High School Class Research Articles

Factor analysis of low of the students' interest in Aceh Utara and Lhokseumawe Regencies to continue education in the Mathematics Tadris Department of IAIN Lhokseumawe

The growth in interest of SMA/MA graduates spread across Lhokseumawe City and Aceh Utara Regency has greatly decreased in interest in the IAIN Lhokseumawe Mathematics Tadris Department. This decline in interest can be seen in the decline in the number of students in this department from year to year over the last 5 years. The aim of this research is: To examine students' views, the factors causing low student interest and efforts to increase the interest of prospective new students in the Tadris Mathematics Department. The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The research objects were high school and MA class XII students in Lhokseumawe City and Aceh Utara Regency. The results obtained show that students' views on the Tadris Mathematics Department are 1) students do not know about the Tadris Mathematics Department, 2) students do not like mathematics subjects, 3) students do not understand that the Tadris Mathematics Department is a department that prepares prospective mathematics teachers. Furthermore, the factors that cause students' low interest in continuing their education at the Tadris Mathematics Department are 1) lack of information, 2) dislike of the teaching profession, 3) not being a favorite choice, 4) considering that mathematics is a difficult subject. The efforts to increase the interest of prospective new students to enter the Tadris Mathematics Department are 1) optimal introduction to the Department, 2) increasing accreditation, 3) demonstrating the uniqueness of the Department, 4) providing training in using applications appropriate to the department.

Use of Arduino and flute in teaching waves in a high school class

This work aims to use music as a teaching tool and, alongside it, utilize Arduino as a device to verify the components to be studied. The theoretical framework to be used is based on the Potentially Meaningful Teaching Units, UEPS approach, allowing for the construction of meaningful learning for students through problem-solving situations. A didactic sequence was developed for the study of the theme of sound waves and their components at the high school level. This sequence was applied over a period of four weeks, including an initial presentation of topics related to waves, the construction of an electronic system using Arduino, and the verification of phenomena based on musical notes. The data collection instruments for this research included questionnaires to assess students' prior knowledge, mind maps, and exercise lists. The Arduino programming board, which allows for the digitization of analog and digital electrical signals, was used in conjunction with a microphone module, enabling the integration of electronic physics with wave physics. As a result of this research, there were indications of learning through the interdisciplinary relationship between music and physics, which was made effective through the use of Arduino and the recorder flute.

Undergraduate students’ models of single- and multi-electron atoms

ABSTRACT Quantum physics forms the basis for exciting new technologies, including quantum computers, quantum encryption, and quantum entanglement. The advancement of science and technology highlights the importance of mastering quantum physics and its applications, not only at the college level but also as early as high school. In this multiple case study, we investigated first- and second-year undergraduate college students’ models of single and multi-electron atoms after completing a modern mechanics course, which addressed basic QM topics. The students’ models were categorised into four primary categories: the discrete entity (particle) model, hybrid model, quantum-like model, and quantum model, and subcategories for atom structure and electron attribution and motion. Despite being introduced to quantum concepts in high school and first-year undergraduate calculus-based physics classes, many students constructed incomplete, inaccurate, or incoherent models. Seven of eight students’ atomic structure models and six of eight students’ electron attribution and motion models were classified as discrete entity and hybrid models. The findings of this study reveal students’ conceptual challenges in explaining the structure of single and multiple-electron atoms and shed light on the factors contributing to the persistent difficulties in their understanding of atomic structure in the realm of quantum mechanics.

OPTIMIZING PARTICIPATORY APPROACH THROUGH MEMRISE APP IN VOCABULARY ENHANCEMENT FOR INDONESIAN STUDENTS

The participatory method is a well-established strategy approved by researchers and is regarded as essential for teaching English as a second language. The Memrise application is employed as a supplementary learning tool to make English classes engaging and captivating. Consequently, the objective of this research is to assess whether a significant disparity exists in vocabulary improvement between two Junior High School classes when using the Participatory Approach and Memrise. The research methodology applied here is quantitative, utilizing a comparative design comprising pre-tests and post-tests. Both classes are under the instruction of the same teacher (the researcher), but they employ different teaching methods. The 7A class is instructed through the participatory approach combined with the Memrise application, while the other class is taught using the conventional homeroom teacher method. Notably, both classes demonstrated improved vocabulary, but the 7A class exhibited a notably higher level of enhancement compared to the 7B class. Moreover, the results indicate a significant discrepancy in vocabulary enhancement between students taught using the participatory approach and the Memrise application versus other methods which is shown through the average increase of the 7A class is 90% and the average increase of the 7B class is 39%. To summarize, the findings underscore the effectiveness of the Participatory Approach and Memrise in facilitating vocabulary enrichment and enhancement among students.

Learning Sciences from the Past: Recovery, Study, and Cataloging of a Historical Natural History School Museum

School–museum partnerships have gained considerable attention in the academic literature in recent decades. However, their role in enhancing science education is still an under-researched topic. This work reports on the outcomes of the recovery, study, cataloging, and valorization of the 18th century geo-mineralogical collection belonging to the Collegio Nazareno, now housed at the Istituto San Giuseppe Calasanzio in Rome. The project, which was participated in by the students enrolled in the fourth- and fifth-grade high school classes, revealed rare specimens such as the mineralogical collection donated by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II (1741–1740) in 1785. Furthermore, the laboratory activities organized from the stored samples highlighted educational approaches that helped students to cope with the complexities of authentic scientific work and cultural related issues. This work thus offers significant insights into the importance of natural history school museums as useful (and oft-forgotten) learning tools in science education.

Analisis Tindak Tutur Performatif pada Teks Narasi dalam Buku “Teks Narasi dan Literasi Buku Fiksi-Nonfiksi (Cas dari Cerita dan Buku) Modul 5 Bahasa Indonesia Paket B Setara SMP Kelas IX”

This research is a pragmatic study that focuses on performative speech acts in the Narrative Text in the Book "Narrative Text and Literacy of Fiction-Nonfiction Books (Cas from Stories and Books) Module 5 Indonesian Language Package B Equivalent Junior High School Class IX". Performative speech is an action that has been completed by the speaker and that by expressing it means that the action is completed at that moment. In performative speech there are actions that lead to commissive, representative, conative and directive actions. The purpose of this study is to describe the performative speech acts in the Narrative Text in the Book "Narrative Text and Literacy of Fiction-Nonfiction Books (Cas from Stories and Books) Module 5 Indonesian Language Package B Equivalent Junior High School Class IX" so that it is expected to add references to pragmatics research, especially in speech act research. This research method is descriptive qualitative research, which is a research method that aims to make a systematic description. The research approach used a theoretical approach. The methodology used is descriptive qualitative, which is researching on natural object conditions where the researcher is the key instrument. Data collection techniques through listening, reading and recording techniques. The results of the discussion found 10 data in the form of performative speech acts in the book "Narrative Text and Literacy of Fiction-Nonfiction Books (Cas from Stories and Books) Module 5 Indonesian Language Package B Equivalent Junior High School Class IX". The benefit of this research is that it can be used as a development and development of Indonesian language, can be used as a reference for students to students through data examples obtained in this article and can be used as a treasure of pragmatics literature that is already available.

Arts-Based Learning in Israel Education: A Qualitative Inquiry into Using Political Cartoons to Study Current Events in Israeli Society

ABSTRACT An arts-based qualitative research study was conducted to study the use of political cartoons in Israel education in a high school class. Data analysis revealed that students’ initial interest in the cartoons coupled with the diversity of representations of Israeli society on display in the cartoons facilitated an Israel education experience that afforded students the opportunity to engage in meaningful text-to-self connections that also deepened their understanding of the complexity of Israeli society.

The unbroken chain of female genital mutilation: a qualitative assessment of high school girls’ perspectives

BackgroundFemale Genital Mutilation (FGM) is defined as any procedure that involves damage to the female external genitalia. This practice is majorly prevalent in Sudan, as it is estimated that over 12 million Sudanese women are circumcised. This study uncovers rural females’ knowledge and insights about FGM domestically.MethodsA qualitative, deductive study with thematic analysis was conducted. A total of 42 female high school students were recruited and divided into five focus groups, each of which included girls from four different high school classes in the main school of the study area. A topic guide was prepared and used to lead the focus groups. Thematic analysis was used, and the study data had been categorized into four themes: knowledge, procedure and performance, experience, and practice. The condensed meaning units of each theme were identified, then classified to formulate sub-themes.ResultsAll the participants indicated that FGM is a traditional practice in the village. The vast majority have heard about it from family members, mainly mothers and grandmothers. Regarding the procedure, all the participants agreed that midwives perform FGM, but most of them don’t know what exactly is being removed. According to all participants, mothers and grandmothers are the decision-makers for FGM. The majority of the participants stated that they do not discriminate between the circumcised and uncircumcised women and most of them agreed that circumcision has negative side effects. They have mentioned pain, difficult urination, and walking as early side effects, while psychological impacts and labor obstruction as late ones. Generally, the majority of the participants agreed that circumcision is not beneficial and should stop.ConclusionKnowledge regarding the dangers of FGM among high school girls is better than expected given the high prevalence of the practice. Generally, the process is well understood, the performers are known, the experience is universal, and the side effects are acknowledged. Nevertheless, a majority still showed an intent to circumcise their daughters in the future.

Os Métodos Artísticos como Forma de Olhar as Possibilidades de Construção do Género e suas Relações

ABSTRACT The Artistic Methods as a Way to Look at the Possibilities of Construction of Gender and its Relations – Based on a collaborative action-research project with a high school class, we discuss the possibilities that artistic methodologies bring to collective analysis and reflec-tions in order to promote youth political consciousness. Through moments of aesthetic-political exploration, in which the Theatre of the Oppressed and Photovoice were mobilised, the young people reflected on their everyday experiences and problems, with dating violence emerging as the most significant theme. Local actors were added to the joint reflection between the young people, and visual narratives made by two groups were discussed. This article recognises the potential of the arts to problematise gender relations and constructions, to emotionally and subjectively involve par-ticipants, and as a way of politicising an ‘apparent’ individual problem.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among High School students in Southern Italy: A cross-sectional survey.

High School students, recognized as a high-risk group for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), were the focal point of an educational campaign in Southern Italy to share information and good practices about STIs and HIV/AIDS. A baseline survey comprising 76 items was conducted via the REDCap platform to assess students' initial knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to STIs and HIV/AIDS. Sociodemographic variables were also investigated. The association between variables and KAP score was assessed by Kruskal-Wallis' or Spearman's test, as appropriate. An ordinal regression model was built to estimate the effect size, reported as odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI), for achieving higher KAP scores among students features. On a scale of 0 to 29, 1702 participants achieved a median KAP score of 14 points. Higher scores were predominantly reported by students from classical High Schools (OR 3.19, 95% C.I. 1.60-6.33, p<0.001). Additionally, elevated scores were associated with sexually active students (OR 1.48, 95% C.I. 1.12-1.96, p = 0.01), those vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (OR 2.47, 95% C.I. 1.89-3.24, p<0.001), those who had used emergency contraception (OR 1.56, 95% C.I. 1.09-2.24, p = 0.02, Table 2) and those obtaining information from TikTok (OR 1.62, 95% C.I. 1.14-2.30, p = 0.01). Conversely, being heterosexual was associated with an overall lower score (OR 0.48, 95% C.I. 0.32-0.73, p<0.001). High School students, often due to early sexual debut, seek information about HIV and STIs independently using social channels. However, the overall level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices remains low. Urgent school-based interventions are needed for this age group.

An analysis of teachers&amp;#39; questioning discourse in high-quality English listening and speaking class of junior high school: A case study of "One excellent teacher for one subject, one subject for one excellent teacher" activity in 2019

An analysis of teachers&amp;#39; questioning discourse in high-quality English listening and speaking class of junior high school: A case study of "One excellent teacher for one subject, one subject for one excellent teacher" activity in 2019

Application of Robot Technology Games in Learning Activities

Students of 8F ICT class in the 7th Muhammadiyah High School of Yogyakarta lack understanding of the assembly process and software connection, resulting in difficulties in comprehending the communication process between robots and their control systems. The purpose of this community service is to increase understanding of electronic components, related understanding of how to stack and assemble a simple set of robots, as well as training in assembly of robotic media and software for communication with robots. The methods employed in this community service involve delivering lectures on robotics in a straightforward manner, providing training in basic robotics, and assessing activities through the use of a questionnaire utilizing a Likert scale for evaluation. Based on the data obtained through activities, it is known that the activities have a positive effect in improving logical thinking skills, creative thinking abilities, problem-solving skills and capacity for teamwork through learning robotics training.In addition, the evaluation of the activity has a score of 83.87% which means that the activity is in the very good category.

Somatics and Physical Fitness of Selected Military Classes

The idea of opening military classes refers to the tradition of national defense education, training the young generation to defend the homeland and strengthening the country's ties with the army. The creation of military classes became a precedent for the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of National Education to build a common defense education system for high school students. The task of military classes in Polish high schools is to prepare young people for future service in various services, such as police, fire brigades and other special services. The aim of this work is to capture the relationship between body composition components and physical fitness of selected uniformed groups. The body composition components were analyzed with the help of the Tanita Body Composition Analyzer DC-240MA. The study used tests from the Polish Army physical fitness test, the Beep test and barbell bench press while lying on a straight bench. One of the conclusions obtained was that the correlation between body composition and fitness tests showed that higher levels of body fat, lean body mass, BMI and body weight negatively affect the results obtained in pull-ups, trunk bends, shuttle runs and Beep tests.

The application of multimodal metaphors in senior high school English argumentative writing class

With the deepening of modern educational concepts and the promotion of China’s New Curriculum Reform, significant changes are imperative in high school English classrooms. Although some studies have discussed the application of multimodal metaphors in vocabulary and reading teaching in senior high school and writing teaching in college, their exploration into the writing class in senior high school remains unexplored. This study thereby aims to investigate the integration of multimodal metaphors in English argumentative essay teaching and writing in senior high school. It conducts in-depth analysis by collecting data on teaching and learning. The results reveal that the application of multimodal metaphors enriches teaching content, enhances student engagement and performance, and fosters critical and metaphorical thinking skills, while some improvements also need to be considered. By incorporating multimodal elements like texts, images, audio, and gestures, this study also seeks to inspire further educational reforms and innovations in English writing classrooms.

Inflation as a triggering theme for reading and writing of the world: promoting Financial Education in high

The main objective of this article was to reveal contributions that activities, focused on financial education based on the theme of inflation, brought to new readings and writings of the world of high school students, from a critical perspective. The participants were students from a third-year high school class at a state school in the interior of Minas Gerais. In total, ten meetings were held, in which the topic of inflation was explored in various ways. For this article, we chose one of them, in which we explore calculations related to inflation and reflections on its impacts on society and possible solutions for them. The results showed that the students began to carry out new readings of the world, in a process of empowerment, which enabled essays on writing of the world.

Students’ Perspectives of Social and Emotional Learning in a High School Physical Education Program

Purpose: This study aimed to explore students’ perspectives and experiences of social and emotional learning (SEL) during physical education high school classes. Method: Using a case study design, focus group and individual interviews were implemented with 42 students. Based on the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s SEL framework, deductive and inductive qualitative data analysis was conducted. The trustworthiness of this study was enhanced through peer debriefing process with various strategies. Result: Four themes were generated from the data analysis: Think about it more in depth, You can say how you feel, Care and support, and Different levels of buy-in. Discussion/Conclusion: Students’ SEL experiences in this study were overall aligned with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s SEL competencies and framework. This study suggests that more research is needed to better understand students’ SEL experiences holistically.

Exploration of Team Building and Management Practices in Junior High School Classes from the Perspective of Team Roles—Taking the Sutra-Fetching Team in “Journey to the West” as an Example

Exploration of Team Building and Management Practices in Junior High School Classes from the Perspective of Team Roles—Taking the Sutra-Fetching Team in “Journey to the West” as an Example

Conceptual analogy between mass density and probability density – An almost non-technical note

&lt;abstract&gt; &lt;p&gt;I show how multivariate integration over a physical object serves as a handy tool for a gentle introduction to multivariate probability theory with continuous variables. This exercise helps to visualise and thus link concepts that at first sight seem distant or even unrelated. The concepts and methods presented are digestible for advanced high school classes and above.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/abstract&gt;

L’uso delle mappe concettuali per lo studio delle dipendenze da internet: una Unità didattica

The article provides an account of a research/Teaching unit that took place in a Classical High School in Rome. It began at the end of the I year and developed in the I quarter of the II year, divided into two phases, as part of the Civic Education lessons. The first purpose was to make students aware of the problems of Internet addiction, to make them self-conscious of the risks that they can run, especially following a period of pandemic, which has forced the entire Italian (and world) population to confinement at home. The second purpose was to test whether the use of concept maps was indeed useful in producing in students the desired knowledge about Internet Addiction Disorder. Concept maps were created first on research made independently by the students, then through a summary on the topic provided by the teacher. After each of the two steps, the same questionnaire was administered: the results were finally compared. It turned out that, in the transition from Step I to Step II, new learning had indeed occurred. The learning experience was fully satisfactory, and the pupils themselves confirmed that the concept maps helped them to organize and deepen the new knowledge they were acquiring.

Description of Bullying Behavior in Learning in Elementary School Upgrade Students

Bullying behavior in Senior High School (SHS) and Elementary School (ES) classes is one of the serious problems that still often occurs in the learning process. Bullying behavior harms students, such as preventing students from participating in the learning process and having difficulty socializing with classmates. The purpose of this study was conducted to provide a real picture of bullying behavior by ES seniors. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The research subjects were students with an average age of 9-11 years. Then the sampling using a purposive random sampling technique. Participants in this study were 6 children, where 3 participants represented victims of bullying and 3 others represented perpetrators of bullying. Then the data collection technique from the research conducted was through observation and reinforced by interviews with 3 teachers as informants where each teacher represented one student who was bullying and one student who was a victim of bullying. The results of the study showed that there were students who became victims of bullying behavior and were victims of bullying in the three forms of bullying behavior that occurred, namely physical, verbal, and psychological bullying behavior.