors and the Condition of Fish on Schooling Behavior

Influence of Environmental Factors and the Condition of Fish on Schooling Behavior

السلوك القيادي لدى مديري المدارس الابتدائية والمتوسطة

Research title: Leadership Behavior among primary and middle school principals The current research aims to identify: -The leadership behavior of primary and middle school _The statistically significant differences in the leadership behavior of primary and intermediate school principals according to the variables: gender (males - females) and length of service (1-5, 5-10, 10 and more). The current research has identified the principals of primary and middle schools in the schools of the center, districts, and sub-districts affiliated to the General Directorate of Education in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate for the academic year (2021-2022). To achieve the research objectives, the researcher sought to: _The descriptive associative approach to detect leadership behavior - _Building a leadership behavior scale for primary and middle school principals, based on the administrative network theory. To complete this, the researcher applied the two scales to a sample of (250) principals in the schools of centers, districts, and sub-districts of the General Directorate of Education for Qadisiyah, which were selected according to the proportional method. After collecting and processing the data statistically using the Statistical Portfolio for Social Sciences (SPSS), the results of the research concluded that: Primary and middle school principals have leadership behavior_ _ _There are no statistically significant differences in the leadership behavior of primary and intermediate school principals according to the gender variable (male-female) and the length of service (1-5, 5-10, 10 and more). According to the results of the current research, the researcher came up with a number of recommendations and suggestions, including: - A special brochure for principals of primary and middle schools to work on leadership behavior in order to familiarize them with the various leadership styles because of its paramount importance in raising the level of work and developing performance and thus achieving school goals in the best way - Holding special training courses on the importance of leadership behavior and its areas for school principals and its impact on their professional growth Key: Leadership, primary and middle school principals words

Assessment, creativity and learning: A personal perspective

AbstractThis paper presents a personal view (a view coloured by my cultural environment and upbringing) of young people's education. I look in particular at assessment practices and detail my understanding of the nature of learning, focusing on creativity and the tensions associated with schooling and creative behaviour. Drawing upon and developing my earlier work in the light of further research and experience, I give an overview of assessment practices and approaches to teaching and learning and argue for a learner‐centred approach with a focus on practical work and an environment that promotes creative problem‐solving across the whole curriculum. A pedagogical strategy is presented that is based on four areas of activity: reacting, researching, responding, and reflecting.