Higher Secondary School Research Articles

PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY STUDENTS

Social media is most modernistic form of media and acquire many features and characteristics. It have many facilities on same channel like as texting, communicating, images sharing, audio and video sharing, fast publishing, gaming, blogging, linking with all over world, direct connecting. Survey type research was conducted through the questionnaire. Locale of the study was in Hisar district of Haryana state. For the present investigation two private and two governments higher secondary schools (i.e. four schools) were selected from both the areas. Thus total sample comprised of 160 students were selected randomly. A well-structured interview schedule was developed for the data collection and data were quantified and interpreted by using suitable statistical tools to draw meaningful inference. Results highlighted that students keep themselves updates with latest know and how through newspaper, television, mobile phones, and mobile with internet connections. Majority of the students were aware and utilizing social media such as facebook, whatsapp, youtube, messenger and wikipedia etc. and most preferred application from online shopping was amazon and flipkart. They were generally spent more than two hours on social media irrespective of their locale.

Küçük Prens Kitabının Farklı Öğrenim Grupları Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi

Küçük Prens kitabı, farklı yaş grupları tarafından ilgi duyulan, okunan bir eserdir. Halihazırda okullarda da öğretmenler tarafından tavsiye edilerek öğrencilere okutulmaktadır. Küresel ölçekte etkili olan bu kaynağın Türkiye’deki yansımalarını keşfetmek ve irdelemek bu araştırmanın çıkış noktasını oluşturmaktadır. Bu kapsamda araştırmanın amacı, Küçük Prens kitabını farklı yaş gruplarının görüşleri doğrultusunda incelemek şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Bu araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışmasına göre desenlenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Siirt ilindeki ortaokul, lise ve üniversite düzeyinden altışar öğrenci olmak üzere toplamda 18 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formuyla toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, Maxqda nitel analiz programında içerik analizi tekniğiyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları; ortaokul, lise ve üniversite düzeyindeki öğrencilerin Küçük Prens kitabına yönelik görüşlerinden ve her üç gruptaki öğrencilerin görüşlerinin karşılaştırılmasından oluşmaktadır. Araştırma bulguları bağlamında; Küçük Prens kitabının her düzeye hitap ettiği, değerler öğretimi bakımından uygun olduğu ve içerik bakımından hem çocukların bakış açısıyla yetişkinleri hem de yetişkinlerin bakış açısıyla çocukları yansıttığı sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.

The Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Sleep Quality Among High School Students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Background Smartphones are Internet-accessible devices that everyone can use in any setting, and their popularity is growing. However, the pervasiveness of smartphone technology has raised concerns owing to its addictive effect among adolescents and its association with sleep quality and mental and physical health issues. Objectives This study aimed to determine the effect of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among secondary high schools in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Methods The study was conducted on high school students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, using an analytical cross-sectional design, from January 2023 to August 2023. The study used a multistage stratified random sampling technique to select participants. The data were collected from an online self-administered survey and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). Results This study included 373 respondents. Among those, males representtwo-thirds of the study population (66%), while females are 34%. The median age of the participants is 16 years old, and the interquartile range (IQR) is 6. Our results show that the median number of hours spent on mobile phones is six per day, and the IQR is 5. Furthermore, our findings revealthat the mean Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version(SAS-SV) score is 38.5 ± 10.8 out of 60, and the average global PSQI score is 6.63 ± 3.03 out of 21. The results show that the study participants have problems using smartphones longer than they intended, constantly checking them, and missing planned works due to smartphone use. There is a positive correlation between smartphone addiction and sleep quality (r = 0.261; p < 0.001), indicating that the respondents have worse sleep quality when smartphone addiction and the global PSQI increased. Conclusion Our study concluded that high school students in Makkah,Saudi Arabia, have high smartphone addiction. Moreover, highsmartphone addiction is significantly associated with poor sleep quality. This study can help with the development of measures to improve better sleep quality among high school students.

Elucidating the Effect of School Environment on Academic Performance of Higher Secondary Students

Formulation and validation of the school environment scale on outcome measures relating to academic achievement was the main goal of the current study. A random selection of 119 students in the eleventh grade of an English-medium CBSE school was chosen to take part in the current study. To measure the students' perception of the school environment, a sizable number of questions based on modern theoretical models of the learning environment were developed. CGPA ratings and student performance satisfaction were used to evaluate academic success. The intellectual stimulation, encouragement, acceptance, rejection, and control factors were identified as evidenced by the principal components factor analysis that was done on items related to the educational environment. All six elements of the school environment were ineffective in predicting current academic success and performance satisfaction in relation to friends. On the other hand, it was discovered that cognitive encouragement was adversely connected with prior academic accomplishment in the past but favourably correlated with contentment with one's current performance. Students' satisfaction with their own performance was found to be positively correlated with the factor relating to teachers' acceptance of students in the classroom, whereas the factor relating to students' feelings of rejection in the classroom was found to be negatively correlated with students' satisfaction with their own performance. Finally, the student's current academic performance was considerably and negatively impacted by their impression of losing control. The findings of this study are discussed in relation to the student's academic goals, his dedication to attending full-time coaching sessions in order to compete in academic goals for careers, and his plans for growth after higher secondary school. The study's implications are examined.

Perceptions of Head Teachers about Whole School Development Plan in the Province of Punjab

The present study aimed to check the perception of head teachers about the whole school development plan in the province of Punjab. The research design was qualitative in nature and the main objectives of the study were; to know the perceptions of head teachers of the whole school development plan, to find out the role of head teachers in implementing of whole school development plan, to identify the factors affecting the implementation of whole school development plan and to find out the impact of school development plan on quality education. The population of the study was all the head teachers of high and higher secondary schools in Punjab. The sample was randomly selected and consisted of ten (10) head teachers. An interview schedule was developed by the researchers following the three sections i.e. planning process, implementation and evaluation. Data were collected by the researchers through face-to-face interviews with the head teachers. Data were analyzed by interpreting the results in schematic form. The main finding of the study was that the Whole School Development Plan (WSDP) was designed for 2-3 years on the basis of the need assessment of the school and by setting priorities in order to achieve the set targets. The WSDP was implemented under the leadership of the head teacher with community engagement and proved to be a very effective activity in order to meet the quality of education.

Impact of Abusive Supervision on Job Performance in Education Sector of Pakistan: Moderated Mediation of Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Ostracism

This study was aimed to investigate the impact of abusive supervision (AS) on job performance (JP) through a novel model of moderated mediation, the roles of emotional intelligence (EI) as moderator and workplace ostracism as a mediator. Equity theory was used to build the theoretical foundation and hypotheses of this study. Data were collected from teachers working in high and higher secondary schools of Pakistan. A final sample size of 320 was recorded. Data analyses were done by utilizing two software programs, that is, (1) AMOS was used for testing the reliability and validity of the study variables, whereas (2) SPSS was used for descriptive statistics along with the PROCESS macro of Hayes to test the proposed moderated mediation model. It was found that AS has a significant negative impact on JP. Furthermore, the moderating mediation roles of EI and workplace ostracism were also supported as proposed. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

A study on knowledge, attitude, and vaccination behavior of herpes zoster vaccine among urban residents in selected areas of China

Objective: To understand the knowledge, attitude, and current status of vaccination of herpes zoster vaccination among urban residents aged 25 years and above in China. Methods: In August to October 2022, a convenience sampling method was used to survey residents aged 25 years and above at 36 community centers in 9 cities across China. Questionnaires were used to collect basic information, knowledge, and attitude toward herpes zoster and its vaccination, as well as vaccination status and reasons for non-vaccination among residents. Results: A total of 2 864 urban residents were included in the study. The total score of residents' cognition of herpes zoster and its vaccine was 3.01±2.08, and the total score of their attitude was 18.25±2.76. Factors such as being male (β=-0.45, P<0.001), older than 40-59 years (β=-0.34, P=0.023) or ≥60 years (β=-0.68, P<0.001), married (β=-0.69, P=0.002) were negatively associated with knowledge score. The educational level of high school or secondary school (β=0.44, P=0.036), college (β=0.65, P=0.006), bachelor's degree and above (β=1.20, P<0.001), annual net household income ≥120 000 Yuan in 2021 (β=0.42, P=0.020), having urban employee medical insurance (β=0.62, P=0.030), having public or commercial medical insurance (β=0.65, P=0.033), and having a history of chickenpox (β=0.29, P=0.025) were positively associated with knowledge scores. Being male (β=-0.38, P=0.008) and not remembering a history of chickenpox (β=-0.49, P=0.012) were negatively associated with attitude scores. Annual net household income in 2021 was between 40 000-80 000 Yuan (β=0.44, P=0.032) or between 80 000-120 000 Yuan (β=0.62, P=0.002) or ≥120 000 Yuan (β=0.93, P<0.001), and a history of herpes zoster (β=0.59, P=0.004) were positively associated with attitude scores. Of the 2 864 residents surveyed, only 29 (1.01%) had received the herpes zoster vaccine, with a vaccination rate of 1.70% for those aged 50 years and above, with the main reason for non-vaccination being lack of knowledge about the herpes zoster vaccine, followed by the high price. 42.67% of the population said they would consider getting the herpes zoster vaccine in the future. Conclusion: Low knowledge of herpes zoster and its vaccine, positive attitudes towards the preventive effects of herpes zoster and its vaccine, and extremely low vaccination rates among the urban population in China call for multiple measures to strengthen health education and vaccination recommendations for residents, especially for the elderly, low-education and low-income populations.

Assessment Literacy: Changing Cultures, Enculturing Change in Hong Kong

Abstract Teacher assessment literacy has gained significant attention in recent years due to its critical role in learning and teaching. Various theoretical and empirical conceptualizations of this construct have been emerging with more recent emphasis on building teachers’ knowledge and skills. The aim is to make highly contextualized, fair, consistent and trustworthy assessment decisions to inform learning and teaching to effectively support both student and teacher learning. This article explores changes in secondary English language teachers’ assessment literacy following the introduction of school-based assessment for learning as part of high stakes secondary school assessment reform in Hong Kong. Drawing on teacher questionnaires completed by almost 4,500 teachers who undertook a common professional development course conducted over the first six years of assessment reform (2005 – 2011), this paper explores the impact of professional development on teachers’ assessment literacy. Despite Hong Kong’s deeply ingrained competitive examination-oriented culture, an analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data from pre- and post-program evaluations demonstrate signs of positive change in teacher attitudes, confidence and practices, in particular in using assessment criteria, designing and implementing appropriate assessment tasks, involving learners more actively in the assessment process, making trustworthy assessment decisions and providing effective feedback and feed-forward to students to improve student learning. The findings of the study suggest that changes in assessment culture are possible, provided teachers are well supported. The implications for assessment reform and for the development of teacher assessment literacy more generally are also discussed.

Causes of Violence Among Students and its Impact on their Academic Performance at Higher Secondary Schools

Causes of Violence Among Students and its Impact on their Academic Performance at Higher Secondary Schools

Effects Of Circuit Training And Battle Rope Training On Cardio Respiratory Endurance Of School Girls

The purpose of the present study was to find out the effects of circuit training and battle rope training on cardio respiratory endurance of school girls. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty school girls from M. Deivanai Achi Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Paganeri, Sivaganga District, Tamilnadu were selected as subjects. The selected subjects’ age ranged from 11 to 13 years. The selected subjects were equally divided into three groups, i.e. two experimental groups and one control group. The experimental group-1 was allotted to circuit training (CT); the experimental group-2 was allotted for battle rope training (BRT) and group-3 acted as control group (CG). The cardio respiratory endurance was chosen as a dependent variable; it was tested by 9 minutes run/walk test. The test was taken before and after the training interventions. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the significant difference, if any among the groups. In order to find out superiority effect among the groups, the Scheff’s Post Hoc test was used. The level of significance was 0.05. After the six weeks training interventions the experimental groups improved the capacity of cardio respiratory endurance. The best improvement was noticed in circuit training.

Female teacher identity and educational reform: perspectives from India

ABSTRACT This article explores the ways in which female teachers negotiate their developing teacher identities and educational reform. It provides interesting data from the case of India that reflects female teacher identity and agency in the context of educational reform. Few studies specifically reference gendered responses to education reform; fewer still focus on how female teachers respond and act upon these reforms. It is argued that educational reform efforts in India should take into account female teachers’ lives and development. This small qualitative study explores through semi-structured interviews the emerging identities of eight female teachers who work in five different higher secondary schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Their responses were analysed using the voice-centred relational approach. The findings point to the importance of understanding the different ways female teachers negotiate their developing teacher identities in response to the changing structural and cultural contexts in which they find themselves.

THE ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC BARRIERS FACED BY EFL LEARNERS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS

The present study focuses upon linguistic barriers faced by the EFL learners in learning English speaking skills at High Schools level. A survey descriptive design is used to collect data from sample of one hundred and fifty students from five high schools through an adapted questionnaire. The data analysis reveals that students' language hurdles take shape of a lack of vocabulary, errors in the word pronunciation, and other grammatical structures. These impediments mostly manifest themselves because of not placing enough emphasis upon key components of speaking and learning, or on practicing those skills. This caused other hurdles with various root reasons that affected learners' ability to speak English. The study is delimited to focus on students at high schools of Laghman, Afghanistan. The results offered significant and valuable information about research issues. According to the study, to ensure that speaking abilities are adequately taught and practiced, learning and teaching strategies should be based upon the contemporary trends. These strategies can improve English speaking skills at high and higher secondary school level.

Scientific Article Writing Mentoring for the English Subject Teacher Association in Palangka Raya

This community service aimed to address the professional development needs of teachers to enhance their career prospects. Teachers must compile portfolios to accumulate credit points for career advancement, thus necessitating their proficiency as teacher-writers. Hence, this sustainable community service sought to assist English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in secondary high schools throughout Palangka Raya in comprehending the fundamentals of scientific writing, producing scientific articles, conducting research, and drafting research reports. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology, which focuses on community empowerment, was employed for this endeavor. The activities were carried out over 12 workshop sessions involving 30 EFL teachers from the English Subject Teachers Association (MGMP) for junior and senior high schools in Palangka Raya. Before and after the workshops, KWL worksheets and WhatsApp Group discussions were utilized to facilitate the teachers' learning process. The results demonstrated that: (1) mentoring activities were executed effectively, with 80% of the planned materials successfully delivered to the participants; (2) participants expressed a positive perception of the activities, including satisfaction, relevance to their needs, comprehension, and overall significance.

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVIC BRIDGE EXERCISE ONDYSMENORRHOEA AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS AT SELECTED GOVERNMENT HIGHERSECONDARYSCHOOL,ATPUDUCHERRY

Background: Menstrual pain has always been such abig problem forgirlseverywhere, dysmenorrheaoccurswithoutpelvicpathologyaffecting about 50% of women. It occurs more frequently in unmarriedwomen. Objectives:Toassessthe levelofdysmenorrheal amongadolescentgirls. -Toevaluatetheeffectivenessofpelvicbridgeexerciseondysmenorrheaamongadolescentgirls.-Toassociatethelevelofdysmenorrhea among adolescent girls with selected Socio demographicvariable. Researchdesignandapproach:QuantitativeapproachandPre-Experimental-One group pretest post-test design was adopted forthisstudy. The study was conducted at selected Government Girls HigherSecondary School, Madagadipet, Palayam.The sample size was 30. ThePurposivesamplingtechniquewasusedto selectthe subjects.Theintervention applied in this study was Pelvic bridge exercise, daily 2times perdayfor6daysperweekuptonextperiod. Result: The results showed the association between the post-test levelof dysmenorrheal and selected socio demographic variables, there was asignificant associationbetween the level of dysmenorrhea and selectedsocio demographic variables such as age in years (x2 =0.833). Age atmenarche(x2=0.536),FamilyType(x2=1.50),Familyincome(x2=2.72), amount of blood flow(x2=6.38) Regularity of blood flow(x2=6), Frequencyofcycle(x2=10.2)ofadolescentgirls. Conclusion:ThisstudyconcludesthatthePelvicbridgeexercisesignificantly reduced the level of dysmenorrheal among the Adolescentgirls.

Neoliberalisation and educational reforms: impacts on teachers in a single school context

ABSTRACT Similar to many countries in the Western world, educational reforms in Sweden have dramatically changed the educational system in the last few decades. The two reforms that we address in this paper concern “The Career Services for Teachers Reform” and “Teachers Salary Boost” which were implemented at the national level in Sweden in 2013 and 2017, respectively. In this ethnographic study we focus on the design features of these two contemporary reforms and how they impact on both the social and educational life of teachers and school leaders at a secondary high school. However, this change in organisational logic was not only a major digression from the academic tradition and its traditional character of “merit before birth”. Due to design features within these reforms, the door to nepotism, real or imagined, was now wide open. Moreover, in the same way as these reforms represent something new to Swedish education, and to the teaching profession in particular, it is just one more step on a road already mapped out via the ongoing neo-liberalisation of society at large.

Exploring Students’ Perceived Difficulties of Learning Physics

This study investigated grade 9-12 students’ perceived difficulties in learning physics and how they addressed them. 124 (48 male and 76 female) students studying in one of the higher secondary schools in Bhutan participated in the study. The data initially gathered through a survey was subsequently consolidated with the individual interview to establish in-depth findings. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The key findings revealed that the students’ perceptions of their difficulty in learning physics were associated with student, curriculum, and subject-related factors. Strategies used by the students to address these difficulties in learning physics is also explained. Implications for future research to investigate comparable challenges in other disciplines using multi-methods are also offered.

Developing Task-Based Learning Materials to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Viewed from Linguistic Awareness

Task-based language learning is an approach that highlights the use of meaningful and authentic tasks in language learning activities. In practical terms, students engage in activities or language tasks that are designed to simulate real-life situations, where they must use the language to complete the task. This approach demands that teachers design learning materials in accordance with task-based learning frameworks. Among the linguistic aspects that have been considered as having a dominant effect on language teaching is linguistic awareness. Therefore, the present study aims to develop task-based learning materials for teaching vocabulary in EFL classrooms for 11th-grade students in secondary high schools, viewed from the perspective of students’ linguistic awareness. This study employs the 4Ds (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate) study method. The data collection comprises two types of data, namely qualitative and quantitative data. The quantitative data are analyzed using statistical methods, while the qualitative data are analyzed using techniques such as data condensation, data display, and drawing conclusions. The outcome of this study is an English vocabulary learning material based on task-based language learning activities for high school students in Central Lombok. The task-based learning material is designed based on the syllabus, student needs, school conditions, and level of ability that the researchers have previously analyzed, ensuring that the resulting product is in line with the students' and English teachers' needs.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Girl Students in Selected Higher Secondary Schools of Guwahati, Assam

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Girl Students in Selected Higher Secondary Schools of Guwahati, Assam

Prospective secondary school teachers’ knowledge of sampling distribution properties

The aim of the work was to assess prospective Spanish secondary school mathematics teachers’ knowledge of sampling representativeness and variability. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire with four items taken from our previous research with secondary education and high school students was proposed to 66 prospective teachers. In each item, participants were asked to provide four values of a binomial distribution, varying the parameters of the distribution in each item. The analysis of the mean and range of the sample of four values provided by the participants, and its comparison with the theoretically normative and acceptable values of the sampling distribution suggests a good knowledge of the sample representativeness, except for one item and an overestimation of the variability for large values of the number of trials in the binomial distribution. The study of the participants’ arguments serves to identify some reasoning biases related to sampling distribution. The results are better than those obtained with students in our previous studies.

School Administrators’ Engagement in the Reintegration Process in Selected Secondary High Schools in Jamaica

The study sought to examine school administrators’ engagement in the reintegration of students in schools during the pandemic era. The study was conducted using a multiple case study design that used an open-ended survey design to collect data from the selected school administrators. A total of eight participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The results of the study found that several challenges such as disruptions, indiscipline, fights, abnormal behaviors, and inadequate support structures all affected the reintegration process of students during the COVID-19 pandemic era.