Technical High School Research Articles

Working in a Team: Development of a Device for Water Hardness Sensing Based on an Arduino–Nanoparticle System

This work describes a two-year project carried out in an Italian technical high school. Through integrated work, the activity involved the efforts of different teachers and students, particularly t...

Samoocena młodzieży stojącej u progu dalszego kształcenia lub tranzycji na rynek pracy – na przykładzie uczniów lubelskich szkół ponadpodstawowych

<p>Samoocena jest jednym z czynników warunkujących funkcjonowanie człowieka w wielu obszarach życia, zarówno osobistego, jak i zawodowego. Wpływa na podejmowane przez człowieka decyzje, w tym na jego karierę zawodową. Celem przeprowadzonych badań była próba określenia samooceny młodzieży stojącej u progu dalszego kształcenia lub tranzycji na rynek pracy. Próbę badawczą stanowiło 299 uczniów lubelskich szkół, w tym: zasadniczej szkoły zawodowej, technikum i liceum ogólnokształcącego. W badaniu zastosowano Skalę Samooceny SES – the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) autorstwa Morrisa Rosenberga. Analiza danych ukazała, że uczniowie z różnych typów szkół, stojący u progu dorosłości nie różnią się istotnie statystycznie ze względu na posiadaną samoocenę. Różnic nie odnotowano także, uwzględniając płeć badanych osób. Niepokojący jednak okazał się fakt, że aż co czwarty badany posiadał niski, niekorzystny poziom samooceny. W przypadku tych uczniów należałoby podjąć działania mające na celu podniesienie ich samooceny.</p>

Implementing Experiential Learning in High School Agriculture and Forestry Curriculum: A Case Study in Guatemala

Background: Design and training methods for instructors on integrating experiential learning continues to be a challenge in high school education. Purpose: This work reports on research concerning the current status, available resources, limitations, and capabilities of high school teachers implementing experiential learning in a technical and vocational high school curriculum in Guatemala. Methodology/Approach: Case study methodology was used to examine professional development training involving the implementation of experiential learning into an agriculture and forestry curriculum. The design of the training included a series of hands-on activities to enable teachers to identify barriers and drivers influencing experiential learning and the redesign of a course program. Findings/Conclusions: Teachers were able to identify resources and limitations affecting the implementation of experiential learning in their teaching program. The guidance and examples provided by the instructors were fundamental for the teachers to modify a standard course program that included significant experiential learning methodologies. Implications: Many high school teachers lack the training and knowledge necessary for integrating experiential learning. Furthermore, in many cases, they are required to follow a structured curriculum that at allows for minimal modifications. Teachers also recognize that courses that only include classroom activities are the most challenging for including experiential learning activities.

DETERMINING THE CAUSES OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF TURKISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT GERMAN COURSES THROUGH METAPHORS ACCORDING TO THE HIGH SCHOOL TYPE VARIABLE

Compulsory second foreign language phenomenon has emerged in Turkey in the near term. German was made compulsory as the second foreign language in Anatolian high schools in the academic year 2012-2013. As with the first foreign language teaching, there are also problems with the second foreign language teaching. The revealing of the problems in teaching German as a second foreign language from the perspective of the students, in line with the experiences of the students will provide concrete data. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine in Turkey the causes of positive and negative perceptions of high school students about German course through metaphors according to the high school type variable. To achieve this goal, the phenomenology method, one of the qualitative research approaches, was used. The research group of this study consists of 308 students studying in different high school types in Mugla province in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of this study were obtained from five types of schools: Social sciences, science high school, Anatolia, vocational and technical, private high school. While the most negative categories developed regarding the German course are seen in the social sciences high school; positive categories, on the other hand, were mostly developed in Tourism High School. The perception of Ataturk vocational and Technical Anatolian High School students, which is one of the five schools in which data are obtained, differs compared to other schools. As this school is a Tourism vocational high school, students studying in this school think that, unlike the other four high schools, German lessons are a necessary lesson and this language must be learned. On the other hand, four high school students stated that this lesson was not necessary and that there would be no loss for them. When a general evaluation based on the data obtained is made, the reasons for the negative perceptions of the students about the German course are, it can be said that it depends on the structure of the language, student-centered, teacher competence centered, exam system centered, and national language policy centered. Article visualizations:

Construindo um diálogo entre genética, ficção científica e teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa na implementação de uma oficina

Na intenção de realizar um estudo que abordasse a integração de saberes dos alunos, dentro da perspectiva da verticalização do ensino, neste caso a união de discentes do ensino médio técnico à pós-graduação, construindo a chamada educação verticalizada, criou-se a Oficina Genetikar. Um projeto que englobou conteúdos específicos do curso médio técnico em Controle Ambiental, tendo como objetivo debater conceitos científicos de genética por meio de uma aproximação com o cotidiano dos alunos. Desta forma, a construção da oficina foi pautada no seguinte questionamento: “Como a interação entre os saberes Genética, Ciência e Arte, e, práticas laboratoriais, embasados na Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa (TAS), podem facilitar o aprendizado de conteúdos científicos, para os alunos do médio técnico?” Portanto, com a preocupação de que essa oficina fosse construída metodologicamente à luz da TAS, sua organização foi desenhada por meio do Diagrama V de Gowin. Alunos nos diferentes níveis de ensino participaram dessa construção. Na exposição dos resultados buscou-se focar em dois produtos que podem responder ao questionamento proposto: a organização sequencial didática da oficina e as manifestações e os trabalhos realizados pelos alunos. Assim, pode-se perceber pelo diálogo e trabalhos apresentados durante a oficina, a integração dos saberes propostos; concluindo que, por meio do material analisado e da construção de organização sequencial própria, houve indícios de uma Aprendizagem Significativa de conceitos científicos vistos na oficina.

Influencia de la educabilidad en el alumnado de secundaria técnica en Hidalgo, México en la creación de su proyecto de vida

The article presents the findings of the investigation “Influence of the conditions of educability in the adolescent students of the Technical High School of Hidalgo, Mexico in the creation of their life project”. It describes the methodological and contextual framework of the research, as well as the economic, family and educational conditions experienced by adolescents. It was developed from a qualitative approach, through interpretive research with an ethnographic, phenomenological and hermeneutical orientation. The techniques for field work were participant observation, in-depth interview, life stories and the field diary. In the analysis process, the tools of the Atlas program were used. You. to encode and categorize the information that would make it easier to understand the influence that economic, family and educational conditions have on adolescents when creating their life project having as main premise that man, despite social determinism, has the freedom to choose what he wants for himself and to act in that sense.

Factors associated with youth gambling: longitudinal study among high school students

ObjectivesNon-substance addictive behaviours such as problem gambling among the youth have been a growing public health concern. However, the knowledge on risk and protective factors associated with this relatively new problem is still limited. It inhibits the development of informed preventive programs and interventions. The study was aimed at identifying psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with gambling involvement among 16- to 18-year-old adolescents. Study designLongitudinal study. MethodsThe sample includes 511 adolescents (57.5% of men), who participated in a longitudinal study. Classrooms were randomly selected from public/non-public general, technical high schools and basic vocational schools from Warsaw. The self-administered anonymous questionnaire was completed during school lessons. Data reported in this study were from wave 1 (10th grade) and wave 2 (12th grade) with a response rate of about 65%. Gambling involvement was measured by combining a measure of six types of gambling behaviours and gambling-related problems in the last year. Gambling-related problems were measured by the Polish adaptation of the South Oaks Gambling Screen Revised for Adolescents. Both protective and risk factors measured in the study were selected from four broad domains representing (1) individual characteristic, (2) peer, (3) parental/familial and (4) school influences. ResultsAbout 50% of students were involved in some form of gambling at least once in their lifetime. The most prevalent forms of gambling among study participants included lottery games, scratch cards, card games and participation in sports betting. Approximately 3–4% of adolescents have had symptoms of increased gambling involvement. Generalised linear model analysis showed that male gender, wave 1 gambling, sensation seeking, delinquency and cyberbullying were the risk factors. Positive relationships with parents and meaningful activities were found as protective factors against gambling involvement. ConclusionThe results of our study indicate that prevention programs/interventions based on positive parent-child relation building and meaningful activities allowing satisfaction of the need to take risks in a socially acceptable manner can be effective in counteracting increased gambling involvement among youth.

A pesquisa enquanto princípio educativo representada pelo PIBIC-JR no Instituto Federal do Paraná: primeiras impressões

Este artigo trata da análise da trajetória acadêmica de ex-bolsistas do Programa Institucional de Iniciação Científica – Ensino Médio – PIBIC-EM, no âmbito dos Cursos Técnicos de Ensino Médio, do Instituto Federal do Paraná, Campus Curitiba, no período de 2011 a 2017. Tem como objetivo investigar se a participação no PIBIC-EM auxiliou na continuidade dos estudos acadêmicos ou se trouxe benefícios em relação ao mundo do trabalho e, ainda, retomar, de forma breve, os conceitos do trabalho enquanto princípio educativo e, também, a importância da pesquisa como princípio educativo. No que se refere aos aspectos metodológicos trata-se de um estudo de caso, onde foi aplicado um questionário online a egressos do programa. Os resultados apontam a importância do PIBIC para a formação inicial e que os egressos ex-bolsistas veem a participação no PIBIC como responsável na iniciação à pesquisa contribuindo na construção de conhecimentos práticos para a verticalização do ensino e acesso ao mundo do trabalho.

An investigation into the maintenance practices in engineering workshops in senior high technical schools in western part of Ghana: A case study

An investigation into the maintenance practices in engineering workshops in senior high technical schools in western part of Ghana: A case study

LEARNING FROM THE SUBALTERN: WHAT DOES MARIA LINDALVA TEACH US ABOUT HEGEMONIC-COMMON-SENSE-IDEOLOGY AND TEXT SELECTION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING MATERIALS?

ABSTRACT In the scope of vocational critical language teaching materials, designing lessons that meet professional requirements at public technical high schools committed with the agenda of critical education for citizenship is something that deserves attention. If, on the one hand, the Critical Literacy framework substantiates practices that engage us with social changes (LUKE; FREEBODY, 1997), promote opportunities for developing critical views over dominant ideologies, cultures, economies, institutions and political systems (TILIO, 2013, 2017), and examine our loci of enunciation in order that we unlearn our privileges and learn from the subaltern (ANDREOTTI, 2007); on the other, the lesson materials available for technical high-school courses seem not to take these premises into account, especially the latter. In order to bridge this gap, I designed a lesson unit (Society Matters?), aimed at technical high-school 3rd graders, wherein Maria Lindalva’s autobiography, a subaltern ex-landless activist, creates opportunities for discussions over the ideals of work, effort and success that challenge hegemonic-common-sense ideology. Resorting to constructivist bricolage (DENZIN; LINCOLN, 2005) involving her video-autobiography, the language teaching unit, the memories of my pedagogic encounters with learners from 2015 to 2018, and two different lines of interpretation that were recurrently raised throughout, I examined to what extent the interpretations over Maria Lindalva’s narrative reflect and refract neoliberal capitalist ideologies, thus contributing to developing critical posture, as well as to the selection of texts for critical language teaching materials. The results showed the analysis that validates Maria Lindalva’s achievements may be confronted by the viewpoint of her relationship with scarcity (SANTOS, 2017), which favored learners’ developing critical posture; and, finally, that it was possible to take her narrative a step further showing what Maria Lindalva teaches us about selecting texts for critical language teaching materials.

Glenn Killinger, All American: Penn State's World War I Sports Hero

Glenn Killinger, All American: Penn State's World War I Sports Hero

Women in mechanical engineering at vocational high school

The purpose of this research was to knowing why in recent years there has been an increase in the number of students who choose to continue their education to a technical vocational high school. The low involvement of women in the field of engineering technology and mathematics caused by a gender gap, the influence of negative stereotypes, culture, and character where the engineering field is more intended for men who are masculine and not by women. The research was conducted by interviewing participants who were randomly selected from female students in vocational high schools. The results showed that the reason of the participant to enter the engineering school because of economic factors with the assumption that graduates from the engineering higher employment opportunities.

Substance Abuse Protection Self-Efficacy of Students from Two Different Types of High Schools and Related Factors

AbstractAim: This study aims to investigate self-efficacy and the related factors of students enrolled in two different types of high schools regarding protection from substance abuse.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 170 volunteer students enrolled in an Anatolian High School in city center and a Technical High School in district in the academic year 2018-2019. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristic form and Self-Efficacy Scale for Protection from Substance Abuse. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 software, percentage, chi-square, t-test and Anova test for independent groups. Results: The mean age of the participants was 15.2±0.85. Of them, 58.8% were female and 55.3% were enrolled in Anatolian High School, 11.8% both smoked and used alcohol. There was a significant relationship between the mean score on the Self-Efficacy Scale for Protection from Substance Abuse and gender, residence, mother’s education background, income level, type of high school, alcohol and smoking habits (p<.05). Substance abuse protection self-efficacy levels of the Technical High School students were lower than that of the Anatolian High School students. Conclusion: At risk students of substance abuse were male, those with lower income, those living in districts and villages, the Technical High School students, smokers and alcohol users. The high-risk groups should be diagnosed early and be aware of the risk. Early intervention measures should be taken for high-risk groups. These high-risk groups in schools should be closely monitored and, if necessary, collaborated with the family.

CLIL Method to Increase Students' Motivation in Studying Mathematics at Higher Technical School

CLIL Method to Increase Students' Motivation in Studying Mathematics at Higher Technical School

Experiential-Learning Opportunities Enhance Engagement in Pipeline Program: A Qualitative Study of the Doctors of Tomorrow Summer Internship Program

PurposeDoctors of Tomorrow (DoT) is a pipeline program between the University of Michigan Medical School and Cass Technical High School in Detroit where the overall mission is to encourage youth from communities that are underrepresented in medicine to pursue their interests in healthcare careers. Students have the opportunity to apply for a summer internship between 9th grade and 10th grade. There is limited literature on the effectiveness of experiential-learning opportunities in pipeline programs to support development of personal and professional skills. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of students participating in the DoT summer internship program in order to better understand how their engagement influenced personal and professional development. MethodAn exploratory qualitative study was conducted using responses from 36 students who participated in the DoT summer internship program between 2014 and 2018. Students engaged in self-reflective practices prompted by weekly surveys. Data were analyzed through an inductive process by coding and thematic analysis. ResultsFour overarching themes were identified: (1) engagement in authentic experiential-learning opportunities; (2) development of professional skills; (3) self-reflection and actualization; and (4) real world barriers in experiential-learning. ConclusionsHigh school students engaged in a variety of different community internships and shared insights that illustrated depth and diversity of understanding health in their community. Their reflections illustrate the added value of experiential-education in pipeline programs.

Moodle-Based Learning: Motivating and Demotivating Factors

Over the past 10 years, a lot of universities worldwide have designed different online courses available to their students. The emergence of online courses makes Higher Education a more flexible and elastic concept. The present paper documents a qualitative study that examines motivating and demotivating factors in using Moodle for English language learning in higher schools. The survey encompasses data collected from 137 students and 20 teachers in a higher technical school (Russia) with a focus on students’ and teachers’ perception of Moodle-based learning. Analysis of the obtained data reveals a set of factors concerning pedagogical, technical, management approaches towards Moodle implementation. The results suggest further development of positive experiences and minimizing demotivating factors in online learning environment.

Identifying the Students’ Needs for Guidance at Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School

The purpose of this study is to identify the needs of vocational and technical Anatolian high school students for guidance. A mixed research methodology is employed in this descriptive study. With the guidance needs analysis survey, quantitative data was collected about the needs of students for guidance from a total of 2228 participants including 1437 students, 304 teachers and 487 parents. The qualitative data in the research were collected from school counsellors employed in vocational and technical high schools, from the heads of guidance services employed in guidance research centres, from psychological guidance and counselling specialists working in the Ministry of National Education, from psychological counsellors representing Turkish Psychological Counselling and Guidance Association and those engaged by educational unions. The research revealed findings that the students need intensive guidance on topics such as identification of future career goals, learning effective studying methods, self-knowledge of interests and abilities, knowledge of professions and their basic requirements, focusing attention during lessons, protection from addiction, knowledge of developmental features of adolescence, university admission exams and opportunities for higher education. Furthermore, it was revealed that the guidance needs of the students were not met sufficiently, they needed services in all areas of personal-social, educational and career guidance, female students needed guidance services more than male students, and students felt more need of guidance services at higher grades. In line with the results of the study, further recommendations are presented to provide for the guidance needs of students.

Strategies for effective vocational training of high school students in electrical engineering

The vocational training in agricultural and technical High School should be provided and organized in a systematic, rational, effective ways. The integration of Ukrainian High School in European education considers the training of a universal specialist competent both in theoretical study and practical application of farming and engineering. The first attempts have already been done: dual education projects are encouraged by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. The paper reports on teaching Physics through the implementation of profession based elements. Therefore, the aims of this paper are threefold: (1) to characterize the scientific knowledge in connecting theoretical and practical areas of study, to determine the basic characteristics according to standardized training programme future specialists in agriculture and engineering should have, (2) to develop the strategies for integrating the profession-based approach to teaching academic disciplines on the basis of the pedagogical experiment that involved 176 student-respondents and 41 teacher-respondents and (3) to create integrated curriculum, profession-based lecture samples and problem book in Physics for students majoring in Power Engineering in Agricultural Complex. The survey was carried out on the basis of the State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podillia, Lviv National Agrarian University and Nizhyn Agricultural University. To gain evidence about the effectiveness of implementation of profession-based material in Physics course in vocational training of future power engineers we used specially designed questionnaires, interviews and observation of behaviour. The results of the study proved that the use of profession-based material promotes the formation of student natural knowledge, as well as a wide range of practical skills and abilities. Providing the professional competence in training stimulates cognitive interest in t studying Physics as a science, helps to absorb material from other science disciplines, to develop their cognitive and creative abilities and to influence on the formation of persistent motifs to obtain knowledge from special disciplines.

Lifestyle and eating habits of the high school students

Abstract Introduction. The youth is a group particularly prone to follow trends concerning nutrition and lifestyle. When studying the habits of this age group, it is possible to evaluate its members’ knowledge concerning health behaviours, determine possible deficiencies and suggest appropriate educational programmes resulting in improvement of eating habits and physical activity, and consequently, in longer life in good health. Aim. Lifestyle and eating habits of the high school students identification and analysis of those results in terms of future health condition and health education of the youth. Material and methods. Anonymous survey study was conducted in electronic form among the students attending high schools and technical high schools all over Poland. The study was conducted with an authors’ survey questionnaire (Google form) filled in via the Internet. The questionnaire mainly included closed questions verifying habits connected with eating, physical activity, using stimulants, and metrics (age, sex, voivodeship, size of the place of living, type of school). Statistical analysis was made with the use of Statistica software. Conclusions. The majority of youth has good habits concerning physical activity and beverages consumption, moreover, smoking is not a frequent habit in this group. What needs to be done, is to raise the youth’s awareness about appropriate carbohydrates consumption as well as about regularity and diversity of meals.

The Relationship between Students' Understanding of Scientific Concepts and the Ability to Design Electrical Circuits in a Technical High School

The Relationship between Students' Understanding of Scientific Concepts and the Ability to Design Electrical Circuits in a Technical High School