Causes Of Students Research Articles

Prevalence and associated factors of suicide-related behaviors in Iranian students: a large sample cross-sectional study

BackgroundAdmission to the university changes life conditions and thereby increases mental pressure. If the students cannot bear the psychological pressure of being a student, that may lead to suicide among the vulnerable persons. Therefore, in this research, we would like to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of suicide-related behaviors in Iranian students.MethodsThis online, cross-sectional survey was performed from March 18 to April 15, 2023, in Iran. The questionnaires were completed by 2181 students. In this study, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4), Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), and Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3) were used. Finally, we identified the factors associated with suicide-related behaviors using univariate and multiple regression.ResultsThe prevalence of suicidal behaviors in students was 57.95%. According to the results, male gender, marriage, having meaning in life, occasional smoking, sleeping after 1 a.m., and having social support were associated with a reduced risk of suicide. In addition, a history of sexual abuse, more anxiety, and higher perceived stress were associated with an increased risk of suicide.ConclusionsThe prevalence of suicide-related behaviors in Iranian students was higher than expected. Urgent interventions should be considered to prevent students from committing suicide. Helping students find meaning in life, as well as eliminating the causes of students’ anxiety and stress, may be effective in this respect. Additionally, teaching students how to control anxiety and stress may be helpful.

Between Struggle And Hope (Study Descriptive Reason Student Separated Studying On Faculty Teaching & Knowledge University Education Tribuana Kalabahi)

Education will make Indonesian people become intelligent people and can utilize and respond to all opportunities in fulfilling and fighting for life. However, in reality, the economic conditions of the community are certainly different, not all families have adequate economic capacity and are able to fulfill all the needs of family members. One of the effects caused by economic conditions like this is that parents are unable to send their children to a higher level of school even though they are able to finance it at the elementary and middle school levels. It is clear that the economic condition of the family is the biggest supporting factor for the continuation of their children's education to college level, because education also requires large costs. Related to the above intent, researchers want to know more Far about what causes students to drop out of college. This research is aim of finding out the causes of students dropping out of college at Tribuana Kalabahi University, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. This type of research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach . The empirical results of the study show that the causes of students dropping out of college are due to financial constraints and preferring to work, the object of the study and overall the background of families with a lower middle economic level. Most of the respondents' families' livelihoods are farmers with a monthly income of between Rp. 250,000 to Rp. 500,000. Family members as guardians of students who are responsible for the costs of student education also contribute to the cause of students dropping out of college

Investigating pre-tertiary students’ mistakes in solving algebraic word problems: Insights from Asutifi North District, Ghana

Algebra word problems inculcate in learners the skills and ability to think critically and look for answers to problems in society and the world. Using an explanatory sequential mixed design, the study investigated the errors made by pre-tertiary students in algebraic word problems in a selected school in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region of Ghana. Whereas the Newman Error Analysis Model was used to find the types of errors students make when translating and solving algebraic word problems, protocols from topics relating to the study were carefully selected and used as interview guides alongside inspiration from the Newman Error Analysis Model. Quota and simple random sampling techniques were used to select ninety-eight (98) respondents. The Algebraic Word Problem Achievement Test (AWPAT) was given to the ninety-eight students who had studied several topics on word problems, followed by a structured interview to elicit more information from the respondents. The scores gained from the marked test items illustrated that students made more transformation errors, which happened indirectly from a lack of understanding of the concept. A careful analysis of the written responses of the five (5) students interviewed also revealed that, lack of comprehension directly translated into students’ inability to transform algebraic word problems into mathematics equations. In the same vein, the study showed that the main cause of students’ failure to translate and solve algebraic word problems was students’ lack of understanding of the concept of “word problem” among others. The study recommends that students be motivated by encouragement and praise to arouse their interest in translating and solving algebraic word problems.

ANALISIS KESULITAN MENYIMAK SISWA KELAS III DENGAN PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN AUDIO VISUAL

Difficulty in listening is a difficulty in understanding what they are listening to and this difficulty in listening can be an obstacle during learning in class, because students can miscapture information or perceptions. This study aims to find out the difficulties of listening experienced by students using audio visual learning media. The research method used is qualitative descriptive. The subjects studied were grade III students of SDN Tanah Tinggi 7 Tangerang. The data collection technique uses test sheets, observation sheets, and interview sheets. The results showed that the causes of students' difficulty listening were students feeling bored, having difficulty concentrating, experiencing visual impairment problems, lack of understanding of listening vocabulary, students being noisy and unsettled when approaching the time to go home, lack of interest in fairy tales, dark room conditions and class hours that started too early. This is based on the internal factors of the student, namely from within the student himself and external factors, namely from the physical and social environment around the student.

A Study of Anxiety on English Speaking in Classroom of Year Four Students at The Faculty of Languages Souphanouvong University

The objective of this study was to study anxiety on English speaking in classroom of year 4 students and the main cause of students’ anxiety on English speaking at the Faculty of Languages, Souphanouvong University. It was a quantitative study and the participants were the 36 students in fourth year from department of Foreign Language, Faculty of Languages, Souphanouvong University. The instrument was a questionnaire, consisting of 22 items about anxiety on English speaking and the main cause of students’ anxiety on English speaking. The Mean and Standard Deviation used SPSS Program to analyze the data. The finding of the study: Students have problems in English speaking during class because they get nervous when speaking English as shown in the items of advice and self-report, answering their teachers’ questions and students feel very self-conscious about speaking English in front of others friends in class, students worry and make mistakes and are afraid that their classmates will laugh at them. The main cause of students’ anxiety on English speaking in classroom is that students are anxious to speak English in class, because they have lack of flexibility of words, concerns for their ideas. Also, students have lack of words and experience in pronunciation, with the Mean of3.86 and S.D of 0.961. Moreover, students are afraid of making mistakes in grammar and structure of sentence.

Penerapan Media Pembelajaran Pohon Cermat Literasi Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Menganalisis Unsur Intrinsik Teks Cerpen Kelas XI-D2 SMA Negeri 9 Surabaya

Based on observations in classes XI-D2 of SMA Negeri 9 Surabaya, researchers found that there was a problem in learning, namely the lack of teacher skills in creating an effective learning atmosphere. This condition is the cause of students not being very active in learning, so that the achievement of their learning outcomes in the competence of analyzing the intrinsic elements of short story builders is not good. The focus of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of the "Literacy Tree" learning media as an effort to improve the skills of analyzing the intrinsic elements of short story builders. The research method applied is classroom action research. The technique used in this study is qualitative descriptive data analysis. This research was carried out in three stages, including, the pre-cycle stage, cycle one, and cycle two. The results of the study show that the activeness and learning outcomes of students have increased which occurs in the stages of cycle one and cycle two.

Evaluation of students’ performance in elective mathematics: The effect of high school students’ perceived difficulty of the subject

Perception has been attributed as a major cause of students' weakness in mathematics. Hence, this study evaluates its effect on student’s performance in the area of mathematics as an elective subject in some selected Senior High School (SHS) in Ghana. Mixed method research design that employed questionnaire with closed-ended and open-ended items were used in the collection of the data. Stratified sampling technique was used in selecting 300 students as sample for the study. Descriptive statistics and Multiple regression were used to analyse the quantitative data. Again, thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. The findings showed that, SHS students perceived elective mathematics as a difficult subject. Nonetheless, they perceived the teacher-learner activities employed by their teachers in elective mathematics classroom as motivating. Further, they perceived as constructive, the teaching methods used by their elective mathematics teachers. In addition, the study revealed that students’ performance in elective mathematics was not significantly influenced by their perceived difficulty of elective mathematics, teacher motivation and teaching methods although the students expressed favourable dispositions towards these attributes. Thus, the need for Heads of High Schools, to do background check of students’ prior performance, interest and motivation in mathematics as a prerequisite condition for students to pursue elective mathematics is implied in this study. This could stem the tide in the students’ abysmal performance in elective mathematics. Implications for policy, practice and further research are discussed.

Causes of School Dropout among Public Secondary School Students in Ifakara Town Council, Tanzania

This study aimed at exploring causes of students' dropout in public secondary schools in Ifakara Town Council, Morogoro. The study employed a mixed approach. The study involved 128 participants including 1 DEO, 7 heads of school, and 120 dropout students. Data was collected through questionnaires and interviews. Quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 while qualitative data were analysed through content analysis. The findings of the study revealed that low economic status of the respondents’ family was the leading cause of school dropout in the study area; the parents failed to meet school expenses and support their children education. Also, students missed school to do home responsibilities like taking care of their young siblings while the parents were working. Parents’ low level of education made them to have low income and not to value the education of their children. Children from single parent families had challenges with their school requirements being met which led to some dropping out of school. Major recommendation was that, Tanzanian government, NGOs and other educational stakeholders should provide more assistance for poor students who cannot afford to pay for educational materials by creating special program from government in co-operation with the Ministry responsible for education.

The Effect Of Song Mnemonic On Students’ Vocabularymastery Of MTsN Tanjungbalai

The objective of this research to identify the faced by the seventh grade students’ at MTsN Tanjung Balai, to identify the causes of students' difficulties in improving vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students at MTsN Tanjung Balai in the 2023/2024 academic year. The population was 54 students and the researcher took a 2 class random sampling design, namely: control class and experimental class to carry out pre-test post-test. Material about describing something. In collecting data, researchers used tests to apply the song mnemonic method for several weeks and compared the pre-test and post-test to determine the effect of applying the song mnemonic method. Then the data obtained was analyzed through five stages, namely normality test, homogeneity test, hypothesis test, effect size test and statistical hypothesis. Finally the researcher found that it showed that the value of the T-test was 7.659 and the degree of freedom (df) was 54 (df-2;54-2=52). The value of T is significant 5% of T-table of db= 2.00. Therefore, the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected. It can be concluded that the influence of using the song mnemonic method has an influence on increasing students' mastery of English vocabulary. So the suggestion is that teachers must be more creative in developing appropriate learning methods to be taught to support effective learning activities in the classroom.

Analysis of Level of Academic Procrastination on Mathematics Assignments

This study aims to determine the level of academic procrastination on the mathematics assignment of students at SMP Negeri 11 Yogyakarta. In addition, to find out the causes of students experiencing academic procrastination. The purpose of the study was so that the results of this study can be used as a reference to find solutions to the problems experienced by students. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. The population in this study were students of SMP Negeri 11 Yogyakarta class VIII as many as 136 students. The methods used are questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The instrument validity technique uses logical validity carried out by material experts and empirical validity with a significant level of 5%. Test the reliability of the instrument using Cronbach's Alpha formula and determine the category of procrastination using SPSS 28.0. Qualitative data analysis uses descriptive qualitative, including data reduction, data presentation, and verification. Test the validity of the data in this study including the credibility test using triangulation techniques. The results showed that there were 21 students in the high category, 69 students in the medium category, and 10 students in the low category. The causes of students experiencing procrastination include a lack of interest in mathematics, difficult math tasks, considering tasks that are less important to do, and lacking the ability to divide time.

Factors in Students’ Errors in English Writing Proficiency

English is the sole medium of instruction in Namibian higher education institutions. The fact that more than 90% of Namibian students do not speak English as their home language has often been indicated as the cause of students’ poor performance in English. This study investigates the English proficiency of first-year education students at the University of Namibia's Khomasdal Campus with a focus on students’ written works. This study aims to identify and explain the factors that cause students’ poor writing proficiency in English. Based on qualitative research perspectives, the results show that Namibian students face a range of challenges regarding written communication.

Persepsi Siswa Terhadap Problematika dalam Pembelajaran Ips Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung

Frequent emergence of problems faced by students in social studies learning activities problems experienced by students caused by many factors, both internal and external factors. Social studies learning at the junior secondary level is given or presented in an integrated manner to be more easily understood and learned by students. Because social studies is an integration of several branches of social sciences are simplified. The focus of research in writing this thesis is: (1) What are the problems of students in learning social studies class VIII SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung?, (2) What causes the emergence of problems experienced by students in learning social studies class VIII Smp Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung?, (3)How can teachers overcome the problems experienced by students in social studies class VIII of Smp Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung?. The objectives of the study are: (1) to describe the problems in social learning experienced by students of Grade VIII SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung, (2) to describe the causes of the emergence of problems in social learning experienced by students of Grade VIII SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung, (3) to describe how teachers overcome problems in social learning experienced by students of Grade VIII SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung. This research is categorized in qualitative research. with data collection techniques conducted by observation, interviews, and documentation with the research site at SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung. The subjects in this study were social studies teachers and eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Ngunut Tulungagung. The results showed that: (1) problems experienced by grade VIII students in social studies, namely students who have minimal or less reading interest in social studies subjects. Availability of package books and worksheets for students is limited. The methods and learning media used by class teachers are less varied. The teacher is not in control of the class. (2) the cause of students experiencing problems in social science learning is that students do not have books and worksheets as companion books in social studies learning. Students are allowed to bring cellphones to school. The teacher's voice is less loud and clear when teaching. Many students are crowded during the class learning process. (3) how teachers overcome Student Problems in social studies learning is class management. Variety of learning (methods, media, and tasks). The teacher's attitude is firm. Outdoor learning.

Academic Distress Against Academic Procrastination: Study Analysis of Thesis Completion of Makassar Tourism Polytechnic Students and the Faculty of Psychology, Makassar State University

Academic distress is indicated to be the cause of students doing academic procrastination in the preparation of their thesis or final projects. This study uses correlational quantitative methods to determine whether there is an effect of academic distress on academic procrastination. This study involved two groups of samples, cinsists of students of the Faculty of Psychology, Makassar State University (N1=164) and the Makassar Tourism Polytechnic (N2=53) who were preparing a thesis or final project selected using accidental sampling technique. Data obtained through a questionnaire by adopting a Likert scale. The results showed that the hypothesis proposed in this study was accepted, that is, there is a positive and significant influence between academic distress on academic procrastination in students who are writing thesis of fonal project.

The Effect Of Remedial Learning Using Augmented Reality Media On Student Learning Interest In Cell Material

Cell material that has the character of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and the lack of use of teaching media is one of the causes of students' difficulties in understanding it. In addition, it also has an impact on remedial learning. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of remedial learning with augmented reality teaching media on students' learning interest in cell material. The research method uses a quantitative approach of the pre-experimental type with a form of research in the form of one group pre-test post-test. The technique used in data retrieval is the purposive sampling technique. The study sample was grade XI2 students of SMA Negeri 1 Seputih Mataram who experienced remedial cell material with a total of 18 individuals (10 men and 8 women) from 34 individuals who experienced remedial in general. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire with the Guttman type. The aspects studied are 5 indicators of student learning interest: pleasure, focus, a sense of interest in the lesson, great curiosity, and involvement in the teaching and learning process. While the aspects assessed in this study amounted to 20. Based on research, the use of augmented reality media in remedial learning has increased. This can be seen from the average percentage value before treatment of 55.23% which is included in the low category and has increased by 64.94% which is included in the medium category. This proves that remedial learning using augmented reality-based teaching media can increase student interest in learning.

A Study on Speaking Skill Difficulties Encountered by the Eleventh-Grade Students of the Islamic Boarding School of Darul Aman Gombara

This research aims to find the students' speaking skill difficulties, the causes of students' difficulties and to know the teacher strategies for overcoming the speaking difficulties encountered by the eleventh-grade students of the Islamic boarding school of Darul Aman Gombara Makassar. The research design of this research is descriptive qualitative. The data were collected through classroom observation and interviews. The findings indicate that (1) The students' speaking skill difficulties encountered by the Islamic Boarding School Darul Aman Gombara students were classified into two aspects; linguistic and non-linguistic problems. The linguistic problems are divided into three kinds; lack of vocabulary, incorrect pronunciation, and lack of grammatical knowledge. Nonlinguistic Problem is divided into Fear of Making Mistakes, shyness, and anxiety. (2) There are some causes of the students' speaking skill difficulties encountered by the Islamic boarding school of Darul Aman Gombara students. Those problems were caused by several problems such as; insufficient subject knowledge, low motivation, limited practice, and English being difficult to learn. (3) and some strategies used by the teacher in overcoming students' speaking skill difficulties were; Games, Role Play, Storytelling, and Brainstorming.

Analysis of Students' Errors in Solving Mathematics Story Problems on the System of Linear Equations with Two Variables

This research aims to describe the types of errors and the causes of students making mistakes in solving mathematics story problems. The research method used is qualitative descriptive research. The population of this research was students in Makassar with a total of 23 students and 2 students were determined as the research sample. The results of the research found that most students experienced errors due to a lack of understanding of the existing material and behavior that tended to be careless and hasty so they made mistakes in solving math story problems. There were 4 types of student errors, namely (1) errors in reading the questions occurred because the participant's students failed to understand the content or meaning of story problems and were not able to identify relevant information in mathematics story problems (2) Conceptual errors occur because students do not understand and master the concepts of the material being taught so they are confused when determining what method is appropriate for solving story problems mathematics, (3) errors in procedures/steps occur. After all, students are not careful in carrying out calculation operations. This can be seen in the ability test of students who make calculation errors in the stages of solving story problems. (4) Errors in concluding occur because students think that concluding is not important, they assume that if they have got the final score from the calculation then the solution to the story problem has been completed.

Do they like geography? A study of Fijian high school students’ attitudes towards geography

This paper investigates the causes of students’ preference and disinclination for high school geography. The paper draws on data from 135 students from years 11, 12, and 13 (aged 16–18 years) from seven secondary schools in the Ba district, Western division, Fiji Islands. We used the posterior inductive reduction model to analyze and identify the themes that connected the interviews conducted with the study participants. We discovered that the multidisciplinary and exciting nature of geography, teacher influence, and the notion that geography offers the opportunity for high scores constituted the significant factors explaining students’ favorable attitudes toward geography. On the other hand, perceived subject difficulty, lack of outdoor activities, and negative societal impression of geography constituted the push factors underlying students’ disinclination towards the subject. The findings suggest that the inclusion of a broader range of topics, assessing and realigning the current curriculum, and integrating technology in the geography classrooms would generate interest in the subject.

Implementation Of Strengthening Numeration Literacy And Adaptation Of Technology

It turns out that education held in elementary schools still experiences many obstacles. The obstacles in question include the lack of professional teachers, low student ability, limited infrastructure, and so on. This is the kind of thing that is still being experienced by SDN KI Hajar Dewantara 01. Therefore, the aim of this service is that the team wants to inform the school about the causes of students' low ability in numeracy literacy. Apart from that, the team wants to provide solutions to teachers to improve students' abilities, especially in terms of strengthening numeracy literacy. Not only that, another goal is that the team wants to increase teachers' knowledge in adapting technology for learning. This service includes solving cases so that the suitable method used to analyze data is descriptive qualitative. The research results show that it is not enough to rely solely on school teachers to increase the strengthening of numeracy literacy. For this reason, contribution, collaboration and consistency from various interested parties are needed. Thus, the success of education at the elementary level needs to be fought for better continuity of further education.

An An Exploration of High School Students’ Errors in Solving Trigonometry Problems

Trigonometry plays an important role in the field of mathematics education, but in fact, some errors are identified. Therefore, this study aims to explore the students’ errors in solving trigonometry problems, especially in the sub-topics of trigonometric ratios. This is a qualitative study using a case study design. The subjects of this study were 35 students in grade 10 in one of the senior high schools in a district located in the Province of East Kalimantan. The research instruments were 1) a diagnostic test consisting of five essay problems about trigonometric ratios; 2) observation sheets; and 3) interview guidelines. The data was analyzed through three processes. They were: 1) data reduction, 2) data presentation, and 3) conclusion drawing or verification. The results show that the subjects made errors in solving trigonometric ratio problems, with the most errors made by subjects being errors in understanding concepts and writing algorithms. The causes of students making errors are due to the weak understanding of students' concepts, lack of student mastery of the prerequisite topics, the problems given being less varied, and students being in a hurry to solve problems.

Perspectives of teachers on the signs and causes of mathematics anxiety

Math anxiety is a common challenge that affects students in different age groups, hinders their achievements in math, and leads to avoidance of math related activities. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of the signs of math anxiety in students and the factors which contribute to math anxiety. The research instrument was an online questionnaire specially designed for this study. The questions related to the main aspects presented in this paper were closed questions, most of them measured on a 4-level Likert scale. The participants were 160 mathematics teachers, most of them active teachers with special qualifications and more than 5 years of experience in teaching mathematics. The participants were teaching on different grade levels, covering grades from 1 to 12. Participants self-reported a high familiarity with math anxiety, teachers with special qualification for teaching mathematics, those with more than 5 years of experience, and teachers teaching in grades 7-12 perceived a higher level of familiarity, but the differences were not statistically significant. Teachers reported that there are students with math anxiety in their classes, teachers with qualification reported more students with anxiety, teachers with more experience observed less students with anxiety, these differences being not significant. Teachers teaching grades 7-12 observed a significantly higher number of students with math anxiety than those teaching in grades 1-6. Also, teachers observed physical symptoms of math anxiety, those teaching grades 7-12 in a significantly higher number of students than those teaching in grades 1-6. As regarding other symptoms, increased stress or frustration while doing math and negative self-talk about math ability are the most frequently observed. Teachers consider that the main causes of students’ math anxiety are related to the parents, their math anxiety and their attitude to their child’smath ability could increase anxiety.